Conference Experience

Many people ask the question, what is a PCO? Basically, PCO is just an acronym for Professional Conference Organiser. This is a company that mainly specialises in the planning of conferences, events and meetings. It is about conferences and events management which serve as their core business activity, not for a secondary service. Because of […]

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There are many factors that will impact the conference timeline and initial steps to be taken when planning an event. It may also be difficult to specify exact norms for conference timelines as some events may require special lead times of up to four years due to their size, complexity or frequency. In other cases the […]

Managing to avoid food waste at a conference or event is an important duty. Planning and implementing a food waste reduction programme is always a difficult task when you are planning a conference or event for a large number of people. Events, conferences and special occasions have a greater chance of food being wasted because it can […]

There is little doubt that professional association management within the associations community is experiencing a renaissance of late. Perhaps unfairly, outside commentators have often viewed the service to one’s association as a poor motivator for achieving high performance – especially when compared to the financial profitability which drives the innovations of the private sector.   […]

Networking ideas for conferences. Conference organisers are increasingly placing networking opportunities at the forefront of their events programmes. The reasoning behind this trend is no secret. Networking is consistently cited as one of the most attractive elements of conferences among attendees: second only to information gathering and the opportunity to learn. Conference organisers appreciate that […]

The 32nd Congress of the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS) will be held in the United Kingdom for the first time in 2016. The  congress is the largest MS meeting in the world with around 9’000 delegates, offering a comprehensive and exciting scientific and teaching programme. Beside the fact of such attractive […]

No doubt the successful organisation of a conference steering committee can be a rather daunting task. This is the main reason why committees are often employed alongside more traditional means. This group of professionals is able to collate the main ideas of the event, to market to the target audience and to equally divide the […]

We are all aware that many conferences are now fully embracing the digital age. As a result, many events have gone “paperless”. In other words, they have radically broken from traditional methods. There are three main benefits to this paperless approach: First, it is an environmentally approach when compared to the use of materials such […]