RSA Mega-events Research Network organised a one day workshop titled “Back to the Future?” hosted by Cities Institute, London Metropolitan University(LondonMet) on 8 March 2013.
Session 1:
Prof Graeme Evans, LondonMet, Introduction to Mega-events Research Network
Dr Vassil Girginov, Brunel University – Mega events and knowledge generation as a form of development: the case of LOCOG and London 2012
Dr Michelle Reeves – London 2012 Games – What does it take to deliver a Legacy?: A Practitioner’s Perspective
Robert Palmer – Challenges of evaluating impacts and legacies of European Capitals of Culture
Session 2:
Dr Nancy Stevenson, University of Westminster- The Cultural Olympiad and Cultural Legacy
Clare Mackay, GCU – The Discursive Construction of Glasgow 2014: A Multimedia Analysis
Gabriel Silvestre, UCL – Urban Development Projects and Mega-Events: The case of Rio de Janeiro