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About Centre for Events & Festivals (CEF)

www.eventsandfestivals.org — sign up to the CEF Community for free. The Centre for Events and Festivals (CEF) is an international Not-for-Profit providing research and resources to all event and festival sectors - from sports, business and private events to public, arts, and cultural festivals. We do this by harnessing the collective intelligence of leading professors, practitioners, and experts, and bringing together our vibrant community to meet, debate and collaborate on intellectual and business challenges… …to help the world deliver GREAT* events and festivals! But what do we mean by GREAT*? Irrespective of event and festival type, size, sector, scope, and geography, most of us would agree that there are fundamental ideals that govern a GREAT event… *Economically viable *Socially responsible *Protect our planet *Deliver transformative experiences *Improve people’s lives *Do no harm to people, communities, and animals *Align to sustainability ideals (e.g. UN Sustainable Development Goals) and global standards (e.g. ISO20121:2024). CEF’s research and resources include: - Event Management Journal - Articles - Podcasts - Debates - Surveys - Book Series - Events - Research Shop - and lots more coming over 2025-2026! CEF’s ‘value proposition’ —> World leading professors and practitioners - with deep and diverse expertise across events and festivals —> 50-50% theory-practice balance - honouring and synthesising robust academic and relevant practical knowledge —> Large academy and industry network - with wide access to professionals, policy makers and professors —> Social motive (not-for-profit motive) - we genuinely care about helping you deliver great events and festivals —> …and more. And finally…who do we serve? We serve everyone who has an interest or who is impacted by events and festivals. Every professional. Every professor. Every policy maker. Every student. Everyone.

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