Staging media news conferences or company special events requires a lot of planning and attention to detail. This checklist will help you stage a first-class event.

Prepared by The Osborne Group Inc., a media and investor relations consulting group, this checklist covers all aspects of the event planning, such as:

• venue preparation,
  
• media kits and press releases,
  
• gifts for VIPs,
  
• parking,
  
• catering,
  
• signs and maps,
  
• tours,
  
• agenda,
  
• photography,
  
• speakers,
  
• and more.
  This Checklist for News Conferences and Special Events is provided in Adobe PDF format for easy downloading and printing.