Preevent

Preevent is a term used to describe activities, conditions, or processes that occur before a planned event. It can describe the pre-event phase in many domains, including event management, sports, public safety, and research. The term is often written as pre-event; some sources use the closed form "preevent" in technical contexts.

In event planning, the pre-event phase encompasses site selection, permits, vendor contracting, logistics, staffing, marketing, ticketing, and safety/risk assessment. Effective pre-event work aims to ensure that organization, compliance, and safety standards are met and that potential issues are identified and mitigated before the event date.

In sports, pre-event refers to routines and mental preparation that athletes perform before competition. This can include warm-ups, visualization, breathing exercises, and ritualized routines intended to optimize focus and physical readiness. The evidence on the efficacy of rituals is mixed; some routines correlate with improved consistency, while others have little measurable effect.

In emergency management and public safety, the pre-event phase involves hazard analysis, contingency planning, resource pre-positioning, and drills. Pre-event planning seeks to reduce risk and increase resilience in the face of possible incidents such as natural disasters, mass gatherings, or other emergencies.

In research and data contexts, pre-event data or pre-event indicators may be used to forecast outcomes or model behavior prior to a known event, though terminology varies by discipline. See also related concepts such as event planning, risk assessment, and pre-competition preparation.