International Centre for the Study of Planned Events
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The International Centre for the Study of Planned Events(ICSPE) is a research centre within the School of Business, Enterprise and Management at Queen Margaret University Edinburgh
, Scotland
, founded in 2008. Professor Joe Goldblatt
, is the founding director and the author of the first textbook in the field of events management.
The Centre which is located in Edinburgh
, the site of the Edinburgh festival
, is the world’s first International Centre for the Study of Planned Events
through scientific research and is the first Global Centre for the development of Eventology
The International Centre is the only institution of its kind in the world dedicated to providing government, event professionals and sponsors with scientific evidence of the linkages between planned events and education, health, wealth, the meaning of life, environmental sustainability
and social cohesion. The International Centre provides assessment and evaluation, research and development services for government officials and policy makers, event professionals in corporations, festivals, sports and corporate sponsors.
The Centre conducts research to advance the formation of government policy and promote industry sustainability
in the field of Planned Events
such as festivals, fairs, conferences
and meetings. The Centre assists the festival
and events industry to identify predictable, reliable and sustainable funding
. It also provides evidence of how Planned Events
can promote social cohesion, improved educational and health outcomes, sustainable environmental advancement as well as bringing economic benefits
to society.
The Centre was launched on 21st Aug, 2008 with a public lecture presented by Jean McFaddin, executive producer of the Macy*s Thanksgiving Day Parade
in New York
.
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, founded in 2008. Professor Joe Goldblatt
Joe Goldblatt
Dr. Joe Goldblatt, FRSA is executive director of the International Centre for the Study of Planned Events and a professor at Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh, Scotland in the Tourism, Hospitality and Events Group . Dr...
, is the founding director and the author of the first textbook in the field of events management.
The Centre which is located in Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
, the site of the Edinburgh festival
Edinburgh Festival
The Edinburgh Festival is a collective term for many arts and cultural festivals that take place in Edinburgh, Scotland each summer, mostly in August...
, is the world’s first International Centre for the Study of Planned Events
Event planning
Event planning is the process of planning a festival, ceremony, competition, party, or convention. Event planning includes budgeting, establishing dates and alternate dates, selecting and reserving the event site, acquiring permits, and coordinating transportation and parking...
through scientific research and is the first Global Centre for the development of Eventology
The International Centre is the only institution of its kind in the world dedicated to providing government, event professionals and sponsors with scientific evidence of the linkages between planned events and education, health, wealth, the meaning of life, environmental sustainability
Sustainability
Sustainability is the capacity to endure. For humans, sustainability is the long-term maintenance of well being, which has environmental, economic, and social dimensions, and encompasses the concept of union, an interdependent relationship and mutual responsible position with all living and non...
and social cohesion. The International Centre provides assessment and evaluation, research and development services for government officials and policy makers, event professionals in corporations, festivals, sports and corporate sponsors.
The Centre conducts research to advance the formation of government policy and promote industry sustainability
Sustainability
Sustainability is the capacity to endure. For humans, sustainability is the long-term maintenance of well being, which has environmental, economic, and social dimensions, and encompasses the concept of union, an interdependent relationship and mutual responsible position with all living and non...
in the field of Planned Events
Event planning
Event planning is the process of planning a festival, ceremony, competition, party, or convention. Event planning includes budgeting, establishing dates and alternate dates, selecting and reserving the event site, acquiring permits, and coordinating transportation and parking...
such as festivals, fairs, conferences
Meeting
In a meeting, two or more people come together to discuss one or more topics, often in a formal setting.- Definitions :An act or process of coming together as an assembly for a common purpose....
and meetings. The Centre assists the festival
Festival
A festival or gala is an event, usually and ordinarily staged by a local community, which centers on and celebrates some unique aspect of that community and the Festival....
and events industry to identify predictable, reliable and sustainable funding
. It also provides evidence of how Planned Events
Event planning
Event planning is the process of planning a festival, ceremony, competition, party, or convention. Event planning includes budgeting, establishing dates and alternate dates, selecting and reserving the event site, acquiring permits, and coordinating transportation and parking...
can promote social cohesion, improved educational and health outcomes, sustainable environmental advancement as well as bringing economic benefits
Economic impact analysis
Economic impact analysis examines the effect of a policy, program, project, activity or event on the economy of a given area. The area can range from a neighborhood to the entire globe...
to society.
The Centre was launched on 21st Aug, 2008 with a public lecture presented by Jean McFaddin, executive producer of the Macy*s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, often shortened to Macy's Day Parade, is an annual parade presented by Macy's. The tradition started in 1924, tying it for the second-oldest Thanksgiving parade in the United States along with America's Thanksgiving Parade in Detroit, and four years younger than...
in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
.
External links
- http://www.qmu.ac.uk/be/research/ICSPEbrochure.pdf[ Centre brochure]