Events management : an international approach / Edited by Nicole Ferdinand and Paul Kitchin.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introducing an international approach to events management. Events in our changing world / Nicole Ferdinand & Stephen J. Shaw -- The international events environment / Nicole Ferdinand & Simone Wesner International events management in practice. Event design / Nazia Ali -- Event project management / Nigel L. Williams -- Building an events team / Bruce Johnson -- Event marketing / Rumen Gechev -- Financing events / Paul J. Kitchin -- Risk management / Brent W. Ritchie and Sacha Reid -- Event evaluation / Jo-anne Tull -- Contemporary issues in international events management. Sustainability and the events industry / Elena Cavagnaro, Albert Postma and Thomas Neese -- Ambush marketing: immoral or innovative? / Marc Mazodier -- The internationalization of sport events and leagues / Paul J. Kitchin -- The role of events in the hospitality sector / Ioannis Pantelidis -- The development of the corporate events sector / Ivna Reic -- Extended case studies. Sleeping through the static / Stephen Henderson -- The exportation of event expertise: taking best practise to international markets in the MICE sector / Sarah Edwards and Liander Taylor -- The marketing strategy for the 13th IAAF indoor world athletics championships 2010 in Doha: creating a value constellation / Tariq Saed Al-Abdulla, Maher N. Safi and Alain Ferrand -- Events operations: the London city airport's fundraising day / Polly Larner.

"Written by a team of high profile, international authors, this exciting new text successfully combines theory and practice, making it a must-have for all students of Events Management. Events Management: An International Approach provides comprehensive coverage of all the most common types of events, preparing students for a future career in Events Management. Covering key issues such as fundraising, sponsorship and globalization, this text addresses the challenges and examines the realities of events management in an international context. A wide range of case studies and examples look at sporting, music, catering and fundraising events across the UK, Europe, Asia, Australia and the Middle East. Key features include: An international approach, drawing on a wide range of cases from around the world; Extensive pedagogical features such as Diary of an Event Manager; A companion website offering a full Instructor's Manual, PowerPoint slides, additional case studies and links to SAGE journal articles. This book is essential reading for all undergraduate and postgraduate students studying Events Management."--Publisher's website.