Managing Conference and Events

MANAGING
CONFERENCE AND
EVENTS

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
ACTIVITY 1....................................................................................................................................3
Reporting on event sector.......................................................................................................3
ACTIVITY 2....................................................................................................................................4
Skills required in event industry.............................................................................................4
ACTIVITY 3....................................................................................................................................6
Planning event room setup.....................................................................................................6
ACTIVITY 4....................................................................................................................................7
Planning event safety..............................................................................................................7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
Event or conference is the events organized for many different purposes such as business
purpose, personal events and many other different types of events. It is very necessary for the
people to manage the event in a successful manner because if the event is not successful then it is
a wasteful activity and a loss of money (Farrow, 2017). The following report is based on the
discussion of the different types of categories of event and dimensions of the event.
The report further will discuss the different types of trend going on in the event industry.
Next the discussion will be done on the different roles and management skills which are required
to perform the role. Further in the next segment the outlining of the design and layout of the
event and the additional service to be provided to the client will be discussed. In the end, the
report will highlight some of the safety measures which needs to be followed at time of event.
ACTIVITY 1
Reporting on event sector
Categories of event sector
The event sector is a very large industry and involves many different types of events
which can be organized in accordance with the needs of the clients. The major categories of the
different events are discussed in the following points connected below-
Personal events- these are the events which are organized by the event company for the
personal needs of the client. These events are the ones in which only the guest selected by the
client are invited and the event company organize these events for the satisfaction of the needs of
the client (Chmutina and Bosher, 2016). These events are of type like weddings, birthday parties,
festival gathering, anniversary celebrations and many other different types of event.
Corporate event- another category of event is the corporate or business event. These are
the events which are organized for the public as a whole and for the purpose of increasing the
business. The major types of business events are like, trade shows, conferences, seminars, new
product launch, meeting and many other different types of events.
Charity- another category of the event is the charity or the fundraising activities. These
are the events which are organized for a social cause under which the event aims at raising
money for social purpose like upliftment of the poor segment of society or the society as a whole
(Rogers and Davidson, 2015). These events can be of different types like charitable auctions,
sponsored runs and other events.