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