Staging an event

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Staging an event

• Rachael Bob
• British Postgraduate
• Philosophy Association
• Masterclass
• www.bppa-online.org.uk

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Why you should do it

• Transferable Skills
• Team Building
• Training Credits
• Developing Leadership Qualities
• Networking
• Learning Opportunities

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Why you should really do it

• Transferable Skills
• Think about something other than your thesis
• Team Building
• Have fun working with friends
• Training Credits
• Avoid having to go to the GTU
• Developing Leadership Qualities
• Practice getting other people to do your work
• Networking
• Make new friends
• Learning Opportunities
• Get smart people talking about your thesis topic

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Checklist

• Appoint a leader
• Appoint a treasurer
• Draw up a timetable
• Plan the programme
• GET SOME MONEY
• Keynote address / speaker
• Book venue / accommodation
• Set selection criteria
• Advertise. Set deadlines

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Getting Money

• Head of Department
• Roberts money
• Departmental training budget
• AHRC
• Subject Centre
• Journals and trusts
• Attendees
• Shell

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Advertising

• Dont forget to mention your sponsors
• Emails. PHILOS-L, etc.
• Get suggestions from speaker
• Topic specific organisations
• BPPA
• Philosophy departments
• Shameless plugs

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More on money

• Dont spend anything until the moneys in the
  bank
• Dont believe promises for funding until the
  moneys in the bank
• Dont advertise until the moneys in the bank
• Dont do anything until the moneys in the bank

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Important things on the day

• One person in charge
• At least one gofer
• Technology?
• Pens, paper, etc
• Everyone knows how to get there
• The most important thing of all is.

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And now for the surprise test
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