Dear colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that the 2nd seminar of the Regional Studies Association Research Network on Mega-Events will take place in London on June 25th 2012 (venue: London Metropolitan University Graduate Centre, Holloway Road, London N7 8DB) from 10 AM to 4.30 PM. For more information on the network see: http://www.regional-studies-assoc.ac.uk/research-networks/current/merdr.asp.

This seminar will look at "Mega-Event Evaluation and Measuring Impacts".

Presenters include:

Dr Andrew Smith, Westminster University - Events and Urban Regeneration

Roger Taylor, CEO - London2012 Host Boroughs Unit - Host Boroughs' approach to tackling disadvantage through regeneration

Prof Paul Brickell, Director of Regeneration - Olympic Park Legacy Company

Nicole Ferdinand, LondonMet - "Not entrepreneurial enough?"- The cultural entrepreneurs behind the Notting Hill Carnival

Dr Carol Scott (London & Sydney) - Cultural Olympiad Evaluation & Legacy

Menna Jones [PhD student], Liverpool University - Comparing Liverpool IMPACTS’08 and 1984 International Garden Festival evaluations

This is a FREE event, but places must be booked in advance. For all enquiries and to book a place please contact: [log in to unmask]

Regards,

Prof Graeme Evans, Brunel/Maastricht; Dr Bas van Heur, VUB, Cosmopolis Brussels; Dr Lauren Andres, CURS Birmingham; and Prof Greg Richards, Tilburg University/ATLAS