What are events?

Events allow you to assign and manage AWS accounts for a group of users in one place. 
 This is useful when working with a defined set of participants, for example: 
 
 Running a workshop or hackathon 
 Delivering a university subject or training course 
 Onboarding a group of new team members 
 
   
 Key Characteristics 
 
 Bulk management — Create, assign, and manage multiple leases from a single view rather than handling them individually. 
 Pre-creation — Events can be created and fully provisioned before they start. Accounts and resources are prepared ahead of time so users can start immediately when the event is started. 
 Unassigned leases — Leases within an event can be created without being assigned to a specific user. This lets you prepare a pool of ready-to-go accounts and assign them to participants later. 
 Limit overrides — Event-level limits (duration, budget) override the account template defaults. If an account template has a maximum duration of 10 days but the event is configured for 20 days, the event's 20-day limit applies to all leases within it. 
 
   
 Event Lifecycle 
 
 Created — The event is defined with its limits, account template, and number of leases. Accounts and resources can be pre-provisioned at this stage. No costs are incurred yet. 
 Started — The event is activated. Leases become active and participants can access their assigned accounts. 
 Ended — The event concludes. All leases are terminated, access is revoked, and accounts are reclaimed. 
 
   
 Events vs Individual Leases 
 Individual leases are suited for on-demand, self-service access — a single user or small team needing a sandbox. Events are designed for coordinated, group-based scenarios where an organiser needs to prepare and manage many accounts at once with consistent settings.