Emma Delaney

Emma Delaney has 25 years’ experience as an event management practitioner and an academic. This includes working in visitor attractions, theatres and local authorities and delivering events for a variety of clients including political parties, the TUC and the NHS. Emma has a first degree in languages, from The University of Wales, Trinity St David and both her MA in Education (with distinction) and PhD were awarded from the University of Chichester. Emma is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Surrey within the School of Tourism and Hospitality Management. Emma’s publications include Working with Venues for Events (under the name Emma Nolan, Routledge, 2018) and her current research interests are centered on the MICE sector. She is particularly interested in destination competitiveness for MICE events and the site selection process in the organisation of international association conferences.