Sunday, January 29, 2012

My new website!

Check out my new website - www.rebeccacotter.ca

I'm pleased to announce that I've started my own event coordination and production business - Rebecca Cotter Productions. Whether you want to hold an event and don't know where to start, or have an event completely developed and require day-of onsite production, RCP's full range of event services will compliment your event and exceed your expectations.

Check out the website for more info and for pictures of the recent events I've done.

Sunday, January 15, 2012

Toronto Film Critics Association Awards 2012

On January 10, 2012 it was my pleasure to do a contract for DanielsStephenson Public Relations and Production and have the opportunity to work the onsite event production of this year's Toronto Film Critics Association Awards. Held at the beautiful Carlu event venue in downtown Toronto the awards were presents for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Male Performance, Best Female Performance, Best Male Supporting Performance, Best Female Supporting Performance, Best Screenplay (Adapted or Original), Best First Feature, Best Documentary and Best Canadian Film as chosen by Toronto's critics. A great gig to work!

Friday, January 13, 2012

I am extremely pleased and excited to announce that on behalf of my company, Water-on-Wheels, I will be leading an education workshop for delegates at the 2012 Festivals and Events Ontario Conference at the Sheraton on the Falls, in Niagara Falls - March 2, 2012!

The workshop, entitled - Going Blue: Eliminating Bottled Water from Your Event - will explore how event coordinators are taking their green initiatives to the next level themselves by providing hydration stations with access to tap water and making their events reusable-bottle and cup friendly. This session will explore the negative environmental impact of disposable plastic bottles at events, the subsequently evolving practices of hydrating guests at events and festivals that have decided to 'ban the bottle', and the impact of bottled water bylaws on festivals and special events across Ontario. We will also discuss unique and innovated ways you can engage sponsors using hydration stations as sponsorable property, and how Water-on-Wheels can help you prove the value of your event's water refilling initiatives.

The workshop will be very helpful and informatiove, it's definitely NOT TO MISS!

Visit the Festivals and Events Ontario website to register for the conference, attend the WOW workshop and visit the WOW booth on the Marketplace tradeshow floor, March 2 and 3rd. See you at the conference!

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

My latest gig - Toronto Christmas Market

Like Christmas? In the Christmas spirit? Just looking for a great festival in Toronto in December? Stop by the Distillery Historic District and check out the latest event I've been working on - Lowe's Toronto Christmas Market. Likened to the outdoor Christmas markets popular throughout Europe, the Lowe's Toronto Christmas Market is 17 straight days of holiday shopping opportunities, music, entertainment, pictures with Santa, and outdoor fire pits. Each weekend of the Lowe's Toronto Christmas Market the Distillery District is licensed site-wide, so you can stroll the walkways and take in all aspects of the festival while ejnoying a mulled wine or refreshing beer. This has been an extremely interested event to work on, and a great team to work with! See you at the market. Happy holidays!

Friday, November 4, 2011

Humber Et Cetera Newspaper Article Featuring my Students

Check out this week's edition of the Humber Et Cetera campus newspaper featuring a great article about one of my students' class events - @wicket4women - in support of Girls on the Run GTA! If you are in the Finch Ave and Humber College Blvd neighbourhood next Wednesday, please stop by the Gym at Humber College North and supporting the students as they execute their first event!

Saturday, October 1, 2011

New Semester - New Events!

I've been opening lots of exciting new doors this fall. I'm back at Humber College teaching two Special Event Management courses in the School of Hospitality, Recreation and Tourism, my students are doing 8 new events that have me extending my event leadership skills to a whole new level, and I've finished my first event season as the Outdoor Events Coordinator at the Distillery District.

This season I've had some great experiences coordinating the District's installations for Scotiabank Nuit Blanche, Food Truck Eats, TD Toronto Jazz Festival, Diner en Blanc, and countless others! If you've never experienced the Distillery District, or even if you have, and are looking for new Christmas shopping and entertainment options, check out or Toronto Christmas Market Dec. 2-18, 2011. It's an event not to be missed!

My Bio

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Special Event Coordinator Trained and experienced professional event coordinator specializing in event logistics and coordination for large-scale concerts, festivals, client and special events. Experience preparing: site plans, event schedules, budgets, critical paths, capital and operating budgets, and post-event reports. Proficient with sourcing and managing vendors and suppliers (RFPs, catering, audio visual, décor, entertainment, logistics, travel, etc.). Event marketing background includes planning and executing comprehensive print, radio, television, viral and social media campaigns as well as experience designing and distributing event materials (signage, tickets, brochures). Competent leader - hiring, training and leading teams of event coordinators and volunteers.