S C E N EI S S U E 1 - S U M M E R 2016

W E L C O M E M E S S A G E F R O M O U R H E A D O F D E P A R T M E N T I N S I D E

The excellence of teaching and research in the Department of

Events and Leisure at Bournemouth University is nationally

and globally acknowledged. The Department, which was

born out the School of Tourism, has become the forefront of

research and teaching on the area of events and leisure. We are

committed to creating and disseminating knowledge related

to these important areas by way of teaching at undergraduate

and postgradaute level, research, and various professional

and academic contributions. The Department also hosts the

Centre for Events, Leisure, Society and Culture (CELSC) which

exemplifies this commitment.

With over six hundred students studying at any one time, we

are one of the largest centres for events and leisure in the

world. Our philosophy is to provide an education that combines

theory, research and practice in the fields of event and leisure

management and marketing.

Our academic staff are multidisciplinary and work with a variety

of partners, both nationally and internationally, and research

is currently being undertaken in association with universities

in the China, USA, Australia, Canada, South Africa, Asia, Brazil,

Russia and Europe.

Our research is at the cutting edge of our subject area, and is

published in academic books and journals and informs our

taught courses. Our publications include Doing Events Research:

From Theory to Practice, Events Management: An International

Approach and The Routledge Handbook of Events and Leisure:

An Introduction.

We are active members of key academic and professional

organisations including the Association of Events Management

Education (AEME), the Leisure Studies Association (LSA), the

International Live Events Association (ILEA), the Event and

Visual Communication Association (EVCOM), the National

Outdoor Event Association (NOEA), and the Institute of Event

Management (IEM). As a result of these close contacts we

have contributed to the review of the National Occupational

Standards for Events Management and the launch of the All Party

Parliamentary Group Inquiry into the international significance

of events.

The Centre for Events, Leisure, Society and Culture (CELSC)

has organized a high-profile programme of guest speakers from

industry for 2016-2017, and the department has organised

student visits to places such as Porto, London and Brighton

for 2016-2017. There will be a number of live student projects

with organisations and companies that benefit the students, the

organisations, the community and the academics.

Each year we admit over 200 students on our undergraduate

and several graduate programmes. Each year, we also welcome

various departmental speakers, academics and practitioners, in a

variety of forums, in addition to the numerous and unparalleled

public events and lectures hosted by the Department. I welcome

you, and invite you to share in the experience.

Dr Andrew MainH E A D O F D E P A R T M E N T ( A C T I N G )

Dr Jayne CaudwellH E A D O F R E S E A R C H

Dr Debbie SaddH E A D O F E D U C A T I O N

Dr Debbie SaddP R O G R A M M E L E A D E RE V E N T S M A N A G E M E N T

Prof Janet DickinsonP R O G R A M M E L E A D E R E V E N T S & L E I S U R E M A R K E T I N G

O N T H E C O V E R

Photos on p1 and p3: Dr Michael O’ Regan

C O N T R I B U T I N G W R I T E R S

Dr Michael O’ ReganDr Jaeyeon ChoeDr Andrew MainDr Miguel Moital

E D I T O R

Dr Michael O’ Regan

Dr. Andrew MainH E A D O F D E P A R T M E N T ( A C T I N G )D E P A R T M E N T O F E V E N T S A N D L E I S U R E

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F E A T U R E D P E R S O N N E L F E A T U R E D P E R S O N N E L

Dr Caroline JacksonS E N I O R P R I N C I P A L A C A D E M I C

Caroline is Chair of Association for Events Management Education (AEME), Vice-Chair of the Business Visits & Events Partnership (BVEP) - http://staffprofiles.bournemouth.ac.uk/display/cjackson

Professor Janet DickinsonP R O F E S S O R I N T O U R I S M

Janet’s research focuses on transport, mobile technology and collaborative communities, underpinned by a sustained interest in the social experience of time - http://staffprofiles.bournemouth.ac.uk/display/jdickinson

Dr Nicole FerdinandS E N I O R A C A D E M I C

Nicole regularly publishes in the areas of tourism, culture, events and project management - http://staffprofiles.bournemouth.ac.uk/display/nferdinand

Dr Dorothy FoxS E N I O R A C A D E M I C

Dorothy’s particular area of interest is in the interactions between people and socio-natural environments. Her research into garden visitation continues - http://staffprofiles.bournemouth.ac.uk/display/dfox

Dr Mary Beth GouthroS E N I O R A C A D E M I C

Mary-Beth’s current responsibilities involve graduate and professional engagement with industry to enhance the learning opportunities to students - http://staffprofiles.bournemouth.ac.uk/display/mgouthro

Dr Lenia MarquesS E N I O R A C A D E M I CLenia’s focus is on Events Studies, Social Impact of Events, Creativity and Innovation as well as Cultural Tourism - http://staffprofiles.bournemouth.ac.uk/display/lmarques

Dr Katherine KingS E N I O R A C A D E M I C

Katherine’s research interests focus on the geographies of sport & leisure, in particular the inter connections between identities, lifestyles, sport & leisure spaces - http://staffprofiles.bournemouth.ac.uk/display/kingk

Clive AllenS E N I O R A C A D E M I CFramework Leader for Tourism Masters Programmes, Senior Lecturer in Business Analysis. Former Programme Leader for BA (Hons) Leisure Marketing. http://staffprofiles.bournemouth.ac.uk/display/allenc

Dr Miguel MoitalP R I C I P A L A C A D E M I C

Miguel’s main area of research is consumer behavior & experience applied to tourism, events and leisure - http://staffprofiles.bournemouth.ac.uk/display/mmoital

Pearl MorrisonL E C T U R E R ( A C A D E M I C )

Pearl’s interests include driving innovative changes to the curriculum to enhance the student experience and improve student employability - http://staffprofiles.bournemouth.ac.uk/display/morrisonp

Teresa Robinson A S S O C I A T E L E C T U R E R

Nick RowlesS E N I O R A C A D E M I C

Nick teaches on both UG and PG, and is interested in marketing and management - http://staffprofiles.bournemouth.ac.uk/display/nrowles

Staff members

Michael worked in the leisure and events

industries for a number of years, including

Marketing Executive with Wicklow County

Tourism before a PhD completition from the

University of Brighton. He spent four years in

China, before joining Bournemouth University

in 2015 as a Senior Lecturer. Michael’s research

is focused on tourist, future, alternative,

slow and cultural mobilities, as well as

emergent cultural events http://staffprofiles.

bournemouth.ac.uk/display/moregan

Dr Michael O’ ReganS E N I O R L E C T U R E R

Jaeyeon Choe holds her Ph.D. in Tourism

Management (Minor: Cultural Anthropology)

from The Pennsylvania State University

(2012). Jaeyeon’s primary research areas

are religious/spiritual tourism & leisure,

migration & Chinese consumer behaviour.

