Managing Conference Operations and Logistics
What you'll learn
- Learn everything you need to know about the logistics of organising conferences
- Understand how to select the best location and venue for your conference or event
- Optimise your supplier sourcing and contract negotiations
- Sharpen up your communication with speakers, sponsors and delegates
- Downloadable templates and samples allow you to get started straight away
Requirements
- No prior experience needed. An understanding of what business conferences are will be helpful.
Description
Managing Conference Operations and Logistics will make you a planning and logistics expert by teaching you all the vital aspects of operations management. Learn how to source venues, manage suppliers and keep your stakeholders happy with customised, professional communication.
The operations role is the behind the scenes magician that makes your entire conference run smoothly. Managing Conference Operations and Logistics will prepare you for this role.
Learn how to select the best venue and location for your conference, how to source suppliers and negotiate the best terms. Understand how to best communicate with sponsors, speakers and VIPs, manage your team on site and much more. Checklists and sample schedules will help you to stay organised and manage your processes.
Besides brainstorming exercises and on-demand videos, this course includes downloadable templates and samples to get you started right away.
Course Curriculum:
Managing Conference Operations and Logistics
Introduction to conference operations
Venue selection, negotation and contracting
Supplier selection and management
On-site management
Communicating with speakers, sponsors and delegates
Downloadable course material
A course certificate will be issued to all who successfully complete the course.
This course includes five individual lectures and over 1 hour of on-demand video. Sample documentation and templates are also available for download. Additional courses are available and will cover conference marketing, sales, production and finance.
Who this course is for:
- Graduates and young professionals looking for a job in the event/conference business
- Career switchers wanting to learn how to develop a conference business
- Employees who have been tasked with organising a company event or conference
Instructor
- 4.3 Instructor Rating
- 11 Reviews
- 41 Students
- 5 Courses
Having organized hundreds of events in the past 15 years, I am now running Merlien Institute together with a fantastic team of dedicated people. My experience from working with industry leaders across Europe, Asia and North America has helped me to build the business I really want - honest, fair and sustainable.