Podcast blurb: The connections between artistic events and the rejuvenation of social life in rural areas, where the need for creativity is pressing, are becoming increasingly evident. Many small, outlying Japanese communities are grappling with the effects of depopulation, an aging population, and economic decline. The need to prevent further decline has led to the emergence of art as a remedy for strengthening these communities. Both large and small-scale art festivals deeply rooted in the community have been organized with the primary goal of revitalizing these struggling areas. These festivals showcase artworks that celebrate the local landscape and incorporate elements of the region's cultural heritage. This podcast aims to explore how these creative events stimulate population growth and bolster the resilience and social connections within the community. The implications of this discussion suggest that active community involvement and the establishment of creative entrepreneurship are crucial elements in the success of festivals in rural areas, as well as in ensuring that sustainable development outcomes are maximized.

Meng’s bio: Meng Qu, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor and Vice Director at the Center for Advanced Tourism Studies (CATS) Hokkaido University; co-convener at Small Island Cultures Research Initiative (SICRI); Associate Editor of Folk, Knowledge, Place and Regional Editor of Event Management journal. He is also the Guest Lecturer at National Taiwan University and Hiroshima University. He is also the editorial board member at Tourism Geographies; Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology (JHTT); Shima; Journal of Marine and Island Cultures (KMIC); Frontiers in Sustainable Tourism; Journal of Responsible Tourism Management (JRTM) and the advisory board member at CREATOUR International. His research draws from range of disciplinary and theoretical perspectives, especially from the fields of creative/tourism geography, rural and island studies, with a focus on East Asia. Key research topics include socially engaged art festivals, relational aesthetics, creative in-migrants, sustainability, and rural revitalization.

Further reading and resources:

Latest Special Issue: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Small Island Cultures and Heritage

Latest Community Project: Island Revitalization Documentary Series

Latest Selected Publications (related to this topic):

Qu, M., & Zollet, Z. (2023). Neo-endogenous revitalisation: Enhancing community resilience through art tourism and rural entrepreneurship. Journal of Rural Studies. 97. 105-114. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2022.11.016

Qu, M., & Zollet, S. (2023) The Power of Small: Creative In-migrant Microentrepreneurs in Peripheral Japanese Islands During COVID-19. In Adventures in Small Tourism: Studies and Stories. Scherf, Kathleen, (Eds). Calgary: University of Calgary Press.


Zollet, S., & Qu, M. (2023). Urban-to-rural lifestyle migrants in Japanese island communities: balancing quality of life expectations with reality. In P. H. Johansen, A. Tietjen, EB. Iversen, HL. Lolle, & Fisker JK. (Eds.), Rural Quality of Life. Manchester University Press.

Qu, M., McCormick, A. D., & Funck, C. (2022). Community resourcefulness and partnerships in rural tourism, Journal of Sustainable Tourism 30 (10), 2371-2390. https://doi.org/10.1080/09669582.2020.1849233

Qu, M. (2022). Socially engaged art tourism, in-migrants micro-entrepreneurship, and peripheral island revitalization. Wakayama Tourism Review 3, 17-19. https://10.19002/10.19002.3.17

Qu, M., Cheer, J. M. (2021). Community art festivals and sustainable rural revitalisation. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 29(11-12), 1756-1775. https://doi.org/10.1080/09669582.2020.1856858

Qu, M., & Funck, C. (2021). Rural art festival revitalizing a Japanese declining tourism island. Nancy Duxbery (Eds). In Cultural Sustainability, Tourism and Development (Re)articulations in Tourism Contexts, 51-68. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780367201777-6

Social media profiles:

Website: https://www.qu-meng.com

Face book: https://www.facebook.com/mengqumo/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/KinghoodMo

Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Meng-Qu-5

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-meng-qu-02304861/

Podcast blurb: What is arguably the most central resource for events to be delivered? Volunteers. Despite their importance, volunteers continue to be more challenging to recruit, manage, and retain. This points to the need to consider how events manage their volunteers’ experiences to promote positive outcomes. This podcast recording is concerned with providing insights to practitioners on the volunteer experience in events. The volunteer experience is explained as a phenomenon understood according to four predictive constructs: satisfaction, motivation, commitment, and sense of community. Podcast insights provide strategies to manage and promote a positive volunteer experience in events as well as future trends.

Erik’s bio: Erik L. Lachance, Ph.D., is currently a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Sport Management at Brock University. Dr. Lachance’s research is interested in sport event volunteers, governance, and strategic management. His post-doctoral research project is funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada and Sport Canada. His work is published in leading international event management, sport management, and leisure journals. Practically, he has been involved as a volunteer in sport events at the community, regional, provincial/territorial, national, and international levels. He is the inaugural Chair of Event Management’s Ph.D./Early Career Researcher Editorial Board.

Further reading and resources:

Volunteering Australia: https://www.volunteeringaustralia.org/resources/new-volunteering-resource-hub/

Volunteer Canada: https://volunteer.ca/index.php.

