Festival Research Symposium Bournemouth University Thursday, 12 May 2016

Festival Research Symposium

Bournemouth University

Thursday, 12 May 2016 at 12:30 – 16:30

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/festival-research-symposium-tickets-24865099181?ref=estwenivtefor001FESTIVAL

Times: 12:30 arrival 13:00-16:30

This Festival Research Symposium is for academics, researchers, students and practitioners with an interest in all things festival.

Draft programme:

12:30 arrive tea & coffee Executive Business Centre 7th floor Room EB708
13:00 Welcome
13:05 Dr Alison Booth, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand:
‘Global India: Auckland’s Shifting Cultural Festivities’
13:25 Pearl Morrison, Department of Events & Leisure, Bournemouth University: ‘Irish Diaspora’
13:35 Discussion & future questions
14:00 Dr Allan Jepson, Hertfordshire Business School, University of Hertfordshire: ‘Festivals, Families and Quality of Life’
14:20 Dr Phil Long, Department of Tourism & Hospitality, Bournemouth University: ‘Tourism and the Creative Industries’
14:30 Dr Alessandro Inversini, Department of Events & Leisure, Bournemouth University:  ‘Festival impacts: FestIM’
14:40 Dr Caroline Jackson, Department of Events & Leisure, Bournemouth University:  ‘Festival experience: the descriptive phenomenological way’
14:50 Discussion points for tea
15:00 tea & cake
15:30 panel discussion about future research topics
16:00 future collaboration & action
16:30 finish
*programme subject to change

For futher information on this event please contact cjackson@bournemouth.ac.uk

How to get to BU: Directions, parking & maps

Parking information for Executive Business Centre: There is no parking available at the Executive Business Centre, for information on how to reach the University please visit our website. The nearest pay and display parking is located on Cotlands Road.

Accommodation: The University has preferential rates with a number of local hotels, please quote Bournemouth University when booking to access these rates.  (Preferential rates are subject to availability and will be advised by the hotel at the time of booking.)

Carlton Hotel
East Cliff Court Hotel
Miramar Hotel
The Green House Hotel
Ramada Encore
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