Event Management - What's it all about?

Events management is a hired team of people who plan and manage your event.

Event Management is an exciting and growing field that is garnering more and more attention all of the time. Also sometimes referred to as event planning and production, it is defined as "the process of planning a festival, ceremony, competition, party or convention." Event planning is a part of the hospitality industry.

Event management often specialize in a particular area of either corporate or social events. Corporate planners' focus may include marketing campaigns, internal events for employees, seminars and conferences or celebratio

ns for the company. Social events include weddings, significant parties such as Sweet Sixteen parties, debutante balls or anniversary festivities.

Event management teams work to ensure the success of the event in question and to have the end result come off seamlessly. Event planners, sometimes called EP's, coordinate every tiny detail of the event, from lining up the speakers and finding an appropriate location for the event to arranging for any printed material and/or audio-visual equipment required.

Events management can book and order Florists, Photographers, DJ's, Bands, Bakeries, Videographers, Rental suppliers, Shuttles, Limousines, Valets and important Venues to host any kind of special events on your behalf. Your events management team can also advise you on entertainment and suggest tried and tested dancers, acts, comedians, bands, musicians and so on.

Event planners must be creative and well organized, but they must also have excellent interpersonal skills. Events are about people, so successful event planners must be able to effectively listen to what clients want, develop relationships and negotiate with vendors (companies that supply products and services for events).