9.30am - 9.45am
Registration and Tea/Coffee
Session 1 The Business of Sport
9.45am - 10.15am
Making your community part of your club
Mr George Craig, Managing Director, Falkirk FC
George Craig has been spearheading a new approach which has made Falkirk
FC as relevant to the community as their local library. He will share an insight into
how community development has been made central to the club development.
10.15am - 10.45am
Fundraising for sports clubs or charities - How much do you want to raise and
what are the possibilities?
Mr Jonathan Irwin, CEO, Jack and Jill Foundation
Jonathan Irwin is recognised as one of Ireland's premier fundraisers. He has
been instrumental in creating innovative fundraisers involving everything from
golf to mobile phones, flowers to gold jewellery.
Questions and Answers
11.00am - 11.15am Tea/Coffee
Session 2 Networking to Make Your Event Work
11.15am - 11.40am - Sharing Ideas
A Facilitated, round table interactive opportunity to meet the others attending
the conference, make contacts and share ideas.
11.40am - 12.15pm - Local Agencies - What can they do for You?
Ms Jackie Maguire, Leitrim County Manager and Mr Robert Gibson, Director of
Leisure, Tourism and Arts, Fermanagh District Council
Jackie Maguire and Robert Gibson will outline the agencies at local level who
can provide invaluable advice and assistance for your event e.g. tourism officer,
local sports co-ordinator.
12.15pm - 12.45pm - Health and Safety – Making Sure you get the headlines for all the right reasons
Mr Michael Slattery has extensive experience of event safety management issues at projects such as the Special Olympics, Oxogen Festival< U2 and Rolling Stones concerts.
Questions and Answers
1.00pm - 2.00pm Lunch
Session 3 Case Studies
Ms Cailin Keaney, Event Management Co-Ordinator for Aviva Stadium
Cailin Keaney manages events at the new Aviva Stadium. She will share her
experience of organising everything from press launches to major conferences
to international fixtures.
2.30pm - 3.00pm - Organising a Local Sports/Charity Event - Harnessing Your Local Community
Resources
The North Leitrim Half Marathon attracted over 600 participants in its first outing
and raised substantial funds for the North West Hospice. The event's success
was down to an elaborate use of local resources ranging from IT to volunteer
management to race technology expertise.
Questions and Answers
Session 4 Money and Reputation
3.15pm - 3.45pm Crisis: How do you cope when things go wrong?
Mr Jim Walsh, Managing Director of Walsh PR
Crisis: what happens when things go wrong? How easy is it to lose a good
reputation? How do you plan for a crisis?
3.45pm - 4.15pm Attracting the Right sponsor for Your event
Mr James Wynne, Director of Sports Sponsorship,
Slattery Communications
Money: How do you find a sponsor? What is the right fee? How do you ensure
the sponsor gets what they need?
Questions and Answers
4.30pm Conference Close
This project has been funded by the PEACE III Programme through the European Union’s European Regional Development Fund managed for the Special EU Programmes Body by Leitrim County Council on behalf of County Leitrim Peace III Partnership.