Abstract
Organising an academic conference is an experience that many social science scholars will undertake during their careers. There is however a lack of a developed academic literature that provides some guidelines. This article draws on the experiences of the authors in organising an international interdisciplinary conference at the University of Huddersfield in June 2008. It provides five key lessons that might assist colleagues within the profession in their organising of future conferences.
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The authors gratefully acknowledge the generous support of the British Academy Conference Grant.
A special edition of Parliamentary Affairs on Britishness was published in April 2010.
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Mcglynn, C., Mycock, A. Five Key Lessons for Organising a Conference. Eur Polit Sci 10, 59–68 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1057/eps.2010.16
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