I have blogged several times about conferences but this blog is focussed slightly differently from the others.

I was co-chair of the CIMA MiP conference a couple of weeks ago and I have to say it went better than I could have expected.

We had excellent speakers and Kate Gibson (Kate Gibson Events), who organises the liaison with the hotel and books the evening entertainment, did a fabulous job as usual.

We also had a super team on the CIMA staff and BPP who sorted out the bookings and did much of the admin.

But what made conference such a success is that it really was a team effort. The conference is run by and for MiPs – no one apart from the staff and Kate run events on this scale as their day job.

I was really gratified that so many delegates were happy to pitch in and help – whether it was introducing speakers, offering to be mentors or just sharing their experiences and knowledge.

In particular, the MiP panel committee members were stars doing much more than their fair share.

All this meant that the conference – the most stressful thing I think I have ever done and I am still catching up on the sleepless nights – went without a hitch.

Thanks to everyone.

I am so glad I did it as it stretched my comfort zone, which I think is something we should all do regularly.

Fiona 🙂