You are planning to organize a company seminar and you are wondering about the time of year at which it would be preferable to plan this internal professional event, here are some answers to enlighten you and mature your project with full knowledge of the facts.
The 3 key periods for organizing a seminar
This is part of the uses. When it comes to planning and organizing business seminars, we see that three main periods stand out on the annual calendar.L. Although the Auberge d’Aillon et d’Ailleurs hosts seminars and other professional events throughout the year, 3 highlights punctuate the business seminar activity.
The month of June, the highlight of the seminar
With its favorable weather and the approach of the summer holidays, the month of June is an intense period in terms of business seminars. It is a key moment in the year to bring the teams together, take stock of the mid-year activity and mobilize energies around an outdoor team building. A seminar in June also makes it possible to consolidate the bonds between employees, by sharing a pleasant moment, just before the summer vacation.
The back-to-school seminar between mid-September and mid-October
With the return of the summer holidays comes the prospect of the last quarter and its objectives to be achieved. Whether the indicators are all in the green or on the contrary lacking, it is interesting to organize a back-to-school seminar to boost the teams by specifying the objectives to aim for by the end of the year. At the end of summer, a back-to-school seminar is also an opportunity to recreate connections between teams for better cohesion and better collective performance.
The end of year seminar
Many of you equate business seminars with “collective rewards”. For this reason, the end of the year period often represents the right time to organize a company seminar, take stock of the past year and congratulate the teams for their commitment and involvement with a wonderful festive evening. At a time when employees are looking for more listening, meaning and recognition, the end-of-year seminar allows us to meet these expectations and consolidate the links forged between the company’s key players.
Periods to avoid when organizing a seminar
If we suspect that school holiday periods should be avoided when organizing a business seminar, other parameters also come into play when choosing the right date for a business seminar.
The impact of school holidays
Who says school holidays means taking leave for a more or less significant part of the employees. Same thing during potential bridge periods in May! Also, when planning a seminar, we pay attention to the actual availability of the people concerned during school vacation periods. We should not exclude the possibility of organizing a seminar during school holidays, but we must keep in mind that this requires taking some precautions in terms of the availability of collaborators.
Annual events and celebrations
Each year has its share of dates of unconditional events, festivities and highlights. Also, in addition to the dates of Mother’s Day or Father’s Day for which certain members of your teams will have already planned a family reunion, it is important to be attentive to all other events brought to punctuate the year, namely elections, sporting events and other large-scale festivities (for example, the Festival of Lights in Lyon or the Cannes Film Festival).
What day should you choose to organize a seminar?
Now that we have a clearer picture of the annual periods conducive to seminars, we can wonder about the ideal day to organize your business seminar.
In fact, there is no real rule and it is possible to plan a seminar every day of the week and even on the weekend.
However, in practice, the option favored by the majority of companies is to position the seminar at the end of the week, to allow employees to manage their files during the first half of the week and to be more available. Thus, organizing a seminar on Thursdays and Fridays is a good choice to schedule work sessions on Thursday and end the week with more fun and festive activities on Friday.
In summary, the right seminar date is above all the one that best suits the way each company operates. Having said that, we still realize that habits and practices in terms of organizing seminars define clearly identified periods during the year. For this reason, when considering organizing a seminar, the first thing to do is to identify and reserve the location of the event without delay so as not to find yourself at a loss during the most popular periods.
At the Auberge d’Aillon et d’Ailleurs, the teams are available to help you organize your seminar throughout the year, whether for working sessions within the “La Ruche” seminar room or to organize outdoor activities with a wide range of local partners. For all your seminar projects and other professional events, contact the Auberge d’Aillon et d’Ailleurs by telephone on 04 58 39 01 30, by email on commercial@aillon-ailleurs.com or via the online form.
2024-01-25 07:25:53
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