Professional Event Coordination_ Julia Silvers WILEY

An event is an experience, carefully crafted to deliver an impact on the person in attendance. The activities, environment, and layers of multi- sensory effects are integrated into an event design that is staged and choreographed with precision and polish. The best event experience is one in which the mechanics are imperceptible to the attendee and the in- tended impact is delivered effectively and invisibly.
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Professional Event Coordination_ Julia Silvers WILEY Professional Event Coordination The Wiley Event Management Series SERIES EDITOR: DR. JOE GOLDBLATT, CSEP Special Events: Twenty-First Century Global Event Management, Third Edition by Dr. Joe Goldblatt, CSEP The International Dictionary of Event Management, Second Edition by Dr. Joe Goldblatt, CSEP, and Kathleen S. Nelson, CSEP Corporate Event Project Management by William O’Toole and Phyllis Mikolaitis, CSEP Event Marketing: How to Successfully Promote Events, Festivals, Conventions, and Expositions by Leonard H. Hoyle, CAE, CMP Event Risk Management and Safety by Peter E. Tarlow, Ph.D. Event Sponsorship by Bruce E. Skinner, CFE, and Vladimir Rukavina, CFE Professional Event Coordination by Julia Rutherford Silvers, CSEP Professional Event Coordination Julia Rutherford Silvers, CSEP JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC. This book is printed on acid-free paper. Copyright © 2004 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey Published simultaneously in Canada. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning, or otherwise, except as permitted under Section 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copy- right Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc., 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, (978) 750-8400, fax (978) 750-4470, or on the web at www.copyright.com. Requests to the Publisher for permission should be ad- dressed to the Permissions Department, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 111 River Street, Hobo- ken, NJ 07030, (201) 748-6011, fax (201) 748-6008, e-mail: permcoordinator@wiley.com. Limit of Liability/Disclaimer of Warranty: While the publisher and author have used their best efforts in preparing this book, they make no representations or warranties with respect to the accuracy or completeness of the contents of this book and specifically disclaim any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. No warranty may be created or extended by sales representatives or written sales materials. The advice and strategies contained herein may not be suitable for your situation. You should consult with a professional where appropriate. Neither the publisher nor author shall be liable for any loss of profit or any other commercial damages, including but not limited to special, inci- dental, consequential, or other damages. For general information on our other products and services or for technical support, please contact our Customer Care Department within the United States at (800) 762-2974, outside the United States at (317) 572-3993 or fax (317) 572-4002. Wiley also publishes its books in a variety of electronic formats. Some content that appears in print may not be available in electronic books. For more information about Wiley prod- ucts, visit our web site at www.wiley.com. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data: Silvers, Julia Rutherford. Professional event coordination / Julia Rutherford Silvers. p. cm. — (The Wiley event management series) Includes index. ISBN 0-471-26305-2 1. Special events—Planning. 2. Special events—Management. I. Title. II. Series. GT3405.S55 2004 394.2—dc21 2003012936 Printed in the United States of America. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 To Larry, my husband, my sailor, my best friend—the one who has made any and all moon hanging possible. Contents Foreword—Edward G. Polivka ix Foreword—Dr. Joe Goldblatt, CSEP xi Preface xiii Acknowledgments xvii Chapter 1 Anatomy of an Event 1 Chapter 2 The Event Element Assessment 27 Chapter 3 Developing the Event Site 63 Chapter 4 Accommodating the Audience 93 Chapter 5 Providing the Event Infrastructure 133 Chapter 6 Safe Operations 169 Chapter 7 Coordinating the Environment 203 Chapter 8 Fundamentals of the Production 231 Chapter 9 Staging the Entertainment Experience 269 Chapter 10 Food and Beverage Operations 293 Chapter 11 Making Event Memories 317 Chapter 12 Ancillary Programs 341 Chapter 13 Vendors and Volunteers 367 Chapter 14 Knowledge Management 397 Chapter 15 Strategies for Success 423 Appendix 1 Sample Client Interview Form 431 Appendix 2 Sample On-Site Change Order Form 439 Appendix 3 Event “Survival” Kit 441 Appendix 4 Sample Site Inspection Checklist 443 Appendix 5 References and Reading List 449 Index 457 vii Foreword In 1976 the president of the university where I was teaching asked me to take over the direction of a tourism program that was losing enrollment. His charge was to make the program grow or sign its death certificate. I began researching all aspects of tourism for a program that would use our teaching resources, appeal to our students, and give them some leverage in the job market after graduation. ...