Before the Doors · free monthly email
What's due for your event this month, in one email.
Before the Doors gives you the deadlines for an event 2 to 26 weeks away, one lesson from an event we ran and one free planning tool. It arrives on the first Wednesday of each month.
A sample from every issue
Due this month
Find the month of your event. The step beside it is due before next month. Dates assume an event around the 15th.
| Your event | Due now | Weeks out |
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For your exact dates, put your event date into the conference countdown.
Free planning tools
Use them with or without us.
Conferences
Spring 2027 Conference Countdown
All 8 deadlines worked out from your event date, from holding the venue at 26 weeks to final numbers at 2 weeks.
Announcements
Announcement run-of-show template
A one-page run of show for an announcement or media event: site, staging, timing and who stands where.
When you want it run for you
Talk through your event in 20 minutes.
We produced the International Chinatown Conference in Edmonton this fall: 350+ attendees over five days, 70+ speakers, 18 universities from nine countries and 54 hosts, funders, sponsors and partners (CTC's recap). Bring your date and we'll tell you what is due first.
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