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Conferences, Issue No.?2
Published in The Times Higher
on 18 March 2005

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Leader ?
'Why is the conference market still expanding even in the cash-strapped world of universities'

Bad trip?

Mules in the crown ?
How three clones helped to kick off the AAAS conference last year

Location, location, location ?
Wily organisers have preparation down to a fine art

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Ideas that take the biscuit ?
Universities need to offer something special and cater to some very strange tastes to attract the big spenders

When it comes to the crunch ?
If you want to keep costs down, forget the freebies - it's quality speakers that delegates are interested in

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A bang not a whimper ?
Set your career alight by organising a conference, but be careful not to get your fingers burnt in the process

Confession of a paper virgin ?
Doctoral candidate Cynthia Patterson's diary of preparing and giving her first paper at a major humanities event, from proposal to presentation