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Title: Organizing a Conference


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Organizing a Conference
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  • What is a conference?
  • A conference is a gathering of people with a
    common interest or background, with the purpose
    of allowing them to meet one another and to learn
    about and discuss issues, ideas, and work that
    focus on a topic of mutual concern.
  • There are different types of conferences
  • Academic
  • Professional association
  • Training
  • Issue- or problem-related

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  • Why organize a conference?
  • Theres an issue that needs examining.
  • The field needs a conference.
  • Your organization or group wants to start an
    annual gathering.
  • Theres a crisis or opportunity that should be
    addressed.
  • You want to establish the legitimacy of the
    field.
  • Feedback from the field or the community demands
    it.

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  • Why organize a conference?
  • A funder demands it.
  • You want to enlist people to advance the field,
    either through their work or through advocacy.
  • Its a matter of prestige, credibility, or
    credentials for you or your organization.
  • Its part of your job.

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  • Who might organize a conference?
  • Professional associations and organizations
  • Government agencies
  • Coalitions
  • Individual organizations
  • Educational institutions
  • Advocacy or community activist groups
  • A group with a stake or interest in the subject
    of the conference

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  • When should you organize a conference?
  • When you want to educate the field, a particular
    group, or the public about an issue.
  • When you want to gather people with expertise to
    address an issue that needs to be addressed, or
    to work on a problem.
  • When new work in the field needs to be
    publicized.
  • When you want to energize or reenergize people
    about their work.
  • Annually, to bring the field, profession,
    coalition, or interest group together to learn,
    network, celebrate successes, and work through
    challenges.

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  • How do you organize a conference?
  • Create an infrastructure by
  • Choosing an organizing team or committee
  • Appointing a coordinator
  • Setting up a communication system

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  • How do you organize a conference?
  • Plan the conference by
  • Agreeing on the purpose of the conference
  • Identifying your target audience
  • Setting a length and date
  • Planning the content
  • Addressing logistics
  • Clarifying coordination and troubleshooting

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What to do Publicize the conference. Register
participants. Recruit presenters. Run the
conference. Evaluate the conference.
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