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Conferences, Issue No. 1
Published in The Times Higher on March 19 2004

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'Academics and students may fuss about the hassles of hosting conferences, but both reap the benefits'

Budget bites

Smoothie operators ?
From energising drinks to golf links - a collection of top tips on how expert organisers make a conference an unmissable event

Vroom service ?
Opening their doors to ad agencies and film and TV companies as well as to conferences can provide institutions with a healthy second income

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Starry events lose shine ?
American universities are veering towards smaller conferences with more practical content

For all who relish a slice of life ?
Academics, it seems, love a culinary adventure and will eat almost anything

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Views with a room ?
Universities have to be businesslike and professional in providing venues and accommodation

A badge of honour ?
The annual mass gathering of anthropologists - with its fights over status, territorial disputes and rituals of belonging - is little different from other clannish assemblies

Beside the seaside ?
Combining learning with leisure is what draws academics to conferences

Boozing or snoozing? ?
Are conferences hotbeds of sexual liaisons and drink-fuelled sessions at the bar or tedious gatherings of boring old codgers?

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