Ambassador Resource Centre

NewcastleGateshead Convention Bureau is a not-for-profit organisation which exists to promote NewcastleGateshead and the surrounding area as a conference and meetings destination.

Through our Conference Ambassador Programme we work with local academics and other professionals to bring conferences to the region. To try and make this process easier for you, the conference organiser, we have developed this useful resource centre:

• Useful contacts:
  Including key staff from our Convention Bureau and the local universities
• Planning checklist:
  A checklist to get you started with some of the key planning elements
• Planning timetable:
  An essential ingredient to keep those involved in the project on track
• Tendering for a Professional Conference Organiser (PCO):
  PCOs can help by supplementing the services of NewcastleGateshead Convention Bureau.
• Sample budget:
  A downloadable spreadsheet to help with your financial planning (right click and 'save target as')
• Sponsorship guidelines and packages:
  Some examples of sponsor packages
• Planning a 'green' conference:
  Advice to help you manage an environmentally responsible conference
• Hot tips:
  Advice and helpful tips to ensure you don't miss a thing
• Destination marketing tools:
  Destination copy, images, maps and travel information
• Civic hospitality:
  Information about the civic support available to conference organisers
• Promotional materials for delegates:
  Free materials you can provide to your delegates - including our exclusive Delegate Welcome Pack
• Latest news + developments:
  The latest press releases and news from NewcastleGateshead and the surrounding region

Find out more...

For more information or further guidance, please do not hesitate to get in touch with Gill Pilkington on +44 (0)191 440 5759 or at gill.pilkington@ngi.org.uk.