Planning a Bristol Conference
There are plenty of things to consider when organising a meeting or conference.The following will give you an idea of what to think about when planning an event.
Venue Selection
- Ask plenty of internal questions
- Ask the Budget Holder about the location
- Request a profile of the attendees
- Is there any flexibility in the chosen dates
- Find out the purpose and what they want to achieve from the event
- Consider how the success of the event is going to be measured
- Think about how the audience are going to be invited and how will they reply
- What is the risk?
The key issues that can affect your venue are:
- Dates
- Day of week
- Timings of the event
- Complexity of turnarounds
- Setup time Layout and Style of your meeting rooms
- Experience of the team running the event
- Pre-event organisation
- Most of all - communication
From: Event Organisers Guide
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