Connect with your community and share what you love with online and in-person Events and Go Live Now!
In this article, we will provide a general walkthrough of creating an event using our (scheduled) Events and Go Live Now! features available to our PechaKucha Night Community Organizers.
This walkthrough will cover the following topics:
- Creating Events (Scheduled Event)
- Adding Content & Presenters to your Scheduled Event
- Creating Events (Go Live Now!)
Creating Events (Scheduled Event)
Getting Started
To get started, you can access the Create Event feature from the Navigation Bar (A) or your My Events (B) page.
A Navigation Bar
Once you've clicked Create New Event, please select Scheduled (Virtual or in-person event).
Clicking Next will take you to the following page where you can add details for your Event Name, Event URL, Event Date, Start Time, Duration, Community Association, Event Type (Who can attend this event? (Public/Invite-Only), This event will be virtual, Host event on another event platform (online events), and This will be in-person (IRL), Ticketing Information Link) and Contact Info options.
This event is associated with a community
If this is an Official PechaKucha Night Event, please make sure that you select your PechaKucha Night Community from the drop down list. The This is an Official PechaKucha Night Event checkbox will be automatically checked once you select your PechaKucha Night Community. When selecting this option for other events, you can choose from your own managed communities or communities that you are a member of that allows event association by its members. If you are creating your Official PechaKucha Night Event from your PechaKucha Night Community page, this option will automatically be selected.
Who can attend this event
If this is a private event, please select Invite-Only.
This event will be virtual
Deselect this option if you event will be in-person (IRL). This will automatically select In-person (IRL) as your event type.
For in-person IRL Events
Please be sure to populate the following fields with the most up-to-date information regarding the location of your event and event ticketing information.
Contact Info
If you would like potential or current attendees (or anyone else) to get in touch with you via email, please add your contact information in the Contact Info field.
After adding the necessary details as in the example above, click Next to move onto the event description page where you can add your event Description, select your event Category, Sub-Category, and Tags. You can also choose whether you Allow Comments on your event page and can choose a Thumbnail Image for your event.
Thumbnail Image
JPG, PNG Files (Recommended Size 1920x1080 pixels)
If you are ready to publish your event, click Publish and Save. If you'd like to save and edit the event listing at a later time, select Save to Drafts.
Adding Content & Presenters to your Scheduled Event
Once you have Published your event, your event will appear under the Active tab of your My Events page.
To add content and presenters to your event, click your event to go to its Public Event page (where you can view the Event Details, Share the Event, view Comments) then, select the Manage Event tab.
On this page, you can Invite and Manage Attendees, Edit Event Details, Add and Manage Organizers and Presenters, and Add Presentations and Content (Set List).
Invite and Manage Attendees
If you'd like to invite other users or members of specific communities on PechaKucha.com, simply search for and invite them to join your event. You can also share your event link directly to the available social media platforms. Want to view who you've already invited or who is currently attending? Check the Invited and Attending tabs for more information.
Edit Event Details
Clicking this feature will take you to your event's Edit Event page where you can edit the Event Name, Event Date, Event URL, etc.
Add and Manage Organizers (Event Hosts)
If you'd like to add specific co-organizers to your event, search for their profile and add them as an event organizer. With organizer administrative rights, other organizers have access and control of all content related to your event.
Add and Manage Presenters
If you'd like to add presenters to your event, search for their profile and then click Invite.
Add Presentations and Content (Set List)
You can search your for your own presentations (My Presentations) and Saved Presentations pages, Search PechaKucha.com for pre-published works, and add images (JPG, PNG) from your My Images storage or upload and add images from your computer to your My Images storage via this pop-up menu.
Examples of images to add to your event include: a welcome slide, a thank you slide (for presenters presenting live), title slides for presentations (and presenters), intermission slide (if needed), social media account reference slide (Where people can find your presenters or you on social media), etc.
Once you have finished adding content, you can choose to hide your Set List from the public. (Recommended for upcoming (not yet completed) events.
Creating Events (Go Live Now!)
Want to create a PechaKucha event on the fly? Feel free to use the Go Live Now! feature.
Getting Started
To get started, you can access the Go Live Now! feature from the Navigation Bar (A) or your My Events (B) page.
A Navigation Bar
or, by clicking Create Event then selecting Go Live Now!.
B My Events
Once you've clicked Create New Event, please select Go Live Now!.
Clicking Next will take you to the following page where you can add details for your Event Name, Who can attend this event? (Public/Invite-Only), Community Association, Category, Sub-Category, Tags, and Thumbnail Image.
If everything is set, click Go Live!
Need further details on how to run your online event? Read our article on Hosting Events here.
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