PRS specializes in services for professional associations.
PRS has considerable experience in supporting large and small conferences including assistance in conference budget formulation, minimisation of costs for delegates, and additional desirable outcomes such as electronic and print publications in impeccable style commensurate with the nature of the profession involved and the client groups.
PRS provides office services and conference organisation for the Australian Assocation for Research in Education (AARE). See their homepage at www.aare.edu.au/.
Services are provided utilizing an optimal mix of all modern and traditional communications, management tools and procedures so that organizing committees are served in an exemplary manner and provided with totally detailed timely management reports on registrations and finances.
PRS' considerable experience in marketing by direct mail is turned to the benefit of clients and sponsorships can also be obtained if required.
An outline of services follows. Quotations for all, some or a mixture of services can be provided.
Preliminary consultations are advised prior to submission of quotations.
| 1. Registrations: | Set up database Answer enquiries Receive registrations by email, post and/or fax Enter data Bank deposits and process credit card payments Issue receipts and invoices Periodic summary reports of income |
| 2. Book-keeping: | Set up finance spread sheets (book keeping ledgers). MYOB Set-up and manage e-commerce registrations and on-line payment system. |
| 3. Registration Desk: | Staff registration desk for hours per day for all days of conference. Distribute satchels, name tags, bag tags, signs, etc. Check-in registrants Process late registrants |
| 4. Receive manuscripts: | Receive completed papers on email, disk and hard copy; file pre publication |
| 5. Abstracts of Papers: | Receive by email, post or fax Acknowledge receipt of abstracts Forward to referees Maintain Word files in preparation for publication Inform proposers of acceptance of their abstracts |
| 6. Additional Services: | Publishing of Abstract Book
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| 7. Overall Design: |
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| 8. Accompanying Persons Activities: | Compiling "catalogue"or brochure phoning, typing, design Printing at cost |
| 9. Social Event: | Dinner or similar - arranging venue, bookings etc. |
| 10. Daily Conference Organisation: | Supervising:
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| 11. Email/Web address: | Can be arranged for clients via reputable ISP supervised by PRS |
| 12. Program
Time Table: | Timetable assistance provided to each Committee. Publishing services PRS. |
| 13. Advertising: | PRS will prepare mailings for posting, Hourly rate Printing and folding of flyers etc. (commercial at cost). |
| 14. Exhibitors: | PRS will invoice and make arrangements for displays etc. Display equipment charges to exhibitor cost. Committee to prepare documents/contacts with publishers and other exhibitors. |
| 15. Satchels Publications: | PRS suggests pre-conference WWW publication of some papers as drafts and all abstracts. Proceedings normally only post-conference. PRS will arrange CD publishing. Satchels - arrange by committee with sponsor or PRS purchase type chosen by committee. |