The following 25 organisations joined as Founder Members of AEME:
Adam Smith College, Fife, UK
Arts Institute at Bournemouth, UK
Birmingham College of Food, Tourism & Creative. UK
Bournemouth University, UK
Dundalk Institute of Technology, Ireland
European Institute of Communications part of the Communications Group, Ireland
Glasgow Caledonian University, UK
Haworth Press Inc
International College of Tourism & Hotel Management, Australia
Leeds Metropolitan University, UK
MYPEC Ltd, UK
Napier University, UK
New College Nottingham, UK
Queen Margaret University College, UK
Sheffield Hallam University, UK
Southampton Institute, UK
Temple University, USA
Thames Valley University, UK
University of Brighton, UK
University of Central Lancashire, UK
University of Derby, UK
University of Gloucestershire, UK
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA
University of Wales Institute Cardiff, UK
University of Westminster, UK

In addition, the following organisations are also now Members of AEME:
Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland
Event Management Training Ltd, UK
Glagow Metropolitan College, UK
Limerick Institute of Technology, Ireland
Liverpool John Moores University, UK
Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
NHTV University of Applied Sciences, Breda
NOI Ireland, Ireland
The University of Greenwich, UK
The University of Huddersfield, UK
University of Applied Science, Bad Honnef, Germany
University of Chester, UK
University of Glamorgan, UK
University of Wolverhampton, UK