CEF’s articles are short and accessible, written by leading professors, practitioners, and experts covering all aspects of events and festivals, which introduce readers to new ideas, frameworks, practices and policies and focus around a specific issue or problem and provide action-based solutions.
Every event and festival, owner, and organisation needs great data and insights to make great decisions. CEF’s Research Shop provides an end-to-end research service - from identifying data needs to planning, collection, analysis, reporting, to implementation.
CEF’s podcast ‘InsideEvents’ invites inspiring people and thought leaders to talk about hot topics; cutting-edge research and science; share stories of success and failure; and interrogate some of the pressing issues and biggest challenges we face across the event and festival industry.
EMJ is the leading international peer reviewed academic journal for the study and analysis of events, and the oldest, founded in 1993 and based in New York, USA.You can browse 500+ scientific research articles across EMJ’s Volumes to help inform your thinking and practice in events and festivals.
CEF Debate is a critical thinking and Continuous Professional Development (CPD) space where you can meet professors, practitioners, and experts to discuss pressing issues impacting the events and festivals industry…with ample social time for wine, drinks and nibbles!
CEF has its own book series - “How Events Transform Society“ - with global publisher: Routledge.
Have you ever imagined being an author with your book on the physical and digital shelves of major retailers? If you are an industry or academic expert in events or festivals, consider sharing and turning your years of knowledge into a book to shape the way we think, practice, and develop current and future generations of professionals!
CEF’s surveys provide us with a unique opportunity to explore important topics and issues related to events and festivals, from AI adoption, motivating volunteers, to integrating sustainability in to event practice. Everyone who takes part in a survey plays an important role in providing an international cross-sector perspective — and as a thank you completing surveys, we will provide you with a free copy of the results.
