Case Study - 150th Celebration in
Submarine Telecommunications Installation
I project
managed all aspects of this celebration including high profile events,
press, publication production and the exhibition on behalf of Global
Marine Systems Limited not to mention working with the Port of London
Harbour Master on a regular basis. The
overall budget for this mammoth project was £1,300,000.00.
There were many individual projects that had to be managed in order to
achieve overall success, eighteen months of careful preparation were
required and the following tasks were completed.
- Elektron
to ’e’ Commerce –
a book with contributions from
BT and Alcatel.
- Cable Ship C.S.
Wave Sentinel to Greenwich Pier, London –
- Over 1500 guests toured the
ship.
- Eight
hospitality functions were hosted.
- VIP dinner with guest of
honour HRH, The Duke of York.
- The DTI hosted the first ever
Merchant Navy Day.
- Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott hosted a press event.
- A year long supporting exhibition was shown at the National Maritime Museum.
- A calendar was produced to celebrate the lives of the pioneers of the industry.