Hello all,

I have just started, but I would like to get advice on how to organise a seminar as a phd student. I searched online, but I get a list of phd students who organised workshops, not how to do it. Any help?
Thanks!!!

Hi,

I would guess the best place to start is to work with institutions that are already here. So, for example, I've seen some great work by PhD students within the BSA Digital Sociology stream.

I would guess it would also help if you are ultra specialised and in a new and up coming area.

Alternatively, if you were looking to arrange something within your own university, I guess it would be just a case of social connections. We had a really quite good event at out place between STS people in sociology and STS people in the business school that was arranged by two PhD students from each of these depts.

I organized a seminar. The first step was getting funding, the mechanism for internal funding will vary by institution. Then I simply sent out invitations to speakers who I knew could speak on the topics I wanted for the seminar. After that it was a matter of organizing the various things with some admin support for sorting out payment of conference fees and registration (and afterwards payment of speakers' expenses). Publicity, food & drink, CPD points where relevant, papers from the seminar, materials for the delegates, directions to the venue including posters around campus.