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Ahh… there’s an event scheduled to take place and you’ve been assigned the role of planner/manager/co-ordinator or any other fancy name, uh…strategist? It’s one thing to be a seasoned event planner (although, even they still have to put in work) but if you happened to just be strolling along the office hallway and got drafted to chair an ad-hoc event planning committee, then I guess you’ve got your work cut out for you.

Planning a successful event is hard work, and so that all your hard work doesn’t come to waste, here are some things you should consider when selecting a venue:

1. Type of event: Needless to say, the ambience of the venue needs to be in tune with what the event is all about. Corporate seminar at the beach, anyone? It’s an extreme example but you get my point. Also, having at least a rough idea of what activities will take place at the event won’t hurt.

2. Number of attendees: Yes, I know you were expecting no more than 200 people but 250 showed up, it happens. The idea is to always try to get a place that can accommodate at least slightly more people than the upper limit of your estimated number of guests. If it’s a public event and you can’t afford the extra space, clearly state the number of spots available from the get go.

3. Type of Guests you’re inviting/hoping to attract & Image you’re looking to portray: Ranging from social status to age, you may want to tailor your venue choice to suit these purposes. Will there be kids present at the event? Make sure the venue is well designed to accommodate them. Also, is there a certain Image you might be looking to portray? Choosing the right venue(s) for your events can do wonderful things for your brand.

4. Cost/Budget ratio: At the end of the day, everything has to be tailored to suit your budget. In as much as you want to have a rocking venue, the quality of food and music should not suffer as a result.

5. Location: If the people attending live within a particular vicinity, picking a venue close by is of the essence. If the event is to be attended by people from varying locations, a centralised location is ideal. If people will be required to travel, having good hotels/guest houses close to the venue is a great idea. Also, accessibility is very important. You don’t want people having to employ the services of a GPS, a compass and an okada rider before they find it. Also, can guests PARK their vehicles conveniently? The venue itself may not have great parking but if you can find other surrounding facilities that can serve that purpose, that will suffice too.

6. Services & amenities that come with the venue
   Some questions to ask are:

a. Does the venue come with good catering services? (emphasis on good)
b. Can you choose to come with your catering team or must you use theirs?
c. Is there a cleaning crew available or do you have to assemble yours?,
d. Does the venue come with good audio visual equipment (projector, quality sound system, etc)
e. Does it have good chairs, tables, decorations (in case you’re looking to save cost and can’t pull it off yourself. Of course, you would have to consider if it matches the theme of the event).
f. Are the Bathrooms selfie worthy?

7. Management issued venue conditions: There could be some restrictions as to what you are or aren’t allowed to do at the venue. Be sure to have these explicitly pointed out so as to avoid unpleasant surprises.

8. Acoustics: Basically, these are the qualities a room possess that determine how sound travels through it. It’s very important that the quality of sound at your event is on point. No echoes please.

SOURCE: http://eventlocus.com/blogs/exclusive/59444740-things-to-consider-when-choosing-an-event-venue

cc Rocktation ; Lalasticlala

One question, what prompted the need to re-calculate? @ Godsate

One question, what prompted the need to re-calculate?

BiitchAmMe:
In an interview with the Godwin crooner Korede Bello. The Godwin crooner who spoke about his love life, relationship status and many more. Stated on how he is madly inlove with the Nollywood icon Genevieve.

How does it feels to be a mega super star?

Mehn it feels so great especially with my female fans. And i give God the Glory for making me go this far in the music industry.

Korede Im sure you have a girlfriend

*smiles* hmmm not really. But im looking forward for someone in the industry to spend my time with.

Who is the lady? Because i know you aint gay like Denrele Edun or are you?

lol funny! stop it pls. But u really wanna know the lady am inlove with? *smiling*

Yea Korede! Tell The World Who The Special Lady Is

Hmmm ok! Am deeply inlove with Genevieve. She has always been my crush before i started growing hair on my D***. And im still much inlove with her. Looking forward to propose to her. I really love and admire her alot


cc lalasticlala

He uttered the letters L.O.L during the interview?

tosyne2much:
Yeah the picture is right but it's paramount to note that not all guys butt-lick ladies on social media


Let's do a survey


Guys, click LIKE if you have never PMed a lady on nairaland, click SHARE if you have done that before

Lol surely you don't expect this survey to be accurate, do you?

Looks like a great event, you could set this up on www.eventlocus.com

Anyone heard of Brainfuck?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brainfuck

Lol, even the table soccer sef is not on the table

The answer given by the poster above me sounds about right...

pretydiva:
All thanks goes 2 ayiri. Dat man is indeed a philanthropist.

Click like 2 celebrate him

Err...how exactly does clicking like help to celebrate him?

Lool which kain puzzle be this? The grammar is flawed though, 198 or 66 could work... The reason why 66 may not work is that the puzzle didn't say we need half of us and you more to be hundred. Without that more, it could be implied that a reduction will have to be made to arrive at hundred.

Hi Chomytex, you might want to dig a little deeper to understand the role a University plays in the learning process. It gives you structure, credibility (obviously dwarfed by actual performance lol, but it at least gets you through the door a lot of the time) and also feedback (in the form of exams which could be biased but that's a topic for another day). You can choose to learn anything, anywhere. Some people use the university as a means, some don't. The only way I'll agree with you is if their motive for studying the course is wrong (and that applies to just about any course) or their motive for choosing the University system over other methods is also wrong. But if they have perfectly legit reasons for studying whatsoever in the university, to each his own.

darkenedrebel:
Says who




Another name for multies or double rhymes
We also have near-rhymes or approximate rhymes

Okay okay...

Supermiy:
when You Rhyme Like A Sissy..nvm These Guys..They Are Just Fooling Around

Lool

darkenedrebel:
shut up ma friend.... you wanna compare the crap you do to my intricate rhyme schemes? that's jampacked with with multies, internal rhymes , feminine rhymes, cosonances and assonances
I wasn't even trying. . accept it, you are an indolent rhymer..

wait till my topical with liricyst drops. ..watch & learn son

Yo, what are feminine rhymes please?

Uhmm...this actually wasn't necessary sha

Bekwarra:
Well today is my birthday but I won't beg for likes unlike some people.

Nice tactic

Hope Oliseh isn't insecure tho...

No entirely sure if the question is directed at just anyone or its something you are trying to sort out but you're going to have to do a sample survey

Lol this one na post doc.

Lol Computer village to Silicon Valley? Chill na

Two billion naira that will materialise or vanish into thin air?

At O.P how sure are you that the lack of complaint from passengers was as a result of the TV?

Starts tomorrow! But Nigerians in chess tournaments tho...that's how they paired a Nigerian with Veselin Topalov in the just concluded FIDE world cup. Let's se how it goes. I'll be keeping an eye out for Wesley So, Ray Robson, Fabiano Caruana and Hikaru Nakamura

phatriqk:
The word is "Thirteen" forget d statement DAT its a six letter word think outside d box, minus 1 from thirteen u get twelve

Lool you get mouth

Urine? Urine?? Urine

COYG!

Lol, I actually thought this was a trade...I don dey wonder

This your conclusion is certainly not concrete enough, based on how it was reached

Touchey:
Your construction is very poor

Calm down, na robocop you dey expect?

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What's up with this thread? Akinov, how far?