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Risk Management for Events / Julia Rutherford Silvers

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Events Management SerPublication details: Milton : Taylor & Francis Group, 2020.Edition: 2nd edDescription: 1 online resource (423 p.)ISBN:
  • 9781000299236
  • 1000299236
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 394.20684
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Risk Management for Events is a comprehensive and practical guide that supports academic and professional development programs to prepare individuals for entering or advancement in the international events industry.

Events of all types are produced every day for all manner of purposes, attracting all sorts of people. Creating and managing the environment in which these people will gather carries with it awesome responsibilities -- legal, ethical, and financial. To provide a safe and secure setting and to operate in a manner that ensures that the hosting organizations or individuals achieve their objectives in a proper and profitable way, event risk management must be fully integrated into all event plans and throughout the event management process.

This new edition has been revised and updated to include:

New case studies and examples from a wide range of international destinations and different types of events. Updated statistics and data throughout. New content on emergent risk, on-site decision-making, terrorism, and public health, including the COVID-19 pandemic, and corruption within events. Updated online material, including a case study archive and weblinks to useful resources.

This will be an invaluable resource for all those studying events management.

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Julia Rutherford Silvers, Certified Special Events Professional, was an adjunct faculty member in the Tourism and Convention Administration Department of the University of Nevada in Las Vegas.

William O'Toole is a consultant working around the world as an events development specialist for organizations such as the European Commission, Deloitte, and the United Nations as well as national and state governments, private companies, and cities.

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