The European Festival Research Project (EFRP) in association with the UK Centre for Events Management (UKCEM) and the Cultural Policy and Planning Unit (CPPU) at Leeds Metropolitan University is organising a Symposium on Leadership and Governance of Artistic Festivals in Leeds, UK, on 27-28 November.

A call for papers has been launched, for presentations addressing issues such as a consideration of leadership theory, a case study approach or a comparative perspective through festivals' stages of transformation, growth and/or crisis management. The deadline is 25 May.