how it should work: do’s and don’ts for conference organizers

Posted in events | Thursday, September 21st, 2006 | 2 Comments » Trackback
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Rachel started with a good list and people added more in the comments. Are you planning a conference, workshop or program? Here are some tips to help you with the difficult job of speaker-wrangling. Has anyone made a list of tips for speakers yet? I’m on my way to North Dakota today to give a few talks at the North Dakota Library Association annual conference in Fargo. Please stop me and say hello if you see me.

2 Responses to “how it should work: do’s and don’ts for conference organizers”

  1. LibrarySupportStaff.Org » Blog Archive » Ten Do’s and Don’ts for Conference, Workshop, and Program Organizers Says:
    September 21st, 2006 at 6:13

    [...] This list is from Rachel, aka The Liminal Librarian.  The comments add a great deal of information beneficial to those of us who present, as well as those of us who organize conferences.  At this moment, it is too much information for me (RFS is one week away, and nothing seems ready), but it will be reviewed as part of my approach for next year’s conference. from Librarian.net [...]

  2. K.G. Schneider Says:
    September 21st, 2006 at 7:00

    I started drafting a list but stopped because I’m swamped at work and also because I wanted to make sure it had the right “look and feel,” as it were. I really hope to finish it this week…