Travelogue 08: 'a devil of a time 20.05.02'
This journal entry was sent from Tasmania, where I got to spend a full month. I'll post two travelogues in quick succession as they sit nicely together, though with little introduction from me in 2010 as I wrote plenty at the time!
West Highland Way: the hips don't lie.
Before setting off to attempt the West Highland Way I let my good friend Bob that it would be na??vet?? and perseverance that would get me through it. Na??vet?? because I did no training and have little recent track record to suggest I'd be OK without...
Events conference day 3: the state of the art.
I continued my focus on theoretical and methodological papers today, singling out Allan Jepson's work on 'Power, Hegemony and Relationships' in particular. He followed the journey of a large scale event in Derby from initiation to evaluation, char...
Events conference day 2: theory and reflection.
The second full day of the Global Events Congress IV has been very rewarding, I've really enjoyed it. I may have mentioned this, but the great and the good of event management are all together in the same room - just about everyone who's work I've...
Chicken Little.
That's right isn't it? Chicken Little was the chap worried about the sky falling in, though I don't know any more than that. Just as I don't really know how smartly I'm supposed to dress for this evening's conference dinner. No matter, I shall fin...
Events conference day 1: talks and questions and avenues.
When I was young and in my first couple of undergraduate years I loved the way my lecturers' publications would crop up on reading lists. I grew out of this in time, although was very happy that my teachers were so active in their field. Imagine m...
Events conference Day 0: academics meeting.
Leeds, 14-16 July 2010 for the fourth Global Events Congress, hosted by Leeds Metropolitan University. I'm in town to present a paper, alongside my colleague and research partner, as well as pick up plenty of ideas and thoughts from the massed ran...
Travelogue 07: 'laughing all the way to the bar 24.04.02'
Ah shucks: there's a drinking theme to this post as well. What was I thinking, back then in 2002 when my liver was still strong, eyes were un-bagged and hairline yet to recede? A month had passed since the last post during which time I worked the ...
Travelogue 06: 'going the distance 18.03.02'
Number six in this reprisal of travelogues past. The disdain for capital letters remains, as does the now inaccurate email address at the top. I'd say there's plenty more to be said about these couple of weeks, though with limited time at the keyb...
Non-disclosure disagreement in planned research?
I had an interesting chat earlier today about academic research, links to industry, sources of funding and so on. It was only short, though the central issue is interesting and deep: where should the boundary(ies) lie between retaining information...