PODIUM & DCMS London 2012 Conference

Posted on February 21, 2012

On Thursday, I’ll give a talk for the DCMS and PODIUM conference ‘Evaluating and Researching the Games’. I’ll give a talk titled: ‘#media2012: the regenerative potential and economic value of citizen journalism’,

Here’s the programme for the day:

Researching and Evaluating the Games Conference

Thursday 23rd February 2012
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
2-4 Cockspur Street
London SW1Y 5DH

09:30 – 10:00 Registration

10:00 – 10:05 Welcome from the Chair Professor Ian Henry
Director of the Centre for Olympic Studies and Research
Loughborough University

10.05 – 10.15    Opening Address, David Brooker, DCMS

10.15 – 10.35 Overview of the Meta-Evaluation, Alex Wilkinson, DCMS

 10.35 – 10.50   Games Experts. Gareth Smith, Podium

10.50 – 12:05     Panel discussion on the London 2012 ‘Legacy Plan’ – Sport
Dr Geoff Nicholls, University of Sheffield
Dr Ian Richards, Leeds Metropolitan University
Barbara Bell, PhD, Manchester Metropolitan University
Professor Mike Weed, Canterbury Christ Church University

12:05 – 12.20   Introduction to the ICSEMIS 2012
 Professor Celia Brackenbridge OBE,
Chair of ICSEMIS 2012 Local Organising Committee

12:20 – 13:10    Lunch

13:10 – 14:25  Panel discussion on the London 2012 ‘Legacy Plan’ – Economics and East London Regeneration
Professor Gavin Poynter, University of East London
Dr Andrew Smith, University of Westminster
Professor Allan Brimicombe, University of East London
Professor Andy Miah, University of the West of Scotland

14:25 – 14:40  Knowledge Legacy of the 2012 London Games

Dr Vassil Girginov, Brunel University

14:40 – 15:00   Coffee Break

15:00 – 16:15   Panel discussion on the London 2012 ‘Legacy Plan’ – Community Engagement

Sarah Minshull, PhD, Manchester Metropolitan University
Dr Beatriz Garcia, University of Liverpool
Chris Charlton, Sky Blue
Dr Dikaia Chatziefstathiou, Canterbury Christ Church University

16:15 – 16:20  Closing remarks
Professor Ian Henry, Loughborough University