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Event Budgeting: The 2019 Guide to Master Your Event Budget

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The Basics of Building an Event Budget

As an event planner, staying within your client’s budget is key. And to do that, you need a detailed event budget that you and your client agree on. Whether you’re new to event planning or a seasoned professional, keeping an event budget will help you stay organized and prepared for any client inquiry — and help you avoid going over budget. For a basic event, such as a seminar or dinner party, Excel or other spreadsheet programs can be helpful.

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The Balance Small Business

Event Budget Templates

When you host an event, there are a lot of things to monitor. Event budgets are among the most important aspects of event planning and management. Whether it’s a large concert performance or a small fundraising event, there are a wide range of expenses and revenues to manage—and without a centralized place to track them, important items can fall through the cracks and push you over budget.

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Smartsheet

Traffic Management at Special Events

If you are organising a special event in Queensland, such as a sporting or community event, you should first refer to the Queensland Government’s Best practice guidelines for event delivery in Queensland. This outlines the guiding principles for event organisers interacting with the Queensland Government to enable them to successfully plan and manage an event. For information about managing events in Queensland and access to this guide, please visit Help with running special events.

Depending on the size, location and impact of your event, you may identify several stakeholders such as local council, landowners and Queensland government agencies which you may need to contact to discuss your event and requirements.

To run a special event in Queensland, organisers must obtain written approval from the Queensland Police Service (QPS) and the public or private authorities responsible for the roads the event will use.

The Department of Transport and Main Roads has published a step-by-step guide on the process for seeking approvals. Read through Supplement 6.2-1 Special Events Affecting Roads in Queensland (PDF, 7.82 MB) for information.

What is the Event Traffic Marshal Scheme?

The Department of Transport and Main Roads is committed to supporting local community and sporting groups by making it easier for them to hold events.

As part of this commitment, Transport and Main Roads has introduced the Event Traffic Marshal (ETM) scheme, an alternative option for traffic control in low speed / low risk environments at sporting and community events. The ETM role allows basic traffic control activities to be delivered by trained volunteers at permitted special events.

Community and sporting organisations often require the assistance of volunteers to allow events to proceed smoothly, and to reduce the cost of staging events. Volunteers traditionally undertake various event tasks such as parking attendance; event set up activities; and pedestrian / spectator control.

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Information for Event Organisers

This fact sheet provides Event Organisers with information about engaging volunteers as Event Traffic Marshals (ETMs) to undertake basic traffic control duties at Special Events in low risk road environments.

How to become an Event Traffic Marshal

The Special Event Traffic Marshal Scheme is administered by the Department of Transport and Main Roads.
The scheme is intended to provide sporting, community and special interest groups with an alternative option to manage traffic in the vicinity of the event, in circumstances where accredited Traffic Controllers may not be required for basic and low risk duties.

A Definite Guide to Health and Safety Requirements for Event Planning

1. An introduction to event planning

• Your responsibilities
• Identifying the scale and scope of the event

2. The importance of health & safety

• What the law says
• Dealing with contractors
• Advice for food and alcohol consumption
• Managing crowds safely

3. Planning for incidents at your event

• How to identify risks and hazards
• Do I need insurance for my event?
• Roles and responsibilities in emergency plans

4. Disability awareness and planning for accessibility

• The benefits of inclusiveness
• How to plan an accessible and inclusive event
• Best practice checklist for accessibility

5. A checklist for event safety

6. Useful links & further information

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Function Central (UK)

The Event Organiser’s Ultimate Guide to Productivity
How to Manage Time and Stress as You Plan Your Event

Managing events is stressful!
In fact, Forbes named “event coordinator” the fifth most stressful job of 2017 — and the only career in the top five that doesn’t pose a threat to your physical safety (other contenders include enlisted military, firefighter, airline pilot, and police officer).

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Eventbrite – Asana

Event Planning (Infographic)

Planning for Environmental and Social Responsibility

A vision of a world in which responsibly produced sporting events are the norm.