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Mrs Emily Baird
The Faraday Institution
Personal Statement
I am an in-house Events Manager for The Faraday Institution, the UK’s independent institute for electrochemical energy storage research, funding projects and commercial activities in the drive towards Net Zero.
Role & Skill Areas
I manage the Faraday Institution's event portfolio which includes delivering an annual scientific conference for over 500 delegates, an annual early career researcher conference and training event for 250 delegates as well as other adhoc scientific lectures, networking events and workshops. The events I organise are typically attended by academics of all stages and senior industry representatives from the Energy sector.
I also coordinate the company's presence at key external industry events, ensuring speaking slots, sponsorship and attendance for the CEO and senior team as appropriate and providing detailed briefs to aid their participation.
Experience
Administration Experience
- Provision of Administrative Secretariat
- Handling Registrations
- Preparation and Implementation of a Marketing Plan
Social Media Marketing and Engagement
- Planning and administration of a general working programme
- Planning and organisation of social events
- Design management
- Preparation and management of distribution of conference content via printed or online channels
- Hiring of/responsibility for sets
- signs
- furniture
- audiovisual
- Recruitment and briefing of conference staff
- Reservation and management of hotel accommodation
- Organisation of coach and individual transfers
- Organisation of delegates' travel arrangements
- Overall on-site management
Financial Experience
- Preparation of budget and control of expenditure
- Revenue generation (sponsorship
- exhibition
- satellite meetings)
- Reconciliation of final accounts
Technical Experience
- Organisation of technical/scientific programme content
- Processing of abstracts
- Management of virtual and hybrid meetings
- Provision of speaker registration
- briefings
- slide preview
- Arrangements for the press and media
230 Abstract Submission(s) managed per year.80 Speaker(s) at the largest meeting organised.160 Poster(s) organised.
Meeting/Conference Details
6 meeting(s) per year in which they played a key organisational role.
I have worked within the sciences sector for around 9 years, delivering conferences and events for not-for-profit organisations including national research facilities. I have delivered numberous academic conferences to international audiences, as well as industry style conferences with exhibitions. I have also worked within the private sector organising large scale awards dinners, private networking dinners and C-Suite roundtable events.
Address
Primary Address (Business)
The Faraday Institution
Quad One
Becquerel Avenue
Harwell Campus
Didcot
OX11 0RA
United Kingdom
Mobile: 07481378178
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