Full PCO
Miss Leonie Postma
Conference Partners International
Personal Statement
CPI is a professional Conference Organiser assisting clients with their requirements in running a conference.
We have specialised teams for events of varying scales, ranging from national to international. Our full service teams can assist with conference planning, financial management, exhibition design and management, legacy and impact, programme management, production, speaker management, registration management, marketing and communications, accommodation sourcing, social programme and also have an in-house design team. CPI also offers bid support and can assist with events.
Role & Skill Areas
I'm a Professional Conference Organiser with extensive experience of programme management, speaker liaison and the full delegate and client journey. I'm currently the Senior Delegate Services Manager at CPI and look after a team of skilled professionals looking after the complete delegate journey.
Experience
Administration Experience
- Provision of Administrative Secretariat
- Handling Registrations
- Preparation and Implementation of a Marketing Plan
Social Media Marketing and Engagement
- Planning and administration of a general working programme
- Planning and organisation of social events
- Design management
- Preparation and management of distribution of conference content via printed or online channels
- Hiring of/responsibility for sets
- signs
- furniture
- audiovisual
- Organisation of interpretation and translation
- Recruitment and briefing of conference staff
- Reservation and management of hotel accommodation
- Organisation of coach and individual transfers
- Organisation of delegates' travel arrangements
- Overall on-site management
Financial Experience
- Preparation of budget and control of expenditure
- Revenue generation (sponsorship
- exhibition
- satellite meetings)
- Preparation of contracts with clients
- venues and other suppliers
- VAT and insurance issues
- Reconciliation of final accounts
Technical Experience
- Organisation of technical/scientific programme content
- Processing of abstracts
- Management of virtual and hybrid meetings
- Provision of speaker registration
- briefings
- slide preview
150 Speaker(s) at the largest meeting organised.500 Poster(s) organised.
Meeting/Conference Details
10 meeting(s) per year in which they played a key organisational role.
Over 8 years of experience as a full PCO, with venue experience for 5 years prior.
Address
Primary Address (Business)
Conference Partners UK
83 Princes Street
Edinburgh
Midlothian
EH2 2ER
United Kingdom
Mobile: 07966767808
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