It is standard practice for a congress to start with an opening ceremony, after which the programme is divided into the plenary sessions and parallel sessions. As for the working language of the congress, its choice is up to the association, but the organisers usually arrange for simultaneous interpretation throughout the event.

The PCO usually employs hostesses that are at hand to assist the delegates, help them find their way to and fro individual conference halls and make sure that everything runs as smoothly as possible. The quality of this staff is extremely important for the success of any congress. If no PCO is used, it is up to the National Organising Committee to hire such staff from a PCO or use the services of an agency recommended by the operator of the congress venue.

All congress venues have to be suitably and adequately signposted, so that the delegates can easily find their way around.

The delegates will require catering services (coffee, tea, light refreshments during each break, lunch), the conference halls have to be furnished with the required technical equipment (including audiovisual equipment reflecting the needs of the speakers and the audience) operated by qualified support staff. Furthermore, the organisers have to arrange for a security service and for medical staff to be at hand in order to deal with any emergencies. Last but not least, the organisers need to arrange for insurance, providing adequate cover in case of any problems related to the event´s organisation or even its cancellation.

The professional organizers of congresses spring from the need to make come to true Committee Organizer’s desires and to give this that they are looking for when they decide to make an event.

Congresos Principado de Asturias has skilled staff with astuteness, power to resolve, originality, and people very demanding, these characteristics close to the fact that we are members of the Spanish PCO Association, make us the perfect candidates to organize an event.