Education and Accolades: Conferences, Seminars, and Awards Abound
In the history of IFEA, there has never been a time where the vision of a globally united industry has been more visible than in the upcoming series of conferences, seminars, and awards ceremonies spanning the globe from Kenya to Korea, Copenhagen to Dubai, and New Zealand to Scotland.
Save these 2010 Dates! CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS April 20-21
Journeys of Expression VIII, Copenhagen, DK. Leeds Metropolitan University and IFEA Europe.
April 21-23
Festive Roads to Recovery, Copenhagen, DK. IFEA Europe. (AGM on April 23.)
April 22-23
Kenya Events, Festivals, & Conferences Forum, Nairobi, Kenya. Makini College and Kenyatta International Conference Centre.
April 18-20
PALME Exhibition, Dubai, UAE. IIR Middle East.
August 9-10
Eventing the Future , Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand. New Zealand Association of Event Professionals. www.nzaep.co.nz; www.eventingthefuture.co.nz.
August 18-22 Behind the Scenes of The Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland. International Events, Ltd. www.internationaleventsltd.com Sept 15-17
IFEA’s 55th Annual Convention & Expo, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
AWARDS
Journeys of Expression VIII: Celebrating Through Times of Crisis prospects and potentials for tourism, festivals and cultural events
April 20-21, 2010 Copenhagen, Denmark
Building on the established collaboration between the Centre for Tourism and Cultural Change (CTCC) at the Leeds Metropolitan University (UK) and the International Festivals and Events Association (IFEA), the eighth annual Journeys of Expression conference runs April 20-21, 2010 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The conference will bring together international academic researchers in the field of tourism and festival studies with policy makers and practitioners in the festivals and cultural events sector. The CTCC and IFEA are working in partnership with the Centre for Tourism and Culture Management, Copenhagen Business School, in the organization and hosting of this event. The conference coincides with IFEA Europe’s annual conference, which runs April 21-23, 2010. Journeys of Expression VIII will discuss the complex implications of the global economic downturn for the relationships between tourism, festivals, and cultural events. Presentations will consider questions of how the balance between social, artistic, and commercial aspects of festivals can be sustained during these challenging times; and how festivals and cultural events and their attractiveness to tourists may contribute to addressing economic, social, and environmental crises at local, regional, national, and international levels.
April 19
PALME Middle East Awards 2010 for AV, audio technology and lighting design, Dubai, UAE. (Entry deadline March 1.)
May 10
IFEA Hall of Fame Awards Deadline.
May 10
IFEA/Zambelli Fireworks Internationale Volunteer of the Year Award Deadline.
May 26
Middle East Event Awards, Dubai, UAE. (Entry deadline April 8.)
June 21
IFEA/Haas & Wilkerson Insurance Pinnacle Awards (Early bird deadline.)
July 19
IFEA/Haas & Wilkerson Insurance Pinnacle Awards (Final deadline.)
Contact: Dr. Philip Long p.e.long@leedsmet.ac.uk and Dr. Lise Lyck ll.tcm@cbs.dk
October 7
Australian Event Awards, Sydney, Australia. (Entry deadline July 26.)
Register: http://ifeacopenhagen2010.eventbrite.com/ 2010
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