Introduction

Welcome to the online Event Planner resource area. On this page you can find all the information you need to apply to run an event in Dream, Discover, Do! -  Orientation Week 2013.

If you have any questions about running events, please contact Dave Mossman at dave.mossman@uoguelph.ca.

Orientation Week 2013 Schedule at a Glance

This schedule is a draft of when some of the major events are happening throughout Orientation Week. You can use this schedule to guide your decisions about when to plan your Orientation events.

Event Planner Information Package

This overview from event planner training sessions will help you with your initial planning for O-Week 2013.

The full event planner information package, includes a step by step guide to planning a succesfull event.

You may also be interested in a sample of a general waiver form.

If you are running an event with food, please read the specific food handling information as this is critical for successful approval of your event.

EVENT PROPOSAL FORM

The event proposal system is now online at www.startonline.ca/oweek2013 and there is also a guide available on how to submit a proposal.

Innovation Fund

Applications for the Orientation 2013 Innovation Fund will be accepted starting April 26, 2013 until May 31st, 2013. Please check out the Innovation Fund Application Form for details on the following:

• Application due dates
• Required information for your application
• How your application will be assessed
• Please note that you must submit an event proposal in addition to your Innovation Fund application

This fund provides the opportunity for student groups to apply for financial support in order to run new and innovative events that respond directly to the emerging needs of our entering student population. Smaller groups with limited budgets can also have access to seed money to run events. Larger groups are encouraged to offer more innovative activities that meet a broader range of needs. You are encouraged to apply for funding that will allow you to run the best possible version of your event. In 2012, individual applicants were awarded between $50 and $10,000.

The principles for making decisions about which programs are to be supported by the Innovation Fund shall include:

a) New or creative ideas;

b) Endeavours that increase the participation of student organizations or populations that have traditionally not been involved in Orientation Week, or that have only been marginally involved;

c) Initiatives that are collaborative in nature;

d) Programs that address the transition needs of incoming students, with priority given to those that address a previously unmet need; and

e) Other priorities as determined by consensus at OWAC.