The CCO is awarded to delegates who have taken all four one day seminars as below, and who have achieved a pass mark in the examination set. The full programme for achievement of a CCO qualification is:
PUTTING TOGETHER A CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
This looks at the objectives for staging the event, the likely needs of the delegates attending, room layouts and their effect on these, formulating the timings, organising the food and beverage, and speaker and audio visual considerations.
SOURCING, EVALUATING AND NEGOTIATING WITH VENUES
This covers such aspects as choosing a destination, finding the best sources of impartial information, types of venue available, visiting to evaluate, preparing for a negotiating session, calculating the vale of the event to the venue and strategies to secure the best packages.
CONFERENCE ADMINISTRATION
This pulls together all the important detail involved in putting together the event, aspects such as checking and signing venue contracts, registration, badging, delegate materials, on-site organisation, signage, care of delegates and speakers, trouble-shooting and event evaluation.
STAGING A CONFERENCE FOR PROFIT
This explores a number of the commercial considerations such as conception and positioning, costing and budgeting, pricing, framing the offer, marketing for maximum attendance and getting sponsorship.
Examination.
All London non-residential presentations are being hosted at 16 Park Crescent, London W1 from 10.00 am till 4.30 pm. The fee for the CCO is £1,080 plus VAT per delegate or £864 plus VAT per delegate if two or more delegates attend from the same organisation, or if delegate is an SEO member (Free sign up at www.seoevent.co.uk) The examination will be properly invigilated and successful delegates will be advised within 21 days and issued with their certificate. To book a place download and complete the booking form,.
Note: The CCO can also be delivered on an in-house basis for two or more delegates. Please contact us for details.
Update: The SEO also run the 8-day Diploma in Conference Organisation as well as a 4-day Certificate in Exhibiting, a new 2-day Certificate in Conference Food and Beverage and new 1-day tutorials in How to write a Press Release and How to be much more creative, Also new for 2009 is a new 1-day Delegate Agenda conference where event organisers choose what they want to discuss with others.
A new one day conference, Training and Qualifications for Event Organisers is taking place on Monday 8 June 2009 at the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) 66 Portland Place, London W1, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm.
