RSA Mega-events Research Network organised its first one day workshop titled “Mega-events and Regional Development” at Maastricht University on 7 September 2011 (flyer).

Graeme Evans – Introduction & Welcome to RSA Research Network and the Aims for the day

Keynote: Klaus Kunzmann – Mega-events: Polarizing Catalysts for Regional Development

Lauren Andres – Marseille vs. Marseille Provence: Local and regional challenges of 2013 ECOC

Maggie Gold – Olympic Cities: a Regional Agenda?

Ozlem Edizel (Research Student) – Regional Planning for Istanbul ECoC 2010 & London2012

Eric Corijn – Leverage, a question of governance and coalitions. How to overcome institutional fragmentation? The cases of Antwerp93 and Brussels 2000