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Recommended Reading

The following list of books and articles has been compiled from recommendations from workshop presenters and Dr. Gaylene Carpenter, Academic Advisor for the Festival & Event Management Workshop Program:

  • Allen, J. (2000). Event Planning: The ultimate guide to successful meetings, events, galas, conferences, conventions, incentives and other special events. New York: John Wiley & Sons. [ISBN 0-471-64412-9]
  • Allen, J., Harris, R., Jago L., & Veal A. (Eds.). (2000). Events Beyond 2000: Setting the Agenda. Sydney: Australian Centre for Event Management.
  • Allen, J., O'Toole, W. McDonnell, I., & Harris, R. (1999). Festival and Special Event Management. Milton, Qld: John Wiley & Sons Australia.
  • Anderson, Judy (2002) Event Management Simplified: A Practical Approach to the Complexities of Special Events.
  • Anderson, Judy (2004) Auction Management Simplified
  • Barr, M. (1998). Funding Downtown Promotions. NY: Downtown Research & Development Center.
  • Boehme, A. (1999). Planning Successful Meetings and Events: A take-charge assistant book (Take-Charge Assistant Series) AMACOM. [ISBN 0814479952]
  • Coons, P. (1999). Gala!: The Special Event Planner for Professionals and Volunteers. Capital Books Inc. [ISBN 1892123134]
  • Coons, P. & Staihar, J. (2001). The Gala Planner & Record-Keeper. Capital Books Inc; [ISBN: 1892123533]
  • Craven, R. E., & Golabowski, L. J. (2001). The Complete Idiot's Guide to Meeting and Events Planning. Indianapolis: Alpha Books.
  • BRAVO Publications. (2002). Event Resource Guide. Portland: Bravo Publications.
  • Burton, M.L. (2000). Event Resource Guide. Portland, OR: Bravo Publications, Inc.
  • Cambria, P. & Sachs, P. (2000). The Complete Idiot's Guide Throwing a Great Party. Indianapolis: Alpha Books. [ISBN: 0-02-863974-x]
  • Carpenter, Gaylene (2000). A Longitudinal Examination of Wants-Out-Of-Life Among Mid-Life Adults: Implications for Event Managers. Journal of Convention and Exhibition Management, 2(2/3), pp. 45-57.
  • Carpenter, G & Llamado, S. O. (2000). Many Threads Make a Clothesline. Parks & Recreation, 34(9), pp. 128-136.
  • Carpenter, Gaylene (1999). Economic and Leisure Factors Impacting Participation in the Arts by Middle Aged Adults. http://aad.uoregon.edu/culturework/culturework10.html CultureWork, 3(3).
  • Carpenter, G. (1995). The Appeal of Fairs, Festivals, and Special Events. World Leisure & Recreation. 37 (1), pp. 14-15.
  • Carpenter, G., Glancy, M., & Howe, C. Z. (1998). Event Programming for the Millennium. Parks and Recreation, 33, 132-143.
  • Catherwood, D. W., Van Kerk, R. L. (1992). The Complete Guide to Special Event Management: Business insights, financial advice, and successful management strategies from Ernst & Young, consultants to the Olympics, the Emmy Awards, and the PGA tour. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
  • Chase's Annual Events. (A series of international guides in Knight Library.)
  • Cicora, K. (1990). Marketing and Managing Special Events. Manhattan, KS: Learning Resources Network.
  • Crompton, J. L. (1993). Understanding A Business Organization's Approach to Entering A Sponsorship Partnership. Festival Management & Event Tourism, 1, 98-109.
  • Crompton, J. L. (1999). Measuring the Economic Impact of Visitors to Sports Tournaments and Special Events. Ashburn, Virginia: Division of Professional Services, National Recreation and Park Association.
  • Freedman, H. & Feldman, K. (1998). The Business of Special Events: Fundraising strategies for changing times. PINEAPPLE Press. [ISBN: 1561641413]
  • Getz, D. (1997). Event Management & Event Tourism. New York: Cognizant Communication Corporation. [ISBN 1-882345-10-X]
  • Getz, Donald, Event Management & Event Tourism, 2nd Edition, [ISBN:1-882345-46-0]
  • Getz, D. (1991). Festivals, Special Events, and Tourism. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold.
  • Gibson, M.J. (1999). Sport Tourism: The Rules of the Game. Parks & Recreation. June.
  • Godin, Seth, Purple Cow
  • Goldblatt, J. (1997). Special Events: Best practices in modern event management. New York: John Wiley & Sons. [ISBN 0471287458]
  • Goldblatt, J. & Nelson, K. S. (2001). The International Dictionary of Event Management. New York: John Wiley & Sons. [ISBN 0-471-39453-X]
  • Goldblatt, J. & Supovitz, F. (1999). Dollars & events: How to Succeed in the Special Events Business. New York: John Wiley & Sons. [ISBN 0471249572]
  • Grey, A-M. & Skildum-Reid, K. (1999). The Sponsorship Seeker's Toolkit. McGraw-Hill; [ISBN: 0074707078]
  • Gunn, S.L. and Peterson, C.A. (1978). Therapeutic Recreation Program Design. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc.
  • Herman, R. D. (1994).The Jossey-Bass Handbook of Nonprofit Leadership and Management. San Francisco: Josey-Bass Publishers.
  • Howe, C.Z. and Carpenter, G. M. (1985). Programming Leisure Experiences: A Cyclical Approach. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc.
  • Hoyle, L. H. (2002). Event Marketing: How to successfully promote events, festivals,conventions, and expositions. New York: John Wiley & Sons. [ISBN 0-471-40179-X]
  • Hutchings, M. (1989). IEG Legal Guide to Sponsorship. Chicago: International Events Group.
  • IFEA. (1998). Event Ideas for Children. Port Angeles, WA: IFEA Publications.
  • IFEA. (1997). Event Operations. Port Angeles, WA: IFEA Publications.
  • IFEA. (1996). 101 Event Ideas. Port Angeles, WA: IFEA Publications.
  • IFEA. (1997). Marketing Your Event. Port Angeles, WA: IFEA Publications.
  • IFEA. (2000). Parades. Port Angeles, WA: IFEA Publications.
  • IFEA. (1997). Producing the Small to Midsize Festival. Port Angeles, WA: IFEA Publications.
  • IFEA. (1997). Sponsorship. Port Angeles, WA: IFEA Publications.
  • Jackson, R. (1997). Making Special Events Fit in the 21st Century. Champaign, Ill: Sagamore Pub.
  • Jackson, R., & Schmader, S. W. (1997). Special Events: Inside & out (2nd ed.) Champaign, IL: Sagamore Publishing. [ ISBN 1-57167-128-5]
  • Jasso, G. (1996). Special Events from A to Z: The Complete Educator's Handbook. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
  • Journal of Applied Recreation Research (1991). Research on Festivals and Special Events. 16 (1)
  • Kelly, J. R. (1985). Recreation Business. New York: John Wiley & Sons.
  • Lindsay, D.J. (1994). Bravo Meeting Planner's Organizer. Portland, OR: Bravo Publications, Inc.
  • Malouf, L. (1998). Behind the Scenes at Special Events: Flowers, props, and design. New York: John Wiley & Sons. [ISBN 0-471-25491-6]
  • More New Games, (1980). New Games Foundation, San Francisco.
  • Moxley, J. (1995). Advanced Coordination Manual. Boulder, Colorado: Zone Interactive. [ISBN 1-887926-00-3]
  • Nachmanovitch, S. (1990). Free Play: Improvisation in Life and Art. Los Angeles: Jeremy P. Tarcher, Inc.
  • O'Sullivan, E. L. & Spangler, K. J. (1998). Experience Marketing: Strategies for the new millennium. State College, PA: Venture Publishing, Inc.
  • O'Toole, W. & Mikolaitis, P. (2002). Corporate Event Project Management. New York: John Wiley & Sons. [ISBN 0-471-40240-0]
  • Parks & Recreation, (1993). Special Issue on Festivals and Events.
  • Remington,S. & Carpenter, G. (2004). Festivals and Events Build Communities. Oregon Parks & Recreation, 2(1), pp. 16-17.
  • Rossman, J. R. (1995). Recreation Programming: Designing Leisure Experiences. Champaign, IL: Sagamore Pub.
  • Rowe, D. and Lawrence, G. (1990). Sport and Leisure: Trends in Australian Popular Culture. Sydney: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Pub.
  • Saltzman, J. (1998). Making the News: A Guide for Nonprofits and Activists. Boulder, CO: Westview Press.
  • Schmader, S.W. and Jackson, R. (1990). Special Events: Inside and Out. Champaign, IL: Sagamore Publishing, Inc.
  • Simerly, R.G. (1990). Planning and Marketing Conferences and Workshops. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, Publishers
  • Soares, E. J. (1991). Promotional Feats: The Role of Planned Events in the Marketing Communications Mix. New York: Quorum Books.
  • Tarlow, P. E., Goldblatt, J. (2002). Event Management and Safety. New York: John Wiley & Sons. [ISBN 0471401684]
  • Turco, D. M. & Lee, K. (1996, April). Festival & Special Event Research: Are We Having Fun Yet? Parks & Recreation, 24-34.
  • Van Der Wagen, L. (2001). Event Management for Tourism, Cultural, Business and Sporting Events. Melbourne: Hospitality Press.
  • Waitt, D. C. (1998). Event Management in Leisure and Tourism. New York: Addison Wesley Longmann Limited. [ISBN 0-582-35706-3]
  • Wendroff, A.,L. (1999). Special Events: Proven Strategies for Nonprofit Fund Raising. New York: Wiley.
  • Wolf, M.J. (1999). The Entertainment Economy: How Mega-Media Forces Are Transforming Our Lives. New York : Times Books.


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