Arranging own event or session

Arranging own event is useful when you want to gather larger groups of people together. The participants can be from one specific target group or a collection of several (project members/RI community/scientific communities/decision makers/general public/private sector). The theme of the event needs to be well planned and of the interest of the target audience. Well organized event can bring good reputation and visibility for the RI, can enhance collaboration, data and product usage, provide funding opportunities. However, they often require high level of planning, coordination, advertisement and plenty of practical organizational tasks to be successful. The requirement of resources depends on the organized event, its nature and number of participants. Next few different kinds of events and their special aspects are introduced.