Collecting and Analyzing Data to Inform Future Convention Planning

SUMA is now offering a unique and engaging opportunity in event planning and marketing for the intern and also for collecting and analyzing data to improve Convention planning. SUMA is a member-driven not-for-profit organization that runs an annual Convention for its member municipalities. The annual Convention involves education sessions, networking opportunities, question and answer periods with SUMA and with provincial politicians, opportunities to identify new and pressing advocacy issues, opportunities to learn about the services and programs SUMA offers, and more. SUMA has planned and run over 100 Conventions in the past and has various ideas (mostly around data collection, organization, and analysis) on how Conventions can be improved upon, both in the planning and running of the Conventions. Unfortunately, there has never been the time or resources available to explore these ideas, and hiring an intern will provide an opportunity to pursue these different avenues which will hopefully lead to increased efficiency and effectiveness of the Convention. In addition to improving upon events/sessions from years past, data will also be collected and analyzed to predict useful and relevant new events/sessions for upcoming Conventions for the first time (these would be brand new events/sessions, rather than improving on existing events/sessions).

Faculty Supervisor:

Andrei Volodin

Student:

Partner:

Municipalities of Saskatchewan

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

University of Regina

Program: