� Nominated for Event 100 Club, 2016 (100 most influential people in the UK Events Industry).
Prof Jane Ali-Knight's Recognition (19)
Destination Leaders Programme (DLP) Shortlisted for Times Higher Education Leadership and Management (THELMA) Award in the Outstanding Employer Engagement Initiative category.
Fellow ofhe Royal Society of the Arts (RSA)
Syn Festival Edinburgh shaping up for success
Fellow of the HEA
� Winner, Student Event Category, Scottish Event Awards, October 2015. Commendations 2013 and 2016.
DLP course awarded �Leadership in the Visitor Economy: Most Innovative Project� by the Association for Tourism in Higher Education (ATHE).
When it comes to Festivals and Events, 'Scotland is the Perfect Stage'
Are giant music festivals at the end of the road?
Business School's Destination Leaders Programme (DLP) recognised
Congratulations to DLP Graduates!
Professional conference and seminar organisation: LSA 2005 International Academic Conference; Festivals and Events: Beyond Economic Impacts. July 4 � 6 2005; Tourism Society Scotland Annual Conference, Aviemore, Scotland June 2007; Realising a Culture of
Delivery of Cake Fest Edinburgh, 21 June 2015 as part of VisitScoland�s Year of Food and Drink.
Community Festival Management experience through organisation of inaugural Stockbridge Village Festival, September 2006, Stockbridge Jumboree, 2011 and Stockfest 2012, 2013.
Event Manager/Publicity Co-ordination for the Abu Dhabi Film Festival 2007 � 2011
Committee member for the Tourism Society Scotland
Jane Ali-Knight and Paul Gudgin to deliver Executive Certificate programme to Qatar and Abu Dhabi audiences.
Boost for Scottish tourism with destination leaders programme
Mercat Tours professionalise their Tour Guide programme