The NSW Emergency Services have faced one of their most challenging years ever, so it wasn't an option to postpone this annual event.
Now in its 6th year, Rotary host the NSW Rotary Emergency Services Community Awards to honour our emergency service personnel that reflect the Rotary motto of 'Service Above Self'.
Traditionally this is a three-part event series, culminating in an Awards Dinner bringing together 350 people, across seven of our state emergency services. With the first event due to take place on 25 March 2020, the entire event planning process was highly impacted by COVID-19 and the subsequent event restrictions.
Both the Launch event for the opening of nominations and the following Announcement of Finalists event were made into pre-recorded videos, released via social media. A collective reach of over 50,000 saw these events achieve their furthest reach on record.
Understanding the thought process and planning required to successfully implement a "new" event format
Getting buy in of key stakeholders and engaging participants with a cloud based solution
What tech will you need to make the magic happen and the suppliers & elements that you can't do without
Keeping a high level of sponsorship retention to ensure your events financial success
Making your event COVID Safe and the communication strategies required
The key do's and don'ts of "new" event planning so you can avoid the pitfalls
Q. Who is this for?
A. Those who would usually plan events in pre-COVID times. The
content of this educational session is not aimed at being of benefit
to event professionals or event suppliers.
Q. Will you be running another educational session in the future in person?
A. We would love to bring you more educational inspiration to help you bring your next event back to life. We will certainly see what the future holds for all of us but at this stage we do not have anything else planned until early 2021.
Q. Was this originally an in person event?
A. Yes, we held an in person case study at the SMC Conference &
Function Centre on Tuesday 1 December 2020. We recorded the
event and it is now available for you to view on demand whenever
you need inspiration for your next event.
Q. I still have a question that hasn't been answered here or in the educational video, who do I reach out to?
A. Please feel free to reach out to any of the organisations involved with this Event Case Study. You can email the organisations involved via email:
Alison Jack - Director - Admire Events - [email protected]
Scott Cooper - Director of Sales - SMC Conference & Function Centre - [email protected]
Paul Keating - General Manager - Audio Visual Events - [email protected]
Luke Hammonds - Director - Create Engage - [email protected]