What is an Special Event?
These include social occasions, conferences and/or activities that have the potential to enhance the University identity and recognition and which foster and develop relationships with the external community to raise the University’s public profile. Included in this definition are Events which have the potential to attract significant media attention. (Reference: Temporary Use of University Space Procedure, Pg. 3, “Special Events”; http://www.yorku.ca/univsec/policies/background_docs/Temporary%20Use%20of%20University%20Space.