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By Consultants for Consultants Convention

Monday 14 November 2005 at The King's Fund, London W1, UK
Organised by the IEE Consultants Professional Network, Supported by The Joint Consultants Forum.

Introduction

Programme

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Introduction
The number of self-employed professionals and the number of consultants continues to grow in the developed countries and indeed it is predicted that most of us will be consultants and/or self employed at some time or other in our careers.

Co-operation with other consultants and engineers in other disciplines is of ever-increasing importance and hence having the “right network” is now a crucial ingredient in continuing to find employment as an independent. This convention aims to offer advice on ways in which self-employed individuals can find more work. Working on your own is risky and not everybody can manage an income that is insecure and “lumpy”. The Convention will be a participative, co-operative and interactive event designed to trigger participants to develop their consulting, personal and business management skills.

Key Benefits of Attending
• Gain the knowledge and inspiration to transform your ideas into commercially successful offerings
• Hear straight from the expert's mouth from those who have overcome hurdles to achieve commercial success
• Network and share experiences with speakers, other delegates and exhibitors
• Discuss specific issues face-to-face with key speakers
• Share and generate ideas in a panel debate/interactive session

Who should attend?
Consultants, self-employed and those involved in running a small partnership. The Convention will also be of interest to those who are considering becoming a self-employed consultant.

Programme

	Stream 1 Smarter Working	Stream 2 Client Relationship Management	Stream 3 Consultancy (hard) Skills	Stream 4 Soft Skills for Consultants
TIME
09.30-10.00	Registration, Refreshments and Poster boards
10.00-10.30	Plenary session: What do organisations look for when appointing a consultant? Future Market Trends What you need to be successful now and in the future Joe Sumners, Associate Director, Ove Arup & Partners
10.30-11.15	The consultant's office Dr. John Clark	Managing Change Through Independent Consultants Keith Willett Sanderson and Neale Ltd	Being a Contractor Chris Woollacott, Professional Contractors Group	Taking your own medicine Tony Davis addAcumen
11.20-12.00	Basic Accounting Kevan Leach Leach Associates Ltd	Selling Technical Skills and Knowledge Jeremy Smallwood Electrostatic Solutions Ltd	Codes of Conduct Harvey Dearden Time Domain Solutions	Tapping into your Creativity Hillary Taylor Zumiya Consulting
12.05-12.45	Understanding Your Clients Needs Tony Davis addAcumen	Maximising the return from your website Andrew Wilcox, Cabre	Being an Expert Witness Antony Anderson	Storytelling and Metaphors Hillary Taylor Zumiya Consulting
13.00-13.55	Lunch and Networking
14.00-14.40	Simple Finance for Consultants Nic J. Williamson Azteck	Working on Behalf of a Larger Organisation Martin Tate IT Evaluation Ltd	Writing Reports Hamish Bell C-Bell Associates	How to Communicate More Effectively with Clients Isobel Brown The IEE
14.45-15.25	Pay-for Networks Andrew Wilcox Cabre	Government R&D Funding Nigel Wall Shadow Creek Consulting	Marketing Tony Hurley	Ways to sell yourself to your Clients Isobel Brown The IEE
15.30-16.10	CPD for Consultants Keith Parr	Contract Terms and Conditions Peter Foyer Peter Foyer Consulting Engineers	Proposal Writing Mike Wrigley	Networking Nic J. Williamson Azteck
16.15-16.25	Refreshments
16.30- 17.00	Panel Session
17.00	A Networking Event Organised by the Joint Consultants Forum will take place at The Explorer, Great Castle Street, London W1 (3 minutes walk from The King's Fund).

Sponsorship Opportunities
We are inviting companies to exhibit in the main foyer. For further information, please contact Jacquie Lee tel. +44 (0) 1438 765630, email jacquie.lee@iee.org.uk

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Message from the Consultants PN Chair, Sue Grinsted on reasons why you should attend the Convention.

Fees

	Early Bird Rate For registration before 7 November 2005
IEE Member	(£150.00) (+£26.25 VAT = £176.25)
Non Member	(£180.00) (+£31.50 VAT= £211.50)