Compiled by Rob Davidson, Senior Lecturer in Business Tourism at the University of Westminster
In this section, the order of information is: author(s), year of publication, title, publisher.
Allen J (2002) The business of event planning, John Wiley & Sons
Appleby P (2005) Organising a Conference: How to Run a Successful Event, How To Books
Bowdin G et al (2010 - third edition) Events management, Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann
Carey T (ed) (1999) Professional Meeting Management - A European Guide, Meeting Professionals International
Convention Industry Council (2005), International Manual (1st Edition)
Conway D (2004), The Event Manager’s Bible, How To Books
Craven R E and Johnson L (2006), The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Meeting and Event Planning, Alpha Books
Davidson R and Cope B (2002) Business Travel: Conferences, Incentive Travel, Exhibitions, Corporate Hospitality and Corporate Travel, Pearson
Davidson R and Rogers A (2006) Marketing Destinations and Venues for Conferences, Conventions and Business Events, Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann
Fisher J (2000), How to Run a Successful Conference, The Sunday Times
Friedmann S (2003), Meeting & Event Planning for Dummies, John Wiley & Sons
Goldblatt J J (1997) Special events: best practices in modern event management. 2nd Ed. Van Nostrand Reinhold
Harrill R (2005), Fundamentals of Destination Management and Marketing, IACVB and The Educational Institute of the American Hotel & Lodging Association
Hoyle L (2002), Event Marketing: How to Successfully Promote Events, Festivals, Conventions, and Expositions, John Wiley & Sons
Lawson F (2000) Congress, convention and exhibition facilities: planning, design and management, Architectural Press
McCabe V, Poole B and Leiper N (2000) The Business and Management of Conventions, John Wiley & Sons
Montgomery R J and Strick S K (1995) Meetings, conventions and expositions – an introduction to the industry, Van Nostrand Reinhold
O’Toole W and Mikolaitis P (2002), Corporate Event Project Management, John Wiley & Sons
Peberdy D and Hammersley J (2009), Brilliant Meetings, Pearson Education
Peterson D C (1989) Convention centers, stadiums and arenas, Urban Land Institute
Price C H (1999) The complete guide to professional meeting and event coordination, George Washington University
Rogers T (2008) Conferences and Conventions: A Global Industry second edition, Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann
Rutherford D (1990) Introduction to the conventions, expositions and meetings industry, Van Nostrand Reinhold
Seekings D (1991) How to organize effective conferences and meetings, Kogan Page
Shone A and Parry B (2004), Successful Event Management, Thomson Learning
Shone A (1998) The Business of Conferences, Butterworth Heinemann
Swarbrooke J and Horner S (2001) Business Travel and Tourism, Butterworth-Heinemann
Tarlow P E (2002) Event Risk, Management and Safety, John Wiley & Sons
Tum J, Norton P, Nevan Wright J (2006), Management of Event Operations, Elsevier
Weber K and Chon K (eds) (2002) Convention Tourism: international research and industry perspectives, Haworth Hospitality Press
Weirich M L (1992) Meetings and convention management, Delmar
Weissinger S S (1992) A guide to successful meeting planning, John Wiley
and Sons