Postgraduate Marketing Forum and Networking Event, 30th October 2008, London

We are very pleased to announce the introductory session of our new Postgraduate Marketing Forum for all those involved in postgraduate marketing in HE. Postgraduate students, and therefore postgraduate marketing, are crucial to most Universities, but until now there have been few specific opportunities for those who work in the field to meet colleagues and learn from experts and from each other in a forum dedicated to postgraduate marketing and student recruitment issues.

We at PostgraduateStudentships.co.uk have decided to create this new forum to offer an opportunity for regular discussion and information sharing on postgraduate marketing issues, and also to respond to the many colleagues working in the area who have indicated a demand for this type of dedicated forum in their discussions with us.

The Forum will provide:

A Focus on Postgraduate Marketing and Student Recruitment

….. for the people who work in this complex and wide-ranging area, including:

• academics and administrators from academic departments and faculties
• marketers from departments or faculties with responsibility for postgraduate marketing and student recruitment
• marketers from central departments responsible for postgraduate marketing at a corporate level, and who may advise and work with departments or faculties on postgraduate marketing issues
• all those responsible for marketing masters, postgraduate research, or both

Information

… from experts and through information sharing with colleagues. Jane Penrose and Liz Telford from PostgraduateStudentships.co.uk will run the event. Jane has a wealth of experience in postgraduate marketing, gained both in a University, and through postgraduate marketing consultancy work. Liz has worked within Universities in a broader postgraduate administration role which included marketing, and has extensive experience of the challenges and issues that faculty and department staff may face.

We will also invite experts in particular areas of marketing to participate in these events – not as a marketing ‘plug’ for their organisation, but to share their views of what works and what doesn’t and how Universities can benefit from working with external experts

Opportunities for Discussion and Networking

…. through a mix of informal and more structured networking sessions, to ensure that delegates have the opportunity to meet others with similar concerns and issues to discuss. Events are limited to 50 delegates each, and some parts will be broken down into small groups to facilitate discussion.

If you would like to discuss this new forum with us, or have any queries, please do email us on pgforum@postgraduatestudentships.co.uk

Introductory Forum Event: Postgraduate Marketing: Can it Deliver?

30th October 2008

A Provisional Programme for this Introductory Forum Event and Booking Information are given below.

This introductory event will:
- launch the forum
- pinpoint and discuss the ‘big questions’ in postgraduate marketing, including those sent in by delegates before the event
- include a session on working with external supplies and agencies
- provide a specific opportunity for sharing information on new and successful services, products and initiatives in postgraduate marketing
- outline future events and ideas

Provisional Programme

9.30 Registration and Coffee
10.00 Introductions
10.15 Postgraduate Marketing: Can It Deliver?
11.15 Key Issues and Questions in Postgraduate Marketing: group discussion and structured networking session
12.00 Plenary Discussion and group feedback
13.00 Lunch and informal/themed networking
14.00 Bridging the Divide: working with external suppliers and agencies
14.45 Questions and Discussion
15.15 Group Discussion: What’s New, What Works – information sharing, questions and networking
16.00 What’s New, What Works Highlights, Round-up and What Next?
16.30 Close

How to Book Your Place

The cost of this one-day event is £170 + VAT, and there are two ways you can book your place:

1. If you already have an account with PostgraduateStudentships.co.uk you can ‘purchase’ your place from your account page as normal. We will then contact you to confirm your place and to request any additional information we may need, and send you details of the event. When you book your place in this way, you accept the terms and conditions for booking this event (see below)
2. If you don’t already have an account, simply email us on pgforum@postgraduatestudentships.co.uk, including FORUM BOOKING in the subject line, and send us the following information:
- Your name, institution, role and contact details, including phone and email.
- The name, role and contact details, including phone and email of the person to whom the invoice should be sent, if that is not you.
- A PO number if your organisation requires one to be included on the invoice.
- Details of any dietary or other specific requirements you may have on the day of the event. We will endeavour to accommodate you.
- Confirmation that you wish to book a place for this Postgraduate Marketing Forum Event on 30th October 2008, and that you accept our terms and conditions (see below).
We will then contact you to confirm your place and send you details of the event.

Terms and Conditions for Postgraduate Marketing Forum Events:
PostgraduateStudentships.co.uk invoices for Postgraduate Marketing Forum events are payable within 30 days of the invoice date OR by the event date, whichever is sooner. Payment must be received in full before the event. Joining instructions will only be sent when payment has been received.

A booking for this event purchased via an account on PostgraduateStudentships.co.uk or by an email booking constitutes a legally binding agreement and acceptance of all PostgraduateStudentships.co.uk Terms and Conditions relating to Postgraduate Marketing Forum Events. Cancellations may be made in writing up to 28 days before the event and will be subject to an administration fee of £50 + VAT. All cancellations made after this date will be liable for the full delegate fee and no monies will be refunded. Although PostgraduateStudentships.co.uk will accept delegate substitutions if we receive notification in writing before the event, non-arrivals will be liable for the full fee.

PostgraduateStudentships.co.uk is not responsible for the non-arrival of confirmation or other communications relating to the Postgraduate Marketing Forum events, including joining instructions. If, by 7 days before the event, you have not received confirmation or joining instructions, contact us on 07739 457182 or on pgforum@postgraduatestudentships.co.uk

Data Protection
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