At the City of Perth stall we had brochures of the city’s cycle, jogging and walking routes, thank you tags for the cyclists, sustainable bamboo USBs with the City Cycle Plan 2029 and a display of the winning bicycle saddle (a competition we conducted the week before). We gave away that many collateral materials that we actually ran out of some of them, which proved to us that utilising the stall was effective. During the event I acted in a communications role at the stall by liaising with cyclists and also fielding questions from other sponsors about the City of Perth. All of the cyclists who came past the stall were enthusiastic about the City’s dedication to providing a modern bicycle network as outlined in the City’s Cycle Plan 2029.
City of Peth
Stall
City of Peth
Stall
Unfortunately on the day of the Woodside Ride 2 Work Day Breakfast (16 October 2013), the weather was gloomy and threatening rain. It didn’t appear that the possibility of bad weather had been factored into the event as there was no rain cover, a prime example of the importance of a risk management plan. Getz (2012, 302) defines risk management as “the process of anticipating, preventing or minimalising potential costs, losses or problems for the event, organisation, partners and guests”.
My biggest tip is that something unexpected is always bound to happen, therefore there should always be a contingency plan in place otherwise the organiser will need to draw on their problem solving skills on the spot.
Until next time, keep enjoying your placements!
Rachel.
Reference:
Getz, Donald. 2012. Event Studies: Theory, Research and Policy for Planned Events. 2nd ed. Oxon: Routledge.
