Description

This document provides guidelines to assist the Chairman of the Local Organising Committee in the host country for a congress. It assumes that the country has already been selected but not necessarily the venue. It covers: definitions and objectives; the roles and responsibilities of the international and national committees; the appointment of a PCO; creation of an industry advisory board, venue selection, booking of hotels; budgets; the scientific programme, et al.This document provides guidelines to assist the Chairman of the Local Organising Committee in the host country for a congress. It assumes that the country has already been selected but not necessarily the venue. It covers: definitions and objectives; the roles and responsibilities of the international and national committees; the appointment of a PCO; creation of an industry advisory board, venue selection, booking of hotels; budgets; the scientific programme, et al.