Message #65790

[Cathy S]

Good morning

There are no set number of meetings to plan in my job.  I do plan a regular internal meeting (bi-monthly)and that is easy because it is a case of issues the dates and issue reminders and if people don't turn up they don't.  There are no refreshments and just a minute to record and circulate afterwards.

I am supposed to organise regular (bi-monthly) external meetings - these have fallen by the wayside because the participants don't want to bother, but before they did they were a nightmare  because we had to get everyone there and their diaries were impossible to coordinate (perhaps because they had no commitment).

I am currently organising a conference for 200 delegates for April next year - I wouldn't want to do these too often because already the managers are dragging their feet!  However, I think on balance these special events are my favourite because there is more opportunity to be creative with the arrangements and they usually generate more comment and feedback which is more rewarding for me as organiser.

Cathy