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Failure of public May be caused by people tripping over wires, faulty equipment, faulty
address sound electrical connections, missing components.
systems
Contingency plans:
Failure of VIP's to Visiting dignitaries often have multiple responsibilities most of which are far
arrive on time more important than their appearance at an event to make a speech or
presentation. They may cancel at the last moment.
Contingency plans:
Make plans and instruct staff to continue the event programme rather
than delay it
Identify and use other people in the event management team or other
guests who can step into to make a presentation if necessary
Contingency plans:
Event staff who go There is always likely to be occurrences of event staff that go missing
missing temporarily from their station. Causes might include a chance meeting with an
old friend, treatment of an injury, confusion over times and places where they
are supposed to be, and toilet and refreshment breaks.
Contingency plans:
Roster more staff than are actually needed so that there are a few "spares"
that can be assigned to positions anywhere.
Breakages and other Breakages and losses could include electrical equipment and lighting, trophies,
losses event paperwork, canteen equipment and supplies, keys, money and many
other items.
Contingency plans:
Injuries and Injuries may occur to participants, spectators and/or event staff. It is a legal
accidents duty for the event organisers to plan for such eventualities.
Contingency plans:
Risk management is the act of reducing or eliminating risks associated with involvement in
any event. For event planners, risk can run the gamut from less serious to catastrophic:
Medical emergencies
Sponsor withdrawal
Sponsors should give a valid reason and compensation for the cancellation
The client’s payment will not be refunded or will be but not in full.
Financial troubles
This is by no means a comprehensive list, but you can see just a few of the risks that are
inherent in hosting a special event. They can span many areas of your event including
attendees, food and beverage management, infrastructure, logistics, transportation,
financing, marketing and more.
The best course of action for dealing with these issues and any others that may pop up is to
plan early and plan often. Let's look at setting up a plan for mitigating or lessening the
severity of risks to your event.