What Conference Services Are Available Through UO Continuing and Professional Education?

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UO Continuing and Professional Education (CPE) provides administrative support for conferences and noncredit workshops through its Conference Services unit. According to the program's website, this support is available to a range of event organizers, including academic departments and individual faculty members. If you are planning a conference or noncredit workshop and need help with the administrative side of running it, Conference Services is the relevant entry point.

Who Conference Services Is For

The CPE website states that Conference Services supports "a variety of conferences and noncredit workshops, including events offered by academic departments and individual faculty members." That means the service is not limited to one type of host. Based on the site's description, potential users include:

  • Academic departments at the University of Oregon
  • Individual faculty members organizing events
  • Other organizers of conferences or noncredit workshops

The site directs interested parties to "See the Conference Services support options" for details, which indicates that specific service offerings are listed on a dedicated page rather than summarized on the homepage.

What Kind of Support Is Described

The homepage describes Conference Services as providing "administrative support" to conferences and noncredit workshops. It does not enumerate every specific service on the main page; instead, it points to a separate list of support options.

For context on the broader administrative capabilities of CPE, the site notes that its Academic Support services "can include but are not limited to registration processing and management, accounting, customer service, and data management." These are described under Academic Support rather than Conference Services specifically, so they should not be assumed to be identical offerings. The exact scope of Conference Services support is best confirmed by reviewing the dedicated support options page.

How CPE Fits Into the University

CPE operates as a self-support, fee-based unit. According to the website, its programs "are self-support and fee-based; they do not use state dollars." This matters for event organizers because it means services are provided on a fee basis rather than through state funding.

CPE also describes itself as connecting the University of Oregon with regional communities, working "in partnership with UO schools and colleges, selected vendors, and national credentialing associations," and serving "more than 5,000 participants annually."

What to Do If You Want to Use Conference Services

  1. Go to the CPE website and locate the Conference Services section.
  2. Review the listed support options to see what administrative help is available for your event type.
  3. Use the contact information provided on the site to reach out about your specific conference or noncredit workshop.

The site's Contact section is the appropriate channel for questions about whether your event qualifies and what support CPE can provide.