A summary of technologies affecting Event Planning

Technology is a vital part of event planning – without technology, it is extremely hard to co-ordinate all the different aspects that need dealing with. Even traditional technology, such as the telephone is one of the most important examples of technology used in event planning, as they are used initially to contact different corporations in respect to hiring them for the event . Walkie-talkies tend to be used frequently, especially on the day of the event, so the planner can make sure multiple people are in the right place all at one time. They are a cheap, yet reliable way of keeping in contact with everyone you need such as the lighting crew. Blackberries allow for event planners to easily access, and send out emails to different clients without having to be seated at a computer. Blackberries also have multiple applications that can be added to help the event planner keep everything organized efficiently and effectively. Pagers allow for event planners to reach people working at the event quickly and easily. They allow for everyone to be notified to meet at a certain place to maybe have a final run through. Overall, technology in event planning is crucial to allow more time to be spent ‘planning’ and less time to be spent trying to track people down.

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