Ravensbourne2011 Anna Patching Technology Director
Ravensbourne2011 Anna Patching Technology Director
Technology Director
• Working within the Senior Management Team
• Overseeing the engineering team
• Overseeing the Interactive team
• Working directly with exhibitors to cater for their technical needs
Personal Challenges
• Time management
• Communication skills
• How to control emotions
• Technical knowledge
Examples of work
" Communicating with outside companies:
• Secured 10 iPads from Apple’s European loan pool
• Negotiated hire of the comms system for the event
• Held meetings with Pufferfish to try and secure a puffersphere
Examples of work
" Planning:
• Looking at the long term picture and creating action plans
• Interfacing with other departments to link technical aspects to their plans
• Discussing exhibition requirements and working out a solution
Examples of work
" Decisions
• OB
• DTT
• QC
Management Vs Risk Management
“The first step in the risk management process is to acknowledge the reality of risk. Denial is a common tactic that substitutes deliberate ignorance for thoughtful planning.” Charles Tremper
Management Vs Risk Management - DTT
Management:
• Fantastic experience
• Unique
• Highlight of the event
• Utilises skills
• Learning process
Risk:
• Compromise IPTV
• Waste of resources
• Constraints
• Illegal
Management Vs Risk Management - OB
Management
• Fantastic experience
• Learning
• Relationships with OB companies
• Utilises skills
Risk:
• No show
• No parking space suitable
• No OB truck available from most likely source
• Waste of resources
• Time
Improvements
" Communication
" Technical Knowledge
" Organisation
" Management
Thank You