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Offering a true experience to international conference delegates

2 June 2015

Research conferences are becoming more and more international. While cultural diversity is great to enrich and enhance a conference, it also brings some challenges to conference organisers. How can you welcome conference attendees from all around the world and take into account cultural diversity to offer them a great experience? Brady Miller took the time to share…

Conference Planning

Announcing new features: Tracks, Custom Fields, Split Abstracts and Do Not Review

27 March 2015

2015 got off to a great start for Ex Ordo! Our platform has seen some major enhancements: we’ve released new features to improve how we support conferences with complex processes. Tracks allows you to manage multiple streams for your conferences, and set different deadlines, topics, reviewers and chairs for each track. Custom fields makes it possible to customise the submission process and ask…

Conference Planning

Organising a Student-led Symposium

18 March 2015

Torsten Geelan is a PhD student in the Sociology Department in Cambridge University, U.K. He chaired the ‘Crisis & Social Change: Towards Alternative Horizons’ Conference in 2014, the first conference organised by graduates in his department. Torsten has kindly given us an insight into organising a student-led symposium. Overcoming Time Constraints While this was the first conference Torsten…

Conference Planning

How to Handle the Conference Q&A Session

9 March 2015

Being accepted to present your work at a conference is a big achievement. You get to showcase your work to a larger audience. However, the Q&A session is just as important as the presentation itself. Here are some tips on how to handle the conference Q&A session. Set your stall out early Before you begin your presentation,…

Conference Day

A short guide to creating an efficient website

5 March 2015

Your conference website is one of the first milestones of the conference planning process Anyone looking for information on your conference will start by looking up for your website in a search engine. Your website is a major promotional tool and will help you establish credibility and showcase your event. Plus, it can save you…

Conference Promotion
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