Get Creative this week with #BeYouBeCreative !!!!

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“…Being creative is not just making something; music, art, poetry, clothing, etc. it’s how you live your life. Find ways to allow yourself to think creatively and live creatively. Getting stuck in a routine or way of thinking can inhibit the joy of doing something new or spontaneous. Listen to the inner impulse that is helping you to find your personal muse and be aware of the alternate choices you can make each day…”

(http://discoveryourcreativity.blogspot.co.uk/)

The Creativity Challenge!

You don’t have to be “the arty type” to be creative.

Follow these SEVEN simple steps to find a more creative you!

1. Spend time on appreciating what’s around you.

Ask yourself, what do you do out of university life?? Taking time out for you can be more inspiring and a more powerful tool to sparking creative thinking. Take control of your learning! Instead of staying in and watching Netflix, get out of the house! Bask in the beauty of Bournemouth pier, or take a walk down the lower gardens.

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2. Take part in new experiences…

Find yourself in the same monotonous routine every week? Challenge yourself to do something different! Even if it’s attending a different music gig or taking part in a dance class at the Pavilion, you might discover something new you really enjoy!

3. Ask more questions.

Where would we be if we didn’t ask questions?? Without a sense of curiosity we would have no desire to be innovative and discover new ideas. Unmasking knowledge can be a fascinating thing. It might make you see things from a different perspective, or discover something of the world you knew nothing about before.

4. Put yourself in a creative environment.

Treat your bedroom as a blank canvas and put up images or things that inspire you. Design it the way you want it. These sorts of environments can stimulate your mind, aiding innovation and creative thinking.

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5. Collaborate with others

For most of our working life we will have to learn to be part of a team. Collaborating with other students or colleagues can be a beneficial way of attempting to be more unique and inventive in your creative processes. Use each other’s strengths to bounce off one another!

6. Think outside of the box.

Try and embrace ideas and think more deeply in to the concept behind them. Be reflective in your thought processes and when considering an idea or a concept, try and embrace it fully and think more deeply into the meaning behind them, to gain a better understanding of its purpose.

7. And finally…break out of your comfort zone!

Although it may seem daunting, challenge yourself and allow yourself to grow as an individual. Taking risks and trying out new things can be a great way of building confidence as well as unlocking potential creativity!3311

For more ideas on how to inspire creativity check out the following link! :

http://www.creativitypost.com/education/how_to_inspire_the_next_generation_of_creative_thinkers_and_innovators#sthash.iT4ooAfL.dpuf

By: Divya Satwani

Influential Guest Lecture Programme at the School of Tourism

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BU’s School of Tourism has instigated a programme of high profile industry guest lectures open to students of all levels, featuring a diverse range of businesses with a wide range of interests from across the School.

The programme provides students with real life application, allowing them to see their course content applied in practical terms. Additionally, the lectures provide an invaluable opportunity to build relationships with industry leading organisations, as well as find out about placement and graduate opportunities.

Jo Mitchell and Martina Berlin from Quintessentially Events

Jo Mitchell and Martina Berlin from Quintessentially Events

Multi-award-winning international events company, Quintessentially Events, presented on their high profile events around the world for leading luxury and lifestyle brands, as well discerning individuals. Speakers included Martina Bell, BU events graduate, who shared her perspectives and experiences from industry. They also shared details about their internship programme and related recruitment focus. Josh Light from the prestigious Corinthia Hotel, London, presented on the placement scheme available at the hotel alongside hospitality Graduate Danielle Giles, and the five current placement students, providing BU students with the perfect opportunity to find out more about work placements, and to meet representatives from the hotel.

Ruth Dancer, Goodwood

Ruth Dancer, Goodwood

Ruth Dancer, Head of Customer Experience from Goodwood Motor Circuit, presented on the aspects of their core business, including high profile events such as The Festival of Speed, Glorious Goodwood and Goodwood Revival. Ruth also discussed with students opportunities to get involved. Claire Riches from Travel Waves Marketing shared her experience in Travel and Retail and setting up her own business. BU Graduate, Rees Hitchcock talked about his experience as a Junior Creative Planner at the largest live entertainment company in the world, Live Nation.

