Leisure Studies Association
LSA Conference 2005

Festivals and Events: Beyond  Economic Impacts 6~8July, 2005  hosted by the Centre for Festival and Event Management    Festivals and Events are seen to be key tools for urban regeneration and reviving and refocusing urban and rural communities. Much of the research to date in this area has concentrated on the economic power of events and the monetary value they can bring into a locale, city or region. The focus of LSA 2005 Festivals and Events: Beyond Economic Impacts will be on the wider impacts of events and how they can have a social or cultural impact on a destination. Keynote and Parallel session presentations by academics, researchers and practitioners will address the following main conference themes Festivals / Events and Leisure ~ role, government involvement, policy, planning and management Social impact of Festivals and Events ~ young people, education, community cultural festivals and events, social inclusion and access issues Cultural impact of Festivals and Events ~ local and national identity, widening access, adding to cultural life of destination, cultural diversity, interaction with other arts forms and creative industries Festivals and Events ~ Destination Image and Marketing Festival and Event Evaluation Studies Case Studies of Local, National and International Festivals and Events  Click here for SPECIAL EVENING EVENTS  Click here for TRAVEL INFORMATION  Click here for MORE DELEGATE INFORMATION LSA 2005 main page Late additions to the programme Post-Grad Open Session Programme Schedule Session Details Registration Venue Contact/ Information Committee LSA Home

Please click here for the detailed programme. Please contact the chair Jane Ali-Knight j.ail-knight@napier.ac.uk for the possibility of space available on the programme up to 31 May, 2005. Submissions will be accepted according to Guidelines for Proposals.

Proposals are also invited for inclusion in LSA 2005 "OPEN STREAM" sessions In addition to the main conference themes, proposals will be considered for a limited number of "open stream" presentations. The open stream of the conference is designed to encourage / enable conference participation for Members and others for whom the current year's theme is not within their particular area of interest, but have a contribution to make to leisure studies theory, methodology, policy and pedagogy. The open stream will thus offer a forum for research papers that engage with key debates in the development of the subject field of leisure studies in addition to critical issues emanating from specific leisure research projects.

Last but not least . . . A POST-GRADUATE OPEN SESSION is also being conducted. Click here for more details.

Photographs kindly provided by the Edinburgh Convention Bureau. Photo credits: Edinburgh Castle . . . by Richard Campbell Scott Monument . . . by Harvey Wood, Douglas Corrance and Marius Alexander Tatoo . . . by Harvey Wood, Douglas Corrance and Marius Alexander Royal Mile . . . by Richard Campbell Leith Harbour . . . by Richard Campbell Dancing . . . by Richard Campbell This page updated June 20, 2005 Myrene McFee mcfee@solutions-inc.co.uk The LeisureStudies Association is a Registered Charity No. 294997