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Dr Jaeyeon ChoeS E N I O R L E C T U R E R

N E W S TA F F M E M B E R S

Jayne’s teaching and research interests are

concerned with leisure and sport cultures,

feminist theory, theories of sexualities and

qualitative research methodologies. She joined

Bournemouth University in 2015 as Associate

Professor & Head of Research in the Department.

Jayne’s academic citizenship includes Managing

Editor of Leisure Studies, Associate Editor of

Sociology of Sport Journal, editorial board

member for Qualitative Research in Sport,

Exercise & Health, and Journal of Sport

and Social Issues. She has reviewed grant

applications for: Council for the Humanities of

the Netherlands; Research Foundation Flanders;

Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council

of Canada; Economic & Social Research Council -

http://staffprofiles.bournemouth.ac.uk/display/

jcaudwell

Dr Jayne CaudwellA S S O C I A T E P R O F E S S O R O F E V E N T S A N D L E I S U R E

Dr Deborah Sadd S E N I O R A C A D E M I C

Debbie is the Programme Leader for the B.A. (Hons) Event Management programme as well as teaching on both the UG and PG programmes - http://staffprofiles.bournemouth.ac.uk/display/dsadd

Dr Julie WhitfieldS E N I O R A C A D E M I C

Julie’s field of research is the U.K. conference and events sector - http://staffprofiles.bournemouth.ac.uk/display/jwhitfield

Christina SquireD E M O N S T R A T O R

Christina has over 12 years experience of working within the Events Industry and has a particular interest in event volunteering and sports events.

Jules HecquettD E M O N S T R A T O R

Jules has 17 years of experience of working in every aspect of the marketing industry and is interested in the influence of digital connectivity and digital overload and its cultural impact on society.

Martin RobertsonS E N I O R L E C T U R E R

Martin arrived in 2015, following 7 years as,

programme leader & Honours degree director

at Victoria University, Melbourne. Following

a temporary break from event coordination,

collaborations on research text books &

special issue journals, Martin recently

submitted his PhD thesis. Martin’s research

focuses primarily on festivals & sports event

impacts, sustainability, place resilience,

futures & leadership http://staffprofiles.

bournemouth.ac.uk/display/robertsonm

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Next spring, BU will be welcoming undergraduates from all over the country

to present their research as part of the British Conference of Undergraduate

Research (BCUR). The prestigious annual conference is a chance to celebrate

the valuable contribution of research from undergraduate students across a

vast array of disciplines and subject areas.

Undergraduates from all disciplines will be invited to submit papers, posters,

workshops and performances as part of the conference. Abstracts will be

peer-reviewed and those accepted will be invited to attend the conference,

which is taking place in Bournemouth 25 – 26 April 2017.

Professor Gail Thomas, Head of Centre for Excellence of Learning says,

“BCUR is an excellent opportunity to highlight the research successes of

undergraduates from all over the country. It gives undergraduates their first

taste of an academic conference, as well as giving them the opportunity to

develop their communication and presentation skills. It’s also a great place

to network with other researchers.”

“Undergraduates will be invited to present research from any aspect of their

course,” continues Professor Thomas, “Many will have had the chance to

carry out independent research, whether for a dissertation, an assessment,

working with an external company or working with a researcher on a

particular topic. If you’re unsure about whether your work fits, it’s best to

talk to your tutor first to find out how you can get involved in BCUR.”

Professor John Fletcher, Pro-Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation

comments, “We are delighted to be hosting the next British Conference of

Undergraduate Research and look forward to welcoming undergraduates

from all over the country to showcase their research.”

“Research is a key driver of economic growth and makes a difference to

all aspects of society, so we are keen to celebrate the successes of our

next generation of researchers. Here at BU we really encourage our

undergraduates to get involved in research throughout their studies. Our

unique fusion of education, research and professional practice is at the heat

of the BU experience, so we hope to see plenty of our students representing

BU at BCUR next year.” The organising committee includes departmental

members Dr Mary Beth Guthro (BCUR Steering Committee) and Dr Miguel

Moital (Faculty Representative on Bournemouth University committee).

The deadline for submitting abstracts is 10 December. Abstract submission

will open in early October - http://www.bcur.org/bcur-17/

B C U R W I L L B E H A R D W O R K B U T

A L S O A G R E A T O P P O R T U N I T Y

BCUR17 Steering Group includes Dr Mary Beth Gouthro and Dr Miguel Moital –

Department of Events and Leisure.

2017 BCUR at BournemouthThe Board of Directors of World Leisure

Organization (WLO) just welcomed Dr Lenia

Marques as a member for the mandate 2016-

2018.

“Founded in 1952, World Leisure, is a world-

wide, non-governmental association of

persons and organizations dedicated to

discovering and fostering those conditions

best permitting leisure to serve as a force

for human growth, development and well-

being.” (WLO, 2016)

Among different partners and collaborators,

WLO has been working with universities,

industry and international bodies, such as

the United Nations. Lenia has also been

expanding collaboration with Recife, Brazil.

where she was invited as a keynote speaker

for the celebrations of the 20th anniversary

of the Department of Hospitality and Tourism

at the Federal University of Pernambuco.

The audience warmly welcomed her

presentation on creative economy, tourism

and events.

Dr Jaeyeon Choe has been appointed as an

ATLAS Asia-Pacific Chapter Coordinator. She

has worked on multiple projects in Asia. She

had worked in China and Macau, and has

worked as a visiting researcher at Chiang

Mai University, Thailand. She also helped

organize an international conference,

“Vernacular Religion, Folk Belief, and

Traditions of the Supernatural” in Macau,

March 2015. She recently completed a

funded research project on cross-cultural

understanding of quality of life among local

residents, skilled and unskilled migrant

workers in Macau (Funded by Institute for

Tourism Studies, Macao 2015).

With her background, experiences and

networks in the region, she will lead

projects that bridge gaps in research and

other ATLAS activities. As a first step, she

plans to organize an academic conference in

January 2018 in the South East Asian region.

She welcomes any ideas or collaboration

from BU colleagues.

Board Members

BU achieved the hightest National Student Sur vey (NSS) scores in 2016 since the NSS sur vey began in 2005, with BA (Hons) Events and Leisure Marketing receiving 100%.

MSc Events Marketing also received 100% overall satisfac tion from students .

