This page gives you information about how to add a conference to the ALLtogether website free of charge. If you would like to take a paid advertisement for your conference please use the How to Advertise link above.
1. Click on Conferences.
2. Click on Add a Conference.
3. Fill in the form as follows:
Conference: Type in the title of your conference.
Start Date: Click in the box to select a date from the calendar. Click on Today to select today's date. Click on the relevant date to select it or if the conference starts in the next or a subsequent month click on > and then click on the relevant date.
Finish Date: Click in the box to select a date from the calendar. You select the finish date from the calendar in the same way as you select the start date.
Organisation: Type in the name of the organisation providing the conference.
Description: Type in a description of your conference. This is your chance to encourage as many people as possible to attend the conference. Try to include a description of what is happening and what it entails.
Cost: If your conference has a cost type it in here. Please use the £ symbol.
Duration: Use this section to indicate how long your conference lasts. You can put in specific times (e.g. 10:00am-4:00pm) or be less precise (e.g. 2 days).
Postcode: Type in the postcode of the venue of your conference. When it is clicked on a map of the location of your course will be displayed.
4. When you are happy with the information you have entered click on submit. The next form will be displayed. This form allows you enter a variety of contact details so that people can get more information about your conference.
5. Fill in the form as follows (all the sections are optional), but it is good practice to make sure that you have included some way of people getting more information about your conference.
Contact details: Use this section to give a contact name or organisation for your conference.
Phone number: a phone number where people can get more information about your conference.
Alt number: an alternative phone number where people can get more information about your conference.
Fax number: a fax number that people can use to ask for more information about your conference.
Minicom number: - a minicom number that people can use to ask for more information about your conference.
Email address: an email address that people can use to get more information about your conference.
Web Address: a relevant website address (e.g. the website of the organisation or a website dedicated to the conference) You must put http:// before the www part of the website address (e.g. http://www.alltogether.info).
6. When you are happy with all the contact details click on submit.
7. Your conference will not be displayed immediately, but a notification will go to the site moderator so that it can be approved. Once your conference has been approved it will be displayed on the site. If you have supplied an email address in your contact details you will receive an email confirming that the conference has been approved and posted.