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  • Access: Developing a Research Agenda for Edinburgh Festivals and Events (13p. PDF) - Jack Carlsen et al (Conference paper 3407) in 'Re-eventing' the City/Town: Events as Catalysts for Change - Proceedings of 4th International Event Research Conference (Melbourne, July 2007).  Proceedings available to purchase from ACEM website.
  • An empirical assessment of the effects of quality, value and customer satisfaction on consumer behavioral intentions in food events (Journal article) by S. Rigatti-Luchini & M. Mason in International Journal of Event Management Research, Vol.5, No.1, 2010.
  • Estimating the Economic Impacts of Festivals and Events: a research guide, 2002 (46p. PDF) - Ben Janeczko et al, Sustainable Tourism CRC.  Download available.
  • Event evaluation and research (Chapter 16) in Festival and Special Event Management, 4th ed. 2008, pp.529-560,  Johnny Allen et al, John Wiley & Sons Australia.  Available for purchase from ACEM website.  Borrow from UTS Library.
  • Event Management Body Of Knowledge (EMBOK): The future of event industry research (Journal article) in Event Management, Vol.12, No.1, 2009 , pp. 19-25.  Available FREE to UTS staff and students via Library Catalogue.  Purchase article from IngentaConnect website.
  • Festival management studies: Developing a framework and priorities for comparative and cross-cultural research (Journal article) by Donald Getz, Tommy Andersson and J. Carlsen in International Journal of Event and Festival Management, Vol.1, No.1, 2010.  Available from publisher website.
  • Institute for Volunteering Research - research publications are available to download from the web site.
  • An 'Integrated Comparative Framework' for Data Collection for Festivals in Small Regional Areas: A Case study of Echuca-Moama (23p. PDF) - Warwick Frost and David Foster (Conference paper) in Events & Place Making (851p. PDF) - Proceedings of International Event Research Conference (Sydney, July 2002), pp.382-404.
  • Methodological considerations in pretesting social impact questionnaires: Reporting on the use of focus groups (14p. PDF) - Deborah Edwards et al (Conference paper) in The Impacts of Events (659p. PDF) - Proceedings of International Event Research Conference (Sydney, July 2005), pp.153-166 
  • The Motivations of Sport Spectators Who Attend Drag Racing (28p. PDF) - Ian Patterson and Anne Aitken-Turner (Conference paper) in Events & Place Making (851p. PDF) - Proceedings of International Event Research Conference (Sydney, July 2002), pp.355-381.
  • Music Fans Want Green Events - The Research asked music fans what they thought about green issues at live music events. The Survey was conducted by Buckinghamshire New University, through the Centre for Crowd Management and Security Studies for AGreenerFestival. 
  • The nature and scope of festival studies (Journal article) by D. Getz in International Journal of Event Management Research, Vol.5, No.1, 2010. 
  • Research in Event Management - List of Research reports and event related publications completed by staff and students of the UTS School of Leisure, Sport and Tourism.
  • Special Event Research 1990-2001: Key Trends and Issues (34p. PDF) -  Anne-Marie Hede et al (Conference paper) in Events & Place Making (851p. PDF) - Proceedings of International Event Research Conference (Sydney, July 2002), pp.321-354.
  • Special events and tourism behaviour : A conceptualisation and an empirical analysis from a values perspective, 1997 - thesis by Leo Jago, Victoria University. 
  • Testing of a Compressed Generic Instrument to Assess Host Community Perceptions of Events: A case study of the Australian Open Tennis Tournament (20p. PDF) - Liz Fredline et al (Conference paper) in The Impacts of Events (659p. PDF) - Proceedings of International Event Research Conference (Sydney, July 2005), pp.167-186.
  • Understanding the Role of the Stakeholder in Event Management (37p. PDF) - Sacha Reid and Charles Arcodia (Conference paper) in Events & Place Making (851p. PDF) - Proceedings of International Event Research Conference (Sydney, July 2002), pp.496-532.  
  • Understanding visitors' involvement profile and information search: The case of Neimen Song Jiang Battle Array Festival (Journal article) by A.H. Chen and Y. Ryan in Event Management, Vol.13, No.4. 2009 pp. 205-222.  Available to UTS staff and students via Library Catalogue, or purchase from Publisher's website.
  • Use of Dichotomous Choice Modelling to Fix Event Ticket Prices (24p. PDF) -  Brock Cambourne et al (Conference paper) in Events & Place Making (851p. PDF) - Proceedings of International Event Research Conference (Sydney, July 2002), pp.434-494.
  • Volunteers and mega sporting events: Developing a research framework (Journal article) by T. Baum and L. Lockstone in International Journal of Event Management Research, Vol.3, No.1, 2007.