Event Management
CONFERENCE PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION
SPONSOR AND EXHIBITOR MANAGEMENT
VIRTUAL AND HYBRID EVENTS
At Ewald Consulting, we say, “We don’t produce events – we produce experiences.” A perfectly executed meeting fails if it lacks excitement, enthusiastic participation, industry-leading content, and opportunities to connect that are beyond comparison with other associations. Attendees need to leave the event energized. They need to go back to their offices and tell colleagues that these are the best events they’ve ever attended and they can’t wait to go to another event in the future.
Ewald Consulting’s team of event managers brings a breadth of experience and knowledge on how to make these meeting experiences happen — from sourcing, contract negotiation, registration, vendor management, onsite logistics and all the logistics in between.
- Our event managers and event coordinators plan more than 200 events every year.
- We plan everything from small one-day networking events and golf tournaments to large international annual conferences.
- We share best practices and innovations across the team to make our client events better.
Made me feel supported and confident!
“Ewald Consulting was instrumental in helping organize our conference – providing key information and data from past conferences and keeping me and my fellow volunteers on track. From the planning weekend to the follow-up meetings, they kept track of our planning responsibilities, provided us with an easy to use structure for planning a 3-day multi-track conference. I felt supported and confident going into the conference, knowing that Ewald Consulting was taking care of the hundreds of details needed to make the conference a success. Very impressed!”
Excellent Job at Conference!
“…the team at Ewald did an excellent job at conference. They all stepped it up and raised the bar for future conferences to come. I cannot say enough about them as a group, and we are very lucky to have them associated with ATSI.”
Provided peace of mind.
“Our Annual Conference is the hallmark event of our organization. As such, our expectations are quite high. Yet, year after year, Ewald Consulting’s events team manages to exceed those expectations. They are the consummate event professionals – holding our hands along the way. They provided support in vetting venues, reviewing contracts, keeping us to our budget and timeline, liaising with vendors, and provided the overall peace of mind needed when planning a large conference. They are also truly enjoyable to work with – with genuine hospitality and top-tier customer service – I am proud they represent our organization.”
Blog Highlight
Virtual Events
What’s an organization to do when a seminar becomes too popular? The Association of Workplace Investigators (AWI) confronted this issue and worked with Ewald Consulting to find a solution that works even after in-person events return.
Popular AWI seminars were hitting capacity within one day, making it difficult to increase the number of attendees per in-person seminar because of room set logistics. In response, the seminars moved to a virtual format. Each six-hour seminar is now split into three two-hour sessions, held weekly. AWI has doubled the number of full seminars, yet continues to sell out. Pricing for the virtual seminars is the same as for the in-person version. A broader geographic audience is able to attend the virtual seminars. This model will be used to supplement the in-person offerings going forward.
Our Services
- Conference A/V production management
- Catering and meeting space management
- Convention budgeting
- Event onsite support
- Conference logistics planning
- Convention profit and loss statement
- Exhibitor management
- Hotel contract negotiation
- Mobile app set-up and management
- Offsite event site selection and contracting
- Golf tournament management
- Room blocks and site selection
- Speaker and moderator management
- Sponsorship fulfillment
- Third-party vendor management
The Team
KALLI OLSEN, CMP
DIRECTOR OF EVENT MANAGEMENTLove to travel and try new restaurants! Fun Fact: My parents owned a bar and grill in Wisconsin for 30 years!
DAVID MARCOTTE
EVENT MANAGERReferee hockey at the NCAA level in the BigTen. Has officiated 5 NCAA National Championship Games along with 4 MN State HS Hockey Tournament Championship Games.
TAYLOR BRYANT
EVENT MANAGERPassion for travel and new experiences! Spending time outside, being creative, and cheering on the Cyclones are some of my favorite things.
COURTNEY PETERS
EVENT MANAGERI love to dance, listen to music, camp/hike, and walk with my dog Neville.
HOUA VANG
EVENT MANAGEREnjoy spending time with family, relaxing at home, watching Asian dramas.
ALEXIS CARTAMIL
EVENT MANAGEROne fun fact about myself is that I love sharks! I hope one day to live by the ocean so I can see them all year round (from a distance).
MOLINA XIONG
EVENT COORDINATOROn my free time, I love to hike, travel and craft.
CHRISTIAN WALTH
SENIOR EVENT COORDINATORI am a North Dakota native who loves lifting, competitively watching Survivor, and attempting to cook without burning my house down. (Pronouns: he/him)
SHEA SAWYER
EVENT COORDINATORI love learning new things, exploring new places, cooking, reading, and spending time with family and energetic dog, Willow. Fun fact: my spirit animal is a mountain goat! (Pronouns: she/her)
KELSEY OLSON
EVENT COORDINATORTraveler of a dozen countries and counting, former teacher with a passion for reading, the outdoors, and family.
