Location:            Bronte Hall Room 218, Headingley Campus, Leeds, LS6 3QW

Simon joined the UK Centre for Events Management in 2003 following 19 years in the events industry.  He has extensive experience of planning and staging major music festivals, having worked with most major British music promoters.  He retains an interest in practice by remaining part of the V Festival management team and represents the University on the Committee for Live at Leeds (an annual city centre multi venue music festival).  His current research interests relate to finding ways of improving knowledge exchange and partnership between industry and universities.

Conference Presentations

Thomas, R., Bowdin, G., McElhinney, S. and Bell, S. (2009) ‘Professionalism and Professionalisation in the Events and Festivals Sector,’ Seventh AEME Events Management Educators Forum, University of Huddersfield.

Bell, S. (2008) 'Employer Engagement in Events Management’. Higher Education Academy  HLST Annual Conference, St Anne's College, University of Oxford.

Bell, S. (2008) ‘Partnerships with Industry,’ Sixth AEME Events Management Educators Forum, Sheffield Hallam University.

Bell, S. and Shacklock R, (2007) ‘Universities & Students – what is in it for us?’ National Outdoor Events Association Annual Convention, Worcester.

Bell, S. Richardson, A. and Whittaker, E. (2005) ‘Crowd Behaviour at Sports Events,’ China School of Public Administration - Beijing 2008 Olympics Conference, University of York 

Recent research and consultancy projects

Yorkshire Forward (the regional development agency) funded consultancy project with Settle Music Festival, Settle NorthYorkshire.

Yorkshire Forward funded consultancy project with Renaissance Market Towns.

British Waterways funded Events Consultancy and Training Project.

Membership of Professional Bodies, Organisations and Committees

Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, NOEA (The National Outdoor Events Association), AEME (Association for Events Management Education

and IFEA (International Festivals and Events Association).