Highlighting the relevance and importance of this topic to Events Management Education, Dr Dom Page, Head of Gloucestershire Business School commented:

 

We are delighted to be hosting the AEME Forum and welcoming colleagues to Gloucestershire Business School in 2023. From decolonising the curriculum to evolving expectations of the graduate skillset, widening Higher Education participation to new methods of event engagement, the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion agenda is impacting the breadth of the events industry and influencing Events Management education. This year’s AEME Forum will bring together academics, students and industry professionals and create space to share experiences and explore innovative approaches.

 

The AEME Forum offers a unique opportunity to events academics to meet, share best practice and discuss the issues that are affecting our subject area. Adrian Bossey, Chair of AEME welcomes you to join us:

 

The Association for Events Management Education (AEME) Forum is a centrepiece of our work to advance events education within the UK and overseas. We really hope that you can join us next July (2023), in Gloucester, to enjoy networking, lively debate, thought provoking presentations and excellent keynotes. 

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For further details about the forum, please visit: https://www.glos.ac.uk/event/aeme-forum-2023/.

 

Call for Papers

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Creating Inclusive Events: Participation, Pedagogy and Practice will bring together academics, students and industry professionals and create space to share experiences and explore innovative approaches. The Forum will be a face to face conference and we look forward to welcoming delegates to Gloucestershire for a lively opportunity to network with peers and make new connections.

 

From decolonising the curriculum to evolving expectations of the graduate skillset, widening Higher Education participation to new methods of event engagement, the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) agenda is impacting the breadth of the events industry and influencing Events Management education.

 

We welcome contributions related to EDI in the broadest sense, and topics suitable for submission include (but are not limited to):

- the EDI agenda in Higher Education

- the EDI agenda in the experience economy

- decolonising the curriculum in Events Management education

- embedding industry specific EDI in Events Management education

- inclusion and the student experience life cycle

- widening participation in Events Management education

- leveraging student voice in diverse learning environments

- EDI and the “new” graduate skill set

- industry expectations of graduate EDI expertise

- supporting students as future change makers

- the events industry as a catalyst for wider societal change

 

Submissions Guidance:

We invite colleagues to submit an abstract (300-word maximum) by 24 February 2023. Submissions should be emailed to cgreenaway@glos.ac.uk and outcomes will be communicated shortly after submission.

 

We will be creating space for a range of presentation formats and welcome submissions for full papers, posters, research or practitioner workshops and proposals for panel discussions.

 

For more information or a more detailed conversation please feel free to contact Clair Greenaway, Academic Course Leader for Events Management by email (cgreenaway@glos.ac.uk).