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A Study on Introducing the License for Event Managers in Korea

The purpose of this study is to identify the related effect and priority of event sector for introducing event manager license in Korea, and to propose the subjects for examination with the qualification requirement to apply for the license. Through the analysis of the survey from 186 respondents of event professionals, students and educators, findings indicate 1. introducing the license of event manager will generate high quality event professionals, 2. event planner's license is to be preferentially adopted with the serious involvement of Ministry of Culture and Tourism, 3. less limitation on age and education level and more limitation on work experience and professional education background are required for applying qualification, 4. proposed subjects for examination are principles of event management, event planning, event operation & coordination, event marketing, festival event, exhibition & exposition event, convention & conferences, cultural and performance events.