EXAMPLE PROJECTS

Association of British Science Writers

Providing a varied service for ABSW:

- Point of contact for members' queries and assisting new members

- Membership recruitment campaigns

- Writing member newsletters, and website content

- Designing for social media and leaflets

- Helping with events and other projects

- Managing monthly finance and working with the auditors

- Setting up Board meetings, preparing agenda, gathering reports, taking Minutes, following up on actions

- Managing AGM processes including member voting, changes of Directors 

Autism Research Centre, University of Cambridge

Working with Professor Simon Baron-Cohen at the Autism Research Centre:

- Organising autism research conferences

- Art exhibitions

- Fundraising concert

- Website design

- Setting up and managing an online art auction

- Project managing the launch of a DVD

- Working with the national press

- Running communications campaigns

UNESCO

We were honoured to be asked to project manage a meeting of UNESCO representatives, taking place in the UK for the first time in over 50 years:

- Liaising with representatives from around the world to arrange their travel to and from London

- 2-day meeting in a Westminster location, with interpreters and accommodation across 3 hotels

- Dinner in the Painted Hall at the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich

- A boat trip on the Thames

- Collating expense claims and arranging payments

NESTA

Project Manager for NESTA's Crucible programme for 5 years:

- Coordinating the application and selection process, helping to bring together cohorts of early career researchers across disciplines

- Organising of weekend 'retreat' style workshops with activities and discussion

- Handling travel and accommodation logistics

- Collating expense claims and arranging reimbursement

- Producing reports following each workshop, and conclusions from each cohort

Royal College of Art

Organising the 'Include' conference for 5 years:

- Setting up online systems and website

- Abstract and paper review process

- Formatting speakers' presentations using brand guidelines

- Online registrations

- Designing Conference Proceedings, for print and online

- AV equipment and technicians for 3-day conferences

European Federation for Science Journalism

Project Manager for the European Science Journalist of the Year award:

- Creating a budget, and writing terms and conditions

- Collating entries received from national journalism associations across Europe

- Checking entries meet terms and conditions

- Organising a panel of judges to review the entries

- Writing press releases, website and social media posts

- Overseeing arrangements for the Awards event, including producing certificates and paying prizes

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Delighted to work with MIT on their virtual computer programming conference 'Stancon':

- Setting up a website for the event

- Receiving posters and speakers' presentations

- Carrying out technical checks with speakers in advance

- Organising digital poster displays during the online event and on the website

- Delegate registrations and technical instructions for joining the event

- Video editing post event

Centre for Doctoral Training in Distributed Algorithms, University of Liverpool

Events and Communications Manager for this CDT:

- Organising the annual showcase of PhD projects

- Coordinating PhD students to prepare posters and presentations

- Facilitating networking between students, academic and industry supervisors across themes

- Creating leaflets and website with event management system

- Running communications campaigns

- Interviewing PhDs to produce case studies as content for social media and internal promotional activity

- Producing CDT Brochure

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation Society

Work for the IBBS has been very varied over the years:

- Managing conferences, both in-person and online

- Designing and updating a website

- Implementing a new membership database

- Streamlining membership processes, including the introduction of credit/debit card payments

- Assisting with Governance and producing annual reports

Society for Applied Microbiology

Event Manager for this membership organisation for over 10 years:

- 3 conferences per year

- 2 evening lectures per year

- Corporate exhibitions

- A variety of social events

- Helping with committee meeting preparations and taking minutes

- Arranging attendance at overseas exhibitions, including travel and visas

International Comfort Congress

Project management of this international Congress over 4 years, taking place in different countries:

- Managing conferences, both in-person and online

- Designing and updating a website

- Creating a communications plan

- Producing conference proceedings

- Booking travel and accommodation

British Mycological Society

Organising a wide variety of events:

- 4-day Annual Scientific Meeting

- Field mycology workshops

- Joint events / seminars

- Online events

- Project managing public outreach programme 'UK Fungus Day'

- Design and management of a website

- Design and communications for events

Chartered Institute of Ergonomics & Human Factors

Organising events:

- Annual Conferences

- 1 day workshops

- Online seminars

British Society for Strain Measurement

Acting as Secretary:

- Handling day-to-day finances and responsible for bookkeeping

- Processing grants and awards applications, paying grants and expenses

- Overseeing governance procedures, including AGMs

- Organising meetings, taking Minutes

- Providing support to the Trustees

- Producing annual reports