A practical guide on how to manage meetings, presented by Meetings & Events Australia (MEA). Organising Meetings shows you how, when and why of making your meeting successful
Organising Meetings: An Essential Learning Guide (Distance Learning Manual)
Dont have time to attend the 1 day Essentials course? This distance learning Course might just be what you need. It is extensive, user-friendly and based on Australian Meetings and Events Industry conditions. In a clear and concise way, it helps you to build an overall picture of the knowledge and skills needed for the management of meetings and events.
The guide is comprised of a written manual of over 150 pages of detailed notes, hints and guidelines, supplemented by an interactive CD ROM.
Who would benefit from the Course?
The course is aimed at meetings industry personnel, corporate employees, organisation volunteers and/or students with little or no previous experience, (less than 12 months) who are, or want to be involved, in the delivery of meetings and events.
Typical groups of people who will benefit from the course include:
Corporate, Association or Government Conference Coordinators/Assistants
Special Events Coordinators
Junior Staff of Professional Conference Organisations, or Conference Service Suppliers
Banquet and Venue Coordinators
Sales Executives/Coordinators
Personal Assistants
Students in related courses
Volunteers responsible for meeting organisation in Charity or Community Organisations
What topics does the Course include?
Setting the Objectives of the Meeting
The Meetings Manager
The Budget
Sponsorship
Site Selection
Venue Operations and Accommodation
Food and Beverage
Speaker Support and Production
Themed Events
Trade Exhibitions
Administration and On-site Management
What are the benefits of distance learning?
An interactive CD supplemented with hints, guidelines and templates
A user-friendly learning guide manual of notes covering the systems & procedures in organising meetings and events
A unique student online login
The opportunity to test what you have learned through a dedicated website of online assessments
A certificate of competition issued by Meetings & Events Australia
Ability to earn up to 16 PD points on successful completion
What does the course cost?
Course Details
Member
Non Member
Course includes all materials:
Manual
Unique Student login
Interactive CD
$199.65
$297.40
Due to an upgrade copies of the Organising Meetings: An Essential Learning Guide will be available for purchase after June 2010.
