Designing Successful Professional Meetings and Conferences in Education : Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation,9780761976332

Designing Successful Professional Meetings and Conferences in Education : Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation

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Edition: 1st
ISBN13: 9780761976332
ISBN10: 0761976337
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2000-08-15
Publisher(s): Corwin Pr
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Summary

This book provides guidance, tips, and suggestions for planning professional events that will result in substantial learning for participants. Written for professionals with all levels of experience, it is based on the authors' experiences with designing and conducting meetings.

Table of Contents

Foreword vii
Andrew Porter
Preface: The Need for This Guide ix
Meetings Designed for Learning x
Organization of This Guide xii
Acknowledgments xii
About the Authors and Sponsoring Organizations xiv
The Knowledge Base of Effective Meetings and Conferences
1(12)
Conferences Should be the Best They Can Be
1(1)
Nine Principles Held by Effective Meeting Designers
2(1)
Why Have a Conference or Meeting-Is This the Best Strategy for Meeting Your Goals?
3(2)
Characteristics of Effective Meetings and Conferences
5(3)
Pay Attention to Design
8(2)
Principles of Effective Adult Learning
10(3)
Early Planning
13(12)
Identify the Target Audience
13(1)
Conference Budget
14(4)
Identify Cosponsors or Partners
18(1)
Select Location and Date
18(3)
Assign Responsibility for Conference Design and Planning
21(4)
Detailed Design Issues
25(26)
Decide on Activities and Approaches
25(4)
View of Participants in the Design
29(11)
The Authentic Task Approach
40(2)
Choosing and Supporting Speakers
42(1)
Communicate With Leaders, Facilitators, and Presenters
43(1)
Market the Conference
44(1)
Prepare Pre-Conference Participant Mailings
45(1)
Manage the Conference
46(5)
Evaluating Your Conference or Meeting
51(8)
Focus of the Evaluation
51(2)
Identify the Audience for the Evaluation
53(1)
Choose Data Collection Methods
53(2)
Evaluating the Meeting Design and Process
55(1)
Methods for Evaluating the Meeting
56(1)
Use of Evaluation Information to Make Improvements
57(1)
Regular Evaluation of Small Meetings and Working Sessions
58(1)
Producing Conference Proceedings
59(6)
Purposes of Proceedings
59(1)
Ways to Capture the Meeting
60(2)
Adding Analysis to Reporting
62(3)
Resource A: Examples of Topics Addressed by Professional Meeting Planners 65(2)
Resource B: Sample Agendas 67(10)
Resource C: Sample Evaluations 77(6)
References 83(2)
Index 85

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