Venues, Venue Management

Crowd Management and Safety

• The Cost of Regret: The Role of Risk Management in Event / Venue Safety Planning (9p. PDF) - Article by Andrew Tatrai giving an Australian perspective on risk management in relation to effective crowd management.  If link broken, copy title into Google.
• Event and Venue Management: Minimizing Liability through Effective Crowd Management Techniques, Abbott, J. and Geddie, M. (Journal article) in Event Management, Vol. 6, No. 4, 2000 , pp.259-270(12).  Avalable to Staff and Students via UTS Library Catalogue.
• Match Day Security at Australian Sport Stadia: A Case Study of Eight Venues (Journal article) by T.J. Cieslak in Event Management, Vol.13, No.1, 2009, pp.43-52.  Available to UTS staff and students via Library catalogue, or purchase from IngentaConnect website.
• Planning for Life Safety at a Mega Event - available from the June 2009 issue of Venue Safety & Security magazine.

Statistics, Research

• Arts and Culture in Australian Life - a Statistical Snapshot, Feb 2008 (6p. PDF) - Dept of Culture and the Arts, WA.
• Attendance at Selected Cultural Venues and Events, 2008 - (ABS) Australian Bureau of Statistics.
• Brand and Audience Research - downloads from the Live Performance Australia website of in-depth analysis of audience attitudes to, and attendance at, live performance and the live performance brand.
• CERM performance indicators -  provides reviews for over 200 sports and leisure facilities in Australia and New Zealand.  Project of University of South Australia.
• Code of Practice for the Ticketing of Live Entertainment in Australia, 2005 (8p. PDF) -  AEIA (now Live Performance Australia)  publication.
• Facilities Management - a Statistical Profile of the Industry, 2004 (42p. PDF) - Access Economics Industry Research Report into the size and contribution of the FM industry to Australia's economy.  Download available.
• Identifying the Real Costs and Benefits of Sports Facilities, 2002 (28p. PDF) by Tim Chapin, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Working Paper.
• The Rhetoric of Financial Decision Making: An Analysis of Public Discourse Concerning the New Washington Convention Center (Journal article) in Journal of Convention & Event Tourism, Vol 8 Iss 4, 2007.  UTS staff and students check Library catalogue for availability. 
• What Are Cities Really Committing to When They Build a Convention Center? (Journal article) in Journal of Convention & Event Tourism, Vol: 8 Iss 4, 2007.  UTS staff and students check Library Catalogue for availability.

Management

• Asset Management Guide: A guide for sport and recreation facility owners and managers, 2004 (60p. PDF) - Department of Sport and Recreation, Western Australia.
• Best practice guidelines - from Sydney Water.   A practical resource to help businesses improve water efficiency including guidelines for Leisure Centres and Clubs.
• Condition and refurbishment of public sector sports facilities: Update of 1995 study (62p. PDF) - A report for Sport England by Davis Langdon Consultancy, January 2003.
• Convention Centers as Staging Grounds for Disaster Recovery: Lessons Learned from 911 and Katrina.  (Journal article) in Journal of Convention & Event Tourism, Vol 8 Iss 4, 2007.  UTS staff and students check Library Catalogue for availability.
• How to develop a Management Plan for your Facility, 1995 (18p. PDF) - Ministry of Sport and Recreation, WA. 
• Facilities Management - Australian Sports Commission site listing peak organisations involved in facility management in Australia and overseas.
• Facility Planning Guide, 2007 - This WA Dept of Sport and Recreation guide provides an overview of the facility planning process for a specific sport or recreation facility.  Download from website.
• Heritage Asset Management Strategy (HAMS), 2007 (144p. PDF) - prepared for the Sydney Cricket and Sports Ground Trust.  Download from website.
• The implementation of a stakeholder management strategy during stadium development: A case study of Arsenal Football Club and the Emirates Stadium (Journal article) by Geoff Walters in Managing Leisure, Vol.16, No.1, January 2011 , pp.49-64.  Available to UTS staff and students via Library catalogue.  Or purchase from publisher's website. 
• An Integrated Collaborative approach for FM  - Sydney Opera House, FM Exemplar, 2006 (13p. PDF) - Jason Morris, Stephen Ballesty.  Facilities management exemplar case study utilising Sydney Opera House.
• Is There an Optimal Type of Ownership and Organizational Structure When Developing Convention and Entertainment Facilities? (Journal article) Journal of Convention & Event Tourism, Vol 9 Iss 3, 2008.  UTS staff and students check UTS Library catalogue for availability.
• Measuring the Economic Impacts of Convention Centers & Event Tourism: A Discussion of the Key Issues (Journal article) in Journal of Convention & Event Tourism, Vol 8 Iss 4, 2007.  UTS staff and students check Library catalogue for availability. 
• The Orientation of Map Boards Author (Journal article) by  Nightingale, John in Event Management, Vol.13, No. 2, 2009 , pp.133-137.  Available to UTS staff and students via Library catalogue.  Or purchase from publisher's website. 
• Performing Arts Venues Study - Managing Our Performance Spaces, 2002 (1242 KB) - download from the Canada Council for the Arts website.
• Quality grading of United Kingdom meeting venues (Journal article) by Raymond Adongo in Journal of Convention & Event Tourism, Vol.12, Iss.3, 2011, pp.206-231.  Available to UTS staff and students via Library Catalogue, or purchase from publisher's website. 
• Special Issue: Contemporary Issues in Event Venue Management in International Journal of Event and Festival Management, Vol.2, Issue 2, 2011.  Available to UTS staff and students via library catalogue, or purchase from publisher's website.
• Strategic Facility Planning: A White Paper, 2009 - download from the International Facility Management Association website.
• The successful conference venue: Perceptions of conference organizers and hotel managers (Journal article) by T.J. Lee in Event Management, Vol.13, No.4.  2009, pp.223-232.  Available to UTS staff and students via Library catalogue, or purchase from publisher's website.
• Sustainability Task Force Report - download available from the International Facility Management Association website.
• Uncertain legacy: Sydney's Olympic stadiums (17p. PDF) (Journal article) by Glen Searle in European Planning Studies, Vol.10, No.7, 2002.   This paper illustrates the risks of partnership development of specialised infrastructure, and the way special events can lead urban development.

Magazines, Associations, Websites, Agencies 

• A LIST Guide - The A - Z Guide to organising events in Australia.
• Australasian Leisure Management - Australasia's leisure industry magazine.
• Australian Stadiums website includes sports stadia in Australia and New Zealand.
• CIM Magazine - offers quality information on news, views, destinations, venues and case studies in relation to the meetings and incentive industry in Australasia.
• FMA - Facility Management Association of Australia
• FMA Online is Facility Management Association of Australia's official online monthly e-newsletter.
• IFMA - International Facility Management Association
• Meetings & Events Australia - industry network
• Panstadia International - worldwide sports facility journal.
• Stadium & Arena Management Magazine (UK)
• Sydney Convention & Visitors Bureau
• Venue Magazine - source of information for Australian venue owners and managers.
• Venue Safety & Security Magazine 
• VMA - Venue Management Association (Asia and Pacific) Limited

Venues, Stadia

• Major Cultural and Parkland Venues in New South Wales.
• Major Sporting Venues around NSW.
• Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
• Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane - Transport Management Plan
• Venue Directory - Venues in Australia listed under categories on the bizparade.com.au website.