LaChance and Parent (2020)

Lachance & Parent (2021)

Lachance et al (2021)

Lachance et al (2022a)

Lachance et al (2022b)

We will also be launching a new Curated Collections on “Volunteering” in Event Management Journal from 2024 onwards: https://cognizantcommunication.com/publication/event-management/

Podcast blurb: Sustainable Tourism Development is an important but long debated topic. There is much discussion about how it is defined, what is its scope and how it can be assessed. Sustainable tourism, like sustainable development in general, has been viewed in terms of three pillars: the economic, environmental and socio-cultural dimensions. Some people see it as an oxymoron. Others have focused just on environmental sustainability. The recent focus has been on the Sustainable Development Goals and how tourism has contributed to the 17 goals. Professor Pratt covers some of these issues with Dr Duignan in this podcast.

Steve’s bio: Professor Stephen Pratt is Department Chair of Tourism, Events and Attractions at the Rosen College of Hospitality Management at the University of Central Florida. He previously served as Head of School of Tourism & Hospitality at the University of the South Pacific and as Assistant Professor at the School of Hotel & Tourism Management at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He completed his PhD at the University of Nottingham. He obtained a Bachelor of Economics and Masters of Economics from the University of Sydney. His research interests include sustainable tourism development, tourism in small island states and tourist behavior.

https://www.youtube.com/@TravelProfessors

Podcast blurb: Richard’s podcast critiques important discourses surrounding crisis and disaster management for events. The podcast draws from multiple disciplines to provide insight into various contemporary issues and challenges surrounding the effective event management of crises and disasters. With an initial focus on the concept of event and venue resilience, concepts such as fandom, risk perceptions, crowd control and management, crisis communication and reputational risk, as applied to events are also explored. The podcast also discusses a variety of future challenges aligned with managing crises and disasters for events. Illustrating the importance and centrality of better understanding crisis and disaster management for events in a post covid era, this podcast will be of interest to students in a broad range of subject-related areas including sport, tourism, entertainment, leisure and critical event studies.

Further reading and resources:

Below are a proposed ‘Top Ten’ supporting resources to help students to further understand the concept of crisis and disaster management, in the context of events. Whilst the focus of the papers below are sports events, the resources all have broader implications for the broader events industry. The final resource is a link to some of the training and technical assistance in disaster management provided by Bournemouth University Disaster Management Centre (BUDMC).

Shipway, R. (2023). New Era, New Normal, New Challenges: Managing Crises and Disasters at Major and Mega Sports Events. In Solberg, H.A. Swart, K.and Storm, R. (eds) (2023). Research Handbook on Major Sporting Events. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing.

Boden, J. and Shipway, R. (2023). Meeting the two imposters of triumph and disaster: Senior management perspectives on the covid-19 pandemic’s impact on global tennis tournaments. Event Management.

Inoue, Y. Lock, D. Gillooly, L. Shipway, R. and Swanson, S. (2022). The Organizational Identification and Well-being Framework: Theorizing about How Sport Organizations Contribute to Crisis Response and Recovery. Sport Management Review. 25 (1), 1-30.

Shipway, R. Miles, L. and Gordon, R. (2021). Crisis and Disaster Management for Sport. London: Routledge.

Shipway, R. and Miles, L., (2020). Bouncing Back and Jumping Forward: Scoping the Resilience Landscape of International Sports Events and Implications for Events and Festivals. Event Management, 24 (1), 185-196.

Miles, L. and Shipway, R., (2020). Exploring the COVID-19 Pandemic as a Catalyst for Stimulating Future Research Agendas for Managing Crises and Disasters at International Sport Events. Event Management, 24 (4), 537-552.

Shipway, R. & Miles, L. (2019). Reputation and perceived resilience in developing countries bidding for major sports events (pp.148-164). In: Walters, G. & Mair, J. (eds). Reputation and Image Recovery for the Tourism Industry. Oxford: Goodfellow Publishers.

Shipway, R. (2018). Building Resilience and Managing Crises and Disasters in Sport Tourism. Journal of Sport and Tourism. 22 (3), 265-270.

Walters, G. Shipway, R. Miles, L. and Aldrigui, M. (2017) Fandom and Risk Perceptions of Olympic Tourists, Annals of Tourism Research, 66, 210-212.

Website

Bournemouth University Disaster Management Centre (BUDMC). Available from

https://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/research/centres-institutes/disaster-management-centre

Podcast blurb: Jane examines the concept and practice of leadrship in the events industry.

Jane’s bio: Dr. Jane Ali-Knight is a Professor in Festival and Event Management at Edinburgh Napier University, Scotland and a Visiting Research Professor at Curtin University, Perth. She is currently leading and developing the festival and event subject group as well as lecturing at Universities internationally and facilitating training and development in the field. Her core activities fall into three main areas: event and festival related programmes; research and publications and conferences and professional events. She is currently a board member of BAFA (British Arts and Festivals Association), Without Walls, Women in Tourism and Hidden Door Festival and is a Fellow of the HEA and Royal Society of the Arts.

Further resources and reading:

General articles reviewing leadership development theory (some reference to transformative leadership, leader identity, and efficacy): Day et al., (2021) “Advancing the science of 21st – century leadership development: Theory, research, and practice”, The Leadership Quarterly, 32(5)

Marques, J .& Dhimam,S (2017) in Frederick S. , Southwick M.D., Brenda L. , Martini M.A., Dennis S. , Charney M.D., Steven M. , Southwick M.D. (2017) Leadership and Resilience in Leadership Today: Practices for Personal & Professional Performance 315-334, Springer. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-31036-7_18

Empowering leadership: Hoang, G., Wilson-Evered, E., Lockstone-Binney, L. and Luu, T.T.. (2021) ‘Empowering leadership in hospitality and tourism management: a systematic literature review’, International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 33(12), 4182–4214. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCHM-03-2021-0323.

