Office Dynamics

MAY 14, 2019

An administrative conference should feed your brain and soul! You have finally gotten the approval to attend an administrative conference, maybe you have decided to invest in yourself by attending an administrative conference but choosing the best administrative assistant or executive assistant conference is no easy task.

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 24, 2018

The Starlight Welcome Reception was a fun event! Conference attendees mingled and enjoyed hot appetizers, dessert and drinks while a “Rat Pack” Vegas crooner entertained us with lounge music. Joan Burge met so many attendees, moving from table to table to greet everyone and personally welcome them to the conference.

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Office Dynamics

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Recently we held our 25 th Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence and WOW, it did not disappoint! So much so that I asked Brian and Joan if I could write a blog post about my experience and share some photos from the event. Let me tell you, “Wow” just doesn’t describe the event with justice. You previously attended.

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Following Joan’s remarks, the day rolled out with an array of fabulous speakers and the annual teambuilding event, one of Joan’s conference trademarks. Every year she and her team develop an exciting event to get people up and mingling, working together in collaboration and creativity – and this year was no exception!

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Office Dynamics

MAY 7, 2019

I’d like to help you understand better so you can stop asking yourself “what is the difference between an administrative conference and administrative training?” When choosing an administrative conference or training, choose wisely. People are throwing around terminology that can be confusing to the purchaser.

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Office Dynamics

MAY 27, 2016

In 2014 we rolled out a scholarship program for the Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence. We’ve never offered a scholarship for our administrative conference in its history – now hosting our 23rd year. Our 2015 event sold out before we could even launch our scholarship program!

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Workplace Insight

APRIL 25, 2024

Keeping the conversation going There was fantastic engagement at the conference as intended, but with the world of work evolving so quickly, it was clear to all that the conversation shouldn’t stop here. The post Event explores how the government is setting new office standards for civil servants appeared first on Workplace Insight.

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Practically Perfect PA

JANUARY 18, 2018

As a PA/EA you already regularly organise meetings and minor events. However, event management is a skill that is a little, ok a lot more specialist. If you have been asked to organise a conference as part of your role, know that this […]. You probably organise the social aspects too, certainly the office Christmas party!

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Office Dynamics

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

A Recap of Our First-Ever Virtual Conference for Administrative Assistants Our first-ever virtual conference for administrative assistants had so many monumental moments and nuggets of information.

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Workplace Insight

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The CIPD has revealed its programme, including an exciting line-up of speakers, for its Annual Conference and Exhibition 2023 , taking place at Manchester Central and online across 8-9 November. This year’s event will focus on supporting people professionals to create a bolder future for the profession.

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Workplace Insight

JUNE 21, 2023

The British Council for Offices (BCO) annual conference, this year hosted in Dublin, addressed the purpose of the office in the context of the evolving world of work. As one would perhaps expect from a BCO conference, several speakers made a case for the office, including Davina Saint, director of the Irish National Assets Management Agency.

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Workplace Insight

AUGUST 2, 2023

The sustainability event’s new home will be Old Billingsgate Market; re-purposed by partner Marco Goldschmied of RSHP in 1985-88 for National Westminster Bank Plc. The building itself enjoyed a low-carbon retrofit, from the 19th century’s largest fish market to a central London prime event space.

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Small Business CEO

MARCH 30, 2021

An estimated 34% of event planners say increased attendance is the most satisfying result of turning to virtual events, according to Event Manager Blog. Virtual events are increasingly becoming an integral part of marketing strategies in various businesses. photo credit: Chris Montgomery / Unsplash.

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Jen Lawrence

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

If you’ve ever had a conference hangover, you know how hard it can be to reenter the real world and not be exhausted and overwhelmed. Then stack all of this on top of your everyday life obligations, and it’s hard to truly reap the benefits of the event. Here are three simple ideas to get you started: Physically Recover.

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Allwork

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The Global Coworking Unconference Conference (GCUC) has recently announced Salt Lake City, Utah, as the host city for its 2024 North American Conference.

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Practically Perfect PA

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

I have just arrived back in Barcelona after a pretty roller coaster week in the UK, which included running the two day Future Assistant Conference in Camden and an overnight stay at the Royal London Hospital with my one year old. He is fine, me not so much! Life can throw a lot at you sometimes, […].

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Practically Perfect PA

JANUARY 19, 2017

With just over a month to go until the Assist Conference we are hard at work making sure that we put together the best conference for our amazing readers. For more information and to book your place, please visit the Assist Conference website or you can register here. Assist Conference Programme. Programme highlights.

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Practically Perfect PA

JUNE 3, 2019

If you are going to attend an Assistant industry conference, you will get much more value if you spend a little bit of time preparing correctly for the event. We all know this, and yet all too often an event pops up on our calendar for the next day, and we think, is this tomorrow […].

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Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Since there are so many administrative conferences being offered, I would like to walk you through a series of blogs on how to select the conference that is right for you, gain approval and how to get the most for your investment. A conference should feed your brain and soul! What is your goal or goals for going to a conference?

