Post-Conference Reporting

Post-Conference Reporting Documents
Plan today to attend the 49th ASHE Annual Conference & Technical Exhibition, July 15–18, in San Antonio.  Attendance at the ASHE Annual Conference, like any other expenditure, requires clear proof that your facility will benefit from a return on investment. Learn how to ease the process of gaining approvals for your attendance at next year’s conference by reporting on what you learn this year in Seattle.

Conference Report
After the conference is over, it is time to lay the groundwork for attendance at future ASHE events. One technique that a number of attendees have successfully employed is the preparation of a conference report. Such a report summarizes information about the conference for people who did not attend. Examples of content that could be provided include:

• General conference information
• General session summaries
• Concurrent session summaries
• Networking event summaries
• Information about products gathered from conversations with vendors in the exhibit hall
• Ideas to be used upon your return from the conference

Many people work on this report when they are at the conference or during travel back home. This is when the information is freshest in your mind, so it makes the trip report much easier to write. Some attendees return home and put together a presentation, which they give to their teammates to summarize key information from the conference.

Sample Conference Report
Have you ever wondered how to begin to explain your conference experience in a post-conference report? A sample report template is included to help you with this process.