Louisiana State University

Event Management - Answer The planning, organizing, execution, and evaluation of sport-related events * Venues * Rules * Event Setup * Common Practices - Answer Sports events are unique in that every SPORT is different in terms of: * Region to Region * Country to Country - Answer Even some events in the same sport are very different from: * Special Events * Event Bids * Recurring Events - Answer Three types of sports events? * New Events * Existing Even...

Employees - Answer regular, typically full-time and paid workers consultants - Answer Short-or long-term paid (part or full-time) workforce members secondees - Answer Short-or long-term workforce members paid by their originating employer contract workers - Answer Short-term, paid workforce members volunteers - Answer Short-or long-term unpaid workforce members egoistic motivation - Answer tangible or intangible gains focused on the ego (e.g., ...

Reasons to Conduct and Event in Accordance with Established Laws and Regulations - Answer - To protect your legal interest - To operate ethically - To provide a safe and secure environment - To protect your financial investment Contract - Answer - A tool that protects your interests and helps foster partnerships between the various entities critical for producing events - A promise that requires that an offer be presented, considered, and accepted and the parties will enter in...

What is the purpose of soliciting bids? - Answer - to identify the most qualified prospective hosts for the event - hosts for sporting events are often local sport commissions, conventions and visitors' bureaus (CVB), civic organizations, and colleges or athletic conferences - for larger mega-events, a city or a country may serve as a host When bidding for events, hosts are looking for events that will: - Answer - enhance the economy - provide a catalyst for improving the ho...

How are sports events different - Answer participant based vs spectator based Every sport is different in terms of - Answer venues, rules, event set up, common practices, region, country New Events - Answer An event created from scratch, difficult to execute, unknowns Existing events - Answer Already taken place, experience and expectations exist, pressure to improve and grow What is an event bid - Answer A local organizing committee that creates a propo...

Risk Assessment & management - Answer All sports event carry elements of risk - Some risk are inherent to the activity - Other risk reflect the nature of event management - No risk can be totally eliminated, some are out of your control (weather) - Risks can be managed and the potential of their occurrence greatly reduced Liability - Answer Expectation of responsibility Risk Management Definition - Answer The function or process by which [an organization] iden...

Marketing Mix - Answer Consists of elements related to the sports four 4Ps: product - Answer is the unit of exchange designed to satisfy needs and provide benefits to the event participant and spectator. price - Answer is what you ask from your customers to watch or participate in your event. place - Answer is an important issue related to time (when is the event) and location (where is the event). Promotion - Answer embodies the methods marketers use to...

History of sport events - Answer -The earliest documented sporting event came in 776 B.C. with the Pan-Hellenic Games -The festival was held every 4 years as a way men could relax from the year's hard work -The word sport derives from disport, meaning "to carry away from" -The implication is that sports divert the individual's attention away from the rigors and pressures of everyday life -Native Americans participated in activities such as archery, running, horseback riding...

What are sponsorships? - Answer A mutually beneficial relationship for yhr acquisition of rights to affiliate or directly associate with a product or event to desire benefits related to that affiliation or association financial sponsor inclined sponsors How do they benefit a sport event? - Answer Provides a platform for brands to showcase their values and commitment to the sport, community, and fanbase What happens in each segment of the triangle? - Answer Event, Spon...

botanicals - Answer natural techniques to enhance or maintain health and treat illness 5000 - Answer Evidence of botanicals date back __________ years in history (records of thyme, garlic, cumin, myrrh, fennel, caraway, olive oil and licorice) phytotherapy, plant therapy, herbalism, herbal medicine - Answer Using botanicals is a practice with many different names. What are the four main practices that describe using botanicals? botanicals - Answer use of plants, ...