Alistair Turner, Britain for Events

Alistair Turner, Britain for Events

Other guest speakers have included Jenni Winter, Global Talent Management Consultant at Ericsson; Julia Murrell, Human Resources Manager at Le Manoir aux Quat Saisons; BU graduate Sam Albrow of Beach Break Live and Seed Staff; Alistair Turner, PR Director at Britain for Events and William Culver-Dodds, Vice-Chair at International Festival & Events Association and Cultural Consultant.

In addition, further opportunities to interact with industry are provided through field trips in the UK and overseas, our student hospitality conference and through case studies and live consultancy projects which have included major sporting organisations and blue chip retailers.

By: Sophie Larder

Tourism Authority of Thailand partnership with BU

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A delegation from the Tourism Authority of Thailand came to Bournemouth University on 12 March to discuss developing a partnership with our School of Tourism.

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The Thai party included Manit Boonchim, the Executive Director of the Planning Department.

Professor Dimitrios Buhalis from the School of Tourism said: “This is a great opportunity for cooperation between Bournemouth University and the Tourism Authority of Thailand. We look forward to the benefits this will bring to our students and academics as we develop this partnership in the future.”

Bournemouth University academics will deliver courses, seminars and conference based on our world-leading research from the School of Tourism. Our students will also have the opportunity to travel to Thailand to work on placements, gaining valuable experience and knowledge that will help boost their careers.

The visit to BU finished with a chance for the delegation of seven from the Tourism Authority to meet with students from Thailand who study at BU.

In the future students from Thailand will work on research at BU on tourism in Thailand, using their knowledge of their home country as a base.

The delegation also heard about BU’s involvement with the National Coastal Tourism Academy and there are plans that a similar academy may be set up in Thailand modelled on this.

Professor Buhalis added: “The visit was a great success and we were very flattered that The Tourism Authority of Thailand travelled to England exclusively to see BU as they recognise us as a global leader in tourism marketing and management.

“We are very pleased to be developing our links in a country known for the quality of its education system, as well as its stunning tourism attractions and friendly people. This partnership will benefit both BU and Thailand going forward.”

From: http://news.bournemouth.ac.uk/2014/03/13/tourism-authority-of-thailand-partnership-with-bournemouth-university/

International Women’s Day – Needed now as much as ever!

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International Women’s Day is celebrated on March 8th every year. It was first organised in the early twentieth century before women had the vote and had a hunger for equal rights. This day was born in the midst of socialist and feminist movements. Women began to speak out about their oppression. This celebration, proposed by Clara Zetkin (Leader of the “Women’s Office” in Germany) was a day for women to press for their demands. While some amazing advances have been made in the struggle for equality, reports and statistics have been sobering us into realising how far there is to go.

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Now, in the 21st century, many people from a younger generation feel that “all the battles have been won for women.” There has been a huge attitudinal shift and a lull in the inspiring activism we saw from our predecessors. IWD is seen by many now as redundant or merely an opportunity for commercialisation.

Reports shown in the Independent on Saturday revealed some shocking discoveries. With regards to pay, the gap between men and women stands at an average of 15% which rises to 35% in part time jobs. More shockingly, around 44 % of women have experienced physical or sexual violence from the age of 15 upwards. Britain stands as one of the worst countries in Europe for abuse against women while the UN reported that 99.3% women in Egypt have been subjected to sexual harassment. Furthermore, over 130 million women living in the world today have undergone female genital mutilation with as many as 24,000 girls in the UK at risk of this horror. Women are still fighting and it is important to remember this while celebrating the achievements we have made.

Annually on the 8th March, thousands of events are held across the world to celebrate achievements and also to inspire them to help facilitate change. This ranges from “political rallies, business conferences, government activities and networking events through to local women’s craft markets, theatrical performances, fashion parades and more.” Many global firms have also supported the cause and we saw the Google doodle dedicated to IWD on Saturday.

