Take part in CEF’s global surveys and get exclusive access to our key findings for free.
Surveys
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 for completing each survey, we will provide you with a free copy of the key findings.
How is the event and festival industry effectively adopting and integrating AI into practice?
Lead(s): Centre for Events and Festivals and University of Ottawa (Canada).
CEF, in collaboration with Dr Milena Parent of the University of Ottawa, is examining how the international events community is adopting and integrating AI into practice. The aim is to provide evidence-based, practical guidance to event managers, organisations, and owners on how to get ahead of — and stay ahead of — the AI curve.
What are the key skills, knowledge, competencies, behaviours and values critical for event and festival professionals’ development?
Lead(s): Centre for Events and Festivals.
CEF will use this survey to build international, industry-wide consensus on the key skills, competencies, behaviours, and values that must be prioritised in the coming years to ensure both competence and competitiveness. The insights gathered will directly inform the creation of a new development framework, shaped by and for both industry and academia.
How can we objectively define what is a small, medium, large, major, and mega-event?
Lead(s): Centre for Events and Festivals and Loughborough University (UK).
CEF, in collaboration with Dr Jamie Kenyon and Dr Verity Postlethwaite of Loughborough University (UK), is working to objectively define what is meant by “small,” “medium,” “large,” “major,” and “mega” events — and to clarify the implications of these definitions for practice, planning, resourcing, and delivery.
