Guide to planning your event

Events can be used as a strategic tool to enhance the University's reputation and can be used to showcase expertise, to raise money, recognise support and to celebrate achievements and anniversaries. They also provide a platform for engaging with a variety of audiences.

The following information has been written to help you when planning University events, assisting you to make the most of your event and the best use of resources available on campus.

• Getting started
• Making the most of your event
• Attracting the right audience
• Planning and logisitics
• Templates and examples

Please note, if you are booking an event for or on behalf of a non-University individual/organisation on the Whiteknights campus, it is essential that you contact Venue Reading who can provide professional support for all such events on campus:

• Email: info@venuereading.com
• Telephone: 0118 378 5657

For similar events at the Greenlands campus, please contact henleyevents@henley.ac.uk