11/01/2013 | CATEGORY: Ask The Event Doctor
Dear Event Doctor: Our city will be hosting a national championship in a sport that has previously not had much exposure in our city. We are expecting lots of people to visit for this event, but we also want to engage our local community in supporting and attending. What are some of the best ways…READ MORE
10/01/2013 | CATEGORY: Ask The Event Doctor
Dear Event Doctor: We recently completed one of our key events of the year, and all went well. Still, we feel we should conduct a postmortem to determine whether things could have gone better. What is the best way to organize a post-event review and what factors should be considered? —Reviewing the Tape Dear Reviewing:…READ MORE
09/25/2013 | CATEGORY: Ask The Event Doctor
Dear Event Doctor: We are down to two potential sites to host our next championship event after winnowing the field from more than a dozen interested cities. Each of our finalists has its pros and cons but on paper they are very close. Is there any one factor you look to when you are trying…READ MORE
09/15/2013 | CATEGORY: Ask The Event Doctor
Dear Event Doctor: We have tried but just missed out on several potential hosting opportunities that we thought we had a good chance of winning. Some of the sports organizations we were hoping to host have not been forthcoming on why we lost the bids, even after we sought feedback on what we could have…READ MORE
09/01/2013 | CATEGORY: Ask The Event Doctor
Dear Event Doctor: I saw you in the “60 Minutes Sports” story on the Super Bowl in New Orleans and was struck by how calm you were when the lights went out during the game. How do you prepare for something like that, and how did you keep your event staff so calm? —Grace Under…READ MORE