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Event Management

Notes 5. After all Required Event Staff have signed approval please take the signed hardcopy to
………… Associate Dean Academic’s Office for final room booking. (Only Hard Copies
will be accepted at this time)
6. After the proposal has been approved by all levels of administration and all rooms have been
booked please return to the President so that the Event can be posted on the Website Calendar.

Self Assessment

Fill in the blanks:

6. Many ........................... trade publications exist to help event planning and production
professionals become educated about the issues and trends in their industry.
7. The Internet will continue to drive the development of the ........................... industry.

8. One must use ........................... quickly and accurately to ensure that his event remains
competitive throughout the twenty-first century.
9. A ........................... is a document that an organization posts to elicit bids from potential
vendors for a product or service.
10. An RFP is made up of several elements, which may vary depending upon the ...........................

7.7 Corporate Event Planning Ideas and Tips

Corporate events should always be light yet appealing. Concentrate on the motive of even and
accordingly set your plan. The event should be more of informative that does not mean you would
ignore the entertainment stuff. Following are some of the corporate planning ideas and tips:
1. Corporate event planning ideas
2. Opt for some change in location
3. Research about the past events of company and inquire about their locations.
If the location is office or any hotel then try to change the location by selecting some
beautiful place like resorts, water parks, etc. even if you are selecting some spacious hall
then make sure you make it look elegant by giving it new theme and decoration. Attendees
should feel as if they have entered in some heaven like place.
4. Add fun loving elements to event (Humor)
Corporate events usually have tag of boring as the activities carried out here are mainly
related to business and this is the motive of event. But while doing so do not ignore the
humor factor as nothing in life is perfect without humor. Try to make the environment
lighter by adding some fun loving elements to the event.
5. Recognize the efforts of employee
Corporate events are the best place to reward your employees and make them feel special.
During such events make list of employees who have performed excellently and reward
them with best gifts. As an event manager you have to make sure that gifts provided are
properly wrapped and arranged in a proper order.

6. Look for best caterer
Food is important part of all types of events. Arrange the food which is finger licking and
people attending event go with smiling face. For this you need to look for best caterer and
do not compromise on quality. Discuss the food menu with concerned authority and
suggest something from on your part in the menu.

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