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Conferences Organization Manual


Conferences Organization Manual

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Table of Contents
Revised January 2006
 
  INTRODUCTION
    Purpose of a Conference
    Transnational Participation
     
  TYPES OF CONFERENCE INVOLVEMENT
    Sole Sponsorship
    Co-Sponsorship
    Technical Co-Sponsor
    Cooperation
    Chart - Types of IEEE Involvement, Responsibility & Services Available
    IEEE Logo - Master Brand
     
  DEFINITIONS OF MEETINGS & THEIR PUBLICATIONS
    Meetings
    Publications
     
  ORGANIZING, PLANNING & SCHEDULING THE CONFERENCE
    Organizing
    Authorization
    Selection Criteria for Chairs
    Co-Sponsorship Organization
    Conflict of Interest
    Planning
    The Conference Committee
    Financial Responsibility
    The Program Committee
    The Publications Committee
    The Publicity & Public Relations Committee
    The Finance Committee
    The Audit Committee
    The Exhibits Committee
    The Local Arrangements Committee
    The Registration Committee
    Scheduling
    Conference Filing Information
    Insurance Forms
    Business Interruption Insurance
    Contract Review & Execution
    Small Conference Management Functions
    Conference Management Providers Contracts
    Conference Held in Regions 7-10
    Cooperation of Technical/Professional & Geographic Entities in Conference
    Preliminary Conference Proposal
    Conference Organization Chart
    Typical Planning Schedule for an IEEE Conference
    Appendix A - Regions 7-10 Transnational Technical
     
  SITE SELECTION
    Site Selection
    Guidelines - Site Selection & Hotel Contracts
    Negotiating Contracts
    Executing (Signing) Contracts
     
 

Sections 6 - 15 should be distributed to Committee Chairs

     
  THE PROGRAM COMMITTEE
    TimeTable
    Visual Point Size Samples
    Session Summary Form (Sample)
     
  THE PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE
    Conference Proceedings Disseminated Electronically
     
  PUBLICITY & PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE
     
  THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
    Suggested Guidelines for Conference Treasurer
    Position Outline: Conference Treasurer
    How to Obtain Federal Grant Support
    Contribution Acknowledgment Letter - "Sample"
     
  THE AUDIT COMMITTEE
    Agreed upon Procedures for Review of Conference
    Financials by Professional Auditors
    Suggested Procedures for the Audit Committee
     
  THE EXHIBITS COMMITTEE
     
  THE LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS COMMITTEE
     
  THE REGISTRATION COMMITTEE
     
  TRANSNATIONAL PARTICIPATION
     
  POST CONFERENCE RESPONSIBILITIES
    Information to be Retained by Meetings
     
 

FORMS & SAMPLE DOCUMENTS

 

     

 


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