Conference Services Newsletter - October 2015

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Cardiff Met Conferences Keeping you in the Know We’ve had a make-over Did you know we’ve recently refurbished our three Conference Rooms at Cyncoed? The lime green and slate grey interior reflects our Welsh countryside. With modern

comfortable furniture and built in AV they provide the perfect setting for a professional meeting. The flexible space takes up to 80 theatre style with double projection. If you’re

planning a high profile conference or event this year why not book one of our new Conference Rooms? Take a look here or contact us to discuss your event.

Conference planning tip: Delegate energy levels rise and fall throughout the day.

Improve delegate participation by including ice-breakers at the start of the meeting and energizers after lunch to keep energy levels high.

Download our event check-list here.

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Getting out there We’ve had a strong marketing drive this year attending exhibitions, hosting an open day, improving our social media strategy and working with Cardiff Tourism and Visit Wales.

Our Facebook page has achieved over 370 likes in its first year and we have over 560 followers on Twitter. The

Conference Team has been working hard to bring additional external visitors to the university and raise the profile of the department through its excellent customer service and additional sales and marketing activities.

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Social media tip: Consider using ‘lists’ to view relevant content and ‘Twitter analytics’ to get a grip on your failures and successes. And remember your social media channels are powerful Marketing tools.

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Welsh Liberal Democrats Annual Conference Church in Wales Annual Meeting Ras De Cymru 2016 Massage Training Institute Annual Conference Mediconf UK Medical Conference and Exhibition UCAS HE Convention Community Engagement Conference International Residential Language School

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Working together It’s all about team work and planning to make sure your event runs smoothly.

Conference Services work with internal departments and Schools to provide advice and support on hosting conferences as well as arranging the

logistics of your event. We’ve been involved in assisting in departmental conferences and events such as the Psychology Network Event, UKLA Conference, ARLIS (Art Librarianship Society) Annual Conference, Employers

Network Forum, BPS Forensic Psychology Conference, Enhancing Student Engagement Conference, Santander Collaborative Road-show and the International Association for the Philosophy of Sport (IAPS) Conference.

“Thanks again for your help with the planning and execution of the event yesterday, I was very pleased with the outcome - it all went very smoothly.”

Dr Caroline Limbert, Cardiff School of Health Sciences “It was a great privilege to host this conference at Cardiff Met and we are extremely pleased that the event was so incredibly well received by all the delegates. Many thanks to each of the Cardiff Met staff who contributed so fully to the conference either through speaking, attendance as a delegate, or via the excellent organisation and hospitality provided” Emma Adamson, Head of Library Services at Cardiff Met If you work closely with external associations or societies or attend subject specific conferences nationally or internationally, why not suggest Cardiff Met as the venue for their next

conference? We’ll assist in the proposal, planning and on the day logistics to ensure a successful event while bringing kudos to the university and your School /Department.

Sally runs for Diabetes UK

Off the record

This year Sally has run the Cardiff 10k, Cardiff Half Marathon, Royal Windsor Half Marathon River Trail and also completed the Wales Velothon.

The team of four at Conference Services pride themselves on their work-life balance. Clare enjoys tennis and golf and has won a number of (minor!) competitions this year. Sally is a keen runner and has taken part in the Cardiff 10K and Cardiff Half Marathon as well as the Velothon earlier this year,

The Conference Team would like to pass on a thank you to all the departments at Cardiff Met who have worked with us in 2015.

raising money for Diabetes UK. If you need any ideas for interior design or where to visit in Greece then we suggest you speak to Cathy. She makes fantastic tzatziki! Eva enjoys yoga, glamping in North Wales and is a keen Welsh learner.

Interesting fact: Clare previously worked in Tahiti for 10 years!

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Eva, Cathy and Clare at Cardiff Met 150 year celebrations

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