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Newest Review: ... was heard and no one’s views discounted without proper discussion. The time flew by, with bi-monthly meetings and a lot of work in between times, and soon it was time for our first meeting at the venue in question. We decided we needed to go to the hotel and stay over night in order to get to know it thoroughly. It’s a big place (it can cope with 2 or 3 500+ delegate conferences ... more

... at once) and we needed to know it inside out. During this time we met the conference manager and some of the other staff, we “lived” as the delegates later would, we drew up maps and schedules for the main weekend, and had great fun making ...more

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My Experiences and Advice: Fun-filled Stress (1494 words)
by zoe_page_1 - written on 25/02/02 (Very useful, 50 readings)
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For the last 6 months or so, 5 full time students (volunteers) and one worker (paid) met on a regular basis to organize a conference. At 4pm yesterday it was all over, and while I cannot speak for the others involved, I’m feeling a little odd to say the least. I’m not sure how to describe it, but it’s a weird mixture of elation – we carried it off and it went wonderfully – and sadness – it’s all over now. It all started back in February last year, when I was attending 2001’s conference. It was fun and seemed successful – everyone learnt a lot and had a good time. After the final goodbye speeches, we were ...

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