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Getting Started - Event organising for beginners
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Event organising for beginners. Includes a typical count-down). Working out a budget. Creating a productive atmosphere. Managing the aftermath of your event. The first question to ask yourself , then, is: have I got the time for this? Yes, a project will raise your profile, but the main thing (on the academic job market at least) is a completed Ph.D. Narrowing down the options. Launch your fundraising operation as soon as you have formed a rough idea of the event. See the page on fundraising. If you want...
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Creating A Productive Atmosphere - Event organising for beginners
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Event organising for beginners. Includes a typical count-down). Working out a budget. Creating a productive atmosphere. Managing the aftermath of your event. Creating A Productive Atmosphere. Getting the basics right is key to the smooth running of the event and to a good atmosphere. For the speakers and PowerPoint projectors in good working order are really important. You are also the one in charge of technical equipment, room temperature, sound level and light switches. How do you give it a local twist?
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Managing The Aftermath Of Your Event - Event organising for beginners
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Event organising for beginners. Includes a typical count-down). Working out a budget. Creating a productive atmosphere. Managing the aftermath of your event. Managing The Aftermath Of Your Event. All must be thanked, but you may also want to consider giving a present to your main speaker and organisers. I went for DVDs: they cost the same as a nice bottle and are much easier to send through the post. You will be tracking down invoices and settling the accounts long after the event. Page revision: 2, last...
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Curating An Exhibition: a guide for beginners - Event organising for beginners
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Event organising for beginners. Includes a typical count-down). Working out a budget. Creating a productive atmosphere. Managing the aftermath of your event. Curating An Exhibition: a guide for beginners. This is a great chance to diversify your skills. I really enjoyed this part of my project. You can view pictures of my display here. Or you may decide to set a whole exhibition up yourself, if you have the time and budget for it. Setting up and dismantling your exhibition. Expect 1-4 weeks’ worth of adm...
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Home - Event organising for beginners
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Event organising for beginners. Includes a typical count-down). Working out a budget. Creating a productive atmosphere. Managing the aftermath of your event. Is this website for me? To mutualise postgraduate experience in St Andrews. But this website is only a starting point: postgraduates at the University of St Andrews are also invited to consult the blog. Every event is different. What will I find here? This website contains a step-by-step, user-friendly guide drawn from my own experience, so stop her...
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Team Building - Event organising for beginners
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Event organising for beginners. Includes a typical count-down). Working out a budget. Creating a productive atmosphere. Managing the aftermath of your event. Who are the main organisers? Don’t try to organise everything yourself. Unless you’re working on a one-day event. I did just that and am sure I could have avoided a few blunders if I hadn’t needed to be simultaneously in three different places so many times. I also might have avoided going down with a cold at the end of the marathon! However I was k...
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Fundraising - Event organising for beginners
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Event organising for beginners. Includes a typical count-down). Working out a budget. Creating a productive atmosphere. Managing the aftermath of your event. Give it lots of time: for big events like festivals, fundraising starts well over a year before the event. The unit of St Andrews University that helps postgraduates develop professional skills) was really providential as one of my two main sponsors. Apply to as many sources of funding as you are eligible for. Make sure you are eligible: give ph...
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International Liaising - Event organising for beginners
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Event organising for beginners. Includes a typical count-down). Working out a budget. Creating a productive atmosphere. Managing the aftermath of your event. What do you need to bear in mind when organising an international conference? Remember that guest speakers from the Continent or overseas, or even from the other end of the country, are very expensive. It’s worth checking that you can afford them before issuing invitations. What about fundraising abroad? Is there an issue with language? See pages th...
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Advertising - Event organising for beginners
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Event organising for beginners. Includes a typical count-down). Working out a budget. Creating a productive atmosphere. Managing the aftermath of your event. So how do you make posters and flyers? There is a GRADskills. Course on poster designing which will help, though it is really about the sort of posters you display at a conference. Have a look at my paragraph of poster production in curating an exhibition. Advertising posters need to catch the viewer’s attention, arouse his or her curiosity, look at...
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Your Timescale - Event organising for beginners
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Event organising for beginners. Includes a typical count-down). Working out a budget. Creating a productive atmosphere. Managing the aftermath of your event. The following timescale is based on the idea of inexperienced people having only part of their time to dedicate to the organising process. How long in advance should you. Larger event (targetting more than 50 people). Find main organiser(s), shape your event, secure any main speaker and pre-book venue (confirm as soon as funds are secured). Send aro...