Transformative leadership: Wang, Y. and Li, M. (2022) ‘Leadership, creativity, and recovery from crisis in rural tourism’, Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research, 27(6), 652–670. https://doi.org/10.1080/10941665.2022.2106145.

Leader identity development and Leader Role Efficacy (LRE): Kwok et al. (2021) I can, I am: Differential predictors of leader efficacy and identity trajectories in leader development, The Leadership Quarterly, 32(5)

LRE: Machida, M. and Schaubroeck, J. (2011) The Role of Self-Efficacy Beliefs in Leader Development, Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies, 18(4), pp. 4590468.

LRE: Anderson et al., (2008) A leadership self-efficacy taxonomy and its relation to effective leadership, The Leadership Quarterly, 19(5), 5950-608.

LRE: Seibert et al. (2017) Linking Development Experiences to Leader Effectiveness and Promotability: The Mediating Role of leadership Self-Efficacy and Mentor Network, Personnel Psychology, 70, 357-397

Generic resources on leadership

Cheong, M. et al. (2019) ‘A review of the effectiveness of empowering leadership’, The Leadership Quarterly, 30(1), pp. 34–58. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.leaqua.2018.08.005.

Hewitt, K.K., Davis, A.W. and Lashley, C. (2014) ‘Transformational and Transformative Leadership in a Research-Informed Leadership Preparation Program’, Journal of Research on Leadership Education, 9(3), pp. 225–253. https://doi.org/10.1177/1942775114552329.

Hoang, G. et al. (2021) ‘Empowering leadership in hospitality and tourism management: a systematic literature review’, International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 33(12), pp. 4182–4214. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCHM-03-2021-0323.

Holmberg, R., Larsson, M. and Bäckström, M. (2016) ‘Developing leadership skills and resilience in turbulent times’, Journal of Management Development, 35, pp. 154–169. https://doi.org/10.1108/JMD-09-2014-0093.

Kragt, D. and Guenter, H. (2018) ‘Why and when leadership training predicts effectiveness: The role of leader identity and leadership experience’, Leadership & Organization Development Journal, 39(3), pp. 406–418. https://doi.org/10.1108/LODJ-11-2016-0298.

Ladegard, G. and Gjerde, S. (2014) ‘Leadership coaching, leader role-efficacy, and trust in subordinates. A mixed methods study assessing leadership coaching as a leadership development tool’, The Leadership Quarterly, 25(4), pp. 631–646. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.leaqua.2014.02.002.

Lord, R.G. and Hall, R.J. (2005) ‘Identity, deep structure and the development of leadership skill’, The Leadership Quarterly, 16(4), pp. 591–615. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.leaqua.2005.06.003.

MacKie, D. (2007) ‘Evaluating the effectiveness of executive coaching: Where are we now and where do we need to be?’, Australian Psychologist, 42(4), pp. 310–318. https://doi.org/10.1080/00050060701648217.

Muir, D. (2014) ‘Mentoring and Leader Identity Development: A Case Study’, Human Resource Development Quarterly, 25(3), pp. 349–379. https://doi.org/10.1002/hrdq.21194.

Paglis, L.L. (2010) ‘Leadership self‐efficacy: research findings and practical applications’, Journal of Management Development, 29(9), pp. 771–782. https://doi.org/10.1108/02621711011072487.

Shields, C.M. (2010) ‘Transformative Leadership: Working for Equity in Diverse Contexts’, Educational Administration Quarterly, 46(4), pp. 558–589. https://doi.org/10.1177/0013161X10375609.

Srivastava, A., Bartol, K.M. and Locke, E.A. (2006) ‘Empowering Leadership in Management Teams: Effects on Knowledge Sharing, Efficacy, and Performance’, The Academy of Management Journal, 49(6), pp. 1239–1251.

Wang, Y. and Li, M. (2022) ‘Leadership, creativity, and recovery from crisis in rural tourism’, Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research, 27(6), pp. 652–670. https://doi.org/10.1080/10941665.2022.2106145.

Generic resources women and leadership

Baum, T. (2007) Human resources in tourism: Still waiting for change. Tourism Management, 28(6), 1383–1399. Baum, T. (2013) International Perspectives on Women and Work in Hotels, Catering and Tourism. International Labour Office Working Paper.

Fernandez, M. (2023) Leadership in The Events Industry: A Woman’s Path To Success. https://helloendless.com/leadership-in-the-events-industry/

Gibson, H; Jordan, F. and Berdychevsky, L. (2013) Women in Tourism in Freysinger, V.J. Shaw, S.M. Henderson, K.A. Bialeschki, M.D. Leisure, women and gender, 3rd edition, Venture Publishing, 229-244

IBTM Event Management Gender Equality Report | IBTM Events

Muñoz-Bullón, F. (2009) The gap between male and female pay in the Spanish tourism industry. Tourism Management, 30(5). 638–649.

