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Follow association news, events and opportunities, and profiles from across the international events-studies community.
Association news – Updates and announcements from IAES.
Events and opportunities – Conferences, seminars, calls and other opportunities relevant to events studies.
Member and institutional profiles – Research, activities and perspectives from across the IAES community.
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Submit an event or opportunity to IAES
IAES invites members of the events-studies community to share relevant conferences, seminars, workshops, calls for papers and other academic or professional opportunities. What IAES can list Listings should have confirmed, accurate details and a clear connection to events research, education or practice. Online, in-person and hybrid opportunities from any country are welcome. What to send Please include the event or opportunity title, organiser, date and time zone, format and
James Kennell
Aug 111 min read
Join the IAES international community
IAES welcomes membership applications from established events researchers, students and early-career researchers, and universities or research institutions. Membership categories Applicants can choose Individual Membership, Student Membership or Institutional Membership. The application asks about your role, institution or organisation, country and interests in events studies so that IAES can understand the community it serves. How applications work Applications are submitted
James Kennell
Aug 111 min read
Welcome to the new IAES website
The International Association for Events Studies (IAES) connects researchers, educators, students, early-career colleagues and institutions with a shared interest in understanding events and their place in society. A shared international space This website is being developed as a practical home for the IAES community: a place to follow association news, discover conferences and opportunities, learn about members and institutions, and apply to join the network. What you will f
James Kennell
Aug 111 min read
IAES represented at China’s National Event Planning and Creativity Competition
IAES Chair Dr James Kennell delivered a video presentation to the National Event Planning & Creativity Competition, hosted at Alibaba Group’s headquarters in China, in January 2026. More than 200 teams of students compete each year in the competition, which provides an opportunity to engage the next generation of events professionals. Participants and organisers at the National Event Planning and Creativity Competition, which attracts more than 200 student teams each year. Sp
James Kennell
Jan 281 min read
IAES board member Dr Mingguang Liu organises international forum in Hangzhou
IAES board member Dr Mingguang Liu organised the 2025 Forum of the Exhibition Industry in Hangzhou, China. The forum was held in September as part of the Fourth Global Digital Trade Expo. The event brought together exhibition and events leaders, researchers and public officials, creating a platform for international dialogue about innovation and digital transformation in the industry. The 2025 Forum of the Exhibition Industry in Hangzhou, organised by IAES board member Dr Min
James Kennell
Oct 13, 20251 min read
IAES Chair writes for Xinhua on building an inclusive digital future
IAES Chair Dr James Kennell has contributed a column to Xinhua News Agency examining China’s digital transformation and the choices facing countries as artificial intelligence and digital trade continue to develop. The article followed Dr Kennell’s participation in the fourth Global Digital Trade Expo in Hangzhou. The event demonstrated how digital technologies are being integrated into areas including smart cities, medical innovation, entertainment, e-commerce and artificial
James Kennell
Sep 29, 20251 min read
IAES board member Dr Mingguang Liu organises international events education summit
IAES board member Dr Mingguang Liu organised the 2023 International Events Education Summit Forum and the 13th China Zhejiang Events Planning and Creativity Competition in Hangzhou, China. The combined event created an international platform for discussion about events education while giving students an opportunity to demonstrate their planning and creative skills. As part of the programme, IAES Chair Dr James Kennell was invited to deliver a keynote address to participants i
James Kennell
Dec 19, 20231 min read
Events Management in the “Chinese Century”: widening the international scope of events research
In 2022, IAES board member Dr Mingguang Liu and IAES Chair Dr James Kennell published the introduction to a special section of the journal Event Management examining events management in the “Chinese century”. The special section responded to geographical, ideological and cultural biases in events research, which has historically concentrated on North America, Western Europe and Australasia. It sought to bring greater attention to scholarship engaging with China and with non-
James Kennell
May 23, 20221 min read
Greenwich students succeed in first IAES-supported competition in China
Three events management students from the University of Greenwich won second prize in an international competition in China’s Zhejiang province in November 2019. The competition was the first to be organised with the support of the International Association for Events Studies. It grew from a collaboration between Dr Mingguang Liu and James Kennell and established an early model for connecting events students and educators internationally. Denis Petrov, Galena Todorova and Mon
James Kennell
Nov 15, 20191 min read
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