Last night I
attended Carol Corp Celebration thanks to my wonderful friend, which I totally
owe her something Hello Kitty related.
The event was held at the Museum
of Flight, a perfect
place for this event, and it started at 7pm.
Over all it was a good event, but I found it lacking in the presenting
department. I’ve noticed a trend lately
regarding nerd/geeky events be it lack of organization, venue, or something as
simple as a brief presentation can hinder an event from becoming a great event.
Lets Start
off with the obvious, Venue. When picking a place for an anticipated large
crowed, or even knowing that it is coinciding with a convention, you will need
to rent out a large enough space for the maximum amount of people you believe
will show. If you find that more people have shown up to the event than
anticipated, then you need to limit how many people can go inside. As soon as a group leave allow more people
in. People generally do not like to be
squished in like sardines. A flow of traffic
between bar, food and other venders makes a more pleasurable experience.
Next is ORGANIZATION. If you are even off your game by a little
bit, the whole crowd will feel it. This boils down to timing, for example food
being brought out or opening your doors on time and not having you guest wait
30 minutes in the cold, and checklists.
Checklists will keep your event going off without a hitch and makes sure
that everything starts on time.
Finally Presentation. This can
something as simple as decorating the venue to fit in with the theme or have a brief
speech to welcome your guests and thank the sponsors. While this may seem to be the lesser of the
three but it is the one that guests will first see and remember most of
all. This is where all your hard work
has paid off and you see the fruits of your labor.
Hope this
gives some assistance to any event coordinator out there next time they are planning
an event. What are your horror stores
attending events, let me know in the comment section below. This weekend is Emerald City Comic Con; I will
be attending Saturday and Sunday as Wonder Woman (bombshell and rock star
versions). If you spot me come say hi
take a picture.
See you on
the other side
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