Business Tourism Partnership Mission

9. LIST OF REFERENCE LITERATURE
The Meetings Industry Association produces annually the ‘UK
Conference Market Survey’ (UKCMS). The UKCMS monitors trends
in both the corporate and association sectors. The UKCMS is an
invaluable source of reference and can be obtained through the
MIA’s web site.
The British Association of Conference Destinations undertakes
annually the ‘British Conference Venues Survey’ to assess the volume,
value and other characteristics of the conference sector from a supplyside
perspective. Copies can be ordered via the BACD web site.
Conference and Business Tourism/Events Textbooks:
Allen J (2002) The business of event planning, John Wiley & Sons
Appleby P (2005) Organising a Conference: How to Run a Successful
Event, How To Books
Bowdin G et al (2001) Events management, Elsevier Butterworth-
Heinemann
Carey T (ed) (1999) Professional Meeting Management – A European
Guide, Meeting Professionals International (currently out of print)
Convention Industry Council (2005) International Manual (1 st Edition)
Craven R E and Johnson L (2006) The Complete Idiot’s Guide to
Meeting and Event Planning, Alpha
Davidson R and Cope B (2002) Business Travel: Conferences,
Incentive Travel, Exhibitions, Corporate Hospitality and Corporate
Travel, Pearson
Davidson R and Rogers T (2006) Marketing Destinations and Venues
for Conferences, Conventions and Business Events, Elsevier
Butterworth-Heinemann
Fisher J (1998) How to run a successful conference, Kogan Page
Friedman S (2003) Meeting & Event Planning for Dummies, John
Wiley & Sons
Goldblatt J J (1997) Special events: best practices in modern event
management, 2 nd Ed., Van Nostrand Reinhold
72