Leeds Beckett University - City Campus,
Woodhouse Lane,
LS1 3HE
Glenn Bowdin
Principal Lecturer
Glenn Bowdin is Principal Lecturer in Events Management within the UK Centre for Events Management. His subject expertise includes the cost of quality, and issues relating to the planning, management and evaluation of events.
Glenn is co-author of Events Management (4th edition published in 2024 by Routledge) and co-series editor for the Routledge Events Management series. He is a member of the editorial advisory board for Event Management (an international journal) and the editorial board for the Journal of Convention & Event Tourism.
Glenn is Treasurer and Executive Committee member of AEME (Association for Events Management Education), where he has served since being the founding Chair in 2004, and a founding director of the International EMBOK (Event Management Body of Knowledge). He is a Vice Chair, Treasurer and Executive Committee member of UKEVENTS.
Current Teaching
BA (Hons) Events Management:
- Event Planning
- Academic Advisor
- Corporate Events and Hospitality
MSc Events Management
MSc International Events Management
MSc Sports Events Management
- Masters Research Project
- Event Operations and Event Risk Management
- Professional Practice
Research Interests
Glenn's research interests include the area of service quality management, specifically focusing on the area of the cost of quality which he is exploring for his PhD, and issues relating to the planning, management and evaluation of events. He is involved in research into events management graduate careers, growth and development of events management education, future thinking in events, and exploring the research available for the UK events industry.
Ask Me About
- business events
- events management
- exhibitions
- conferences
- conference management
- festival management
- quality management
- Business
- Events
- Festivals
