The outcome of this research has been to gain insight into the processes of bidding for New Zealand hosted sports events with a particular focus on understanding the factors that make a successful bid. It investigated the perceptions of the two parties associated with an event bid: the event bidders and the event owners. The research has also compared and contrasted the international findings with the New Zealand findings and a model of the event bidding process (Targeted Model), from the perspective of the local government event bidder, has been developed.Of the international research that had been done on event bidding the majority had been focused towards identifying the success factors when bidding for high-profile mega-events such as the Olympic Games. At the local level, the literature review identified that no such research had been conducted on event bidding within New Zealand. This lack of research presented the opportunity to gain an insight into the event bidding process within New Zealand. Due to the competitive nature of event bidding, New Zealand event bidders tend to work in isolation and there is no collective understanding of those factors that secure a bid. This research has overcome this isolation and presented a collective understanding of the success factors.Using the grounded theory methodology, common success factors and a model of the event bidding process emerged from the data. Common success factors that were frequently mentioned by event owners and event bidders included the need for government support, providing adequate event infrastructure, previous event management experience and providing quality information. The event owners tended to focus on those factors that ensured the successful delivery of the event. In addition, the event bidders mentioned common success factors that enhanced the bid: previous bidding experience; partnerships and relationships; bid leadership; research; providing quality information; using figureheads; making an emotional connection with the decision makers.The Targeted Model identifies the critical stages in the bidding process from the perspective of the New Zealand local government event bidder. An important step in event bidding is the "Bid Development Stage" where the event bidders are attempting to fulfil, and in most cases, exceed the criteria presented by the event owners. Event bidders who achieve the state of "Best Fit" - the desired outcome of the bid process where the event owners' conscious needs and unconscious desires are best met by an event bid - will succeed in winning the bid.The significance of this research is that it is the first of its kind in New Zealand, from which further research on event bidding will be able to compare and evolve from. One of the outcomes of the grounded theory methodology is that the findings are useful for the participants. It is envisaged that the results from this research will have practical applications for the events industry as it provides useful insights to the factors that win a bid and clearly models the bidding process.

The idea would be to unify it into a system where people from different countries can provide information on their hometowns, helping people who are interested in them. The system created is a collaborative Web system in which people can access and edit contents by entering information about their hometowns, and this information will help other people who decide to move to the different cities.

Unfortunately, people die and get injured due to accidents in the traffic. Furthermore, statistics of road accidents is limited and mostly composed of serious accidents, making it difficult to draw conclusions about how to improve the safety in the traffic. Thus, there is an interest in obtaining information about critical events in the traffic, i.e. potential accident situations, since they occur much more frequently. One way of detecting critical events is to use sensors, such as accelerometers and gyroscopes. As the usage of cellphones with built-in sensors increases, it would be interesting to examine whether these sensors are good enough to detect critical events. This is where the focus of this thesis lies. An application that collects data from the cellphone’s built-in accelerometer, gyroscope and GPS was developed and tested. The data was then analysed and compared to data from accurate sensors, represented by a VBOX coupled to an IMU. The conclusions made in this thesis are that the sensors in the cellphone perform almost equivalent results compared to the VBOX. It is possible to use data from the sensors in orderto detect critical events.

This thesis addresses the recurrent threshold crossing behavior of long-time correlated noise. The behavior of long-time correlated noise like f / 1 , 5 . 1 / 1 f , and 2 / 1 f can be associated with the behavior of many phenomena in nature, so it is of interest to study the behavior of this noise. Our method of modeling their recurring behavior relies on setting a particular threshold level for a particular level of noise and observing how frequently the noise crosses the threshold level. We also add a periodic drive to the noise which enables it to cross the threshold level easily when it is at peak, and vice versa. This technique provides a model for the changing seasons that occur during every year. We also compare the recurrence behavior of threshold crossings from our computer simulations with theoretical results from the Rice formula. We have related the recurrence of these threshold crossings with the recurrence of natural disasters. Therefore we are providing a model to predict the recurrence of a natural disaster once that disaster has previously occurred. From our results, we conclude that once a natural disaster has occurred, there is a high probability of its recurrence in a short time, and this probability gradually decreases with time.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hong Kong, 2010. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 249-262). Also available in print.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hong Kong, 2010. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 249-262). Also available online.

The outcome of this research has been to gain insight into the processes of bidding for New Zealand hosted sports events with a particular focus on understanding the factors that make a successful bid. It investigated the perceptions of the two parties associated with an event bid: the event bidders and the event owners. The research has also compared and contrasted the international findings with the New Zealand findings and a model of the event bidding process (Targeted Model), from the perspective of the local government event bidder, has been developed.Of the international research that had been done on event bidding the majority had been focused towards identifying the success factors when bidding for high-profile mega-events such as the Olympic Games. At the local level, the literature review identified that no such research had been conducted on event bidding within New Zealand. This lack of research presented the opportunity to gain an insight into the event bidding process within New Zealand. Due to the competitive nature of event bidding, New Zealand event bidders tend to work in isolation and there is no collective understanding of those factors that secure a bid. This research has overcome this isolation and presented a collective understanding of the success factors.Using the grounded theory methodology, common success factors and a model of the event bidding process emerged from the data. Common success factors that were frequently mentioned by event owners and event bidders included the need for government support, providing adequate event infrastructure, previous event management experience and providing quality information. The event owners tended to focus on those factors that ensured the successful delivery of the event. In addition, the event bidders mentioned common success factors that enhanced the bid: previous bidding experience; partnerships and relationships; bid leadership; research; providing quality information; using figureheads; making an emotional connection with the decision makers.The Targeted Model identifies the critical stages in the bidding process from the perspective of the New Zealand local government event bidder. An important step in event bidding is the "Bid Development Stage" where the event bidders are attempting to fulfil, and in most cases, exceed the criteria presented by the event owners. Event bidders who achieve the state of "Best Fit" - the desired outcome of the bid process where the event owners' conscious needs and unconscious desires are best met by an event bid - will succeed in winning the bid.The significance of this research is that it is the first of its kind in New Zealand, from which further research on event bidding will be able to compare and evolve from. One of the outcomes of the grounded theory methodology is that the findings are useful for the participants. It is envisaged that the results from this research will have practical applications for the events industry as it provides useful insights to the factors that win a bid and clearly models the bidding process.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2007. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (MPhil)--University of Stellenbosch, 2007. / "This thesis uses a proposed rating system to measure the sustainability factor of event greening projects and in so doing remove the "green wash" syndrome associated with the concept"--T.p. Bibliography. Also available via the Internet.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2008. / Title from title screen (site viewed Dec. 15, 2008). PDF text: v, 91 p. ; 409 KB. UMI publication number: AAT 3310977. Includes bibliographical references. Also available in microfilm and microfiche formats.