Step 1: Click the "Plan Event" link, found on every page of the event management website.

Step 2: Enter the zip code of your viewing site location. (You will enter the full address of your site location in a later step.) The event type will be automatically set to "2008 Conference Viewing Site" and cannot be changed. Click the button reading "Continue To Step 2."

Step 3: Sign up for an account with our event management system or log in to an existing account. (If you think you already have an account but don't remember the password, click the "Forgot Your Password?" link.)

Step 4: Next, input the following details for your viewing event:

Event Title - Enter a concise title for your event, e.g. Springfield Pre-K Coalition Viewing Site.

Event Description - Use this space to describe any local site hosts, sponsors, or special guests as well as any local activities that will precede or follow the national program. This is essentially your marketing pitch to potential participants, so make it energetic and interesting. Also, we recommend keeping it short–a paragraph or two should do it.

Receive email when users sign up? - Leave this box checked to receive an email each time a new participant signs up for your viewing site.

Send email reminder to attendees? - Select 'Yes' to have our system automatically email a reminder to everyone signed up for your site. If you select 'No', we strongly recommend that you personally email a reminder to participants 24-48 hours before the conference. (Sending emails through our system to your site's participants is discussed in Step 6 below.)

Event Time - Enter the local time when you want participants to begin arriving. The national broadcast will start at 1:00pm Eastern Time sharp, so we recommend that you ask participants to arrive at least 15 minutes early in order to find seats and get settled.

Event Length - Enter the total length of your event, from start to finish, in minutes or hours. The national broadcast will last 90 minutes, so your total event time should be no less than 105 minutes. Of course, you are welcome to add time to your event to allow for local discussion before or after the national program.

Location Name - Enter the name of your event location, e.g. Springfield Town Hall

Capacity Limit - Leave this setting at "0" if you are not concerned about capacity or want to monitor sign-ups and close registration later, if necessary. You may also enter a different number in this box but be careful; our system will not allow new participants to sign up for your event after the number or sign-ups reaches this limit. If you must set a limit, we recommend that you make it larger than your actual capacity because some participants may not show up or may bring fewer friends than they estimate when signing up.

Address, City, State and Zip Code - Enter the address of your event. Please include an official postal street address on the first line, if possible, e.g. 123 Main Street. This helps our system recognize the address and present potential participants with more accurate maps and distances.

Directions to Event - Enter directions for participants who are driving or using other transportation to your event. Parking information is often helpful, too.

Host Mailing Address - In our system, the "host" is the site organizer. We will need to contact the site organizer to provide technical and content information in advance of the conference.

Addressee - Enter the site organizer's full name.

Address, City, State and Zip Code - Enter the site organizer's business or personal mailing address. As needed, we will mail conference materials to this address.

Contact Phone - Enter the site organizer's best contact phone number. As needed, we will call the organizer at this number to discuss event logistics. You may choose to show or hide this phone number on your event's sign-up page.

Step 5: Click on the button reading "Create Event."

Step 6: You will arrive on a webpage confirming that your event has been created (an email confirmation will also be sent). Next, you can email invitations to colleauges and friends. Enter email addresses manually or load contacts from a Gmail, Yahoo!, Hotmail, or AOL account. Use the "Personal Message" text box to add text to your invitation email. Finally, click the button reading "Send Invitations." Your friends will receive an email with the details about your viewing event, your personal message, and a link to the event sign-up page you created.

Step 1: Click the "Manage Your Events" link, found on every page of the event management website. Enter your email address and password and click the button reading "Log In."

Step 2: Click the button reading "Manage Event" next to the event you want to manage.

Step 3: You will see buttons reading "Edit Event Details," "View Event Listing," "Delete Event," and "Send Invitations." If anyone has signed up for your event, you will also see buttons reading "Email Attendees" and "Export Attendees." Choose the action you need and follow the corresponding instructions.

Step 1: Click the "Manage Your Events" link, found on every page of the event management website. Enter your email address and password and click the button reading "Log In."

Step 2: Click the button reading "Manage Event" next to the event you want to cancel.

Step 3: Click the button reading "Delete Event..." If no one has signed up for your event, you will see buttons reading "Delete" and "Cancel." Click the button reading "Delete." Your event will be removed from our system. If someone has signed up for your event, you will see buttons reading "Delete without sending notices," "Delete and send notices," and "Cancel." Please be courteous and type a message explaining the cancellation of your event in the "Additional Message" box. Then, click "Delete and send notices." Your event will be removed from our system.