Organize a Corporate Seminar
For companies, the organization of a seminar is a good opportunity to meet outside the usual professional framework. However, the organization of a corporate seminar requires preparation beforehand to ensure that the event is a success. An event of this type can have a real positive impact on your company.
Organize a corporate seminar? Discover with us the different points to deal with to organize this kind of event in an optimal way.
DEFINE THE OBJECTIVES OF THE CORPORATE SEMINAR
What are the objectives of organizing this corporate event? Relational, informative? You must ask yourself the following question: why organize a corporate seminar ? Depending on the purpose, the theme of your corporate seminar can take the following forms :
- Training seminar: these seminars are used to offer new skills to your employees.
- Motivation seminar: also known as an incentive seminar, this event is used to improve motivation and strengthen team cohesion among your employees through activities. Like a team building, but more work oriented!
- Integration seminar: welcome the new employees of your company. This type of event is used to integrate them into your teams.
- Management seminar: bring together the most important people in the company to exchange ideas and take stock of strategic decisions.
The convention center is the ideal place for a Normandy seaside seminar. The CID Deauville offers different spaces for your professional seminar. Indeed, the convention center of the Côte Fleurie, only 2 hours from Paris, offers companies and professionals the possibility to rent fully equipped seminar rooms with different configurations according to each need. For a residential seminar, Deauville, the most popular town in France, also welcomes you to take advantage of business tourism on foot in a completely idyllic setting.
Plan the budget for your corporate seminar
Once the objectives are clearly defined, you can tackle the budget. Here are some criteria to try to determine the expenses to come during the organization of your corporate seminar:
- Number of participants : to know it quickly, it is important to send invitations several months before the event. This will also encourage the participation of your employees because they will be able to block the date more easily.
Activities and entertainment : are activities or entertainment planned during your seminar? This point will also help you to organize the planning of the seminar.
The duration of the seminar : the duration of the seminar has a huge influence on the budget. Will it last several days? How many nights in a hotel or other accommodation? How many meals?
Any company can organize a seminar. The objective here is to have an idea of the total budget that will be spent for your event. It is always advisable and prudent to keep some budget for unforeseen events.
The CID event team is at your side to make your seminar in Normandy a success.
Choosing the right period for the organization of a corporate seminar
The choice of the date is determining for the success of your professional seminar. This type of corporate event can be organized throughout the year but certain periods should be avoided. Certain dates in the calendar (public holidays, major sporting or cultural events) or school vacations can compromise the attendance of the various participants.
It is recommended to organize your professional seminar in the following 3 periods:
- Before or after the end of the year holidays
- In June
- At the beginning of September
You must plan the date of your seminar several months in advance to have time to organize a quality event. Sending invitations as soon as possible to your employees and guests will also be a great help to establish a budget according to the number of participants and the animation.
The choice of the place for your corporate seminar
The choice of the location is crucial to make a company seminar pleasant for the participants but also for you. Some places are more suitable than others for the organization of professional events.
Depending on the activities and animations planned, some regions are more suitable to host your seminar. Seaside, mountain, etc., the choice is yours! The location must also be easily accessible for your employees. It is also necessary to provide accommodation if the seminar lasts several days, this is a factor in selecting the location of your event.
You must also pay attention to the capacity of reception for all your guests. Let’s take the example of a training seminar, it is essential to have enough places if there is group work. For the choice of the place of seminar, prefer spaces or the hiring of modular rooms.
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Organize a corporate seminar in Deauville
Are you looking for the perfect location for your next corporate seminar in France? How about organizing your event in Deauville? The beautiful seaside resort of Normandy has all the characteristics for the organization of quality seminars! The Normandy convention center is the first convention center in Normandy to be awarded the Sécuri-site label. The CID Deauville offers different venues for an eco-friendly seminar.
YOUR ECORESPONSIBLE EVENT IN NORMANDY
Ideally located two hours from Paris, Deauville is easily accessible and has many accommodations. The city is used to and hosts major events, such as the Deauville American Film Festival. Internationally renowned and known to all, Deauville is the perfect setting to amaze your guests. The city is full of exceptional venues such as the CID Deauville and the Villa Le Cercle. By organizing your company’s seminar here, you are guaranteed to have the ideal setting for your employees to have a pleasant time. Deauville offers the possibility of carrying out multiple activities or animations either during or outside the seminar.
So don’t hesitate to contact us to organize your corporate seminar at the Centre International de Deauville !