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Company Meeting Technology Issues

Getting the technology together for an internal company meeting can present more challenges than for a public conference. With a public meeting you are reall...

Different Types of Conferences and Meetings

Throughout this site we will give you the information and knowledge that you need to be able to arrange and run a successful conference or large meeting. The...

Major UK Conference Locations

Conferences in the United Kingdom are big business and it's no surprise that there's fierce competition between different locations to capture the plum confe...

Post-Conference To-Do List

In our article about closing down a conference we mentioned including a customer satisfaction survey in your thank-you letter to delegates that attended. Tha...

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What to Do If a Speaker Cancels at the Last Minute

Organising a conference can be a smooth and time efficient process, however, when it comes down to the actual event your plan is never safe and all sorts of...

What Kept the Conference Interesting: A Case Study

A conference, if poorly organised, can be one of the most boring events on the company calendar. If the conference includes a particularly dull subject matte...

Planning and Organising a Conference on a Small Budget

Conferences are often expensive events that eat away at the yearly budget. However, the conference is an important event that helps companies and businesses...

What If There is a Problem With Conference Technology?

Using technology as a cognitive tool at a conference can be an extremely useful function for explaining and presenting data, information, facts and figures....

What if the Conference Runs Over the Predicted Time?

Although most conferences have a session moderator who introduces and makes speakers aware of the time, some conferences do run over and this can cause a num...

How Can I Conquer Nerves Before a Conference Speech?

Many people call it butterflies but for others the inevitable feeling of anxiety and nerves that you get before giving a conference speech can become quite d...

Speaking at a Conference: A Case Study

With 15 years experience giving conference talks and oral presentations James Garner offers some advice on how he managed to transform from a quiet shy publi...

Organising a Large Conference: A Case Study

Conference organising is a daunting proposition for any employee and if the event is not arranged efficiently the experience can result in a negative effect...

Setting Up and Taking Down Exhibitions

Setting up and taking down exhibitions can be a very stressful affair and it needs a cool head on the day, particularly the setting up. Good planning in the...

Catering Tips for Exhibitions

Catering for a conference with an exhibition attached to it is a little different to catering for a conference in its own right. The main difference is that...

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