Exhibitions, MICE Industry

Associations and Agencies

• AACB - The Association of Australian Convention Bureaux
• AEO - Association of Event Organisers (UK)
• BECA - Business Events Council of Australia
• BUSINESS EVENTS SYDNEY - promotes Sydney and New South Wales as a meeting and events destination.
• CEIR - Center for Exhibition Industry Research (US)
• CIC - Convention Industry Council (US)
• EEAA - Exhibition and Event Association of Australasia
• EEAA (New Zealand)
• EIA - Events Industry Alliance
• Got a Passion - EEAA Exhibition Calendar
• Hobart Convention Bureau
• IAAM - International Association of Assembly Managers
• IAEE - International Association of Exhibitions and Events
• IAFE - International Association of Fairs and Expositions 
• ICCA - International Congress & Convention Association
• I&MI - Incentives and Meetings International
• IELA - International Exhibition Logistics Associates
• Meetings & Events Australia
• Melbourne Convention + Visitors Bureau
• Perth Convention Bureau
• PCO - Professional Conference Organisers Association
• SACEOS - Singapore Association of Convention and Exhibition Organisers and Suppliers
• VMA - The Venue Management Association (Asia and Pacific)

Centres

• Adelaide Convention Centre
• Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
• Darwin Convention Centre
• Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
• Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
• National Convention Centre Canberra
• Perth Convention Exhibition Centre
• Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre Darling Harbour

Guides, Manuals, Booklets

• A LIST Guide - the A - Z guide to organising events in Australia.
• Conference Planning Checklist (5p. PDF) - from Brown University, US.
• Conference Planning Checklist - What to Remember to do When Organizing a Training Conference   
• Exhibitors Manual (16p.PDF) - download from the Perth Convention Exhitibion Centre website.
• Event Safety Guidelines, 2009 (31p. PDF) - download from the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre website.
• Organise an Event - download from the Sydney Convention & Exhibitions Centre website. 
• How to Exhibit Successfully - trade show hints and tips resource available to download from UK website.
• Manuals -  download from the Sydney Convention & Exhibitions Centre, Darling Harbour website.
• Planning a Conference - Guidelines from Leisure & Tourism Link webpage.
• Step-By-Step Guide to Meetings and Events - from Marriott Australia.
• Conference and Event Planning - from Business Events Sydney. 

