What's in a name?
In what may become a monthly ritual I've changed the name of the blog, leaving behind the descriptive pleasantries of snowflakes, Voltaire and Hogarth for something more prosaic and... useful. 'Intermittent notes' seems to be about right because t...
PhD structure?
I noted some thoughts while at the Big Tent Festival last weekend, setting up a possible structure for the PhD. There's scope to rebuild my 'ideas' document around this, which I'm sure I'll get around to some time. 1. Use of technology at events: ...
Unplanned events?
Two recent/ongoing examples have informed my thoughts a little regarding unplanned events, principally the amount of work that has gone into planning them. So much so in fact that to call them unplanned is in many ways a misnomer; 'ambush' events ...
Travelogue 09: 'history, scenery, victory 10.06.02'
Tasmania was a really good part of my travels. I was very well looked after by Greg Ramsay and his family, who live in various parts of the island - you should check out Greg's expanding golf and distilling empire. You may wish to read this alongs...
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...