Events, Events, Events....

Now that we know what my definition of an event is...YAY! Why not classify an event into its many different categories and sub categories. This will be helpful when trying to decide what event you would like to plan and what category it might fall under. So lets get started!

Below is a list of the main categories and under each are the subcategories which divide them. Descriptions and examples are to come. Stay tuned!!!

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                       a) Celebration (Personal)

i)        Birthdays

ii)       Weddings

iii)     Anniversaries

photo credit: me, a conference I helped plan     in Montreal.

b) Corporate

i)        Meetings

ii)       Conferences

iii) Promotional Events

photo credit google: charity event search

c) Charity

i)        Fundraisers

ii)       Runs/Walks

iii)     Galas

                                                Source: Uploaded by user via Chadwick on Pinterest

d)      Entertainment

i)        Award Ceremonies

ii)       Concerts

iii)     Festivals

photo credit: me, at a Raptors game in Toronto

e)      Sport

i)        Sporting Events/League

ii)       Olympics

iii)     Tournaments

Which is your favourite type of event? Have you ever planned an event? How did it go?

DIY Halloween Inspired Tassels

Since Halloween is right around the corner.I decided to post a super easy and quick DIY.
All you will need is appropriate coloured plastic grocery bags, scissors and rope.Yup, that's it.

There are really only three steps.

First, cut your plastic bag into a triangle shape, or any shape your prefer, really.
Second, cut slits in at the bottom of your shape, to create the tassled effect. See below, for my example.

Third, measure the rope to your desired length, and tie the tassels to it, spacing them out as far or as close as you would like them to be to each other. I tied the top corner of my triangle to the rope.

And, result.

Looking back, I could have made my rope a bit longer, and made my tassels a bit larger, but hey, next time.

Event?

What is an event?  If I posed this simple question to a classroom, all hands would go up, eagerly waving at me with multiple answers, all which would be right of course! So why ask the question? Well, simply because in order to be able to plan and execute an event properly and purposefully, we should understand the basics.

So what is an event? Dictionary.com describes an event as:

noun

1.

something that happens or is regarded as happening; anoccurrence, especially one of some importance.

2.

the outcome, issue, or result of anything: The venture hadno successful event.

3.

something that occurs in a certain place during a particularinterval of time.

4.

Physics . in relativity, an occurrence that is sharply localizedat a single point in space and instant of time. Compare world point.

5.

Sports . any of the contests in a program made up of onesport or of a number of sports: The broad jump eventfollowed the pole vault. 

I would prefer to define it a bit differently. An event can:

 Be a celebration of something

photo credit: my own photo

 Bring light to a cause

                                                                         Source: healthyfeetblog.com via Erika on Pinterest

 Be a gathering of people with similar interests

photo credit: my own photo

Who runs events? Again, all hands would be flying up! But really, who does run events? Most of the time it is friends and family, but when it comes to professionally run events, one must have certain qualifications. I will divulge those when we start to learn about the different types of events and who specifically they are run by.

Any ideas as to how many types of events there are and what categories they might fall into?

Which type of event is your favourite?