Create and prepare an event Draft
Prepare an event’s setup in Draft so it can be reviewed before opening.
Who this is for: Owners and Admins creating events.
Help when this task is blocked
Before you start
Suspended and Banned members remain ineligible for regular-event participation. Selection preferences cannot override eligibility or hard constraints.
Steps
- Open Events → Create event. Enter Event title and choose Event type.
- Complete Start, End and location when known. Dates and times use the organization timezone.
- Add event prices only for a paid event. For a regular event, review Attendance & workflow and any attendee preferences.
- Choose Create Draft. Open the saved overview and review what is still required before opening.
Expected result
The event is saved in Draft; saving does not make it Open.
If you cannot finish
The Draft date or time is incomplete
Draft times may be blank. A started date/time must be completed or cleared.
The event cannot be opened
Resolve missing opening information and any ambiguous daylight-saving time before opening.
I am preparing a Vetting event
Vetting uses its own attendee and outcome workflow.
Example: understand this in practice
Maya saves a fictional event as Draft with its setup still incomplete. Saving the Draft does not open it for operational work.
Names and situations are fictional.