Make sure you are aware of how far we have to go and be part of the change. Who do you admire? Think globally and act locally to make every day International Women’s Day.

By: Kirsty Simms

Love Bournemouth? Become a fantastic Festival Maker

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Are you passionate, enthusiastic and dedicated? Let your festival spirit shine…
2014 is set to be another fantastic year in Bournemouth. We’ve launched an exciting new Festival Makers scheme giving you a chance to be part of the brilliant inaugural Bournemouth Wheels Festival taking place from 24-26 May. Help us to make it the biggest and best FREE family wheels themed festival in the UK.

 

Why English Football Player Fail in Penalty Shootouts: German Sport Psychology Researcher Visiting BU

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Recently, the Sport Academic Group hosted researcher Dr Philip Furley from its Erasmus partner institution German Sport University Cologne. Philip works for the Institute of Cognitive and Team/Racket Sport Research and has recently published studies in a number of fields like inattentional blindness and creativity, many of which funded by the prestigious German Research Foundation.

As part of his visit he discussed his work with a selected group of sport academics and postgraduate researchers in a workshop-style format. One of the studies looked into how non-verbal behaviour of athletes is a function of the current score, how this can be reliably interpreted by others – especially opponents who register this which in turn influences their confidence levels.

By extending this research into what Philip calls ‘pop science’, it can be explained why English footballers are more likely to fail in penalty shootouts based on empirical data. ‘Hastening and hiding’ behaviour as a consequence of psychological stress in the penalty situation leads, for example, to submissive non-verbal behaviour like turning your back to the goalkeeper after dropping the ball on the penalty spot and taking little time for the shot after the referee blows the whistle.

Further studies and discussions were around the dangers of coaching instructions to induce an attentional set that controls the focus of attention of athletes. It can lead to structured awareness not adaptive to dynamic situations – for example during on-field decision making which can lead to important information being overseen, like an opponent who ‘unexpectedly’ enters the space of a defender. It was discussed if there were parallels to the way university tutors may be used to structure and present material to students and how this forms their thinking.

“Bringing highly dedicated researchers from internationally leading institutions to BU is an important part of inspiring and guiding research at our university. Philip’s presentations were a fantastic example of work that is driven by deep academic curiosity and high process quality, and his visit has provoked much inspiration and discussion” says Dr Tim Breitbarth, Senior Lecturer and Coordinator Internationalisation in Sport.

 

 

From: http://blogs.bournemouth.ac.uk/research/2014/03/03/why-english-football-player-fail-in-penalty-shootouts-german-sport-psychology-researcher-visiting-bu/

 

Award winning, international event management company came for a visit

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The Let’s Talk Events & Leisure industry insight series were happy to welcome Jo Mitchell and Martina Berlin – both Event Managers at Quintessentially Events  a multi-award-winning, international event management company delivering exceptional events around the world for leading luxury and lifestyle brands and discerning individuals.DSC_1563 2

 

Jo and Martina shared their perspectives and experiences from the industry and working at QE. They come from different backgrounds, Martina with an events degree from Bournemouth University and Jo a true entrepreneur who started her own PR company after finishing a degree in Dance Performance from Middlesex University. They both agreed that what is most important to become a good event manager is to have a good plan in place and keep cool under pressure.  Not always easy!  They also underlined the importance of contingency in the sector, e.g. have plan b, c and d ready in case.  In addition, they stressed the importance of networking and client management skills and  shared perspectives with the students into how corporate and private clients have varying needs and expectations which need to be made clear at the outset.

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The students learned about QE’s experience in planning and executing a number of events including the Animal Ball held at Clarence House that hosts over 600 VIP guests, including Prince Charles and Duchess of Cornwall, with Jools Holland among others for entertainment and the charity focus being the protection of Asian elephants and their natural habitat.  They also featured their work on the Dom Perignon Luminous Label Launch; Samsung’s Galaxy Gear Launch (220 VIP’s); transition of House of Barnabas in London by Official London 2012 sponsor Omega.  They also featured work of Quintessentially Weddings and their specially tailored and bespoke planning hosted in French Riviera and St Petersburg, Russia.  This real life application helps the students to see their course content applied in practical terms.