T I T B I T S

F E A T U R E D S T O R Y F E A T U R E D P E R S O N N E L

Congratulations to departmental staff members,

Liz Gordon, Dr Nigel Williams & Dr Nicole

Ferdinand (left), who won a Bournemouth

University competition for embedding

sustainable development within the curriculum at

Bournemouth University.

During 2016, the Department, along with the

whole Faculty of Management has been successful

in its applications for Accreditation of its

Project Management undergraduate and Project

Management postgraduate modules, under the

APM Academic Accreditation Scheme.

Congradulations to Dr Alessandro Inversini who

left the Department in September 2016 to become

Associate Professor of Marketing at Henley

Business School. We wish him the very best.

Farewell to Roger Atkinson, Karen Thompson,

David Biggins and Nigel Williams who have joined

another department. We are sorry to lose them!

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N E W S A N D R E S E A R C H N E W S A N D R E S E A R C H

The Centre for Events, Leisure, Society and

Culture (CELSC) spotlights the national

and international intellectual profile and

reputation of the critical study of events

and leisure at Bournemouth University

by providing a strategic and effective

platform for researchers, and research

collaborations and partnerships.

Events and leisure are embedded in the

social, cultural, and economic fabric of

most societies; they are often barometers

of important societal metrics such as

national ‘happiness’, wellbeing, prosperity,

economic stability and growth.

Components of events and leisure also

play a vital role in broader political

issues such as processes of democracy,

environmental sustainability, migration

and civil society.

CELSC at Bournemouth is a dynamic

domain for the substantive research-

related activities of a team of enthusiastic

staff within, and associated with, the

Department of Events and Leisure. The

centre offers an active hub for the on-

going growth and development of high

quality research praxis, which underpins a

breadth and depth of critical analyses of

events and leisure.

CELSC fosters a research culture of

continual knowledge exchange by

attending to emerging research priorities.

Through discernible research themes,

events and leisure academics provide

leadership and expertise that impact

activities with local, regional, national

and international partners.t filet mignon.

CELSC RESEARCH THEMES

Digital and mobile events and leisure

cultures: This theme speaks to societal

agendas related to: the digital economy

and the transformational impact of digital

technologies on community life, cultural

experiences, future society and the

economy.

Creative industries, communities, social

transformation and sustainability: The

creative industries have a transformational

impact on community life, changing

cultural experiences, future society and

the economy.

Reflexive management and critical

evaluation of events and leisure: This

theme reflects the purposeful nature

of events and leisure from which

governmental agencies seek to derive

many benefits whilst managing negative

externalities.

The Centre for Events, Leisure, Society

and Culture (CELSC) - https://research.

bournemouth.ac.uk /centre/centre-for-

events-leisure-society-and-culture/

C E L S C L A U N C H

Events Management graduate, Katherine Devenish, receiving her ‘Best Research Paper

Award’ in Hong Kong.

BA Events Management graduate Jade Woodall

has won a top accolade at the UK Centre for

Events Management (UKCEM)’s 20th Anniversary

Graduate Awards.

The Bournemouth University (BU) graduate

received the Inspirational Graduate Award,

which was sponsored by the Association of

Event Management Educators (AEME), at the

Conference and Hospitality Show at Leeds’ first

direct area. The award, which was open to all

events management graduates from all UK

Higher Education Institutions, saw Jade praised

for being “well engaged within the industry”

and “continuing to develop her knowledge and

career in events”.

BU MSc Events graduate, and MD of Serbia’s Exit

Festival, Ivana Gligoric, was third-place runner

up for the award.

Senior Lecturer in Events Management, Dr

Mary Beth Gouthro, said: “We are very pleased

to have graduates of our course nominated

and recognised here. It is further testament

in showing how getting involved in initiatives

alongside of the course broadens opportunities

and opens doors.”

She added: “I’d like to congratulate all nominees

and prize winners.”

A B A E V E N T S M A N A G E M E N T G R A D U AT E H A S R E C E N T LY C E L E B R AT E D W I N N I N G A H I G H P R O F I L E E V E N T S S E C T O R A W A R D AT T H E U K C E N T R E F O R E V E N T S M A N A G E M E N T ( U KC E M )’ S 20 T H A N N I V E R S A R Y G R A D U AT E A W A R D S .

BU graduate toasts success

(T) Jane Woodall and Darly May at UKCEM. (Above) Jane came back to speak to first year

students in September 2016.

Religious spaces facilitate not only historical

and traditional rituals and practices, but also

social activities such as festivals, games,

feasts, travel, sports as well as weddings and

funerals (Chick, 1991). In greater and complex

societies, religion has become secularized as

religious options, personal choice and quests

outweigh religious obligation (Graburn, 1983;

Possamai, 2000; Turner & Turner, 1978). There

has, for example, been increased participation in

spiritual activities among tourists at pilgrimage

sites (Timothy & Olsen, 2006). Whilst many of

people at the sites are motivated by devotion, a

large number of sites are shared by tourists and

touristic processes. Indeed, many pilgrimage

sites have often themselves become secularized

(Di Giovine & Picard, 2015). Thus, the distinction

between pilgrims and secular tourists has been

diminishing, and “not only pilgrims not be easily

separated out from secular tourists in this (post)

modern and ‘post-traditional’ age wherein

sacrality is often divorced from pure religion”

(D’Agostino & Vespasiano, 2000, p. 5). Pilgrims

often “share many of the physical infrastructures

and service providers as secular travelers…

pilgrimage trails and destinations have been

given new life through modern, secular tourism”

(Di Giovine, 2011, p. 249). As such, pilgrims and

tourists exist on a continuum of sacredness and

secularity (Smith, 1992), and the distinction

between tourism/pilgrimage, tourist/pilgrim, and

secular/sacred is rather complex.

While there have been ongoing discussions about

categorizing ‘pilgrims’ and/or ‘tourists,’ it is still

challenging despite frequent attempts (Afferni,

Ferrario & Mangano, 2011; Collins-Kreiner &

Gatrell, 2006; Di Giovine, 2011; Poira, Butler &

Airey, 2003; Sharpley, 2009), my research seeks to

recognize how religious spaces are central to the

lives of pilgrims, and how these religious spaces

have meanings to tourists. I explore discourses

on how the two groups experience, interpret,

co-exist and perform religious space. Beyond

the ‘officially sacred,’ my research explores the

meanings of religious space to pilgrims and

tourists so as to provide a blueprint for how

work in the geography of religion and the field

of religious tourism may move forward (Brace et

al, 2006).

