Risk Management for Events, 2nd Edition

11Site management

Know everything about the space and the place

This chapter will examine how to:

• Evaluate potential event sites in order to maximize the site’s strengths and opportunities and minimize its weaknesses and threats
• Determine an event site’s hazards and vulnerabilities in relation to the event’s audience and activities
• Assess and control the risks associated with the inherent and imported infrastructure of the event site
• Incorporate the logistical needs and site constraints into the operational plan

Introduction

If you survey the catastrophic event risks around the world, you will be drawn to the site or venue of the event. These risks are more than just the destruction of the event and bankruptcy of the event company; they ...