Mastering Project Management
Management of the Project to Deliver the Event

A Day-Long CFEE Professional Development Seminar

Presented by Ira L. Rosen, MA, CFEE
President and CEO, Ira L Rosen, LLC
Philadelphia, Pennsylvannia

Project management is the management of the project to deliver the event. It concerns integrating all the areas of management such as marketing, design and operations so they efficiently use the event resources and satisfy the objectives of the event stakeholders. It produces an accountable system used to report to the event stakeholders, delegate tasks to the event team and establish a control timeline. In particular it employs the tools of project management to manage the phases of the event from the concept through the planning and preparation to the event close down.

Mr. Ira L. Rosen is the President and CEO of Ira L Rosen, LLC, a consulting firm providing services to the worldwide festival and event industry.  He is a highly regarded consultant with decades of global industry experience.   Although he has a very comprehensive industry background, he specializes in the areas of event risk assessment, evaluation and planning for festivals and events, and practical strategic development.  From 2008 to 2023, he taught many different event management courses at Temple University in Philadelphia and developed their award-winning Event Leadership Executive Certificate program.  Additionally, for over thirty years he owned and operated Entertainment On Location, Inc. (EOL), a full-service event production and consulting company based in New Jersey. 

Prior to opening EOL, Ira worked for over seven years with Radio City Music Hall Productions.  His production background includes the Super Bowl half-time show, multi-million-dollar parades, major corporate events around the world and tourism development projects for many different organizations.

Ira has spoken at conferences and conventions and has done training programs around the world. He has written and spoken extensively on key industry topics ranging from risk management to sponsorship to the financial and operational management of events.  Ira holds Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees from Montclair State University in New Jersey and is a Certified Festivals and Events Executive (CFEE).  In 2005, he was inducted into the International Festivals and Events Association Hall of Fame, becoming one of only 70 people in the world to hold this honor.  He has also received numerous awards and recognitions from Temple University, the International Live Events Association, and many others.