 Other Resources

• Americans with Disabilities Act - What Exhibition and Event Planners Must Know (5p. PDF) - Section 5.7.5 Americans with Disabilities Act.
• Assessing the strengths and weaknesses of Macao as an attractive meeting and convention destination: Perspectives of key informants (Journal article) by Yim King Penny Wan in Journal of Convention and Event Tourism, Vol.12, Iss.2, 2011, pp.129-151.  Available to UTS staff and students via Library catalogue.  Or purchase via publisher's website.
• Characteristics of UK Association Conference Delegates (14p. PDF) - Judith Mair and Karen Thompson (Conference paper 2507) in 'Re-eventing' the City/Town: Events as a Catalyst for Change - Proceedings of 4th International Event Research Conference (Melbourne, July 2007), pp.206-219.
• The convention industry in Australia and the United Kingdom: Key issues and competitive forces (Journal article) by K. Weber and A. Ladkin in Journal of Travel Research, 2003, Vol.42, No.2, pp.125-132.  Available to UTS staff and students via UTS Library catalogue, or purchase from publisher's website.   Specific countries include Singapore, Hong Kong, UK, Europe and Ireland. 
• Crisis Preparedness and Meeting Planners’ Perceptions (Journal article) by Stacey L. Smith and  Sheryl F. Kline in Journal of Convention and Event Tourism, Vol.11, No.1, 2010, pp.62-78.  Available to UTS staff and students via UTS Library Catalogue, or purchase from publisher's website. 
• The decision-making process of tradeshow exhibitors: The effects of social value, company size, and prior experience on satisfaction and behavioral intentions (Journal article) by Juhee Kang and Thomas Schrier in Journal of Convention and Event Tourism, Vol.12, Iss.2, 2011, pp.65-85.  Available to UTS staff and students via Library catalogue.  Or purchase via publisher's website.
• An exploratory study of the importance of sustainable practices in the meeting and convention site selection process (Journal article) by Jason Draper, Mary Dawson and Emma Casey in Journal of Convention & Event Tourism, Vol.12, Iss.3, 2011, pp.153-178.  Available to UTS staff and students via Library Catalogue, or purchase from publisher's website.
• Factors affecting organizational information technology acceptance: A comparison of convention and visitor bureaus and meeting planners in the United States (Journal article) by Dae-Young Kim; Soocheong (Shawn) Jang and Alastair M. Morrison in Journal of Convention and Event Tourism, Vol.12, Iss.1, 2011, pp.1-24.  Available to UTS staff and students via Library Catalogue.  Or purchase from publisher's website.  
• Forecasting the economic impacts of events and conventions (Journal article) by L. Dwyer et al, in Event Management, Vol.6, No.3, 2000, pp.191-204.  Available to UTS staff and students via Library catalogue.  Available to purchase from Publisher website.
• A framework for assessing "tangible" and "intangible" impacts of events and conventions (Journal article) by L. Dwyer et al, Event Management, Vol.6, No. 3, 2000, pp.175-189.  Available to UTS staff and students via Library catalogue.  Available to purchase from Publisher website.
• Friends to Grow and Foes to Know: Using a Stakeholder Matrix to Identify Management Strategies for Convention and Visitors Bureaus (Journal article) by E.C. Ford, W.C. Peeper and A. Gresock in Journal of Convention & Event Tourism, Vol.10, Iss.3,2009, pp.166-184.  Available to UTS staff and students via Library Catalogue, or purchase from Publisher website. 
• Hosting major meetings and accompanying protestors: Singapore 2006 (Journal article) by J.C. Henderson in Current Issues in Tourism, 2007, Vol.10, No.6, pp. 543-557.  Available to UTS staff and students via UTS Library Catalogue, or purchase from publisher's website.  
• An investigation of technological uses by different generations as it relates to meetings and events: A Pilot Study (Journal article) by George G. Fenich; Sheila Scott-Halsell and Kathryn Hashimoto in Journal of Convention and Event Tourism, Vol.12, Iss.1, pp.53-63.  Available to UTS staff and students via Library Catalogue.  Or purchase from publisher's website. 
• Journal of Convention & Event Tourism (incorporating Journal of Convention and Exhibition Management)  Available  to UTS staff and students via Library catalogue.  Articles available to purchase from Publisher website. 
• Macao's Mice Dreams: Opportunities and Challenges (11p. PDF) (Journal article) in International Journal of Event Management Research, Vol.3, No.2, 2007. 
• Meetings, Incentive, Convention, and Exhibition Evaluation Practices: An Exploratory Study among Destination Marketing Organizations (Journal article) by D.M. Pearlman and L. Mollere in Journal of Convention & Event Tourism, Vol.10, Iss.3 July 2009, pp.147-165.  Available to UTS staff and students via Library Catalogue, or purchase from publisher website. 
• micenet ASIA magazine - Singapore - The Exchange Capital (Feb 2008)
• National Business Events Strategy 2020 - from Tourism and Transport Forum. 
• Predicted Economic Impact Analysis of a Mega-Convention Using Multiplier Effects (Journal article) by Samuel Seongseop Kim; Ja Yeon Park, and Jinsoo Lee  in Journal of Convention and Event Tourism, Vol.11, No.1, 2010, pp.42-61.  Available to UTS staff and students via UTS Library Catalogue, or purchase from publisher's website.
• Spice News - Special events - Product launches - Incentives - Conferences - Exhibitions.  Comprehensive news service for the Australian MICE and event management industry.
• The state of the exhibition industry in China (Journal article) by Xin Jin; Karin Weber and Thomas Bauer in Journal of Convention and Event Tourism, Vol.11, No.1, 2010, pp.2-17.  Available to UTS staff and students via UTS Library Catalogue, or purchase from publisher's website.
• A study of the characteristics of Busan as a convention venue: On the cases of Busan International Transportation & Logistics Fair 2006 and Un Escap Ministerial Conference (Conference paper) by Haesang Kang in 'Re-eventing' the City/Town: Events as Catalysts for Change - Proceedings of 4th International Event Research Conference (Melbourne, July 2007), pp.105-119. 
• The successful conference venue: Perceptions of conference organizers and hotel managers (Journal article) by Lee, Timothy Jeonglyeol in Event Management, Vol.13, No.3, 2009 , pp.171-180.  Available to UTS staff and students via Library catalogue.  Or purchase from publisher's website.
• Towards the development of an evaluation questionnaire for academic conferences (Journal article) by Clifford Lewis and Greg Kerr in Event Management , Vol.16, No.1, 2012, pp.11-23.   Available to UTS staff and students via Library catalogue.  Or purchase from publisher's website.
• Where the world meets: Regionalism and globalization in Singapore's convention industry (Journal article) by A.A. Lew, and T.C. Chang in Journal of Convention and Exhibition Management, 1999, Vol.1, No.4, pp. 17-36.  Available to UTS staff and students via UTS Library Catalogue, or purchase from publisher's website.