Office of Educational Outreach
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Programs
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Conferences
and Institutes
The Office of Conferences and Institutes works with faculty, administrators, and staff at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and those in professional and service organizations in planning and administrating a wide variety of conferences and institutes. We work closely with student, academic, administrative units, specializing in assistance with planning continuing professional educational experiences for government, professional, educational, business, and public service groups. We offer beginning planning and developmental advice plus full administrative and logistical support for handling seminars, workshops, symposia, conferences, and institutes of all sizes - on or off campus. We coordinate a wide variety of such short-term educational experiences for groups that range in size from ten to several hundred. If you have an idea for a conference, seminar or workshop, or need assistance in planning for the continuing education needs of the people in your business, governmental, educational, professional, or public service groups, we would like to meet with you to discuss how we might assist with the development of these programs. Conference Services Program development assistance to meet the learning objectives of your conference. We can do background research, help establish goals and conduct needs assessments, assist in preparing learning materials, and plan stimulating learning environments. Comprehensive conference budgeting from full support by a grant to full cost recovery from registration fees. We can establish, collect, and administer registration fees; monitor and computerize records of all conference income and expenses; pay all bills; and prepare a final conference financial report. On target publicity and promotion to increase conference registrations. We can produce, copy, design, print, and mail effective brochures; computerize and analyze mailing lists; and arrange for media releases and coverage. Effective instructional media that will enhance the learning and retention of conference participants. We can produce overheads, slides, posters, and charts; arrange for a variety of sound systems and audio visual equipment. Personalized and professional administration of all details related to planning, scheduling, and managing a conference. We can develop timetables, arrange for meeting space, housing, meals, and entertainment; manage the registration process from pre-registrations to staffing the registration desk; prepare and distribute name badges and rosters; and provide on-site management for the entire conference. Professionally prepared conference proceedings to provide a record of ideas presented. We can arrange for written transcriptions of tape recorded sessions or produce audio or video cassettes; edit written transcripts, and produce, print, bind, and distribute proceedings. Comprehensive conference evaluations that assess learning and can be of value in planning future conferences. We can design quantitative and qualitative evaluations; collect and analyze data, produce evaluation reports; and make recommendations for future programs. Post-conference wrap up to attend to the dozens of details that occur in connection with a conference. We can pay all bills, write thank you letters, process travel, honoraria, and expense documents for speakers; and update rosters of attendees. Individualized long-range plans to meet continuing professional needs of people in your organization. We can design surveys to determine continuing education needs; plan a combination of future programs; develop long-range publicity plans; and plan budgets to make your conference self-supporting. Conferences and Institutes is committed to supporting educational conference activities at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville by providing professional comprehensive services. To learn more about Conferences and
Institutes contact:
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Published
September 11, 2007
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Office of Educational Outreach |