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Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 2, 2017

Last Friday we held our third Assist Conference at the De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms in London. I can’t quite believe I’m saying our third conference as we have been on quite the journey since our first conference. The theme of this year’s conference was The Assistant Toolkit. You all did a fab job.

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Practically Perfect PA

AUGUST 24, 2016

I have also used both the website and the Squaremeal guide for numerous events, from small external meetings to week long residential conferences. Squaremeal Venues + Events Live. Squaremeal organises one of the largest exhibitions for event organisers and assistants and this year is no exception.

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Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 22, 2017

Recently, the OpenMeet team had the pleasure of participating in the annual Practically Perfect PA Assist Conference 2017 , where we ran a few workshops. We used a combination of iPads and Post-it notes to ask our workshop attendees questions about what makes an event supplier great, and what makes them not-so-great….

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Office Dynamics

JANUARY 12, 2017

Next week I’ll be attending a large conference in Las Vegas to further my education. This is a training-industry conference and is one of the big ones. This is the first time I am attending this particular training industry event which is mostly focused on learning technologies. Think about why you are attending this event.

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Practically Perfect PA

JANUARY 15, 2015

With just over a month to go until the Assist Conference we are hard at work making sure that we put together the best conference for our amazing readers. For more information and to book your place please visit the Assist Conference website or you can register here. Assist Conference Programme. Programme highlights.

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Practically Perfect PA

MAY 26, 2015

And why not extend that to your conference or event. It can be easy to opt for the standard conference package, but with a little tweaking and few extras you can energise your delegates enough to make for an incredibly productive event. Mid Conference Energiser. Change a few items for lunch.

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Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 11, 2016

On Friday 26th February we held our second Assist Conference and what a day we had! With a few days to spare we sold out which meant we had just over 100 assistants attending the conference. Benchmarking : During the course of the conference attendees will benchmark their current work environment, tasks and work-life balance.

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Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 22, 2017

Recently, the OpenMeet team had the pleasure of participating in the annual Practically Perfect PA Assist Conference 2017 , where we ran a few workshops. We used a combination of iPads and Post-it notes to ask our workshop attendees questions about what makes an event supplier great, and what makes them not-so-great….

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Practically Perfect PA

AUGUST 23, 2017

Do you organise meetings, away days, conferences, private dinners, summer parties, teambuilding or other events? The events show from SquareMeal. Your ticket to an exceptional event. Even a short visit to the show will give you all the inspiration you need to create exceptional events and find truly unique venues.

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Practically Perfect PA

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

I can’t quite believe I am writing about our 5th conference! I have to pinch myself sometimes that we have come this far because when I started the blog back in 2011, I didn’t think eight years later I’d be welcoming over 125 Assistants in London and over 300 online to the Future Assistant Conference. […].

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Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Here is a snap shot of the Practically Perfect PA questionnaire, which has now been filled in by almost 300 of our readers, it shows that one of the main functions of an assistant’s role continues to be events management. Events will continue to be an arena in which assistants can showcase their core skills.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 16, 2012

Live conferences are a fantastic way to gain actionable knowledge for your business, rekindle former relationships and make new relationships.  Today I'm going to share my secret tips for how you can triple your results from attending live conferences and events. Start Connecting BEFORE the Event.

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Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 3, 2015

So after many months of planning and organising the Assist Conference finally took place on Friday 27th February. Organising the event was a big challenging but one that I am very glad I took on. With the help of William and Gallus Events I knew we had created something different. The need to be proactive.

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Allwork

MAY 13, 2022

Liz Elam, GCUC Founder and CEO, is anticipating this year’s conference to be smaller than pre-pandemic. . For the last decade the Global Coworking Unconference Conference (GCUC), has served as the largest gathering of coworking thought leaders from around the world. This year GCUC is back and heading to Seattle May 16-19 th. .

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Practically Perfect PA

JUNE 9, 2015

Assistants are using technology to help them manage their events and also to make their events better. Event Management Systems – taking all of the administration away from your events. Event Management Systems – taking all of the administration away from your events. Check out: The Live Group.

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Practically Perfect PA

JANUARY 14, 2016

With just over a month to go until the Assist Conference kicks off on Friday 26th February at The Forge in Camden I am putting the final touches to the event. We have great networking opportunities for all of the delegates and we are adding a few creative details to make the conference fun and engaging. contact-form].

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Practically Perfect PA

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

Yup, that is right my event baby is almost ready to be born (my actual baby *fingers crossed* will arrive a few weeks later). I must say it has been an amazing few months getting the Assist Conference up and running. We have also been fortunate enough to have Get Taxi support the Assist Conference.

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Practically Perfect PA

JUNE 8, 2017

Organising a business event or corporate hospitality can be a tricky and time consuming task. The art of finding the perfect venue for your corporate event is never easy. You need to juggle the demands for location, capacity, budget, amenities and environmental factors to get the right result for your event. A free service.

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