Good Research Karma

Pictures: Observation at a meditation centre & a English language Monk Chat Programme. Monk Chat in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Following my field-work on spiritual tourism

and meditation in Chiang Mai, I (with Michael Di

Giovine at West Chester University, US, Michael

Hitchcock at Goldsmiths, University of London,

UK, and Michael O’ Regan at Bournemouth

University, UK) organized two panel sessions on

Geographies of Religion

and Spirituality: beyond

‘officially’ sacred at

the Royal Geographical

Society conference in

London, 2016.

After entitling the session

‘Geographies of Religion and Spirituality: Beyond

the ‘officially’ sacred,’ the sessions aim was to

explore the meanings of religious space to

pilgrims and tourists so as to provide a blueprint

for how work in the geography of religion

and the field of religious tourism may move

forward (Brace et al, 2006). The sessions had

9 interesting and diverse papers from the U.K.,

U.S., Ireland, Thailand, Norway and Australia.

The panelists were from disciplines and fields

as diverse as Geography, Anthropology, tourism

studies, event management, art and design and

natural resource management. I am currently

communicating with several editors to make a

decision as which journal these papers may be

published under a special issue theme.

We also had stimulating discussions over 4 hours

at the conference.

We concluded that pilgrims and tourists exist on

a continuum of sacredness and secularity, and the

distinction between tourism/pilgrimage, tourist/

pilgrim, and secular/sacred is rather complex.

While there have been ongoing discussions about

categorizing ‘pilgrims’ and/or ‘tourists,’ it is still

challenging despite frequent attempts. Thus, in

these panel sessions, we discussed how religious

spaces are central to the lives of pilgrims, and

how these religious

spaces have meanings to

pilgrims and tourists.

I believe we have moved

forward with the on-

going discussions and

theorization process

all together as an interdisciplinary team with

different backgrounds.

“ P I L G R I M S A N D T O U R I S T S E X I S T O N A C O N T I N U U M O F

S A C R E D N E S S A N D S E C U L A R I T Y ”

D R . J A E Y E O N C H O E E X P L O R E S M E D I T A T I O N .

N E W S A N D R E S E A R C H N E W S A N D R E S E A R C H

(T) Dr Jaeyeon Choe in Chiang Mai, Thailand for her research.

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S T U D E N TS U CC E S S

F A S T F O R W A R D 15

Students and staff from the Department of Events & Leisure

in the Faculty of Management attended an exclusive charity

reception on on Friday 9th February. It was hosted by the

Fastforward15 mentor programme at Basement at The

London Edition, where more than £3,500 was raised, with

proceeds going to Newlife Foundation, The

Prince’s Trust and The Clink.

The Fast Forward 15 mentoring programme

is a not for profit initiative spanning the

events, hospitality and related industry

providers, giving access to and insight

from some of the leaders in these fields;

an inspiring portfolio of influential and

select talent who are willing to share their

knowledge and experience with budding

stars of the future. Fastforward15 founder and MD of

Zibrant Fay Sharpe was on hand to support the charity event

and took the time to meet with the students and encourage

applications from our students.

Final year events management students Kateryna Spivek,

Kathleen McLoughlin, Daisy Collins and Freya Hill attended

along with Department of Events & Leisure staff Dr Debbie

Sadd & Dr Mary Beth Gouthro. The students were impressed

to not only meet course alumni as FastForward15 mentees,

Hannah Coleman and Lauren Glynn, but got to network with

other course graduates who are currently established in the

industry, eg Chris Middleton of Cievents, Katie Frettingham

of Live Union and Laura Dennett of Zibrant. Hannah and

Lauren graduated as mentees on April 29th at the Langham

Hotel.

Freya Hill, final year student said ‘a Night of Sparkle was a

fantastic chance to meet people in all areas of the events

industry – be it agency or in house.

Each person I spoke to had a different

perspective on the importance of

events education – a topic also

relevant to my dissertation. It was

particularly inspiring to speak to BU

grads and current Fast Forward 15

mentees and to hear of the many

opportunities they have been given

thanks to their degree as well as

the fast forward 15 programme and

their mentors’.

Student Kathleen McLoughlin also added ‘…from what we

saw and from who I had a chance to speak to, the scheme

has opened many doors for the mentees and they have

accomplished so much in their year with their mentors. It was

an honour to speak to Fay Sharpe herself, a very influential

woman who has inspired me to apply for the scheme to aim

for success!’

Picture: Fusion Festival 2016.

O P E N I N G D O O R S F O R O U R

S T U D E N T S

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Fundraising activities on the night included a

jewellery sale courtesy of Newlife, while raffle

prizes were donated by firms including All About

Flights, Green Route Africa, One & Only Cape

Town, MICEBOOK and The Savoy. Following the

success of its inaugural year, Fast Forward 15

is returning for 2016, offering 15 new mentees

the opportunity to be CROWD AT A NIGHT OF

SPARKLE. Applications recently closed and the

events management course in the Faculty of

Management has some hopeful applications

in the mix. The Fastforward15 graduation and

instalment of new mentees takes place at the

Langham Hotel in London at the end of April -

http://www.fastforward15.co.uk/

Recently graduated student Erin McDermott and

a number of staff presented original papers at the

Association for Event Management Education’s

13th Annual Forum held at University of Derby

between 13 – 15 July 2016.

Dr Caroline Jackson, as chair of AEME, introduced

and opened the conference entitled: ‘Events are

experiences that feed and test our senses and in

turn examine and elevate our understanding and

knowledge of the world.’

Dr Mary Beth Gouthro, Martin Robertson, Dr Julie

Whitfield and Dr Miguel Moital talking to Events

Management Education presented on: ‘A game

of two halves: the value of field trips in event

management education. Case studies of Dublin

& Lisbon.’ Dr Caroline Jackson co-presented a

number of papers concerned with: moving the

professionalisation agenda forward; creativity

and events; conceptualising events; and events

and technology.

BA Events Management student Erin McDermott

gave an excellent presentation on: ‘Live-

streaming events as a sensory-hedonistic

differentiation strategy.’ http://www.aeme.org/ (top) Recently graduated student Erin McDermott presented a paper at AEME 2016. (Bottom)

Events graduates Hannah Coleman & Lauren Glynn are pictured with their completion

certificates at the FastForward event. Also pictured is graduate Laura Roser., who is event

manager at the Tower of London.

Ivana Gligoric graduated with a MSc Events

Management degree in 2007.

Ivana is an inspirational leader within the global

events world. The main focus of her endeavors

has been that of innovation. She came to

Bournemouth to undertake our MSc in Events

Management whilst continuing to be MD of the

famous Exit Festival, Serbia.

