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The International Conference on Events: Making Waves ICE2013

This e-poster conference is a great opportunity for PhD and Master Students to present their research to scholars and practitioners at The International Conference on Events (ICE2013) and 10th AEME Forum taking place 3-5 July at Bournemouth University.

 Please submit your proposals under one of the following themes:

• Making waves – transformational power; mega & major events; social media & technology; employment & careers; ISO20121
• Riding the waves – Experiential events, learning & research; hyper real experiences; festivity; rituals & rules
• Challenging the waves – policy & practice; creativity & design; discourses & narrative; imagination & dreamscapes
• Working the waves – Business Events; professionalisation; the revised purple guide; security; knowledge transfer; imagery, symbols & semiotics
• Create a new wave by proposing original ideas or concepts not covered above.

Key Note Speakers

• Professor Don Getz, Professor Emeritus and Adjunct Professor in the Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary, Canada.
• Professor Leo Jago, Chief Economist for Tourism and General Manager of Tourism Research Australia.
• Professor Stephen Page, Professor in the School of Tourism, Bournemouth University.
• Mr Jon Weaver, Marketing and Events Manager for Bournemouth Borough Council.

 The E-poster submission deadline has been extended until: Thursday 31 January 2013

For more details see the Making Waves ICE 2013 website.