Week 11 - event management Flashcards
Sport Event Typologies:
Participation
Focused on those participating in the sport
Sport event typologies (4)
- participation
- spectator
- planned events
- unplanned events
Sport Event Typologies: spectator
focused on those watching the event
Sport Event Typologies: planned events
temporary & pre-determined beginning and end
Sport Event Typologies: unplanned events
lack of pre-determined beginning or end
major sport events organization
- Temporary → created for the event
- Pulsating → periodic event
^^ important ones - Sports organization → event used as a strategic tool
major sport events characteristics
- High attendance and media interest
- High resource requirements
major sport events purpose
- Economic development
- Sport development
- Urban development
- Tourism development
- International prestige
- Destination image
what do you evaluate?
- Pre-determined criteria
- Participants and spectators
- Volunteers and staff
- Sponsors
how do you wrap up?
- Reflect
- Keep detailed records
- Make recommendations for improvement
- Share when necessary
minor events organization
- Temporary → created for the event
- Pulsating → periodic event
- Sport organization → event used as a strategic tool
^important one
minor events characteristics?
- Low attendance and media interest
- Low resource requirements
minor events purpose
- Support the organization’s strategic goals
- Community development
event planning tools
- Gantt chart
- volunteer documents (planning, soliciting, timetable)
- run of show
- technical documents
- feedback
- wrap up
what is a Gantt chart?
- Organizational tool for the entire event
- Can be used in project management
- Work-back tasks
Volunteer staff documents
- What staff will you need? (To do what? & When?)
- How will you fill the spots?
- How will you communicate schedule to staff?
run of the show
Detailed document
* Outlines the entire event
* Purpose: anyone can take over as event lead
technical documents
Depends on the specific event/ sport
