Seungwon “Shawn” Lee

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine the comparative value of sport mega-events such as the 2010 FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) World Cup of soccer held in South Africa and recurring sporting events (SPEs) such as Comrades Marathon held each year in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined meeting industry professionals' perceptions of social media, including Twitter and Facebook, as a part of meeting functions, and measured the impact of key demographic and psychographic factors on meeting professionals' attitudes toward social media and discussed the similarities and differences in those attitudes among different categories of meeting professionals.

TL;DR: In this paper, the impact of the global financial crisis during 2007-2009 on the festival and event industry is analyzed and analyzed. And the authors identify critical impacts upon the industry as a result of this crisis and identify strategies to help members of the industry positively advance in the future.

TL;DR: In this paper, a fact-finding article explores the viability of sourcing local food to the meeting industry through an investigation of current meeting planning priorities and sustainability values, and the results show that there is a viable demand by meeting planners for locally sourced food, that meeting planners have the contractual flexibility on food selection, and that meeting attendees are willing to pay a price-premium for local products.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the perceptions of meeting/event planners (buyers) and sport facility administrators (sellers) to identify and compare their perceived quality of professional sport stadiums as a meeting and corporate/social event venue.