Her ambition was to become involved with the

2012 London Olympic & Paralympic Games,

which she achieved through a number of projects

and directly as Programme Manager for the host

borough and then Project Liaison Officer and

Decision Support Team Leader for LOCOG.

She has utilized the developments that she

instigated in these roles with subsequent major

events such as Lead Advisor for Universiade

Kazan, 2013 and was Head of Venues Design

and Delivery Coordination for the first European

Olympic Games in Baku, 2015.

Ivana has since co-founded and is CEO of

OneFine Corporation in Silicon Valley, California.

With a team of over 20 people she is developing

an Innovation Hub that is focused on making

a dramatic impact on the major sport events

industry, especially that of the International

Olympic Committee, International Paralympic

Committee and hosting cities.

She is working with them to ensure a safe and

exciting experience for all athletes, workforce,

spectators, and key stakeholders whilst building

long-term relationships with spectators

and viewers and leaving a lasting legacy for

individual sports.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivanagligoric

K A T H E R I N E D E V E N I S H W I N S I N H O N G K O N G . The 15th APF Undergraduate Student Best Research Paper Award was awarded to Katherine Devenish in Hong Kong. Her paper

was co-authored with Dr Miguel Moital.

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Events graduates Hannah Coleman and Lauren

Glynn achieved fastforward15 certificates at

the FastForward event on Friday April 29th at

Langham Hotel London.

E R I N M C D E R M O T P R E S E N T SRecently graduate, Erin McDermott presented a paper at the Association for Event Management Education’s Annual Forum held at University of Derby (13 – 15 July).

H E L E N J A R M A N

Helena Jarman participated in the 1st Global

Festival of Learning organised by Bournemouth

University at Sunway University, Malaysia, where

she co-presented with Dr Miguel Moital the

results of their research.

S T U D E N T A W A R D S

Dr Carol ine Jackson (above) organised a one-day Fest ival Research Symposium afternoon on 12 May 2016 at Bournemouth Universi t y. Dr Al ison Booth, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand, presented a paper entit led ‘Global India : Auckland’s Shift ing Cultural Fest ivit ies . ’ Pearl Morr ison, f rom the Department, presented a paper on ‘ I r ish Diaspora ’ while Dr . Al lan Jepson, Hertfordshire Business School , University of Hertfordshire presented a paper on ‘Fest ivals , Famil ies and Quality of Li fe . ’

Dr . Phil Long, f rom the Department of Tourism & Hospital i ty , Bournemouth University and Dr . Carol ine Jackson also presented papers .

G U E S T L E C T U R E

Dr. Phil Crow ther, f rom Shef f ie ld Hal l am Universi t y (She f f ie ld Business School ) , v is i ted the depar tment to present his paper “Designing ‘ P l ay ful ’ Business Event s .” Dr Crow ther explored the ver y ser ious nature of p l ay in the design of business event s .

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Dr Michael O’ Regan was a keynote speake at Pancasila University (Jakarta, Indonesia) in early June 2016.

Dr Jaeyeon Choe was keynote speaker and Erasmus Scholar in Germany in May 2016.

Dr Michael O’ Regan visited Pradorn Sureephong, Ph.D.at CAMT (Chiang Mai University) as a Erasmus Mundus Scholar.

Dr Dorothy Fox presented at the World Leisure Congress held in Durban, South Africa - June 27th to June 30th, 2016. Dr Lenia Marques also presented at the conference.

Mentees from the inaugural Fast Forward 15 mentoring programme graduated at a prestigious event held at The Langham Hotel, London on Friday 29th April .

Dr Miguel Moital and final year Events Management student Helena Jarman presented a paper at BU’s first Global Festival of Learning (FoL) at Sunway University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Dr Nicole Ferdinand was an invited speaker at Carnival Expo 2016, one of the most anticipated cultural business trade shows in London, UK.

Dr Michael O’ Regan was invited to attend the British Council workshop ‘Advancing Green Growth in Peru: A spotlight on tourism, transport and the blue economy’ 14-17th March in Lima.

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Notable Events from the last year.

My Events Management story

R E C E N T B A ( H O N S ) E V E N T S M A N A G E M E N T, P O L LY C A R T W R I G H T W R I T E S A B O U T H E R D E G R E E E X P E R I E N C E AT T H E D E P A R T M E N T O F E V E N T S & L E I S U R E .

The decision to come to university was an

inevitable one for me, much like a lot of people of

our generation. What wasn’t inevitable were the

experiences that would come from being a part

of BU and all the opportunities I’ve experienced

throughout the last four years. Coming to uni

is so much more than specialising in a certain

subject area. For me personally, it has built my

confidence enormous amounts, encouraged me

to be my own individual with my own passions

and also taught me that although hard work

can be strenuous, it can really get you places! It

might sound cheesy, but without uni I wouldn’t

have been able to meet so many inspiring people

who have helped to build on my aspirations and

goals, and I wouldn’t have had the chance to

experience so many moments which have made

me who I am.

I am now in my final year of BA (Hons) Events

Management, which I chose as I have always

been quite creative but also wasn’t entirely sure

what I wanted to do. The degree allowed me to

choose modules throughout each year which I

could pick as my interests grew and developed,

perfect at our age as our interests are constantly

changing! What a lot of people don’t understand

when doing an Events Management degree is

that it isn’t as simple as it seems! Each module

has allowed me to be as creative as possible. The

lecturers encourage us to not follow a particular

way of answering an assignment brief, which

means I can be as creative as I want. Although

daunting, it has encouraged me to be innovative

and start thinking outside the box.

A major factor in me picking Events Management

was the placement opportunity in third year,

which I have just returned back to uni from.

The year developed me in so many ways, and

the experiences I had were invaluable. My job

role was within the marketing department of

Microsoft, and although this didn’t technically

relate to events, I had chosen marketing

modules in my second and now final year, so the

placement related to my course in many ways.

My job role included organising events such

as AdWeek Europe, and Cannes Lions Festival

of Technology, two of the largest worldwide

advertising events. Being able to use everything

I had learnt in first and second year within my

experiences meant that I was ahead of the game

and gave me an edge over other interns who

hadn’t studied Events Management. On retuning

to uni, these experiences have formed the basis

of my dissertation and my selected modules,

which has been great at allowing me to reflect

on my year in industry.

In the run up to my last few months, a daunting

but exciting thought, I can safely say, my uni

experiences have been some of the best yet.

Aside from how much the course and placement

have developed me, the friends I’ve met and the

antics I’ve been a part of have created so many

funny stories which I won’t be forgetting in a

hurry! So make the most of BU, don’t be afraid

to not follow the crowd and try something new

because we’re so lucky to have these four years

to try new things and really develop our passions.