Pinar, M. McCuddy, M.K.; Birkan, I. and Kozak, M. (2011) Gender diversity in the hospitality industry: An empirical study in Turkey. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 30(1), 73–81. UNWTO (2011) Global Report on Women in Tourism 2010. Madrid.

Women 1st (2010). The case for change: Women working in hospitality, leisure, travel and tourism. UK.

Leadership and Events

Abson, Emma. (2021). Event Leadership - Theory and Methods for Event Management and Event Tourism. Goodfellows.

Leigh, V, Lamont, M & Cairncross, G (2021) Event managers' leadership styles and attitudes towards resourcing volunteer training: Exploring variation and practice implications. Tourism Management Perspectives. 40, 100887 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmp.2021.100887.

Abson, E. (2017) How event managers lead: Applying competency school theory to event management Event Management, 21(4) 403-419. https://doi.org/10.3727/152599517X14998876105747

Giudici, M & Filimonau, V. (2019) Exploring the linkages between managerial leadership, communication and teamwork in successful event delivery. Tourism Management Perspectives, 32 100558, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmp.2019.100558

Goldblatt, J. (2005) Special Events: Event Leadership for A New World. (4th ed.), John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, NJ

Megheirkouni, M. (2018) Insights on practicing of servant leadership in the events sector

Sport, Business and Management: An International Journal, 8 (2) 134-152. https://doi.org/10.1108/SBM-01-2017-0001

Podcast blurb: Networks matter to festivals, and all the people and organisations involved in putting them on. Individuals build careers by navigating a web of connections, shared projects, and employers past and present. Festival organisations bring together a wide array of employees, suppliers, performers and more, each at the heart of their own criss-crossing network. Researchers need to recognise the insights that a network-focused approach can bring, and which social network analysis (SNA) can support and allow. This is work that at the very least complements more familiar stakeholder-based research, and can potentially supersede it in terms of detail, dynamism, flexibility and rigour.

David’s bio: David Jarman is a lecturer at Edinburgh Napier University, where he has led the BA (Hons) International Festival & Event Management since 2007. David completed his PhD in September 2022, with Tilburg University in the Netherlands, having focused on social network analysis, festival communities, and the value of taking a network-focused perspective to the critical study of events. He has also worked for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society and other festivals, providing first hand experience of the importance of networks to both individuals and organisations.

Further reading and resources:

David’s PhD, containing half a dozen papers exploring and applying SNA in festival communities: https://research.tilburguniversity.edu/en/publications/social-network-analysis-and-festival-relationships-personal-organ

Special issue with Greg Richards:

https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cog/em/2021/00000025/00000001

Richards "Events in the Network Society":

https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cog/em/2015/00000019/00000004/art00010

Fisker, Kwiatkowski & Hjalager, responding to the Richards's work: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14649365.2019.1573437

Podcast blurb: Sport for development, as a concept, refers to the use of sport to exert a positive influence on public health, the socialization of children, youth, and adults, the social inclusion of the disadvantaged, the economic development of regions and states, and on fostering intercultural exchange and conflict resolution (Lyras & Welty Peachey, 2011, p. 311). Within this broader field, events-for-development (EfD) is a new concept exploring how events of all sizes can potentially be utilized for development aims. This talk explores these two interrelated concepts and the opportunities and challenges they present. Overall, the effectiveness of sport for development depends on how the event/program is designed and managed over time.

Jon’s bio: Jon Welty Peachey, Ph.D., is Dean of Academic Affairs and Professor of Sport Management and Leadership at Gordon College on the north shore of Boston, Massachusetts. Prior to this, he served on the sport management faculty at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Texas A&M University. His research examines how sport for development programs should be best designed, managed, and led to achieve individual- and community-based outcomes. He is a Research Fellow with the North American Society for Sport Management and is a frequent invited speaker and consultant internationally on leadership and sport for development. Prior to his work in academia, Dr. Welty Peachey served as a senior administrator in the international sport for development field for over decade.

Further reading and resources:

Schulenkorf, N., Schlenker, K., Rammal, H., Welty Peachey, J., & Morgan, A. (2022). Leveraging and managing events: Business and social dimensions. Routledge.

In terms of resources www.sportanddev.org and www.beyondsport.org. Good journals are Journal of Sport for Development, Journal of Sport Management, Event Management, Sport Management Review, and European Sport Management Quarterly.

Podcast blurb: Urban regeneration is something the directly impacts the everyday lives of people living in areas going through change and development. Regeneration is intended for lasting improvement, and this directs much attention to economic impacts and the desire to promote new opportunities to attract visitors to an area. However, we must pay attention to the livelihoods of residents who are impacted by these changes. Events play an important role in much of this transformation because events are an important catalyst to promote city image and leverage future opportunities. Critically, we should consider how inclusive these spaces are, or if they are ‘islands’ of development.

Nick’s bio: Nicholas Wise earned a PhD in Human Geography from Kent State University, and is currently with the School of Community Resources and Development at Arizona State University. His research focuses on placemaking, competitiveness, social regeneration and community impacts, conducting work across the areas of sport, events and tourism. He brings an international perspective to his teaching informed by scholarly research focusing on the Dominican Republic, Argentina, Brazil, Croatia, Serbia and Italy. He has published across several disciplines and collaborates with colleagues across a number of academic disciplines. He is also a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AdvanceHE).

