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Organizing a conference with Excel? 3 tasks partially solved with a free template
Your task: organize a conference. Your tool of choice: Microsoft Excel. Say what? You’re neither a formula wizard nor a master of spreadsheet gymnastics? How many days would you survive in that jungle of tabs?! Better idea: stop worrying about formula errors and broken cell references! Use this well-thought-out Excel template for your conference planning. Available for free download. How can you successfully manage attendee data, payments, and abstracts with it? And where does your conference face the risk of an Excel meltdown? That’s what this post is all about.
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