Conferences
In a world that is rapidly becoming more virtual, conferences are an important way to maintain and develop authentic business and career enhancing connections. Conferences provide opportunities to discuss best practices within an industry and gain a variety of viewpoints that can help improve processes.
Additionally, human interaction in discussing issues makes them clearer and provides sources of new ideas that are not easily obtained in isolation or from printed and electronic sources.
Creating Meaningful Conferences
Here is a sampling of the kinds of conferences JDC Events has planned:
- Professional development conferences
- Educational conferences
- Membership-based conferences
- Networking conferences
- International conferences
Our integrated services include: site selection, contract negotiations, online registration, attendee tracking/support, food and beverage, materials development/collation (writing, graphic design), signage/printing, venue coordination, travel coordination, visas, translation/interpretation, audiovisual arrangements, sponsor/exhibitor management, speaker management, registration and housing, tours and activities, and on-site management/execution.
A Socially and Business Savvy Strategy
Increasingly, organizations are hosting competitions to help scholars, but also as a way of recruiting top talent to their organizations. Additionally, competitions are brand builders that help organizations show their vision and position as thought leaders.
Competitions take a great deal of work – from marketing and judging to award ceremonies and celebrations. Poorly executed competitions can be harmful and are often hard to recover from for future events.
Creativity and Detail Unite
To appeal to young people, competitions need to be creative and fast moving. JDC Events knows what people like in competition events because we have many years of experience planning and executing all aspects of these projects.
Among the many services we provide are: event strategy, site selection, contract negotiations, online registration, attendee tracking/support, food and beverage, materials development/collation, event amenities, signage/printing, venue coordination, ground transportation, décor elements, travel coordination, audiovisual arrangements, speaker management, registration and housing, and on-site management/execution.
An Example
We have produced the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC) Annual Leaders Conferences since 2012, working closely with NFCC to improve processes, reduce expenses and increase sponsor and exhibitor satisfaction. Each conference has gained benefits of improvements and new ideas, along with close adherence to budget limitations.
Because of the dynamic nature of the Foundation’s industry, we frequently coordinate the last-minute additions of high-level speakers, including government officials who require special arrangements such as security. We apply creative approaches to accommodate all speakers in the agenda, and assist those whose schedules may have been disrupted by the agenda changes.