Further reading and resources:

• Cowan, A. (2016). A Nice Place to Visit: Tourism and Urban Revitalization in the Postwar Rustbelt (Urban Life, Landscape and Policy). Temple University Press.

• Smith, A. (2012). Events and Urban Regeneration: The Strategic Use of Events to Revitalise Cities. Routledge.

• Spirou, C. (2011). Urban Tourism and Urban Change: Cities in a Global Economy, Routledge.

• Tallon, A. (2021). Urban Regeneration in the UK, 3rd Edition. Routledge

• Wise, N. & Harris, J. (eds) (2017). Sport, Events, Tourism and Regeneration. Routledge.

• Wise, N. & Harris, J. (eds) (2019). Events, Places and Societies. Routledge.

Podcast blurb: This video highlights current and emerging patterns in the event industry in the Middle East region, especially focusing on countries in the Gulf. One of the most significant trends is the rapid increase in the hosting major international sporting events. Many of these countries such as the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Saudi Arabia are investing in sport and hosting these events as part of the respective countries’ economic diversification strategies, profiling their destinations and attracting visitors from around the world. Qatar’s hosting of the 2022 FIFA World Cup and Formula 1 in several countries, amongst others, are used as illustrative cases of recent and future trends.

Kamilla’s bio: Dr. Kamilla Swart is Associate Professor and Director of the Masters in Sport and Entertainment Management program, College of Science and Engineering, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar Foundation. Her research interests include sport and event tourism, with a specific focus on mega-events, impacts, sustainability, legacy and inclusion in sport. Her work focuses on contributing to sport, tourism and event knowledge in the developing context, and in the global South in particular. She worked closely with Qatar Foundation 2022 FIFA World Cup Master Program and the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy in driving the 2022 FIFA World Cup Research Agenda.

Further reading and resources:

Academic journals

There are a number of academic journals that publish articles on event trends (and sport) in the Middle East:

o Event Management

o Journal of Destination Marketing and Management

o Journal of Global Sport Management

o Journal of Arabian Studies

Books

• Routledge Handbook of Sport in the Middle East – Eds. Danyel Reuche, Paul M. Brannagan 2022.

https://www.routledge.com/Routledge-Handbook-of-Sport-in-the-Middle-East/Reiche-Brannagan/p/book/9780367470227

• The Geopolitical Economy of Sport: Power, Politics, Money, and the State – Eds. Simon Chadwick, Paul Widdop, Michael M. Goldman 2023

https://www.routledge.com/The-Geopolitical-Economy-of-Sport-Power-Politics-Money-and-the-State/Chadwick-Widdop-Goldman/p/book/9781032390598

• Sport Management in the Middle East A Case Study Analysis – Eds. Mohammed Ben Sulayem, Sean O'Connor, David Hassan 2015

https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/10.4324/9780203131770/sport-management-middle-east-mohammed-ben-sulayem-sean-connor-david-hassan

• Research Handbook on Major Sport Events by HarryArne Solberg, Rasmus Storm and Kamilla Swart (anticipated publication date – Jan. 2024)

https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/research-handbook-on-major-sporting-events-9781800885646.html

Associations: There are several associations that provide information on events trends in the Middle East. Some of these include:

o IFEA International Festival and Events Association Middle East

https://www.ifea.com/p/about/ifeaglobalaffiliates/ifeamiddleeast

o ICCA International Congress and Conference Association Middle East

https://www.iccaworld.org/about-icca/chapters-sectors/chapters/middle-east-chapter/

In addition to the academic and practical resources mentioned above, people can also attend events and conferences that focus on events trends in the Middle East.

• Arabian Travel Market

https://www.wtm.com/atm/en-gb.html

• Middle East Event Summit

https://informaconnect.com/middle-east-event-show/

University programs (which have sport management-related degrees)

• HBKU

https://www.hbku.edu.qa/en/cse/ms-sport-entertainment-management

• QU

http://www.qu.edu.qa/artssciences/departments/sports-science/bsc-sports-science

• AUE

https://aue.ae/master-of-sports-management/

Podcast blurb: On this podcast we discuss the concept of event bidding, highlighting the politics, current processes and future trends affecting the landscape of sporting and cultural events. We outline changes to bidding processes with examples drawn from international cases.

David’s bio: Prof David McGillivray holds a Chair in Event and Digital Cultures in the Centre for Culture, Sport and Events at University of the West of Scotland. His research interests focus on the contemporary significance of events and festivals (sporting and cultural) as markers of identity and mechanisms for the achievements of wider economic, social and cultural externalities. He has held several research grants in this area, most recently leading the HERA-funded ‘Festspace’ project on ‘Festivals, events and inclusive public spaces in Europe’.

Further reading and resources:

Event Bidding: Politics, Persuasion and Resistance: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.4324/9781315563367/event-bidding-david-mcgillivray-daniel-turner

Event Bidding and New Media Activism: https://doi.org/10.1080/02614367.2019.1698648

Local resident support for hosting a major sport event: the role of perceived personal and community impacts: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/16184742.2021.1937263

Bidding to Host a Mega Sporting Event: https://sporthumanrights.org/library/bidding-to-host-a-mega-sporting-event/

Podcast blurb: Dr Aaron Tkaczynski provides a background to market segmentation. He then further suggests why listeners should be interested in this concept. Information is provided on how market segmentation has evolved, such as first how digitalisation is changing data collection procedures and second advancement in data analysis is improving the reliability and validity of segmentation findings. Aaron mentions futures trends impacting on market segmentation such as researchers employing greater usage of big data. He also argues that there will be a further focus on target marketing, with further justification required for why certain event segments should be targeted.

