Role of PCOs
PCOs can typically work as consultants for academic and professional associations. They usually provide full service management for conferences including but not limited to conference design, program development, registration, site and venue selection and booking, audiovisuals, IT support, logistics, leisure management, marketing, printing and web services, sourcing speakers, funding, sponsorship and exhibitor sales, financial management and budget control.
Other companies offer related services including travel agents and public relations companies. They tend to focus on limited areas such as destination management.
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