Adding an Event Request through the Open Entry Submission Form
This form may include any of the following options:
- Event Categorization for Marketing - The ability to select one or multiple category(s)/subcategory(s) for where you would like your event to be placed on this organization's marketing calendar(s).
- Event Facility Request - The ability to search and find an available facility for hosting your event and make a request to the facility owner for approval of your room reservation.
- Event Resource Request - The ability to select from a resource category/subcategory drop-down menu to see resources that may be available for use at your event. If you see a resource that you would like to request; click the ADD button beside that resource in order to add it to your event request and the appropriate owner of that resource will process your request.
PLEASE NOTE: If you do not see any of the options listed above (marketing, facility request or resource request) on this form, than it may be that this option has been disabled and is not available through this form.
How to Submit an Event
Complete the form provided. Certain fields on the open event submission form
are required and some are optional. Any field that is marked with an asterisk
(*) is a required field and must be completed before you can finalize your
event submission. Other details regarding each field are noted below.
Event Submitted By
Any information entered in this area is for event processing only and will
never be displayed with the Calendar event details if approved for posting.
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*First Name: This field supports up to 50 maximum characters.
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*Last Name: This field supports up to 50 maximum characters.
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*Email: This field supports up to 100 maximum characters. Be sure to check your email address carefully so that a Calendar administrator can contact you if there is a question with your event submission.
Event Information
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*Event Name:
This field supports 100 maximum characters.
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Event Categorization:
You may select one, multiple or all Category(s) or Category(s)/Subcategory(s) from the list box provided. Click the checkbox beside of the Category/Subcategory that you would like to add your event for classification on the Calendar.
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*Event Description: This field supports 8,000 maximum characters. HTML
can be entered within this field. You can also enter a hypertext link in this
field using "http://", "https://" or "www." and the hypertext link will be
automatically created for you once the event is approved and posted live to the
Calendar.
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Upload Image:
You may browse and upload an image that will display along with the other event
details. The image must be either a .GIF or a .JPG and the maximum file size should not exceed 80K. The maximum pixel size of
an uploaded image when displayed to the visitor on any screen is 280 X 280
pixels. The aspect ratio of any image that you upload will remain constant.
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Image Alt Text:This text field allows you to enter image alt text if an
image has been uploaded. The alt attribute is used to specify text which will be displayed in place of your image if the image cannot be viewed for any reason. The image
alt text is required if any image has been uploaded. This field supports 75
maximum characters.
Event Schedule
The only information required for the event
schedule is the start date. All other fields are optional for selection.
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*Start Date:
You may select from the drop-downs provided for month, day and year.
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All Day:
You may use this checkbox if you would like to designate that your event is an
"All Day" event and has no specific start or end time.
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Start Time:
If you would like to designate a start time for your event, you may select the
appropriate hour and minutes from the drop-downs provided.
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*End Date:
This field will automatically default to the date selected to start the event.
You may choose a different end date if your event spans across multiple days.
You may select from the drop-downs provided for month, day and year.
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End Time:
If you would like to designate an end time for your event, you may select the
appropriate hour and minutes from the drop-downs provided. If you would like your event to end at midnight on the end date selected, then choose the checkbox for "End at Midnight".
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Recur Type:
If your event is part of a recurring series and follows a specific pattern, you
may select that recurring pattern from this drop-down.
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Number of Occurrences: If you have selected to repeat your event, you
will be required to select the number of repeating occurrences you would like
for your event series. As you change this selection, the Calendar submission
form will show you the date of the last occurrences in your series.
Contact Information
This information is required to designate the contact person for any questions or additional information
related to this event. This information will be displayed along with the event
details to any visitor viewing your event.
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Name: This field supports 100 maximum characters.
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Phone #: This field supports 20 maximum numeric characters.
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Email Address: This field supports 100 maximum characters.
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Once you have completed the necessary event information, click the "SUBMIT"
button to finalize your entry and see a preview of your event details.
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Review your event preview. If you would like to make changes to any of the
information, click the "BACK" button at the bottom of the preview screen. If
you are ready to finalize your event submission, click the "SUBMIT" button.
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You will then see a confirmation screen that your event has been successfully
submitted for consideration. Please print the final confirmation screen for
your records. You will also receive an email confirmation with the event
details submitted. Please be sure to keep a copy of this confirmation email
since it will include a link to withdraw your event submission if you need to
in the future.
The event will be reviewed by the appropriate Calendar administrator(s) and you
will be notified via email once it is approved or denied for inclusion on the
Calendar.
Withdrawing your Event from the Calendar
You may withdraw your event request from consideration at any time. You must
have a copy of your original confirmation email in order to perform the
automated withdraw option. Click the link included in your confirmation email
and you will be asked to confirm that you want to withdraw the event. Click
"Yes" to confirm the withdraw/delete action or "No" to exit out of the withdraw
option.