Aaron’s bio: Dr Aaron Tkaczynski is a Senior Lecturer in both tourism and events in the School of Business in the Faculty of Business, Economics & Law at the University of Queensland. He is also an extra-ordinary Associate Professor position in the Tourism Research in Economics, Environs and Society department at North-West University, South Africa. Aaron's research expertise and experience stems from market segmentation modelling and he publishes within this field in journals such as Tourism Management and the Journal of Travel Research. Prior to academia, Aaron was employed in local government.

Further reading and resources:

Segmentation Study Slides by Aaron

Aaron's 2017 segmentation article

Tkaczynski & Rundle (2011a).pdf

Tkaczynski & Rundle (2020).pdf

Podcast blurb: Emma talks to Mike about the nature, characteristics, and challenges impacting the MICE industry.

Emma’s bio: Emma Delaney is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, University of Surrey. Emma’s email is: E.delaney@surrey.ac.uk and LinkedIn is: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emma-nolan-256a5573/. Emma has 25 years’ experience as an event management practitioner and an academic and has worked in visitor attractions, theatres and multi-purpose venues, for diverse clients from the International Brotherhood of Magicians to the Labour Party. Emma’s research interests surround the relationship between convention bureaus and professional conference organisers as well as destination management for MICE tourism.

Further reading and resources:

Journals: Event Management, Journal of Convention and Event Tourism, and International Journal of Business Events and Legacies.

Textbooks:

Conferences and Conventions: a Global Industry, 4th edn., by Tony Rogers and Peter Wynn-Moylan. (Routledge).

Business Events, 2nd edn., by Rob Davidson (Routledge)

Planning and Management of Meetings, Expositions, Events and Conventions (Global Edition), by George G Fenich (Pearson).

The Routledge Handbook of Business Events, Charles Arcodia (Ed) (Routledge).

Marketing Destinations and Venues for Conferences, Conventions and Business Events, by Tony Rogers and Rob Davidson (Routledge).

The Business and Management of Convention and Visitor Bureaus - a Global Approach, by Krzysztof Celuch (Goodfellow).

Business Event Legacies: Global Industry Case Studies, by Foley, Edwards and Weber (Goodfellow).

Industry Sources:

https://www.iccaworld.org/

https://www.mia-uk.org/

https://imexamerica.com/

https://meetings.skift.com/

Podcast blurb: Strategic management in the event space is vitally important to the sustainability of not just individual events, but the event sector as a whole. Recently, we’ve seen high profile events either fail spectacularly (e.g. 2017 Fyre Festival), fail to deliver promised benefits (e.g. 2016 Rio Olympics), or not event get to implementation stage (e.g. 2026 Victoria Commonwealth Games). These can all be traced back to failures in strategic management. A strategic management approach to events also includes the process of event leverage - managing strategies to achieve both short- and long-term outcomes from a city or region’s portfolio of events.

Danny’s bio: Dr. Danny O’Brien is an Associate Professor, Sport Management, and Higher Degree Research Director in the Bond Business School, Bond University, Gold Coast, Australia. His primary research interests explore event leverage, strategic management, and sustainable surf tourism. Danny’s work appears in top-tier journals like Journal of Sport Management; Sport Management Review; European Journal of Marketing; Annals of Tourism Research; Journal of Sustainable Tourism and others. He is a Visiting Professor in the Center for Surf Research, San Diego State University, United States; and, the Plymouth Sustainability and Surfing Research Group, University of Plymouth, United Kingdom.

Further reading and resources:

Chalip, L. (2004). Beyond impact: A general model for sport event leverage. In, B. W. Ritchie & D. Adair (Eds.), Sport tourism: Interrelationships, impacts and issues (Vol. 14). Channel View Publications.

Chalip, L. (2014). From legacy to leverage. In, Leveraging legacies from sports mega-events: Concepts and cases (pp. 2-12). Palgrave Macmillan.

Duignan, M.B., Brittain, I., Fyall, A., Hansen, M., Gerard, S., and Page, S. (2023). Leveraging accessible tourism development through mega-events, and the disability-attitude gap. Tourism Management, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2023.104766 (Open Access).

Duignan, M.B., Carlini, J., and Parent, M. (2023). Host community salience loss across major sport event planning. European Sport Management Quarterly, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16184742.2023.2237063.

O’Brien, D. (2006). Event business leveraging the Sydney 2000 Olympic games. Annals of Tourism Research, 33(1), 240-261.

O’Brien, D., Parent, M. M., Ferkins, L., & Gowthorp, L. (2019). Strategic management in sport. Routledge.

Taks, M., Green, B. C., Misener, L., & Chalip, L. (2018). Sport participation from sport events: why it doesn’t happen? Marketing Intelligence & Planning, 36(2), 185-198.

