The complete event planning checklist: from idea to after the event
Plan your event in eight clear phases, and know when each one starts and what must be done before you move on to the next.
Practical articles from a team that plans and delivers exhibitions and conferences across the UAE: planning, budgets and sponsors, booth design, marketing and attendee experience, venues, permits and seasons.
Plan your event in eight clear phases, and know when each one starts and what must be done before you move on to the next.
Work out your booth size from the conversations you want and what you’ll display, not the budget alone, and pick the right booth type before signing.
Know what to settle six months, three months and one month before a Dubai conference, what to do in event week, and which tasks usually slip.
A week-by-week plan showing what to send, to whom and where, when to close early-bird pricing, and which numbers to check each week.
Build an event budget from ten clear categories, cost the items people forget, and track actual spend against estimates to the last invoice.
Work out how many check-in lanes and staff you need, plan badge printing and offline mode, and run the first 30 minutes after doors open.
Compare hotels, exhibition centres, outdoor sites and unique venues, and know exactly what to ask a venue before you sign.
Write a clear two-page event brief that sets out the goal, audience, budget and who decides, with a filled example for a Dubai launch.
Design what visitors see from ten metres, three metres and inside your stand, so they get one clear message, a reason to stop and an easy path.
The same team writing these articles plans and delivers exhibitions and conferences across the UAE.