| Book a venue, send out a few invites, draft a | | | | them and they'll do the rest. In some cases the |
| programme and arrange for a speaker to turn up on | | | | organiser is also a venue operator. This can be a |
| the day. If only organising a conference was really | | | | great help as it makes integration of the event |
| that simple... In practice, even small conferences can | | | | organisation and the venue even smoother. |
| involve hundreds of individual tasks - all of which | | | | Conference organisation services are typically |
| must be completed on-time and within budget for a | | | | grouped as follows: |
| successful event. Planning even a modest conference | | | | - Conference and event organisation and marketing |
| can easily equate to a full-time job - and many of the | | | | - Delegate management |
| skills involved are specialist ones. That's why, when | | | | - Speaker management |
| faced with the challenge of arranging conferences, | | | | - Finance management |
| many managers turn to professional conference | | | | - Venue management A smaller conference organiser |
| organisers to remove the hassle and complexity of | | | | may try to handle all these services with limited |
| conference organisation. | | | | resource - maybe just the proprietor and a couple of |
| The benefits from hiring conference organisers | | | | assistants. Major companies, however, will have a |
| Appointing conference organisers can bring several | | | | multi-skilled team of qualified specialists (including |
| important benefits: | | | | Event Management graduates) who can be assigned |
| - Increased return on investment from your | | | | to your project. |
| conference. | | | | How to use your conference organiser |
| - It frees your time for other business activities. | | | | A good conference organisation business will offer a |
| - You can get better results with conference | | | | range of services from which you can mix and match |
| organisers. | | | | specific support depending on your needs. Maybe you |
| - Enjoy priceless peace of mind knowing your | | | | only need help with sourcing a keynote speaker? Or |
| conference is in professional hands. | | | | perhaps you want to unload the whole conference |
| - A successful conference boosts your reputation. | | | | process onto your supplier? Either way, an adaptable |
| What services do professional conference organisers | | | | conference event management firm will tailor a |
| offer? | | | | bespoke solution just for you - taking away the |
| An experienced organiser should be able to handle all | | | | stress and strain of conference management, |
| aspects of a conference - from delegate invites to | | | | delivering a professional event and building your |
| post conference analysis. All you need to do is brief | | | | reputation as a conference organiser. |