Ziakas, V. (2010). Understanding an event portfolio: The uncovering of interrelationships, synergies, and leveraging opportunities. Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events, 2(2), 144-164. https://doi.org/10.1080/19407963.2010.482274

Ziakas, V., & Getz, D. (2021). Event portfolio management: An emerging transdisciplinary field of theory and praxis. Tourism Management, 83, 104233. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2020.104233

Podcast blurb: This video will introduce the concept of legacy of sport events. It explains its complexity to measure, misperceptions and needs to be researched. In easy words and with examples Prof. Dr Holger Preuss explains the basis of his research and how it is applied to the IOC legacy strategy as well as to the German Strategy on Major Sport events.

Holger’s bio: Holger Preuss is professor of sports economics and sports sociology at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz, Germany. He is also Adjunct Professor at the University of Ottawa, Canada, and an international scholar at the State University of New York (Cortland). He has published 16 books and more than 160 papers in international journals and books. His research area is focused on economic and socio-economic aspects of sport events, their legacy and sustainability. He is currently working with the German Olympic Committee (DOSB) on a future Olympic bid. He is president of the evaluation committee for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games on behalf of Paris 2024, IOC and OECD. Holger Preuss is a member of the IOC Legacy and Sustainability Commission, a member of the UIPM (Union International Pentathlon Modern) "Innovation Commission" and a member of the WFDF (World Flying Disc Federation) "Ethics Commission".

Further reading and resources:

Girginov, V., Preuss, H. (2022). Towards a conceptual definition of intangible Olympic legacy. International Journal of Event and Festival Management, 13(1), 1-17. DOI

Preuss, H., Hong, S.-P. (2021). Olympic Legacy: Status of Research. Journal of Global Sport Management, 6(3), 205-211. DOI

Scheu, A., Preuß, H., Könecke, T. (2021). The Legacy of the Olympic Games: A Review. Journal of Global Sport Management, 6(3), 212-233.

Preuss, H., Plambeck, A. (2020). Utilization of Olympic Stadiums: a conceptual stadium legacy framework. International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship, 22(1), 10-31. DOI

Duignan, M.B., Carlini, J., and Parent, M. (2023). Host community salience loss across major sport event planning. European Sport Management Quarterly, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16184742.2023.2237063.

Köningstorfer, J., Boccaro, J. N., Byers, T., et al. (2019). Mapping research on legacy of mega sporting events : structural changes, consequences, and stakeholder evalutions in empiricial studies. Leisure studies, 38(6), Seiten: 729-745. Author/Publisher URL

Preuß, H. (2019). Event legacy framework and measurement. International journal of sport policy and politics, 11(1), Seiten: 103-118. Author/Publisher URL

Duignan, M.B. (2023). Thirty years of event-related research. Annals of Tourism Research, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2023.103556

Lienhard, P., und Preuß, H. (2014). Legacy, sustainability and CSR at mega sport events : an analysis of the UEFA EURO 2008 in Switzerland (S. 255 S.). Wiesbaden:Springer Gabler. Author/Publisher URL

Duignan, M.B. (2022). Utilizing Field Theory to Examine Mega-Event Led Development. Event Management, https://doi.org/10.3727/152599520X15894679115583 (Open Access).

Preuß, H. (2014). ʽLegacyʼ revisited. In J. Grix (Hrsg.), Leveraging legacies for sports mega-events : concepts and cases (S. Seiten: 24-38). Basingstoke:Palgrave Macmillan.

Podcast blurb: Small business leveraging in the context of major events is all about utilising these events to accelerate developments which benefit local businesses and enterprises, with the primary goal of maximising the tangible and intangible small business opportunities from these events1. In recent years, fewer cities and towns have been interested in or willing to bid for these events due to the exorbitant costs associated with delivering events of this scale. Small businesses often make up the vast number of organisations within cities and towns’ local economies. Therefore, the inclusion of small and local businesses should be a critical task for prospective event hosts in an attempt to diversify socio-economic outcomes for local people and traders. In 2004, Laurence Chalip produced a general model for event leveraging. Since then there have been more investigations into how small businesses can be better supported at major events. However, little is still understood about how local businesses can operate alongside major event sponsors. There have been studies which have discussed how tactics can be integrated into the different phases of the event (pre, during and post-event) focusing on specific areas including, planning and policies, regulation and trading environments and networks and partnerships1. Additionally, another study concentrated on understanding the factors that can prohibit businesses from engaging with major events, such as businesses lacking knowledge, experience, and resources2. Future research should be directed on developing practical strategies that can be adopted by small businesses to leverage these events to their advantage.

Seth’s bio: Seth I. Kirby is a Lecturer in Sport and Leisure Management in the School of Science and Technology, Nottingham Trent University, UK. His research interests span the fields of sports, events, urban studies and the environment, with particular attention on the business and spatial impacts of regional sporting events right through to mega-sporting event regeneration, legacy planning, strategic leveraging and environmental sustainability. Seth’s research activity is linked to exploring critical issues and perspectives in events and sports, with a focus on sporting event hosting communities.

Further reading and resources:

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) - Implementing the OECD Recommendation on Global Events Toolkit.

RioZones event leveraging research articles - https://riozones.wordpress.com/events-research-and-resources/event-research-and-useful-resources/

uignan and McGillivray (2018) - Mega-sport events, micro and small business leveraging: Introducing the “MSE-MSB leverage model”. Article.

