Did you want to raise money or awareness? How many attendees are you hoping to get? Establishing it upfront will make it easier to gauge the success of your event.
Make sure it doesn’t conflict with any other events taking place in your area, or any major holidays. What kind of insurance does the venue require? Can you serve alcohol? Determine the requirements before committing.
Ironing out every detail will help ensure you don’t miss a thing
Based on the costs above, you’ll be able to determine how much your event will cost — and if you’ll need to reduce any of them!
Start building out an event website or pages on your website that describe the event. Develop an event logo and tagline.
Follow up to confirm sponsorships and underwriting, get any promotional materials you’ll be sharing at the event and ask sponsors to share event on their promotional channels
Promote as much as you can!
With catering and equipment, etc. You should also ensure back-up plans are developed for any situation (e.g.. back-up volunteers as VIP greeters, additional volunteers for registration or set-up)
The main event! Stay calm and everything will be fine. We have a very supportive team on-site that cater for all needs, may it be technical or operational.
No feedback is bad feedback! What you lean from one event can only make the next one better.