Also, both Jo and Martina were featured in BBC3’s Insider programme last autumn in putting a group of short-listed candidates through the paces in recruiting for an events manager at QE.

The company is managing events across the world, currently with offices in London, Cote D’Azur, Geneva, Dubai, New Delhi, Hong Kong and Singapore. Their business is continuing to grow and Jo and Martina were able to share details with students about their internship programme and related recruitment focus. They are looking for interns for the spring and summer.  For more information about those roles and the company please visit http://www.quintessentiallyevents.com/

By: Maria Näs & Mary Beth Gouthro

IFEA Europe Conference – Nice 2014

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Last week some of the festIM team attended IFEA Europe’s Annual Conference in Nice, the festIM dissertation students had the opportunity to hear inspiring talks from practitioners, academics and network with industry peers and colleagues. Our students were also lucky enough to attended a two day Pre-Conference Masterclass at Ipag Buiness School, Nice where they were able to share and discuss their work with academics and Masters Students studying International Marketing with Tourism & Events.

The festIM team presented their work to an international audience of experienced and well-known industry professionals, including the Deputy Mayor of Nice Rudy Salles and General Manager of Nice Conventions and Events Bureau, Denis Zanon. All of the festIM student’s research received an overwhelmingly positive response from the conference attendees and have already been invited to next year’s event to present the final findings of their work by Colm Croffy, Executive Director of the Association of Irish Festivals an Events (AOIFE) and IFEA Europe Board Member. We would like to thank IFEA Europe and Ipag Business School for arranging such a great conference, the students took a lot away from their time there and are looking forward to attending again in the future.

The event coincided with the world famous Carnival de Nice, which is in its 130th year spans over two weeks and features a multitude of cultural and sporting events including a Flower Parade, Rock ‘n’ Roll 10 Mile Run, Parade of Lights and Carnival Swim. We were lucky enough to attend the Carnival Opening Ceremony, Flower Parade and Parade of Lights as part of our trip. Check out our full account of the Carnival and IFEA Europe’s Conference at our Twitter 
 

Murder of Famous Actress at the Glitzy Riviera Hotel

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Famous actress, Veronica Myers, is to be murdered on Friday 28th March at the internationally renowned Riviera Hotel where she is to be promoting her latest film, One Short Second.

Transport yourself back to the 1930s, the golden age of Hollywood glamour – when Bette Davis and Greta Garbo were in their prime and film stars were the idol of every young girl and boy. It’s just a matter of time before a threatening note, a dramatic love triangle and strained business relations cause chaos and Veronica is found dead in the dining room. You are invited to attend, witness and solve the crime of the century.

Murder Mystery

Join organisers, Immersive Events, a group of Bournemouth University students, for a murder mystery evening that you simply won’t forget. A ticket guarantees you a three course meal, welcome cocktail, live band, charity auction and raffle, and live murder mystery solving action.

The event is being held in support of local Dorset charity, Julia’s House – a hospice for Dorset children with life-limiting conditions. It is predicted that in 2014, it will cost £3.9m for the charity to provide the vital care services that they offer.

All profited funds raised will be donated to the charity to provide happiness and joy to the children of the local area.

The event takes place at the Riviera Hotel in Alum Chine, Bournemouth on Friday 28th March 2014 from 7pm until midnight. Fancy dress is thoroughly encouraged in the style of the glamorous 1930s era. Tickets are £40* with discounts for table packages. You can reserve your place online at www.mysteryoftheriviera.com or by calling the Julia’s House Fundraising Team on 01202 644220.

@mysteryriviera
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To miss out would be simply criminal.

Article from: http://www.thedorsetpost.co.uk/2014/02/murder-famous-actress-glitzy-riviera-hotel/