Why are the skills of organising and managing events increasingly valued and important to PAs?• The PA role is multi disciplined one and increasingly requires multi-tasking for several managers rather than a sole Boss. Along with ‘diary management’ and ‘travel arrangement’, ‘event planning and conference co-ordination’ is now a top three daily activity for PAs.
• Approximately 75% of PAs today have some responsibility for some conference and event planning and management within their organisation.
• During the current year 84% of these PAs anticipate that they will co-ordinate more than 6 formal structured meetings, conferences or events.
• Therefore in 2009 over a million meetings, conferences and events will be managed and coordinated by PAs. This figure is rising as the competence and skill levels of PAs increases.
For this reason APA has joined forces with Function Fixers to assist Members with this task. For more details go to the Knowledge Zone in the Members' area or visit http://www.function-fixers.co.uk/
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Organising meetings and booking venues is one of the most enjoyable parts of my job, especially if I can get them to negotiate, which I can almost always get them to do. I'm not sue I can see the benefit of someone else do the leg work but I would still want to keep control. It would definitely be my neck on the line if it went wrong.
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