Events Management
People never forget great events. Reading this, you’ve probably got one in mind, perhaps a festival you went to with a group of friends, a huge sporting event, or even a party at a boutique venu…
Jonathan Sibley MSc, PGCAP, BA (Hons) FHEA
Senior Lecturer Events Management
My profile
Biography
Jonathan is an experienced Senior Lecturer with a demonstrated history of working in the global higher education industry. Delivering educational programmes in Qatar in preparation for the 2022 FIFA world Cup and in Barcelona supporting destination management professionals. He also lectures at Modul University in Vienna, delivering sessions on Event Management.
As a Senior Lecturer in Events Management at Manchester Metropolitan University, Jonathan is responsible for the Event Operations and Production theme, which runs through both the undergraduate and postgraduate programmes as well as delivering optional units relating to Event Production Management.
Teaching
BA (Hons) Events Management
Level 4: Event Operations: Production
Level 5: Digital Events Operations
Level 6: Event Production Management
Research Project Supervisor
Personal Academic Tutor
MSc International Events Management
Level 7: Event Operations and Production
International Events Management
From festivals and concerts, to conferences and corporate events, this course will give you the professional skills you need to succeed in international events management.
Develop a broad range…
Research outputs
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Chapters in books
O'Gorman, J., Fitzpatrick, D., Sibley, J., Hindmarsh, M., Saskova, Z., Parnell, D.S. 'Contemporary Issues in the Management of Grassroots Football.' Routledge Handbook of Football Business and Management. Routledge,
Sibley, J., Swenson, A. (2023) 'Events in the metaverse.' In Brown, T., Drakeley, C. (ed.) Virtual Events Management Theory: and Methods for Event Management and Tourism. Goodfellow Publishers, pp. 155-174.
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Journal articles
Ng, S.Y.C., Bloom, A., Corcoran, S.L., Fletcher, T., Sibley, J. (2022) '“If you respect us...listen to us”: how sporting event media reframes or reinforces representations of street-connected children.' Leisure Studies, 41(6) pp. 757-774.
Bostock, J., Bull, M., Woodward, J., Sibley, J. (2021) 'Mission vs. Market: Theorizing the Tensions within Community Sport Trusts.' The International Journal of Sport and Society, 13(1) pp. 1-22.
Bostock, J., Bull, M., Woodward, J., Sibley, J. (2021) 'Mission alignment or drift? Theorising a conceptual model to examine the commodification of Football Sport Community Trusts..' Managing Sport and Leisure, 13(1) pp. 2152-7857.
Sibley, J., Musgrave, J., Woodwood, S. (2021) 'Meeting planners : the differing views of 'Corporate Social Responsibility' practices and motivations across two continents.' Events Management, 25(6) pp. 601-618.
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Presentations
Sibley, J. (2022) Exploring Events Management Education in the Metaverse – Engaging students as stakeholders within virtual spaces.. [Presentation] Northampton University,6/7/2022.
Sibley, J., Fairclough, K. (2022) Digital Events Academy - A music venues’ pivot to digital: A story of music, collaboration and learning during the global pandemic. [Presentation] Manchester,10/3/2022.
Sibley, J. (2021) REACH - Race, Ethnicity And Cultural Heritage: Launching a new event management scholarship to imporve diversity. [Presentation] Excel, London,2/9/2021.
Sibley, J., Parnell, D.S. (2016) Corporate social responsibility A critical analysis of governance within English football. [Presentation] FC United, Manchester, UK,2016.
Press and media
The Importance of Futsal’s Identity For The Future Development of the Sport: 11th August 2017
A presentation that includes ideas about what futsal needs to address for it to grow and develop. This was from the Futsal Insights Seminar hosted in Manchester.
Click here to watch the presentation.
It’s all about the Event People: 2nd September 2021
Joe Gallop talks to event management senior lecturer Jonathan Sibley about a new initiative designed to provide students with work experience.
Manchester Metropolitan University are one of the initial university supporters of the Event People (EP), an initiative created by Massive to help students and recent by Massive to help students and recent graduates build careers within the sector…
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