Event Dimensions
Today was spent writing a chapter for my co-authored text Event Policy: From Theory to Strategy which is due for publication in 2011. My specific focus today was to expand on my co-authors' ideas...
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Some ruminations on EventScotland's international event management conference
On Tuesday I attended my second EventScotland conference held at the beautiful Perth Concert Hall. Given that the event is trailed mainly as an opportunity for the industry to come together, academia...
View ArticleCreating Creative Scotland: The Dilemma
Yesterday, I attended a workshop hosted by Scotland's National Events Agency, EventScotland, at the MacDonald Holyrood House Hotel in the shadow of the Scottish Parliament. The event was titled...
View ArticleAssociations and Affiliations: Re-energising the Academy
This post is motivated by my experiences over the last few days with two academic membership associations I'm affiliated with. Both experiences were generally positive, but I was left thinking that...
View ArticleThe Olympic Clean CIty: A Critique
Reading a blog post entitled, 'The Olympic Super Brands take over London' by former BBC sports editor Mihir Bose, got me thinking about one of the main arguments in my Event Policy: From Theory to...
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The process of academic publication: worth it in the end?
Let's just say it took a while to complete...! Today is a bit of a watershed for me having finally received delivery of two shiny new copies of my first full (co) authored book, Event Policy: From...
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Impact and Effect: Contested Cultural Values
It's taken me a few days to blog about a Research and Knowledge Exchange event I attended last week at Creative Scotland's swanky Waverley Gate premises in Edinburgh. The title of the event was...
View ArticleLiterary Festivals: Exclusive Enclaves or Inclusive Innovators?
This post originates from roundtable event I was invited to participate in today, hosted at Queen Margaret University by David Finkelstein of QMU (http://www.qmu.ac.uk/mcpa/staffdavidfinkelstein.htm)...
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