Conference organization timetable

The following is an old UKUUG doc, kindly unearthed recently (Apr-2009) by Andrew Findlay.

Times are in weeks. [The following is a plain text table. "Tyepset" it properly when wiki finalized.]

Ideally, these are the people you need to organise a conference:

A Local organiser B Conference organiser C Tutorial organiser D Secretariat E Pre-printers

Here's my rough timetable containing slack:

-40 Budget agreed A B C D -30 Tutorial contracts out C D -25 Abstracts in B D -24 Gifts ordered A D -23 Final programme agreed A B C D -22 Acceptance notifications out A B C D -21 Tutorial programme agreed C D -20 Social events organised A D -19 Sponsors identified A B C D -18 Bookings leaflet to printers D -17 Bookings leaflet out D -16 Press release out A D -15 Papers in B D -14 Set tutorial notes C D E -13 Set proceedings B D E -8 Final papers to printers D E -7 Food ordered A D -1 Panic A B C 0 Conference A B C D E 1 Relax A B C D E

The conference itself needs expanding:

0.0 Organise signs, etc. A D 0.1 Organise tutorial sleepers A C 0.3 Organise session chairs A B