Events & Festivals Research, UK Centre for Events Management

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• Harnessing Events & Festivals for Tourism

  The UK Centre for Events Management (UKCEM) is pleased to announce a half-day event for anyone working in the tourism sector, focusing on best practice models for harnessing festivals & events for tourism.The day will bring together senior policy figu...

• Symposium on Leadership and Governance of Artistic Festivals

  The UK Centre for Events Management  (UKCEM) will be hosting a meeting of the European Festival Research Project (EFRP) to share international research perspectives on  Festival Governance and Leadership at Leeds Metropolitan University, UK from Friday...

• Cayamo Case Study Published

  Following its success at the Academy of Marketing conference in Aberdeen during the summer of 2008 where co-author Emma Wood presented the paper, Dr Steve Henderson has just had an updated version his paper on Cayamo, a music cruise, published by Emerald...

• PhD Student Wins National Award

  Anna Richter, one of UKCEM’s PhD candidates, has won the national Institute of Travel and Tourism (ITT) award for Outstanding PhD Presentation of 2009.  Anna won the award for the explanation she gave of her work on European Capital of Culture programm...

• Keynote on Events Policy for the Regional Studies Association

  Professor Rhodri Thomas was the invited keynote speaker at a Regional Studies Association conference hosted by the University of Warsaw, Poland, in September, 2009. Rhodri explored connections between events, tourism and policy formation relating to eco...

• Keynote Address On Pilgrimages at Finnish Conference

  Ruth Blackwell from UKCEM presented the opening keynote speaker at an international conference organised by the Donner Institute, Finland.  The event,  entitled Pilgrimages Today, was held between 19 – 21st August, 2009.  Ruth spoke about her researc...

• UKCEM To Examine Economic Impact of Rugby League Event

  Professor Rhodri Thomas and Nicola McCullough are examining the economic impact of the Northern Rail Blackpool 9s competition . The competition will include all sides from the Co-operative Championship except Barrow raiders and Widnes Vikings who will mee...

• Journal Launch in Gothenburg

  Professor Rhodri Thomas spoke at a reception to launch the Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events held at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.  The event, sponsored by Routledge, heard the aims of the journal and details of forthcomi...

• UKCEM Staff Present at the International Events Management Summit, Australia

  Dr Wood will present a paper entitled ‘Linking community festivals to social change: Trial and tribulation’ (written with colleague Professor Rhodri Thomas and Ben Smith from the Shoreditch Trust, London) at the summit hosted by Griffith University a...

• UKCEM Professor Gives Keynote Address in Sweden

  Professor Rhodri Thomas gave a keynote address to the Events and Meetings in the City Conference in Gothenburg, Sweden, June 17-20, 2009.  The event was organised jointly with the European Cities Marketing annual conference and general assembly. His pre...

• New Staff Joining UKCEM

  We are pleased to announce that the following staff are joining the UK Centre for Events Management over the coming months: Kate Daspher - currently completing her PhD at Keele University into gender issues in equestrian sports. David O'Brien - current...

• Sydney Olympics Artistic Director at UKCEM

   Internationally renowned artistic director Nigel Jamieson, known for his impressive ceremonies at the Sydney Olympics and Liverpool 08, recently gave his only UK lecture at UKCEM, Leeds Metropolitan University. Nigel Jamieson's lecture, Taking Heart, an...

• New track at annual Academy of Marketing Conference

  For the first time the Academy of Marketing will include an ‘Events and Experiential Marketing’ track within the July 2009 conference to be held in Leeds. Dr Emma Wood will chair the track and is also Chair of the Event Marketing special interest grou...

• PhD Students Converse About Events Research

  At this year's annual research symposium, PhD events students Anna Richter, Roxanne Yeganegy (University of Leeds) and Marianna Kornilaki engaged in conversations about the methods they are using for their research.  They discussed the challenges of usin...

• Opening Keynote at Global Events Congress

  Professor Rhodri Thomas was the opening keynote speaker at the third Global Events Congress & China Events Education Conference recently held in Guangzhou, China.  The event was hosted jointly by Sun Yat-sen University, China, and the University of Queen...

• Keynote at Regional Studies Association Conference

  Professor Rhodri Thomas recently returned from Aalborg University, Denmark, where he gave a keynote presentation on partnerships, small firms and regional tourism development.  The conference Tourism, Regional Development & Public Policy was organised by...

• PhD Student Awarded Helen Brett Scholarship

  Leeds Met PhD student Pei-Ying Wu has been awarded the Helen Brett scholarship from the Exhibition Industry Foundation (EIF) in Dallas.  The Helen Brett scholarship serves to promote the exhibition industry by attracting students into the field of study ...

• Tony Benn Visits Leeds Met

  Students and staff were given the rare opportunity to take part in a discussion with the Rt Hon. Tony Benn, who recently visited the University.  The former Labour MP was invited by the UK Centre of Events Management, Events & Festivals Policy Research U...

• UKCEM Welcomes International Researchers

  Indian festival adds value to researchColleagues from the UK Centre for Events Management recently welcomed Dr Mridula Dwivedi, Assistant Professor at IIMT (The Institute for International Management), Guragon, India.  The purpose of the visit was to dis...

• Not one but two prizes for marketing researchers

  Researched, written and presented by Stephen Henderson and Emma Wood, ‘Cayamo - A Journey Through Song’ won third prize in the track for case studies at the Academy of Marketing Annual Conference, themed as ‘Reflective Marketing in a Material Worldâ...