Creating an event

Events displayed on the FDI website are added via CiviCRM

To add an event on the FDI website, the information needs to be added to CiviCRM.

1. Click the "Events" drop-down from the CiviCRM admin menu

2. Select "New event"

• Once at the new event page, the first option allows you to select from template

  1. CE Programme

  2. Member event

  3. Partner event

Member event

1. Add 'Event Title'

2. Add an 'Event Summary' no longer than 500 characters (one sentence)

3. Add a 'Complete Description' of event, no longer than 100 words (3-5 sentences, 1-2 paragraphs)

4. Add start date

5. Add start time (if necessary) – if not, make sure to clear the start date so that it doesn't appear

6. Add end date

7. Click CiviEvent to

8. Add the event image – should be __ x __ pixels

9. Add event website

10. Click on 'Continue'

Add location

1. Add Street Address (i.e. Avenue Louis-Casaï, 51)

2. Add Supplemental Address (i.e. Centre Casaï)

3. Add City

4. Add Postal Code

5. Change Country

6. Add State/Province

7. Add contact e-mail

8. Add contact phone if available

9. Click 'Save and Done' to publish to the FDI website

When you add a location, the location will be stored in the system for future use. If the system informs you the location already exists, check to see if it is for the same event.

If so, you can 'update existing location'. If not, you can 'create new location'.