Introduction

Developing event support means carrying out the tasks to make an event successful. For a conference, a Steering Committee provides direction by creating appropriate sub-groups, such as Communications, Logistics, and Program. They provide inputs to a high level milestone chart. For a small event, one or two people may develop event support.

First, the sub-committees expand on the milestone chart from the Steering Committee. Then they assign a responsible individual and due date for each task, and establish a regular meeting schedule.

Pre-conference, conference, and post-conference activities set the stage for an event, ensure it runs smoothly, and provide for the necessary follow-on work.

Table of contents

This chapter has three sections.

Section

Title

Page

1

Before an Event

33

2

During an Event

65

3

After an Event

75