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Event organiser.

Range of activities you would carry out:

I would be responsible for the production of the event from conception through to completion.

The role of event organiser varies depending on the organisation and type of event involved. Activities often include: researching markets to identify opportunities for events, liaising with clients to ascertain their precise event requirements, producing detailed proposals for events (e.g. timelines, venues, suppliers, legal obligations, staffing and budgets), agreeing to and managing a budget, securing and booking a suitable venue or location, coordinating venue management, caterers, stand designers, contractors and equipment hire, identifying and securing speakers or special guests, etc.

The role of event organiser is hands-on and often involves working as part of a team., excellent organisational skills and attention to detail. They must work well under pressure, ensuring the smooth and efficient running of an event.

Qualifications:

-Available during standard business hours

-Responsible

-Over the age of 18

Required skills and knowledge:

-Event organisers must be able to complete a wide range of activities requiring clear communication

-Work in teams

-Outgoing

-Hardworking

-Driven with a positive attitude

Who you would work with and or for National and International Clients:

I would work with whoever is offering the job of event organiser in an office and/or  the event itself.

Size and type of organisation: Euro London Appointments.

Salary: up to £35.000 per annum.

Career opportunities:

There are a lot of jobs in event organiser, because there will be events all the time, in all the areas. One of the jobs that I have found is planning, organising and project managing various seminars and exhibitions with a Japanesse company.

Event Research

 The commentary below shows the complexity of the industry:

     "The event industry brings together the organisers and buyers of events of all kinds and particular business events of all kinds - training courses, road shows, sales. It also includes consumer events, so it brings together the organisers who supply the myriad of services, be they venues providing the location, be they destinations, production companies who organise the stage management of that event, specialist caterers and a whole range of other services or providers together go to make up the event industry." (Events industry expert).

Description: Whole events industry (including suppliers 21)

Total employment: 530,000 (Mar 2007)

Economic value

     Below are key facts and figures regarding the economic value of the business events sector:

·      -  Business visits and event are worth over £22 billion to Britain’s economy22 in terms of its wider economic impact through associated delegate expenditure on travel, entertainment, shopping, pre and post conference tours.

·         -There are already 450 major events held nationally worth around £1 billion to the UK economy.

·         -Business visits represent 28% of all overseas visitors.

·         -Around 80 million people attend 1.5 million conferences and meetings annually.

·         -Business visitors spend an average of £122 per day – nearly twice the daily rate of that spent by the leisure traveller.

The following are types of suppliers that may be needed for an event:

·              Venues - indoor and outdoor venues are required for organising many events for example hotels, conferences centres, exhibition centres, and show grounds.

·         Attractions (for instance the delegates play golf)

·         -Florists

·         -Rigging

·         -Builders

·         -Theming companies

·         -Staffing companies (e.g. stewards, bar staff, security)

·         -Drink companies

·         -Destination marketing and management (Conference bureaux – destination marketing organisations or DMOs).

·         -Producers

·         -Audio Visual

·         -Entertainment services

·         -Presenters

·         -Travel agencies

·         -Specialist hospitality

·         -Transport

·         -Temporary structure