Amar SY

Event Planner

Europ Event • Part-time

Apr 2009 - Aug 2011 • 2 yrs 4 mos

Team Management, event services implementations. Supply chain management and teamwork. Strategic planning and supervision. • Contributing to the organization and preparation of conferences and events, preparing negotiations. • Liaise with clients to find out their exact event requirements. • Produce detailed proposals for events (including timelines, venues, suppliers, legal obligations, staffing and budgets). • Research venues, suppliers, and contractors, then negotiate prices and hire manage and coordinate suppliers and all event logistics (for example, venue, catering, travel). • Liaise with sales and marketing teams to publicize and promote the event. • Manage all pre-event planning, organizing guest speakers, and delegate packs. • Coordinate suppliers, handle client queries and troubleshoot on the day of the event to ensure that all runs smoothly and to budget. • Manage a team of staff, giving full briefings. Organize facilities for car parking, traffic control, security, first aid, hospitality, and the media. • Make sure that insurance, legal, health, and safety obligations are followed. • Oversee the dismantling and removal of the event and clear the venue efficiently. • Produce post-event evaluation to inform future events research opportunities for new clients and events.