We all enjoy attending conferences to meet with our colleagues and learn new things. However, most of us only have the vaguest of ideas about what occurs behind the scenes to build some of our most loved conferences. Come hear from three people who have worked on events of different sizes and in different roles to grow a conference into what you finally attend. Learn what several past conference committee members have done to ward off the jitters of stepping into conference planning leadership roles.
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Learn what goes into building a conference/user group event
Discover how to borrow tips from other Conferences/Planners when you lack prior documentation
Learn the best way for you to organize all the moving parts to conference planning…Trello, Slack, Todoist, ChatGPT, Excel, or something else
20240517T100020240517T1045America/ChicagoConferences Don't Grow On Trees...UnfortunatelyWe all enjoy attending conferences to meet with our colleagues and learn new things. However, most of us only have the vaguest of ideas about what occurs behind the scenes to build some of our most loved conferences. Come hear from three people who have worked on events of different sizes and in different roles to grow a conference into what you finally attend. Learn what several past conference committee members have done to ward off the jitters of stepping into conference planning leadership roles.Conrad B/CEx Libris Knowledge Days and ELUNA Events 2024eluna-conf-planning@exlibrisusers.org
