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BAPCO conference and show. Meeting your goals or is it?
Well it has now been two months since the BAPCO conference and I am delighted to report that I am continuing to receive comments from a wide range of personnel within our industry, on how useful it has been for them, and that they are looking forward to next year’s event.
In looking forward, it is perhaps pertinent to remind you all that prior to the 2008 event, we have the BAPCO Roadshows. These one day seminars, which begin in October, have been growing in popularity and no wonder, due to the topical themes, therefore, please put them in your diaries.
It seems that the last two months, have been inundated with exhibitions and conferences targeted at the public sector arena. Having talked to people at these events, including BAPCO, it is quite amazing the number of objectives people have for attending, from simply meeting with colleagues, to learning from the specialist speakers, to meeting suppliers, to very honest ones - who just wanted a day out, the list goes on. Considering these wide and varied views, I have been looking closely at what makes a conference and exhibition worthwhile? Judging by the number of objectives people have there is obviously not one answer but many.
To steal a quote: ‘To have a chance you have to understand want people want first, then deliver what they want and measure.’ Sounds simple, yet in reality it is quite difficult, because, if we are really honest most of us want things done for us with minimal effort particularly when it comes to conferences and exhibitions. Having said that, within BAPCO we are different and our conference and exhibition should be different. Why? Because we are enthusiasts and enthusiasm makes a lot of things possible. So while there is time to plan for next year let's hear what you want to achieve from not only the annual conference and exhibition but also the Journal. Five minutes on an email to myself or indeed any BAPCO representative and let us know your objectives. Let's keep BAPCO enthusiastic as enthusiasm is very infectious!
Dave King
CAG Chair
BAPCO
