Conferences supplement

Conferences, Issue No. 1
Published in The Times Higher on March 19 2004

  Leader  
'Academics and students may fuss about the hassles of hosting conferences, but both reap the benefits'

Budget bites

Smoothie operators  
From energising drinks to golf links - a collection of top tips on how expert organisers make a conference an unmissable event

Vroom service  
Opening their doors to ad agencies and film and TV companies as well as to conferences can provide institutions with a healthy second income

Starry events lose shine  
American universities are veering towards smaller conferences with more practical content

For all who relish a slice of life  
Academics, it seems, love a culinary adventure and will eat almost anything

Views with a room  
Universities have to be businesslike and professional in providing venues and accommodation

A badge of honour  
The annual mass gathering of anthropologists - with its fights over status, territorial disputes and rituals of belonging - is little different from other clannish assemblies

Beside the seaside  
Combining learning with leisure is what draws academics to conferences

Boozing or snoozing?  
Are conferences hotbeds of sexual liaisons and drink-fuelled sessions at the bar or tedious gatherings of boring old codgers?