Table of Contents

 

 

 

 

About the Authors

vii

 

Companion Website

viii

SECTION A

CONCEPT AND MANAGEMENT

1

1

Introduction to Events Management

3

2

Events Destinations Management

29

3

Event Entrepreneurship

46

4

Human Resource Management

63

SECTION B

FINANCE AND LAW

83

5

Financial Management in the Events Industry

85

6

Costing, Pricing and Capital in the Events Industry

111

7

Project Management and Financing

141

8

Legal, Security, Safety and Risk Management

163

SECTION C

MARKETING AND MEDIA

187

9

Event Sponsorship

189

10

Marketing Process, Communications and Public Relations

207

11

New Multimedia Technology for Events Organisers

237

SECTION D

PREPARATION AND OPERATION

255

12

Events Assessing, Planning and Monitoring

257

13

Event Logistics - an integrated approach

275

14

Event Production, Design and Lighting

295

SECTION E

EVENTS AND BEYOND

323

15

Sustainable Festivals and Events

325

16

Long-Term Legacy and Impacts

344

17

The Future of the Events Industry

361

 

References

376

 

Index

385