Top tips for planning a successful community event

Communicating clearly, planning for the unexpected and reigning in your budget will all help your event go without a hitch

Pull a team together

Sort out your budget

Get the message out

Cover yourself – think safety and insurance

Have you got the right licenses?

Assess the risk and seek advice on insurance

Think carefully about how you cover your costs

Keep things simple

9 transport tips to consider when planning an event

Making sure your delegates can get to your venue is arguably the most crucial part of planning an event. To paraphrase the philosophical riddle of the tree in the forest making a sound: If a conference is organised but no one is able to get there, does it still happen?

1. Study the accessibility of the destination, its proximity to airports and other means of transport.

2. Assess the efficiency of the destination’s public transport.

3. Make the right choice to better allocate your budget.

4. Integrate public and private transportation.

5. Find a sponsor

6. Work with local authorities.

7. Select your suppliers.

8. Make a taxi implementation plan.

9. Be ready to handle unexpected requests.

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8 tips for traveling to a major sporting event

Whether your favorite team, horse, driver, or golfer wins or loses the competition, you will emerge victorious in your adventure by adhering to these eight tips for traveling to a major sporting event.

1. Make travel arrangements as far in advance as possible

2. Consider ancillary cost when booking your hotel

3. Purchase tickets from a legitimate source

4. Arrive early

5. Be respectful of opponents fans

6. Make purchases outside the venue

7. Plan your potty breaks

8. Bring a charging device for your smartphone

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3 Tips for Increasing Your ROI When Sponsoring an Event

Sponsoring an event can help attract new customers, increase audience engagement and improve your reputation. It’s likely that events of all kinds take place in your community every year, and it’s important to sponsor one that ties back to your business’ mission or products.

1.Understand your target audience.

2.Understand your investment.

3.Engage with your audience.

9 Event Security Tips That Can Save You from Disaster

Often we as event professionals think of the attendee experience first – like food-and-beverage, venue location, speaker and entertainment considerations – and then tack on event security much later. In fact, we often approach it much like we do insurance. We know we need it but tend not to invest enough in it, and if disaster strikes we find ourselves woefully lacking and unprepared.

1. Assess your event’s security risk upfront

2. Create an emergency response plan

3. Focus first on people and context, then on technology and tools

4. Create a visible security presence

5. Widen your event’s footprint

6. Collect identifying information in advance and check IDs upon entry

7. Make your event as invisible as possible to the public

8. Lock down the event WiFi

9. Screen all staff, including venue staff