| Planning a Successful Conference Contributor(s): Winter, Cynthia (Author) |
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ISBN: 0803955251 ISBN-13: 9780803955257 Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc OUR PRICE: $90.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 1994 Annotation: Your professional association just asked you to plan next year's conference. But where do you begin? Cynthia Winter, a professional meeting planner with 25 years' experience planning academic conferences, guides you through the many details necessary for planning a successful, smoothly run conference. Winter addresses the planning process for the novice conference chair, from the initial design to the final wrap-up, with useful advice on some of the major tasks involved: program planning, budgeting, pricing, finding a suitable location, advertising, scheduling rooms, finding speakers and entertainment, and organizing banquets. This volume also describes the benefits to and activities of savvy conference attendees. A series of appendixes and resource listings provide you with the tools you'll need to run an enjoyable, informative conference. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Speech & Pronunciation - Study Aids | Study & Test-taking Skills - Business & Economics | Education |
| Dewey: 808.53 |
| LCCN: 94-15526 |
| Series: Survival Skills for Scholars |
| Physical Information: 0.46" H x 5.53" W x 8.51" (0.40 lbs) 152 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This useful guide demystifies the conference process. The author, a professional meetings planner with 25 years experience, addresses all aspects of conference planning including: programme planning; budgeting; finding a location; advertising; and finding speakers and entertainment. |
