Unit One Creation and Development of Meetings, Conventions and Expositions Industry
Text A History of Meetings, Conventions and Expositions
Text B The Event Management Profession and Its Subfields
Case Study The First Convention Bureau
Exercises
Supplementary Reading The Future of Meetings, Conferences and Conventions
Unit Two The Impacts of the Events Industry
Text A The Impacts of the Events and Expositions
Text B Social and Community Implications of Events
Case Study Impacts of Sydney’s Olympic Games
Exercises
Supplementary Reading Developing a Convention City:
Opportunities as Thailand Moves towards Becoming a Convention Country
Unit Three The Players of the Industry
Text A Convention and Visitors Bureau
Text B Companies and Their Roles
Case Study The Inntel Agency
Exercises
Supplementary Reading Some Major Players in the Industry
Unit Four Event Marketing
Text A The Five Ps of Event Marketing (A)
Text B The Five Ps of Event Marketing (B)
Case Study Bill Veeck
Exercises
Supplementary Reading The Target Market
Unit Five Human Resources Management
Text A Staffing
Text B The Demand for and Scheduling of Staff
Case Study Help Wanted
Exercises
Supplementary Reading Volunteer Coordination
Unit six sponsorship of great events
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Unit seven financial management
Unit eight preparation for great events
Unit nine logistics in great events
Unit ten legal management
Unit eleven organization of great events
Unit twelve closedown and evaluati
Key to exercises
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