1.Preface

2.What Is A Conference?
Understanding The Reasons For Conferences; Understanding The Importance Of Communication; Planning Your Own Conference;

3.Choosing A Venue
Looking At Your Options; Making Sense Of The Brochure; Assessing Venue-Finding Options; Viewing A Potential Venue; Assessing The Facilities; Establishing What Is Included;

4.Sourcing Speakers And Setting The Programme
Conducting Market Research; Designing A Questionnaire; Finding Speakers; Corresponding With Speakers; Understanding The Role Of The Chairperson;

5.The Conference Brochure
Designing The Brochure; Printing The Brochure; Distributing The Brochure;

6.Working To A Schedule
Scheduling The Event; Creating A Plan; Scheduling The Programme;

7.Setting Up A Registration System
Using Computerised Registration Systems; Web-Based Registration Systems; Other Registration Options; Setting Up Your Own In-House Manual System; Registering Delegates On-Site;

8.Planning Budgets And Sponsorship
Setting Budgets; Insuring Against Disasters; Controlling The Catering Costs; Negotiating Rates; Arranging Sponsorship; Taking Care Of Sponsors;

9.Assessing The Audio Visual Requirements
Looking At The Choice Of Visual Projection; Sound Systems And Related Items; Operating The Equipment; Contracting An Audio Visual Company;

10.Staging The Event
Staffing The Event; Before The Day Starts; Dealing With Registration; Preparing Delegate Packs; Remembering Delegate Care; Remembering Speaker Care; Trouble-Shooting;

11.Obtaining Press Coverage
Selecting The Appropriate Media; Writing The Press Release; Looking After The Journalists; Providing A Press Room; Post-Conference Publicity;

12.Exhibitors And Exhibitions
The Exhibition Industry; Incorporating An Exhibition In Your Conference; Sourcing Exhibitors; What To Include In The Cost; Allocating Space; Making It Worthwhile For Exhibitors;

13.The Morning After
Winding Down; Developing Relationships; Evaluating The Event; Where To Go From Here;