Abstract

Session presented on Thursday, September 20, 2012:

Most professional event planners will tell you that planning an event will be one of the most challenging things you will ever do. It requires a variety of skills covering many details that can make or break the success of your event. In this session, you will receive a birds-eye view of the five broad areas of event planning: organization & needs assessment, goals & objectives, planning, implementation and post event assessment. Together, these areas fit together to create a successful event that has a positive return on investment for your organization.

Authors

Scott Kerr

Author Details

Scott Kerr, CMP (Sigma Staff presenter)

Sigma Membership

Non-member

Type

Presentation

Format Type

Text-based Document

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N/A

Research Approach

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Keywords:

Event Planning, Chapter Leaders

Conference Name

Leadership Forum 2012

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Conference Year

2012

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Basic event planning: It's more than 'just planning a party'

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Session presented on Thursday, September 20, 2012:

Most professional event planners will tell you that planning an event will be one of the most challenging things you will ever do. It requires a variety of skills covering many details that can make or break the success of your event. In this session, you will receive a birds-eye view of the five broad areas of event planning: organization & needs assessment, goals & objectives, planning, implementation and post event assessment. Together, these areas fit together to create a successful event that has a positive return on investment for your organization.