Events & experiences Project timeline template

Conference planning

Best for delivering one multi-session conference with speakers, registration, production, and attendee follow-up.

Best for delivering one multi-session conference with speakers, registration, production, and attendee follow-up.

Use this finite event plan to make the critical handoffs visible before delivery.

Conference planning: Use this finite event plan to make the critical handoffs visible before delivery.

Best for delivering one multi-session conference with speakers, registration, production, and attendee follow-up. The schedule moves through Conference brief, Program and registration and Conference delivery, making decisions, handoffs, and closeout visible before the event advances.

After creating the project, set real dates and accountable owners. Use Define conference objectives, Confirm venue and dates and Conference brief approved as starting checkpoints, and keep Attendee personal data, Speaker contracts, Registration platform access, Venue contracts, Payment details and Production credentials in the secured project.

Schedule

14 Rows, 8 Dependencies.

Schedule: Define conference objectives, Confirm venue and dates, Conference brief approved.

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Milestone
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
1Day
2Day
3Day
4Day
5Day
6Day
7Day
8Day
9Day
10Day
11Day
12Day
13Day
14Day
15Day
16Day
17Day
18Day
19Day
20Day
21Day
22Day
23Day
Define conference objectives
Confirm venue and dates
Confirm speakers
Open attendee registration
Build session program
Run production readiness
Send attendee follow-up

Use this finite event plan to make the critical handoffs visible before delivery.

Schedule

Schedule Rows

Conference planning: Use this finite event plan to make the critical handoffs visible before delivery.

Work itemTypeScheduleDurationDepends on
Conference brief Phase Days 1–6 Derived rollup
Define conference objectives Task Days 1–2 2 working days
Confirm venue and dates Task Days 3–5 3 working days Define conference objectives
Conference brief approved Milestone Day 6 Milestone Confirm venue and dates
Program and registration Phase Days 7–15 Derived rollup
Confirm speakers Task Days 7–10 4 working days
Open attendee registration Task Days 7–11 5 working days
Build session program Task Days 11–14 4 working days Confirm speakers
Program and registration ready Milestone Day 15 Milestone Open attendee registration, Build session program
Conference delivery Phase Days 16–23 Derived rollup
Run production readiness Task Days 16–18 3 working days
Conference delivered Milestone Day 19 Milestone Run production readiness
Send attendee follow-up Task Days 20–22 3 working days Conference delivered
Conference closeout complete Milestone Day 23 Milestone Send attendee follow-up

Event teams

  • Event teams: Conference planning
  • Event teams: Conference brief, Program and registration, Conference delivery

Schedule

  • Conference brief: Define conference objectives, Confirm venue and dates and Conference brief approved
  • Program and registration: Confirm speakers, Build session program, Open attendee registration and Program and registration ready
  • Conference delivery: Run production readiness, Conference delivered, Send attendee follow-up and Conference closeout complete

Template guidance

  • Set the real event date, accountable owners, and decision deadlines after creation.
  • Use Define conference objectives, Confirm venue and dates and Conference brief approved as starting checkpoints, then add venue- and team-specific work.
  • Keep Attendee personal data, Speaker contracts, Registration platform access, Venue contracts, Payment details and Production credentials in the secured project instead of this public planning template.

Planning guidance

Conference planning: Use this finite event plan to make the critical handoffs visible before delivery.

  1. 1

    Conference brief

    Use Conference brief to make the next decision and handoff visible before event work moves forward.

  2. 2

    Program and registration

    Use Program and registration to make the next decision and handoff visible before event work moves forward.

  3. 3

    Conference delivery

    Use Conference delivery to make the next decision and handoff visible before event work moves forward.

Keep private details in your project

Good to know

This public template for Conference planning organizes a bounded schedule; it does not store operational records or private event data. Keep Attendee personal data, Speaker contracts, Registration platform access, Venue contracts, Payment details and Production credentials in the secured project.

  • Attendee personal data
  • Payment details
  • Production credentials
  • Registration platform access
  • Speaker contracts
  • Venue contracts

Template FAQ

Good to know

What does the Conference planning template include?

It organizes Conference brief, Program and registration and Conference delivery into a finite schedule with named work, dependencies, and decision points.

Who should use the Conference planning template?

Event teams: Conference planning. Event teams: Conference brief, Program and registration, Conference delivery.

How should I adapt the Conference planning template?

Set real dates and owners, add event-specific work, and keep Attendee personal data, Speaker contracts, Registration platform access, Venue contracts, Payment details and Production credentials in the secured project.

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Use this finite event plan to make the critical handoffs visible before delivery.