But most of all – have fun!

By Polly Cartwright

Dr Nigel Williams was a key note speaker and Dr Nicole Ferdinand an invited speaker at Meeting Professionals International, Finland.

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Researchers from the University of Toyo in Tokyo

have visited Bournemouth University Lecturer,

Dr Debbie Sadd, an expert in events management

and community involvement in mega sporting

events. Debbie has been heavily involved in

developing volunteer programmes including

the setting up of Bournemouth’s Festival Maker

programme and the Farnborough Flyers for the

Farnborough Air Show.

The team from Japan travelled to Bournemouth

to find out more about volunteering at London

2012 and how Tokyo can recruit and train its own

volunteers in time for the Games in 2020.

“Volunteering was a really key part of London

2012. Around 70,000 ‘Games Makers’ volunteered

during the Olympics and Paralympics, including

myself, and were arguably one of the highlights

of London 2012 – you only need to read the

headlines at the time to see how well received

they were,” explains Dr Sadd.

“BU staff and students were involved in

volunteering at the medal ceremonies for the

sailing events at Weymouth and Portland as well

as helping at other venues such as Eton Dorney

Rowing Centre and even working as part of the

Olympic Broadcasting Network. Colleagues

from BU went to great lengths to support our

students to take part in the Games at Weymouth

and Portland. It was a great opportunity for

them and inspired us to set up Bournemouth’s

Festival Makers Programme.”

“Based on the highly successful Games

Makers, the scheme aims to make local people

ambassadors for Bournemouth and get them

involved in events such as the Air Show and help

visitors to get the most out of their trip,” says

Dr Sadd, “Our Events Management students are

very much involved in the scheme and get to see

how an event is run and how we recruit, train and

manage volunteers.”

In December 2015, Dr Sadd was invited by

the British Council to travel to Tokyo to give

a keynote speech at a conference focused on

sharing experiences from London 2012. It

was here that Dr Sadd was able to share BU’s

experiences with universities from all over Japan

and with members of the Tokyo 2020 organising

committee.

“This week’s visit is a chance to share our

experiences of volunteering as part of London

2012 and beyond and begin to shape a

volunteering programme for Tokyo 2020,” says

Dr Sadd, “It was great to be involved in the 2012

Olympics and I’m really pleased to be able to use

what we learned to help design a volunteering

scheme for 2020.”

Dr Debbie Sadd with some of the visiting delegation.

University of Toyo visits BU to learn more

about the UK’s Olympic volunteering legacy

(1) Staff on the Lisbon (BA) Events Managment

Field Trip to Lisbon (l-r: Dr Lenia Marques, Dr

Dorothy Fox, Dr Debbie Sadd, Dr Miguel Moital, Dr

Mary Beth Gouthro, Martin Robertson).

(2) Dr Jaeyeon Choe and Dr Debbie Sadd enjoying a

BU open day. Further UG open days are scheduled

for 22 October, 29 October, 19 November, 10 June

2017 and 1 July 2017. PG Open days occur on 23

November, 15 March 2017 and 5 July 2017. Meet our

department there! More information here: https://

www1.bournemouth.ac.uk/open-days

(3)) Dr Debbie Sadd led a volunteer team at the

9th Bournemouth Air Festival. The picture is

Debbie at the Farnborough Air Show with Red

Arrows ground crew. More information here: http://

blogs.bournemouth.ac.uk/research/2016/08/22/

olympic-legacy-lives-on-at-bu/

(4) Dr Jaeyeon Choe and Professor Janet Dickinson

at the 2016 Royal Geographical Society Annual

Conference in London.

Lauren Wood works as work as a Marketing and Operations Executive for an online gaming company

M Y E V E N T S & L E I S U R E M A R K E T I N G

E X P E R E I N C E by Lauren Wood

I N S I D E A N D O U T S I D E T H E C L A S S R O O M S , L E C T U R E H A L L S A N D O F F I C E S , S TA F F F R O M T H E D E P A R T M E N T P U R S U I T N E W K N O W L E D G E A N D C O N T R I B U T E T O T H E D I S C O U R S E S S U R R O U D I N G E V E N T S A N D L E I S U R E .

I look back at my time at Bournemouth University,

it instantly brings a smile to my face and makes

me feel nostalgic about four of the best years in

my life. Four years which have helped shape my

life, my career and the people I chose to have

close to me.

I studied Leisure Marketing, a course which

helped develop key marketing skills in a leisure

perspective. The variety of this course meant

that the career choices after graduation were

endless. Many of my friends work in a variety

of sectors such as events, sales, marketing and

even finance – getting a taster for all these

different areas was a way in which I could choose

what career path I wanted to follow.

My placement year was most definitely a pivotal

point in my time at BU. I actually worked for

the university as part of their outreach team,

educating and giving advice to students who

were thinking about life after sixth form or

college. This team does

the greatest work and I am very proud to have

been a part of it and work with some amazing

and inspiring people.

After university I tried a couple of different

jobs, which didn’t work out for one reason or

another. It’s hard to know what direction you

want to go in. If you can find someone to mentor

you at the start of your career, keep them close

because they will help you more than you can

ever imagine.

I now work as a Marketing and Operations

Executive for an online gaming company and

have lived in London for the past three years.

I am about to embark on the next stage of my

career which will be on the sunny shores of

Spain. This is a brand new challenge for me,

and I hope that it will be the first of many more

exciting opportunities. Three years after leaving

BU I am still learning, still figuring out where I

want to go and who I want to be, but without

having the experience of university I might not

be the person I am now.

Treasure your moments at BU. The friends you

make, the hangovers you may suffer and even

the late night library sessions you have to

endure. If you make mistakes, learn from them.

Try something new and always follow your gut

instinct. It is all a learning curve; I guess that is

just the beauty of it all.

Staff outside the lecture halls...

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It was an eventful year for MSc Events

Managment and MSc Events Marketing with

events, challenges and new opportunities.

The Spring semester students excelled

themselves to host 7 events in 7 weeks and

raised £320.21 for four charities (below).

Dr Nicole Ferdinand (below) attended a MSc

Event Managment Summer event entitled

‘Goal for Life.’ The students excelled

themselves and achieved so much through

their fundraising success. Their event raised

£235.08 for the Holy Mission Apostolic

Church. The funds will go towards building

a clinic and school in Zimbabwe. A great job

by An, Nitchada, Sucha and Yemi.

