Herstory - District and Regional
- Clear up all financial matters as promptly as possible.
- Give multitudinous thanks — in person, or in writing — or both
- Thank everyone who came and participated.
- Thank everyone who helped with preparation and presentation, including workshop leaders, food preparers, home hospitality hosts, etc., etc., etc.
- Thank the host society.
- Be generous with hugs — including yourself — for jobs well done and time well spent!
- How many workshops occur during the conference depends in part on the physical plant. If relatively few rooms, or only small ones, are available, it is possible to stagger workshops.
- It is important for people's comfort not to allow workshops to become over-crowded. One way to control the size is to make sign-up sheets with numbered lines for participants.
- If there are space limitations, it is possible to accommodate a popular workshop by offering it twice. (This also helps participants make fewer agonizing choices between interesting workshops which fall at the same time.)
- When planning workshops, it is good to offer a variety of options that will appeal to a diverse group, including thinking, feeling and artistic endeavors.
- Workshop leaders should be asked to turn in a form giving the title and a brief description of the workshop, a short autobiographical note, an indication of how they want their space set up (theater style, chairs in a circle, etc.), and equipment they need. (See Appendix J: Sample Workshop Information Form.)
- The conference program should include a biographical note on the workshop leaders as well as the title and short description of each workshop.
- Setting aside a space with refreshments, where participants can relax and get acquainted when they first arrive, can help to facilitate community-building.