# Event creation - Schedule
This steps define the schedule of an event.
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Schedule are defined as follows:
##### Start Date
- **Start now**
Selecting this option will automatically provision the accounts *(aka, create leases)* and start the event.
- - **Pros**: Easy, the event starts immediately and you can start right away!
- **Cons**: If your account template provisions resources in the account, you will need to wait for the accounts to be ready before accessing them. This provisioning time counts towards your event duration
- **Start on a specific date**
You can set the event to start on a specific date (and time) you define. This is particularly useful is you want to schedule an event to start automatically in the future.
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- - **Pros**: "Set and forget", the event will automatically start at the date/time of your choice. This option also allows you to pre-provision the accounts before the event starts, so you don't have to wait for the resources to be created in the accounts.
- **Cons**: Not much! But as per the "Start now" option, If your account template provisions resources in the account, you will need to either pre-provision the account manually before the start of the event or wait for the accounts to be ready before accessing them.
- **Start later**
You can chose not to start the event automatically. In this instance, you will have to start the event manually.
- **Pros**: No rush! You can take your time to create and configure the event. You can also update this value later if you finally decide to start the event automatically.
- **Cons**: The event won't starts automatically, so you will need to start it manually.
##### End Date
Note: Account templates also define lease duration, but within an event, this is overridden by the event's own duration setting.
- **End on a specific date**
Automatically ends the event on a specific date/time. When this date/time comes, the event will be terminated and leases will be terminated.
- **End after a specific amount of time**
Automatically ends the event after a specific amount of time: The count down starts when the event is started. Use this option if you want to terminate the event after some time. For instance: *"Terminate the event after 7 days"*
- **No end date**
With this option, the event will not be terminated automatically. So you will have to terminate the event manually.
Having set the schedule, click on **Next** to move to [Event creation - Participants](https://docs.sandboxstudiosoftware.com/books/manager-guide/page/event-creation-participants "Event creation - Participants")