Organizing Scientific Meetings

An indispensible guide to organizing a scientific event of any size.

August Epple (Author)

9780521589192, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 20 March 1997

200 pages, 20 b/w illus.
24.7 x 17.3 x 1.3 cm, 0.36 kg

'… a wealth of practical advice.' General and Comparative 'In this fascinating book, August Epple shares a lifetime's experience of organizing scientific meetings and conferences … This is a specialist subject, well treated. The book is written in a flowing style and would be a good read for anyone who has ever attended a conference.' Alan C. Pickwick GNOMON (Newsletter for the Association for Astronomy Education)

Dealing with virtually all aspects of scientific meetings, August Epple gives invaluable guidance for prospective organizers. He covers events from local afternoon Symposia to International Congresses with more than 1000 participants. He also provides insights for the tourist industry into the specific requirements that make scientific meetings different from others. The author gets straight to the point, identifying common problems and offering solutions. In twenty chapters and an extensive appendix, attention is given to critical details such as selection of the meeting site and timing of the event; stepwise program development; the selection of speakers and other key participants; social functions; budget matters; fund raising; the design of forms and brochures; publication of proceedings. If you are organizing a scientific meeting this is your indispensable guide.

Preface
1. Introduction: What can go wrong?
2. The decision: To run or not to run
3. Scientific and related events: variety delights
4. Social events: something for every taste and budget
5. The program: how to accommodate pigs in a poke
6. Selection of the meeting site: a touch of Russian roulette
7. The dates of the meeting: you can't win
8. Publications: cruel and unusual punishment
9. Selection of participants: how to lose old friends and make new enemies
10. Committees: you have to live with them
11. Accompanists: you better love'm
12. Office and staff: don't take chances
13. The budget: a jungle with pitfalls
14. Fund raising: some would rather see their dentist
15. Allocation of travel support: not much fun either
16. Schedule of preparations: from dream to reality
17. Announcements and other information: clarity pays
18. Design of forms, name tags, tickets, signs and stickers: how about using some common sense?
19. Satellite meetings: think twice
20. Checklist of important no-nos
List of appendixes
Appendixes A-R
Index.

Subject Areas: Science: general issues [PD]