First Steps in the Preparation of an International Medical Meeting for the Chairman of the Meeting

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.