What is an Ambassador?
Do you attend a conference regularly? Are you a member of a UK or International Association? Are you an expert in your field of research? Then you could become an Ambassador of Glasgow by organising a conference in the Glasgow area.
Holding a conference in Glasgow will allow you to showcase your work to your peers nationally and internationally. Organising the event in your own city will raise your profile and that of your institution, which can lead to research, business and funding spin-offs.
Benefits of hosting a conference in Glasgow
- Best UK Convention Bureau 2007 & 2008
- Excellent conference support services
- Comprehensive range of conference and accommodation facilities
- Easy UK and International access
- Wealth of opportunities for pre and post conference tours
- Compact friendly and vibrant city
Benefits at a local level
- Raise the profile of your area of research among your peers
- Profiling Scottish expertise at a national and international level
- Career development and professional enhancement
- City recognition for your conference
- Possible financial support
Benefits at the national and international level
- Raise the profile of Scotland as a centre of excellence at a national and international level
- Raising awareness of your research at a national and international level
- Opportunity to raise public awareness of your research locally and nationally
- Opportunity for research and commercialisation opportunities
- International collaboration opportunities
- Develop research and financial spin-off benefits
The Glasgow Conference Ambassador Programme, is a free, impartial service that can help transform great ideas into successful meetings that will have a lasting impact.