I have been in the event planning business for over 25 years and I know how to plan and organize successful events. However, I never stop using my event planning checklist for every event I organize. Because;
It’s the easiest way to create a common language with event stakeholders and partners to work in close coordination,
The simplest way to share tasks and responsibilities with event stakeholders and partners, I don't want to keep my head busy with the question of whether I'm missing a task.Allows me to focus on the "How can I do it better?" question instead of the "What should I do?" question,
As I update my checklist with each event I organize, it transforms my knowledge and experience into an easy-to-use roadmap,
Did you know that event planning and management software also works like a checklist and guides you step by step with a "must have" and "nice to have" approach? For example, regardless of the complexity of your events, by using MeetingHand Online Event Management Software, one of the widely used event management platforms in the market, you can plan and run every step of your events in a seamless way by benefiting from the experience of many events organized by it.
There are many different checklists to help you plan your events, taking into account criteria such as timeline, topic, or event type. But the most important thing here is to agree on a traceable workflow with your business partners.
Considering that each event has unique planning and management concerns and needed to be handled with a broad perspective, I wanted to share with you my academic and scientific conference planning checklist, which is one of the most comprehensive types of events, so that you can create your custom checklist that might suit your needs best.
I'm sharing my checklist here as a general guideline, but you can always email me for more details explaining your specific requirements or mentioning your interests.
As success always lies in the details, start with analyzing and defining the essentials of your conference. At this point, my to-do list includes these steps: