The International Dictionary of Event Management (The Wiley Event Management Series)

Managing events such as conventions, expositions, fairs, meetings, trade shows, and special occasions necessitates a unique vocabulary that allows the professional to communicate to the different constituencies within this field in a clear way. An ideal reference guide for students, event professionals, including caterers; planners for meetings, parties, weddings, corporate events, festivals, sporting events, conventions, or trade shows; hotel and food & beverage managers.

DR. JOE GOLDBLATT, CSEP, is the Director of The InternationalInstitute of Tourism Studies and the founding director of The EventManagement Program at The George Washington University. Asexecutive producer of his own special events firm in Washington,DC, he has produced United States presidential inaugurations, galasfor foreign governments, and the opening of the Trump Taj MahalResort.

KATHLEEN S. NELSON, CSEP, is a professor in the William F.Harrah School of Hotel Administration at the University of Nevada,Las Vegas; a Certified Special Events Professional; and the Chairof the International Special Events Society CertificationCommittee.