From mid 2010 to mid 2011 I took some personal and research leave to focus on my child and on the completion of two books, ‘The Olympic Games and Cultural Policy’ and ‘The Olympics. The Basics’ (both finally out with Routledge in 2012)
These are some of the key public addresses I made before and after returning from leave.
2011
Panel debate on the Legacy of the Olympic Games for London 2012, Battle of Ideas, Institute of Ideas, London
Keynote, Europe Day: Impact of the European Capital of Culture Programme, SICA-Dutch Centre for International Cultural Activities, Amsterdam (12 Dec)
Plenary, Learning from Barcelona : Art, Real State and the Pre-Olympic City, Birkbeck University, London (28-29 Jan)
2010
Closing keynote, IOC Research Council Annual meeting, International Olympic Committee, Lausanne (December)
Plenary Roundtable, Abandon Normal Devices, Cornerhouse, Manchester (October)
Keynote, Celebrating 25 Years of the European Capital of Culture. Major international symposium involving over 900 delegates from throughout Europe. I presented a keynote with the Directors of Culture at the General Directorate for Culture, European Commission and the Council of Europe. Brussels, European Commission (March).
Keynote, Beyond Impacts: Lessons and legacies from researching Liverpool’s European Capital of Culture, This major conference involved panel discussions with directors and CEOs from the Department of Culture Media and Sport, Arts Council England, Arts and Humanities Research Council and the European Commission. Liverpool, University of Liverpool (March).