The Association of British Professional Conference Organisers (ABPCO) are offering Universities, lecturers, under graduates and post graduate students an excellent opportunity to join and work more closely with the Association.

During their 25th anniversary they committed to offering a legacy for 25 top year two event management students each year and they would welcome nominations from the members of AEME.

Each nominated student will be given free membership for the academic year commencing September 2013, a profile on the ABPCO web-site www.abpco.org, the honour of representing ABPCO to their fellow students, and the opportunity to network with ABPCO conference & event organiser members through their events programme & social networking presence on Facebook & Linked-In.

Please send nominations with a covering note to testify for the student to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

For further information about this opportunity, please contact Heather Lishman at ABPCO.  

AEME is pleased to announce the introduction of an undergraduate and postgraduate Annual Student Awards Competition to recognise the top overall students and the best academic dissertations. The Competition will start in 2013 with first awards presented for undergraduates in January 2014 and for postgraduates at the AEME Forum 2014.

Nominations will only be accepted from fully paid up AEME member organisations. The awards are only available for students who have completed an events management degree as a sole award.

Awards will be made to the:

• Best overall Undergraduate of the Year in events management.
• Best Undergraduate dissertation/final year project in events management.
• Best overall Postgraduate of the Year in events management.
• Best Postgraduate dissertation/project in events management.

Universities should nominate students for the Best Undergraduate of the Year Award and Best Postgraduate of the Year Award based on the students’ overall performance. The nomination will need to include:

• Details of the final award.
• Averages the students received.
• Information on the student.
• Rationale for why the organisation feels the student should be nominated for the award.

Universities should nominate students for the Best Postgraduate Dissertation / Final Year Project Award and Best Postgraduate Dissertation / Final Year Project Award based on the students’ academic performance. The nomination will need to include:

• Details of the final award, including dissertation/final project title and the abstract/executive summary.
• Dissertation / final project mark the students received.
• Information on the student.

Deadlines for submissions, by email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , will be 31 July 2013 for undergraduates and 30 November 2013 for postgraduates. The final judging will be completed by an Awards Assessment Panel made up of a subgroup of members of the AEME National Executive Committee.Officials’ decision will be final.

All winners will receive a monetary award, a Certificate of Achievement and postgraduates will receive a free place at the following AEME Forum.

Second Call for Abstracts

Making Waves

International Conference on Events (ICE2013)

&

The 10^th AEME Events Management Educators Forum www.bournemouth.ac.uk/ice-2013

3-5^th July 2013

To be hosted by

The School of Tourism at Bournemouth University, UK

and our designated co-organisers

The Institute for Tourism Studies (IFT) Macau

To be held at the Executive Business Centre, Bournemouth University, UK

The aim of this international conference is to debate the way in which we see, think and undertake events management research, pedagogy, policy and practice. Acknowledging the growing international research within the events area, the organisers invite extended abstracts from researchers, academics and industry experts who have an interest in events management. This three-day conference will encompass presentations, e-posters and workshops where we hope that participants will bring their expertise to help create a ‘sea-change’ of support for the future of events.

The theme of our conference is ‘Making Waves’, and we want to harness this natural energy to create enthusiasm that will change the way we perform our work under the broad umbrella of events management. Events should be much more than the short-term coming together of like-minded people. The world would be socially, culturally and economically poorer without events, and as academics we are in the privileged position of questioning and critically reviewing the value and meaning of events to individuals and communities.

The aims are to share and develop the 4Cs:

• Cutting edge research
• Current and transformative pedagogy
• Contemporary industry practice
• Communicating green principles in the way we deliver the conference.

Themes for abstracts

We are looking for you to 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; hyperreal 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 waveby proposing original ideas or concepts not covered above.

Key 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.
• Susan Spibey, Chair of the new Institute of Event Management.

The Scientific Committee

• Dr Julie Whitfield: Senior Lecturer, Bournemouth University, UK
• Caroline Jackson: Associate Dean Events & Leisure, Bournemouth University, UK
• Dr Miguel Moital: Senior Lecturer, Bournemouth University, UK
• Professor Don Dioko: Director of the International Tourism Research Centre of Macau, Institute for Tourism Studies (IFT), Macau
• Dr Viviennne McCabe: Adjunct Associate Professor, University of South Australia
• Dr Mathilda Van Niekerk: Assistant Professor, University of Central Florida

Organisers

We look forward to hearing from you, Dr Julie Whitfieldand Caroline Jackson.

Key dates

• Abstract submission deadline: Friday 11 January 2013
• Confirmation of abstract acceptance: Friday 1 February 2013
• Early bird registration: Friday 26 April 2013
• For queries related to abstracts and registration Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it