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Time Management At Vidant Health

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Time management is a major piece to the success that Sherry has achieved at producing events at Vidant Health. Managing time and scheduling details was a major portion of the job experienced I gained during my time as an intern. When planning large scale events such as ribbon cuttings, the amount of details and decisions that have to be made must be done according to a strict time schedule. On my first day I attended a meeting about the ribbon cutting for brand new cancer center at Vidant Health. The meeting was the first meeting about the design and theme of the event. During the meeting we were shown photos of the interior and color choices for chair fabrics and paints. This meeting was planned 11 months before the event to begin the process of choosing a color scheme for the events marketing and press releases. Because of the amount of exposure the event will have and the 1500+ attendees to the weeklong event, planning must be done at least one year in advance. Every decision that is associated with the event also relies on a strict time schedule. Sherry worked with the in house marketing team on designing the save the date mailers. Before the meeting Sherry accessed the event on the Vidant Network and created a detailed schedule for the flow of information for the save the date. The schedule outline the first meeting dates to discuss design and theme, and then every step until the mailing of the save the dates were given a deadline. The online schedule could then be

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