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Events and Conferences Management

DATE

2022-12-20;

LOCATION

To Be Determined;

Why Attend?

This course presents principles and practices for individuals who plan and organize events, meetings, conferences, or conventions. By gaining a clear understanding of the event planning process, developing management skills and getting familiar with the best practices in the event industry, participants will be better prepared to run their own event or conference. This course will also cover event planning tools to manage time, space, money, human resources, information, materials and problems that may arise through the event planning process.

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Managers, supervisors and officers involved in the planning or management of events, exhibitions and conferences as well as managers and officers of public relations.

  • Events and conferences planning
    • Definition of events and conferences
    • Types of events and conferences
    • Aim of a conference
    • Importance and concepts
    • Collecting information needed in planning
    • Setting smart objectives
    • Preparing the event plan with detailed activities and schedules
    • Selecting the venue and agreeing on the site of the event or conference
  • Organization of the event or conference
    • Choosing human resources for the management of the event or conference
    • Forming different specialized committees
    • Training and motivating the teams in charge of managing the event or conference
  • Promotional activities for events and conferences
    • Marketing the conference
    • Factors attracting participants
    • Promotion and advertisement of events or conferences
    • Steps needed for the promotion and marketing of the event or conference
    • Setting a plan for the promotion of events and conferences
  • The different functions for managing events and conferences
    • The official airline carrier
    • Arrangements for accommodation
    • Conference registration process
    • Social programs
    • Public relations and media
  • The financial aspects of the conference
    • Preparing the conference budget
    • Fixed expenses
    • Variable expenses
    • Conference revenues
    • Determining the registration fees
    • The financial committee
  • Organizing exhibitions
    • Importance of exhibitions in conferences
    • Goods and services in a conference
    • Pricing policy in exhibitions
    • Application for an exhibition
    • Promoting the exhibition
    • Managing exhibitions
    • Criteria for selecting exhibitors
    • Contacting exhibitors
  • Follow up and evaluation of conference and events activities
    • Monitoring the event or conference activities
    • 'SMART' objectives
    • Key factors in assessment
    • Benefits of follow up
    • The coordination and follow up committee
    • Follow up and evaluation

2022 - Course Format & Date

DATE: 2022-12-20; - 2022-12-23;
COURSE DURATION: 0; DAYS
VENUE: To Be Determined;
COURSE FORMAT: Face To Face0;
AMOUNT: GHS 0;

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