Of special note was the Student Film Festival

organised by MSc students. Briging together

films, filmamkers, a sellout audience and

volunteers, it was a night to remember. The

Imaginaction Student Film Festival was on

March 18th, 2016.

MSc News M S C T I T B I T S

FOMOLauren Wood works as work as a Marketing and Operations

Executive for an online gaming company

The Department of Events & Leisure is at the

forefront of research on FoMO (Fear of Missing

Out) in events and it has recently held the

first workshop on the topic. The project was

developed under BU’s Undergraduate Research

Assistantship (URA) scheme. Helena Jarman,

a final year BA Events Management student,

spent 6 weeks researching the topic under

the supervision of Dr. Miguel Moital. Besides

researching the topic, Helena helped prepare

and deliver the one-day workshop, which was

attended by event managers from local Charities.

As part of the legacy of her research assistanship,

Helena recorded two videos (see two separate

posts). The workshop was a success, with

participants providing very positive feedback:

“This workshop helped me to understand

how people use social media and the thought

processes and emotions behind it. It’s a lot more

complex than I realised. The information was

clear and examples useful / relevant. I thought

the workshop was really well put together,

just the right balance of information and

opportunity for discussion. It was good to have

the opportunity to discuss events and share our

marketing materials with other participants in a

supportive environment. Thank you very much

for an enjoyable and informative day. I would

certainly recommend the training to others.”

“The course has encouraged me to look at

our events and establish ways to make them

prestigious. It has also re-enforced the concept

of providing the right tools to the potential

attendees to enable the creation of FoMO. I

have left the course understanding the language

needed and the moral implications of FoMO.

I would say therefore that the course has

significantly increased my confidence in using

FoMO as a marketing tool.”

The department is planning to stage future

workshops (in Bournemouth and London), so if

you are interested or know any event managers/

professionals who could be, registeryour/ask

them to register their interest by sending an

email to Dr Miguel Moital.

by Dr Miguel Moital

Cady Nguyen studying MSc Events

Management is collecting donations

for local charities. Please continue to

support her at - goo.gl/x0ZGYz

Students visited the Carnival Expo in

London (http://carnivalexpo.com/) .

A Chinese traditional wedding event run

by MSc Events Management students

held on the Bournemouth University

Campus on March 15th, 2016.

On June 29th 2016, the Unity

Events (MSc Events Management)

team (right) of Juxiang Wu, Xuan

Zhao, Matthew Hockings and

Mira Baldauf staged the Third

Annual online digital conference

and workshop at Bournemouth

University with the guidance of

Dr Nicole Ferdinand. The aim

of the event was to help people

gain a better understanding the

transformational impact of digital

technologies on community

life, cultural experiences, future

society and the economy. Dr

Nigel Williams, Liz Gordon, Karen

Thompson and Ghasan Al Maamari

presented.

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F I E L D T R I P S F I E L D T R I P S

Brighton: In March 2016, 40 BA Events and

Leisure Marketing students attended a 3

day residential field trip to Brighton to study

the Leisure and events industry and conduct

their own field projects. Students visited

the American Express Community Stadium,

home to Brighton and Hove Albion and

received a personal tour and talk from the

Facilities Manager, David Barker. Students

also attended talks by the Marketing Manager

for Visit Brighton and tour of award winning

comedy venue, Komedia. On the final day of

the trip students designed and conducted

their own research projects into contemporary

leisure and events issues in the city. The

trip was led by Dr Katherine King, who was

accompanied by Dr Jaeyeon Choe. Plans are

already underway for next year’s trip.

(Left) Expresso squad by George Jonhson in Lisbon. (Above) Students at the

Twickenham Stafium Museum. (below) Students at the American Express Community

Stadium, home to Brighton and Hove Albion.

Lisbon: Over 100 final year BA Events Management

and BA Events & Leisure Marketing students,

accompanied by 6 staff, have recently made a 5 day

long field trip to Lisbon and Cascais & Estoril Coast,

Portugal between the 25th and 29th January 2016.

The trip is a key component of their International

Event Management/ International Leisure

Marketing unit, helping students to develop

their understanding of how a tourism destination

markets itself as an international event/leisure

destination.

During the trip, students visited a number of

event venues and attended presentations with

institutional and business representatives. The

program also included social activities for students

to bond with each other and with tutors.

The trip started with a visit to the Luz stadium, a

modern 65.000 seat stadium home of Benfica Lisbon

which hosted the Euro2004 and the Champions

League 2014 finals. The visit included a guided

tour of the facilities, a presentation by Henrique

Conceicao (Product Innovation Manager of the

club), the Eagle’s flight (a tradition in the club) and

a visit to the club’s museum. BenficaTV (BTV) ran

a story on the trip to the stadium (https://www.

youtube.com/watch?v=xpcqUi8yhcc). The second

day was devoted to Cascais & the Estoril Coast, a

municipality within Lisbon’s metropolitan area.

Before lunch students visited the Estoril Congress

Centre, where they attended two presentations.

The first was by Bernardo Correia de Barros, Head

of the Cascais Tourism Board, who explained the

tourism and events standing within, and strategy

of the municipality. Linda Pereira from CPL Events

shared her views on organising international

events. After lunch students visited the Oitavos

Hotel. The third day involved a morning visit to

the Nations Park area and an afternoon session at

the Corinthia Hotel. fter lunch students visited the

biggest conference hotel in Lisbon – the Corinthia

– which was one of the sponsors of the trip. On

Thursday, Alexandra Toregao showed students

around the second venue she works for – the

Lisbon Congress Centre.

The final day was devoted to a walking tour of

Lisbon downtown, including Baixa, Augusta Street

Arch, Comercio Square and S. Jorge Castle. Students

were treated to a glorious sunshine and blue sky

which helped to keep the spirits up in the context

of having to walk up the hills at the end of a tiring

yet fruitful week.

London: Over 170, level 4 BA Events Management

students, visited London in November 2015. As the

aim of the London residential field trip was to help

students to contextualise their learning further in

their course, the field trip was embedded into the

event context unit. During our three day visit to

London we had a tour and a health and safety talk

at Twickenham Stadium (below), we privately hire

Madame Tussaud’s (below) for an evening, clearly

from the photo the academic’s enjoyed it as much

as the students! Then the students were free to

visit London Jazz Festival Events.

On day two we had a guided walking tour of the

Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Then we visited

the Barbican and had a talk by Claire Whittaker,

Founder and Director of Serious who organise the

London Jazz Festival. On our final day we had a tour

of London ExCeL

STUDENTS HEAD TO LISBON, LONDON & BRIGHTON FOR 2015-2016 FIELD TRIPS.F I E L D T R I P S A R E A N E S S E N TA I L P A R T O F B O T H T H E U N G E R G R U AT E A N D P O S T G R A D U AT E E X P E R I E N C E .