Son and Huang (2023) - Understanding the critical factors driving event leveraging: Perspectives from small and medium-sized enterprises.

Schulenkorf et al (2023) - Event leverage: a systematic literature review and new research agenda.

Kaplanidou et al (2016) - Business legacy planning for mega events: The case of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

Duignan et al (2020) - Entrepreneurial leveraging in liminoidal olympic transit zones.

Smith (2010) - Leveraging benefits from major events: maximising opportunities for peripheral urban areas.

Schulenkorf et al (2021) - Managing and leveraging events: Business and social dimensions.

Parent (2020) - Managing major sports events: Theory and practice.

Ziakas (2021) - Strategic event leveraging: Models, practices and prospects. Book.

Podcast blurb: An event portfolio is a strategic patterning of multiple events in an annual program intended to obtain multiple benefits. It represents a paradigm shift from ad hoc hosting of major one-off events to creating permanent structures of periodic event hosting that responds to the key challenge of making events more sustainable and resilient. While in practice more and more cities are developing event portfolios, event scholarship lags behind with limited empirical attention. A generalist tradition to focus on single events hinders the systematic study of event portfolios. Nevertheless, sound theoretical underpinnings have been developed that can accelerate knowledge creation on this complex phenomenon.

Vassilios’s bio: Dr Vassilios Ziakas is Consultant in Leisure Services and Honorary Faculty at the University of Liverpool. His research is interdisciplinary cutting across sport and leisure policy with emphasis on strategic planning, community development and sustainability. He has published extensively, and his work is widely cited. His most well-known work is on conceptualizing event portfolios as a means for multipurpose development. Along these lines, his research explores linkages among the sectors of sport, recreation, leisure, events, tourism, and culture. His main books are Event Portfolio Planning and Management: A Holistic Approach (2014, Routledge), and Strategic Event Leveraging: Models, Practices and Prospects (2022, CABI).

Further readings and resources:

1. Ziakas, V. (2022). Strategic Event Leveraging: Models, Practices and Prospects. Wallingford: CABI.

2. Antchak, V., Ziakas, V., & Getz, D. (2019). Event Portfolio Management: Theory and Practice for Event Management and Tourism. Oxford: Goodfellow.

3. Ziakas, V. (2014). Event Portfolio Planning and Management: A Holistic Approach. Abingdon: Routledge.

4. Ziakas, V., Antchak, V., & Getz, D. (Eds.) (2021). Crisis Management and Recovery for Events: Impacts and Strategies. Oxford: Goodfellow.

5. Ziakas, V. (2022). Building sport and leisure into event portfolios. In V. Ziakas (Ed.), Trends and Advances in Sport and Leisure Management: Expanding the Frontiers (pp. 168-185). Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

6. Ziakas, V. (2023). Leveraging sport events for tourism development: The event portfolio perspective. Journal of Global Sport Management, 8(1), 43-72.

7. Ziakas, V. (2022). The morphosynthesis of event portfolios: Connecting networks and the community. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living: Sport, Leisure and Tourism, 3, 785018.

8. Ziakas, V., & Getz, D. (2021). Event portfolio management: An emerging transdisciplinary field of theory and praxis. Tourism Management, 83, 104233.

9. Ziakas, V., & Getz, D. (2020). Shaping the event portfolio management field: Premises and integration. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 32(11), 3523-3544.

10. Ziakas, V. (2019). Issues, patterns and strategies in the development of event portfolios: Configuring models, design and policy. Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events, 11(1), 121-158.

11. Ziakas, V. (2019). Embracing the event portfolio paradigm in academic discourse and scholarship. Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events, 11(sup1), s27-s33.

12. Ziakas, V. (2015). For the benefit of all? Developing a critical perspective in mega-event leverage. Leisure Studies, 34(6), 689-702.

13. Ziakas, V. (2014). Planning and leveraging event portfolios: Towards a holistic theory. Journal of Hospitality Marketing and Management, 23(3), 327-356.

14. Ziakas, V. (2013). A multidimensional investigation of a regional event portfolio: Advancing theory and praxis. Event Management, 17(1), 27-48.

15. Ziakas, V., & Costa, C.A. (2011). Event portfolio and multi-purpose development: Establishing the conceptual grounds. Sport Management Review, 14(4), 409-423.

16. Ziakas, V., & Costa, C.A. (2011). The use of an event portfolio in regional community and tourism development: Creating synergy between sport and cultural events. Journal of Sport and Tourism, 16(2), 149-175.

17. Ziakas, V. (2010). Understanding an event portfolio: The uncovering of interrelationships, synergies, and leveraging opportunities. Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events, 2(2), 144-164.

18. Ziakas, V., & Costa, C.A. (2010). Explicating inter-organizational linkages of a host community’s events network. International Journal of Event and Festival Management, 1(2), 132-147.

19. Ziakas, V., & Getz, D. (2022). Event Portfolio. In D. Buhalis (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Tourism Management and Marketing, Vol. 2 (pp. 152–155). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing.

20. Ziakas, V., & Trendafilova, S. (2018). Event planning and leveraging for sport tourism development: The case of a rural motorcycle event. Case Studies in Sport Management, 7(1), 11-16.