Challenges in the development of a congress

Abstract

The organisation of a congress is a complex event. This article gives an overview of the topics that should be addressed when developing a congress programme. They include the needs assessment; the identification and attribution of different tasks; the aim of the congress programme; the definition of the characteristics and outcome; the target audience; the format; and the programme development. In addition, the challenges of the persons involved in the congress programme development are addressed.

Keywords::

• challenges
• congress
• evaluation
• organisation.