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by Julie Whitfield

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The Leisure Studies Association Conference

(LSA) 2016 took place between 5-7 July, and

challenged thinking around definitions and

categories of leisure. Dr Mary Beth Gouthro and

Dr Jayne Caudwell gave papers.

The conference entitled: Locating Leisure:

Blurring the Boundaries, encourages exploration

of the connections between leisure and other

disciplinary fields as well as between theory,

methodology and praxis.

Dr Gouthro’s paper, entitled: ‘The Ethnographic

Domain: what methodological gains can event

studies take from the experience of leisure?’

takes ethnography in to events studies and while

Dr Caudwell’s paper: ‘LGBT Rights are Human

Rights: EuroPride 2015, Rīga, Latvia’ considered

the links between events and political activism.

Dr Caudwell (left) and Dr Mary Beth Gouthro

(above) presenting their papers at the LSA in

Liverpool.

LSA 2016

(Left) Pictured with her supervisor Dr Ruth Adams;

Dr Nicole Ferdinand is now a PhD. Her PhD is entitled

‘From Port-of-Spain to Notting Hill and Beyond: The

Internationalization of the Trinidad-style Carnival,’ Nicole

received her PhD from King’s college, London.

(Right) Dr Michael O’ Regan won the Bournemouth

University (2015-2016) Research Photography

Competition, with a picture on hitchhiking culture.

(Left) Dr Julie Whitfield and Ubaldino Couto co-organised

Making Waves in Macau, an International Conference on

Events 2015 http://www.ift.edu.mo/ice2015/

T I T B I T S

Dr Katherine King and Dr Alessandro Inversini

hosted an important and unique networking

event as part of their EU-funded research project

– EUBike on 16th June 2016 last.

The event focused on cycling, sharing and

creating amongst members of the local cycling

community in Bournemouth and Poole whilst

throwing a bit of Rollapaluza into the mix

for the more competitive of attendees and

entertainment! Rollapaluza is a unique way of

engaging cyclists (and non-cyclists) that does

not involve the cold, wind or rain…racing bikes in

a pub, providing a fun and informal atmosphere

for sharing ideas about the provision or cycling in

the local area.

The EU Bike Project aims to explore the needs

of cyclists, recognise the competences of cyclists

and make territories more attractive to them, and

share innovative practices in cycle tourism. The

EU Bike project through this event has enabled

partner Bournemouth University to bring together

this community of cyclists including tourism

businesses, cycling associations and groups,

public organisations and local communities

affected by cycling in the local Purbeck area.

The Purbecks boast wonderful coastal views,

rural scenery and plenty of historical landmarks

including Corfe Castle. There are many cycle

routes for both the ambitious and up and coming

rider making the area a unique magnet for cycling.

For more information on the EuBike networking

event contact kingk@bournemouth.ac.uk or

eubike.bike/

Dr Debbie Sadd visited Tokyo in January 2016

to attend a symposium on behalf of the British

Council. The Symposium was entitled “What

are the roles and opportunities for universities

before, during and after an international

sporting event? Sharing experiences from the

London Olympics and Paralympics to forge a

deeper UK-Japan collaboration.’ The symposium

was attended by over 100 Japanese academics as

well an members of the Tokyo 2020 organising

committee (TOCOG).

The presentaion was held on behalf of

Bournemouth University’s involvement in London

2012 (including Weymouth and Portland). There

was considerable interest in how a university

outside of London became so involved in London

2012.

Sharing experiences from the London Olympics

EUBike - “Cycling, Sharing and Creating”

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FESTIVAL SUCCESS.1. A Events & Leisure Marketing Event on Campus.

2. A MSc Event on Campus.

3. A picture from’Get Connected’ at the 2016 Fusion Festival.

4. Dr Jaeyeon Choe recently visited South Korea, and a number of higher education institutions, including Sookmyng Women’s University in Seoul to explore exchange programs for students and staff.

5. A picture from ‘Hands on’ at the Fusion Festival.

6. A picture from ‘The Lavender Fair’ at the Fusion Festival.

7. A picture from ‘Express Yourself ’ at the Fusion Festival.

8. Martin Robertson at the Wax Museum in London during a field trip with students.

9. A picture from ‘The Lavender Fair’ at the Fusion Festival

10. Liz Gordon and Dr Nigel Williams at a MSc Events Management student event entitled ‘Throw Back Thursday.’

11. A picture from ‘Fast Impressions’ at the Fusion Festival.

12. A picture from ‘Hands on’ at the Fusion Festival.

13. A picture from ‘Take Five’ at the Fusion Festival.

14. A picture from ‘Military Bootcamp’ at the Fusion Festival.

15. A picture from ‘The Big Issue’ at the Fusion Festival.

16. A picture from ‘The Lavender Fair’ at the Fusion Festival.

The level I BA (Hons) Event Management

students created and managed the

exciting and successful Fusion Festival

over five days (25th - 29th April) at

Bournemouth University. With it came 23

individual events, each revolving around

the theme of ‘Wellbeing.’

Always aware of the changing needs of

our student learning needs, our industry

stakeholders, and responsive to the

dynamic nature of event management

learning changes, a new format was

introduced this year to the unit Event

Management.

Previously the events had been run over

a three-week period at various locations,

much of it off campus. This year’s events

took place entirely on Bournemouth

University campus locations or else at

locations associated with Bournemouth

University - such as the playing fields, the

Old Firestation, Dylan’s and the Atrium.

While the unit has always been successful,

this year it was decided that the location

and time focus would add new important

dynamics to this student favourite. Overall,

the week was a success, with support

provided across the campus population;

from staff who volunteered to assess the

events, with students attending each

other’s events, and from successful buy-

in and involvement from Estates, Student

Services, BU events and from Marketing.

The Fusion Festival was a celebration

of research, education and professional

practice culminating in events created

and run by Department of Events and

Leisure Students. The events brook down

barriers, creating a continuous and fruitful

exchange of knowledge. By working with

staff, charities, organizations, institutions,

and businesses; the festival benefited the

Department of Events & Leisure students,

as well as the broader BU community.

Scene1 - Summer 2016.

We hope you enjoyed the f ir s t issue of ‘ Scene,’ the Depar tment of Event s & Leisure Newslet ter. For more

information , fol low these l inks .

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Picture (T): New Bournemouth University Fusion Building.

Picture (L): Departmental Staff prepararing for the 2016-2017 Academic Year.

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