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General Introduction

Conferences,

either

face-to-face

meeting, or

via internet

or

satellite,

have

become

a

popular

means

of

mutual

communication

for

mankind.

They

have

played

a significant

role in the history of communication.

Early

in

Europe,

a

small

group

of

local

people

often

gathered

together

to

discuss

certain

issues.

Later

on,

as

some

their

issues

concerned

other

countries.

They

began

to

attract

more

arid more foreign

participants,

which gave

birth to

international conferences. In 1962, to meet people

’

s need for

more

international

conferences,

International

Congress

&

Convention

Association (

ICCA ), one of

the

most

influential

societies

in

the

world

of

internatio

nal

conferences,

was

established in Holland.

So

far,

there

are

no

universally

agreed

criteria

for

international

conferences.

We

can

conclude

that

international conferences should have at least the following

three elements:

(1) Fixed meetings

(2) Held in each hosting country in turn

(3) Having more than 50 participants

The varieties of international conferences are as follows:

●

Meeting

●

Conference

●

Symposium

●

Congress

●

Forum

●

Seminar

●

Workshop

Conference Announcement

●

Name of the Meeting

Each

conference

has

a

formal

name,

for

example,

Academy

of

Medicine

25th

Annual

Meeting

Besides, in the conference announcement or other documents,

the short term for the formal name may be used. For example,

the

short

term

for

the

above

conference

name

is

25th

Annual

Meeting

For

the

first

time

you

mention

the

name of the meeting, only the formal name can be used. Upon

subsequent reference, write the short form.

●

Theme

Theme

of

the

meeting

is

the

central

idea

that

runs

through the whole meeting.

●

Objectives

Objectives of

the

meeting

are the targets to

be

achieved

in the meeting.

●

Topics of Interest

Topics

of

interest

refer

to

the

focused

areas

of

the

conference

●

Date

The

announcement

should

include

the

starting

and

ending

date

of

the

conference.

For

example,

you

may

state

that the symposium is held from July 7 to 13, 2011.

●

Location / Venue

International

conferences

are

usually

held

in

places

of

extensive scientific, educational and academic activities, such

as

specialized

centers

of

international

exchanges

and

cooperation

at

universities

or

research

institutes,

often

with

available

accommodations,

telecommunication

facilities,

convenient transportation and beautiful scenery.

●

Specially invited and plenary (keynote) speakers

Specially

invited

and

plenary

(keynote) speakers

are the

so-called

VIPs

,

the

important

figures

present

at

the

conference,

including

but

not

limited

to

the

members

of

academic

committees,

and

leading

figures

in

the

fields.

The

information about these people is useful to all the participants

for further communication.

●

Requirements for Attendances

Conference

sponsors

set

restrictions

on

the

participants

of

a

conference.

Conference

announcement

give

specific

requirements, such as membership, age and specialization, for

the participants.

●

Call for Abstracts

Abstracts

are

formal

summaries

presenters

prepare

of

their completed research work or work in progress. Abstracts

are

important

tools

for

conference

organizers

since

they

choose conference proposals and presentations based on them.

After

academic

committee

has

decided

which

participants

to

admit

after

an

anonymous

review

of

their

abstracts,

the

program schedule should be prepared and distributed to all the

participants.

●

Conference sponsor

Generally

speaking,

the

sponsor

of

a

conference

is

the

institution that initiates the conference. As a rule, the sponsor

of a conference is a financial supporter for the conference.

●

Conference Organizer

An

organizer

of

a

conference

is

the

one

who

actually

organizes

the

conference.

The

organizer

is

usually

entrusted

by the sponsor to organize the conference.

●

Organizing Committee

For a large- scale conference, the organizing committee is

usually

a

rather

large

body

that

consists

of

the

chairperson,

vice- chairpersons,

the

secretary- general

deputy

secretary- generals,

and

other

committee

members.

Each

of