Conference Planning Services

The Center offers a full range of conference planning services, including presenter contract negotiation and management, brochure design and materials coordination, and effective conference implementation and culmination.

Center conference planning services available:

• Establish conference dates
• Establish conference sites
• Negotiate hotel meeting room and sleeping room space
• Negotiate speaker contract
• Prepare conference budget
• Design program development
• Coordinate all logistical requirements
• Coordinate conference advertising and publicity efforts
• Design tracking program for registrations
• Coordinate potential exhibitors
• Assemble participant packet materials
• Design personalized nametags and attendance certificates for conference participants
• Send confirmation letters to pre-registered participants
• Manage all on-site conference logistics
• Compile participant evaluation report
• Process all conference related bills

For additional information on conference planning services offered by The Center, please contact Margaret Marter at (803) 777-8885, (803)777-9409/fax, mmarter@gwm.sc.edu.