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Months indicated are for main [[:Category:Southern hemisphere ride locations|Southern]] and [[:Category:Northern hemisphere ride locations|Northern Hemisphere]] ride dates respectively. | Months indicated are for main [[:Category:Southern hemisphere ride locations|Southern]] and [[:Category:Northern hemisphere ride locations|Northern Hemisphere]] ride dates respectively. | ||
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| + | *Organise a few pre-ride meetings, perhaps monthly so people can remember the date | ||
| + | *Start putting up posters and flyers so people know about the event and can put it in their diaries | ||
====Dec/Mar – Three months before ride==== | ====Dec/Mar – Three months before ride==== | ||
Latest revision as of 07:35, 2 February 2007
Home > Local ride planning schedule
Contents
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Schedule
- 2.1 Before the ride
- 2.1.1 Summer before next year’s ride
- 2.1.2 September-December before next year’s ride
- 2.1.3 Sep/Dec – Six months before ride
- 2.1.4 Dec/Mar – Three months before ride
- 2.1.5 Jan/Apr – Two months before ride
- 2.1.6 Feb/May – One month before ride
- 2.1.7 Mar/Jun – One week before ride
- 2.1.8 Mar/Jun – One day before ride
- 2.2 The day of the ride!
- 2.3 After the ride
- 2.1 Before the ride
Introduction
A suggested schedule of planning tasks for successful local rides.
NB: This is a list of suggestions for all the things local organisers might do in the time before and after the ride. None of the tasks are obligatory!
Months indicated are for main Southern and Northern Hemisphere ride dates respectively.
Schedule
Before the ride
Summer before next year’s ride
- Promote WNBR at summer festivals
September-December before next year’s ride
- Contact diary and calendar publishers to get WNBR dates included
Sep/Dec – Six months before ride
- Organise a few pre-ride meetings, perhaps monthly so people can remember the date
- Start putting up posters and flyers so people know about the event and can put it in their diaries
Dec/Mar – Three months before ride
- Send press releases to monthly print publications for inclusion in the month of the ride
Jan/Apr – Two months before ride
Feb/May – One month before ride
- Publicise final planning meeting
Mar/Jun – One week before ride
- Hold a final, detailed planning meeting
- Prepare post-ride press release to cover various scenarios (this can be quickly edited and sent after the event)
Mar/Jun – One day before ride
- Make sure everything’s ready to rock’n’roll!
- Get some sleep!
The day of the ride!
- Put out press release after the ride for next day's media
After the ride
Mar/Jun – Day/s after the ride
- Put out post-ride press release for general media
