Events Management: an Introduction

Contemporary events management is a diverse and challenging field. This major new introductory textbook is the first to fully explore the multi-disciplinary nature of events management and to provide all the practical skills and professional knowledge students need to succeed in the events industry. The book covers every type of event studied on an Events Management course, including sports, music, the arts, corporate events, tourism, and the public and voluntary sectors. It introduces the key issues facing the contemporary events industry, from health, safety and risk management to sustainabi.

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Events Management An introduction; Copyright; Contents; Endorsements; List of images; List of figures; List of tables; List of case studies; Acknowledgements; Guided Tour; Chapter 1 Introduction to events management; 1.1 Aims; 1.2 Introduction; 1.3 What is an event?; 1.4 The challenge of events management; 1.5 The place of events in human history and human cultures; 1.6 The events industry: what business are we in?; 1.7 The role of the event manager; 1.8 The events profession and education; 1.9 How this book is structured; Industry voice; 1.10 Summary; Further reading.

Chapter 2 Managing event projects2.1 Aims; 2.2 Introduction; 2.3 Events as projects; 2.4 Project management perspectives; 2.5 Event project definition, organisation and framework; 2.6 Project parameters; 2.7 Stakeholder requirements and needs; 2.8 The project objective statement; 2.9 Project planning; 2.10 Project optimisation; 2.11 Project evaluation and review techniques; 2.12 Project crashing; 2.13 Project risk management; 2.14 Project cost breakdown structures; 2.15 Project implementation; 2.16 Project shut-down; 2.17 The required competences of an event project leader; Industry voice.

2.18 SummaryFurther read…