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Event Planning Template

Event Back-dater Template


If your Community of Practice has recurring events such as an Annual Conference, a monthly Expert
Talk, or a monthly Community Roundtable then it is often helpful to develop an event back-dater. This
helps you and your colleagues to sequence, plan, and assign roles and responsibilities for tasks before,
during, and, after the event. Below please find a template for back-dating a monthly recurring event

Event________________

Back dater

Activity By whom/ By When Notes


lead
-21 Days Speaker Confirmed
-14 Days Save the Date Sent, start
confirming logistics
-7 Days Reminder with Logistics Sent
-2 Days Materials Finalized, Run thru with
presenter team, Roles assigned
-2 Days Two Day Reminder
-1 Day Materials Printed, Agenda, Sign-
in sheet
0 Event Support tasks assigned
and confirmed
+1 Days Review notes, send thank yous
+2 Days Complete follow-up tasks send
minutes
+7 days Start cycle for next event

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