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Contingency plan if speakers cancel
Do not finally forget to have some 'second choices' as standby, in case a speaker withdraws at the last moment. In this case you can · read her/his paper yourself (provided that s/he prepared it)
Conference pack Even if some of your conference participants know each other, they are unlikely to be familiar with the host institution, so it is important that you offer them a conference pack as soon as they arrive. This kind of pack should include:
And may include:
Conference offices You can plan a conference by yourself, but you cannot conduct it alone: you need some assistance. You can obviously ask your postgraduate colleagues for help, but if you do not get any positive support, try to turn to your own home institution (or, to the institution that is going to house the conference), since many academic institutions offer this kind of service through a central conference office. You can delegate any duty from the early stages, but some help becomes absolutely essential when the conference starts, since at that stage you will not be able to deal with everything by yourself. During the conference Once the machinery has been set in motion, you should be able to reduce your tasks to:
if possible leaving to assistants (postgraduate students, friends who offered their help) the duty of
After the conference A conference is only finished on the last day of its programme for the speakers. For organizers its conclusion simply marks the beginning of a new series of tasks to be carried out. You must take care in particular of three bodies: your institution and any other sponsor, speakers and the research community.
Read the tip on critical path analysis. Tip Critical Path Analysis This is a way of planning a project so that it can be carried out in the shortest possible time. It involves: Ø Making a schedule covering all activities in the project Ø Deciding how long each activity will take Ø Setting realizable deadlines for each activity Ø Deciding how activities relate to each other
You specialize in organizing conferences. The World Computer Games Confederation wants you to organize next year’s award ceremony (‘the Oscars of computer games’). The WCGC has asked you to find a suitable venue (e.g. hotel, famous building) to arrange entertainment and a charity dinner on the night of the ceremony. Tickets cost $2,000 each and about 800 guests are expected. The event will be hosted by the famous comedian Sammy Webb.
‘to do’ list 1) send out requests for prize nominations (two weeks) 2) deadline for nominations (six weeks after requests sent out) 3) print invitations (two weeks) 4) make a shortlist of venues (two weeks) 5) make final selection of venue with sponsor (one week) 6) book venue (eight months notice usually required) 7) approach caterers to tender for charity dinner (two months before the event) 8) decide menu and check with sponsors (two weeks) 9) produce and print tickets and programmes (three weeks) 10) invite celebrities to present the different awards (six months before the event) 11) send out tickets and programmes (eight weeks before the event) 12) decorate and arrange venue (one week) 13) contact TV chains about filming awards (as soon as the date and venue are know) 14) visit venues and ask for quotations (six weeks) 15) advertise event in trade magazines (five months before the event)
(Oxford English file/ Clive Oxenden, Christina Latham-Koenig)
Unit II: INTERCULTURAL AWARENESS
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