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Event operations,
without the spreadsheets.

The modern operations layer for campus and venue teams — for requests, staffing, rooms, tasks, and day-of execution.

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Overview

Dashboard

Good afternoon, Morgan — here's today.

+3 vs avg

Events today

12

2 need review

Pending requests

7

3 events

Staffing gaps

4

6 due today

Open tasks

23

Today's events

12 scheduled
  • 08:30

    Provost Breakfast

    Tinkham 226

    MSJDRK
  • 10:00

    Admissions Info Session

    Schwartz A

    MSJD
  • 12:30

    Student Org Fair · Spring

    Thwing Atrium

    MSJDRK+3
  • 14:00

    Faculty Senate

    Adelbert 305

    MS
  • 17:30

    Donor Reception

    Ford Auditorium

    MSJDRK+2
  • 19:00

    Spring Recital

    Severance Hall

    MSJDRK+1

Pending requests

7
  • BS

    Black Student Union

    Mixer · May 11

  • EC

    Engineering Council

    Career Panel · May 14

  • A

    Athletics

    Donor Tour · May 16

    Urgent

Staffing gap · Donor Reception

2 of 7 roles unfilled — Lead AV and Coat Check 2.

RequestsCalendarStaffingRoomsInventoryRun of showDay-of tasksApprovalsFloor plansRecurring events
RequestsCalendarStaffingRoomsInventoryRun of showDay-of tasksApprovalsFloor plansRecurring events
§ 01— The problem

Event ops shouldn't live in five places.

01

Scattered requests

Forms, emails, PDFs, hallway asks.

02

Manual staffing

Availability and coverage tracked by hand.

03

Disconnected resources

Rooms, setups, and inventory in five places.

04

No day-of visibility

The plan lives in someone's head.

§ 02— The position

The missing operations layer.

Your scheduling system tells you what's booked. AREA helps your team run it.

Today

  • Requests in forms and emails
  • Event details in spreadsheets
  • Staffing in separate files
  • Inventory tracked manually
  • Updates over text
  • No single day-of view

With AREA

  • Centralized event requests
  • One clean event calendar
  • Staff assignments + availability
  • Room, inventory, and resource database
  • Owned tasks with status
  • Live day-of dashboard
§ 03— The platform

Seven modules. One system.

01

Event Requests

Branded request forms with conflict detection.

02

Calendar

Day, week, month, and list views with filters.

03

Event Details

Run of show, notes, attachments, inventory.

04

Staffing

Availability, role-based assignment, gap alerts.

05

Rooms & Resources

Spaces, capacity, setups, inventory in one DB.

06

Tasks

Owned, due-dated, day-of checklists per event.

§ 04— Who it's for

Built for the teams behind the event.

Higher ed

Campus Events

Centralize requests, staffing, and rooms across departments.

Higher ed

Student Centers

Org events, recurring activities, room setups, coverage.

Higher ed

Conference Services

Internal + external bookings, inventory, and run of show.

Venues

Event Venues

Bookings, staff, rooms, and event-day tasks in one place.

§ 05— Inside the product

What it looks like in use.

Operations

Events

Monday, May 45 locations · 12 events
Location
8a
9a
10a
11a
12p
1p
2p
3p
4p
5p
6p
7p
8p
9p
Tinkham 226

Provost Breakfast

MS · JD · RK

Schwartz Hall A

Admissions Info Session

AB · TL

Thwing Atrium

Student Org Fair · Spring

MS · JD · RK · +3

Adelbert 305

Faculty Senate

MS

Ford Auditorium

Donor Reception

MS · JD · RK · TL · +1

AV walkthrough

JD

Events/EVT-2104
In setup

Wed · May 6 · 5:30 – 9:00 PM

Donor Reception

Cocktails, speaking program, and dinner for ~140 donors and faculty leadership.

Room

Ford Auditorium

Capacity

160

Setup

Banquet · 12

Owner

M. Stewart

Run of show

3 of 7 done
  • 3:00 PM

    AV load-in · Lead AV + 1

  • 4:00 PM

    Banquet setup · Catering arrives

  • 5:00 PM

    Final walkthrough · Lead + Owner

  • 5:30 PM

    Doors / cocktails

  • 6:30 PM

    Provost remarks (10 min)

  • 6:45 PM

    Dinner service

  • 9:00 PM

    Strike + return inventory

Tasks

2 done · 3 open
  • ✓Confirm catering headcountJD
  • ✓Print name cards · 142RK
  • !Assign coat check #2—
  • Walk lectern + mic checkTL
  • Place reserved signageMS
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Submit an event request

The team will review and follow up by email.

Event name

Spring Career Panel — Engineering Council

Start

May 14, 5:30 PM

End

May 14, 7:30 PM

Event type

Panel / Speaker

Locations

Conflict detected

Schwartz A is booked 5–6 PM. Try Schwartz B or shift to 6:00 PM.

§ 06— Two ways to start

Start small. No platform switch required.

A~30 min · async

Free event ops audit

We map your current process and send a writeup. No obligation, with or without AREA.

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B~6 weeks · one workflow

Pilot one workflow

One team, one event type. We help configure, migrate, and roll out.

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Cleaner event operations, starting now.

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