WEEK 11

Security. This is an issue incase the crowd get a little too rowdy we need to take percautions as well as having tickets checked and gate crashes out of the way.
Showsec Security Services located in Earls Court Exhibition Centre Warwick RoadLondonSW5 9TA. The Area Manager in London is Steve Reynold says that they are able to provide nationwide coverage from our 9 regional offices and have a staff base of over 2,000 to suit all your event requirements. The next question was have they handled big events before. They have infact they did the rolling stones tour and many others. They even do health and safety and all there employee are well trained with adequate security experience before they are hired.

How much would it cost and how many Bouncers do we require?

We would require 8 bouncers so that would cost £ 2000.

WEEK 11

Security. This is an issue incase the crowd get a little too rowdy we need to take percautions as well as having tickets checked and gate crashes out of the way.
Showsec Security Services located in Earls Court Exhibition Centre Warwick RoadLondonSW5 9TA. The Area Manager in London is Steve Reynold says that they are able to provide nationwide coverage from our 9 regional offices and have a staff base of over 2,000 to suit all your event requirements. The next question was have they handled big events before. They have infact they did the rolling stones tour and many others. They even do health and safety and all there employee are well trained with adequate security experience before they are hired.

How much would it cost and how many Bouncers do we require?

We would require 8 bouncers so that would cost £ 2000.

WEEK 10

I went futher on to research on the ideal menu for the dinner, that would not be too costy at the same time tastes fantastic.
After speaking to carol we came up with a great menu.

The Menu.
1)Chilled watercress soup, served in an espresso cup

2)Huge platters of fruits de mer - lobster, langoustines, mussels and crayfish, on a bed of samphire, served with a classic aioli

3)Pistachio-stuffed lamb on a bed of braised endive.

4)Tian of glazed red onion, roast pepper and aubergine.

5)A handmade chocolate 'teardrop' filled with a coffee, praline and white chocolate semifreddoOrWith a raspberry and redcurrant and passion fruit sorbet
Almond tuile biscuits.

This may sound quite expensive. Not to forget our limited budget of £50,000. However with room for negociation this is what Carol came up with. The cuttlery, table clothes and candles are already included in the foor and drink cost.

FOOD- £5387.

DRINKS-£8000.

WAITERS-£6 per hour per waiter. Therefore we need about 20 staff. The total cost of this would be app. £1600 for the night.

4 HEATED MARQUEES- £2200.

MY total expenses therefore are £17,187

WEEK 9

This week i did my share of the research and this is what i came up with.

The company responsible for the catering is Zefferanos. The reason for this is beause it is located in Islington North London next to the City and are ideally located for corporate events as well as private parties around London. They have a capable team who looks after all aspects of each event, from hand picking the perfect waiters, to matching table linen with flowers to organising the cloakroom ensuring the organisers a complete peace of mind. In that case i dont need to look for Stewards and heated marques because the provide their own. Less complication for me. They also offered me a venue if i havent found one yet but that we sorted out already. We came up with an ideal menu and they perfect way to arrange the tables to fit the event.

Black table clothes, black chairs and red roses on each table with yellow lite candle. Suttle and classy look. As seen above. The look is perfect for black tie charity diiner and dance.

WEEK 8

This week Micheal, Rishi and myself met up to discuss our project. We slipt up different taskes. Mine were to research on:

1. Catering.
2. Stewarding.
3. security.
4. heated Marques.

We then discussed the price of the tickets per head, which shall be £85. We also decided to have a casino inside the building for entertainment as well as for charity.

WEEK 7

This week all we did was finish up our proposals since they we due in that day.

WEEK 6

This week Rishi and Micheal and myself turned up for the seminar. In this seminar we learnt how to use microsoft excell to create our own Gantt chart that shall be included into our proposal. Not much happened during the seminar. However during that this week we learnt about event marketing and meeting customers needs. The lecturer discussed our proposlas with us and wanted to know how far we have progressed in our Christian aid project.

WEEK 5

Thsi week John and Rishi when to Visit the potential venues to hold the event. This weeks lecture was about writing CVs and Cover letters. A CV is your personal marketing tool and gives your potential employer a first impression about you. Therefore it has to be well written. the CV should contain:-

1. Personal details.
2. Education and qualifications.
3. Work experience.
4. Skills profile.
5. Extra curricular activities.
6. Referrences.

The covering letter is what accomapys the CV. It compliments and develops the information in a CV not duplicate it. The covering letter should be structured as follows.

1. Opening paragraph-Who you are and why you are writing.
2. Middle paragraph-Why you are interested in the role and wha you can offer.
3. Closing paragraph-Restate your interest in the job, show enthsiasm and motivation and end politely.

I also began writing out my proposal to Christian aid as well as my cover letter and CV.

WEEK 4

This week we looked at what christian is is about.
the defination of Christian aid accord to wikipedia.com.

• An agency of Christian churches in the United Kingdom and Ireland that works with local development partner organisations in over 50 countries around the world. Christian Aid works where the need is greatest, working with people and communities regardless of race or creed.

Christian work work to strenghten people in finding solutions to there problems. They have 16 overseas offices and support local organisations which are best placed to understanding local needs. Christian Aid, in common with a number of charitable agencies, has been the subject of recent fraudulent attempts to obtain bank details of partners, supporters and unconnected parties. They plan events and campaigne to end poverty. one of the up coming events is Christian aid week 13th- 19th of may 2007. This year’s materials feature inspiring stories of how poor communities in El Salvador, Senegal and Afghanistan are growing a future thanks to Christian Aid.

WEEK 3

This week Rishi was elected group leader by the rest of us. This weeks lecture looked into the conceptualisation of an event as being the three key stage( what are the events objectives the 5 w- who? what? where? when? why?, brainstorming-generating te idea, Event festability- testing the event) to planning an event. Events maybe subjected to several adjendas identification and early consultation of stakeholders is key.

WEEK: 1

First seminar for the LT2E05N class. This time was used to allocate groups for the course work. Our group consisted of Rishi, Micheal, John, Jullien and myself, Eva. We split up the tasks.
The break- down:-
Rishi:- Productional aspects.
Micheal:-Commercial aspects.
John and Myself:- Events operations.
Jullien:- Marketing.

Our task consisted of the following-
Detailed format of the venue.
Finding the contractors and services required.
The interior designing, lighting etc focused of a specific budget.
Audit of technical requirements.
Appropriate catering.
Risk assement
Events scheduling.

The challenge began.

WEEK: 2

Even though i did not attend the second weeks seminar i decided to catch up on what was done. The team helped me out. In this week Rishi and Micheal sketched out the proposal and linked different themes to the event e.g. Culture and Religion. They went over the research, design, planning, co-ordination and evaluation of the event and looked into the disavantages and advantages of them. They also when throught the 5w's- why? who? when? where? what?
The 5w's give us a guide line.

And thats a rap for week 2