Includes index.

Pt 1 The event management context --
1. Introduction to event managenment --
2. Environmental management and sustainability --
Pt 2 Planning events --
3. An introduction to the project management of events --
4. Developing an event concept --
5. Event marketing --
6. Event sponsorship --
7. Event budgeting --
Pt 3 Organising events --
8. Occupational health and safety and event security --
9. Event staffing --
10. Key human resource management issues --
11. Event logistics --
Pt 4 Conduct of the event --
12. Financial considerations --
13. Event legal compliance --
14. Monitoring performance and continuous improvement --
15. Production and theming --
16. Event staging and venues --
17. Risk and emergency services management.

Event Management: Theory and Practice is a new text that provides coverage of the most important competency units of Certificate III and Diploma of Events in the SIT07 Tourism, Hospitality and Events Training Package. A wide range of case studies, examples and event profiles from cultural, musical, sporting and corporate events provide students with a full and varied understanding of real-world events. These case studies include the Rainbow Serpent Music Festival, Moonlight Cinemas at the Royal Botanical Gardens and the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. This contemporary and easy-to-read book also includes many vibrant photographs of actual events. The book takes students through the complete process of event management, starting with developing a concept, planning, organising and managing an event. It provides detailed content including the process of securing visas for international artists or profile speakers; comprehensive review of emerging areas such as environmental sustainability; and extensive legal considerations including artist and venue agreements.