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An investigation of the rotation patterns of international association meetings and events (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Drake, C., Lockstone-Binney, L., Robertson, M., & Thi Phuong Dung, L. (2024, February). An investigation of the rotation patterns of international association meetings and events. Presented at The 34th Annual Council for Australasian Tourism and Hospitali

International association meetings and events (IAMEs) are a significant segment of the business events sector. Noting the dearth of longitudinal research to confirm how these events rotate globally, regionally and over time, this study conducted an a... Read More about An investigation of the rotation patterns of international association meetings and events.

A critical review of the efficacy of the UN SDGs as conduits for collaboration in business tourism provision. Case Study Edinburgh & Melbourne (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Robertson, M., Pyke, J., & Drake, C. (2023). A critical review of the efficacy of the UN SDGs as conduits for collaboration in business tourism provision. Case Study Edinburgh & Melbourne. In CAUTHE 2023: West, East, South, North: Redirecting research in

Business events can support the needs of access, equality, and learning for work and social inclusion, and determine a greater range of benefits than had been previously considered (Edwards, Foley, & Schlenker, 2011; Foley, Edwards, & Schlenker, 2014... Read More about A critical review of the efficacy of the UN SDGs as conduits for collaboration in business tourism provision. Case Study Edinburgh & Melbourne.

Authentic learning in higher education environments: Teacher insight into student experience (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kitchen, E., Steriopoulos, E., Harkison, T., Drake, C., Goh, E., Robertson, M., …Losekoot, E. (2023). Authentic learning in higher education environments: Teacher insight into student experience. In West, East, South, North: Redirection research in tou

This paper focuses on the factors that influence the authentic learning practices in the Tourism, Hospitality, and Events (THE) education context from a teacher’s perspective. To align with emerging industry changes due to the COVID pandemic, and als... Read More about Authentic learning in higher education environments: Teacher insight into student experience.

Role of Festivals for Promoting Scottish Pilgrimage (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Robertson, M. (2023, March). Role of Festivals for Promoting Scottish Pilgrimage. Paper presented at Pilgrimage Today: Routes to Flourishing Communities & Enterprise, Wexford

Building resilience and future proofing events education (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Jaimangal-Jones, D., Jackson, C., & Robertson, M. (2021). Building resilience and future proofing events education.

This session explores issues surrounding the design and delivery of Event Management programmes, specifically those related to their resilience and futureproofing. It addresses the increasing demand for educators to respond to a diverse range of stak... Read More about Building resilience and future proofing events education.

COVID 19 - Mass Gathering Events and Attendee Safety Protocol for Turbulent times (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hutton, A., Robertson, M., & Ranse, J. (2021, February). COVID 19 - Mass Gathering Events and Attendee Safety Protocol for Turbulent times. Presented at CAUTHE 2021 Conference Online - Transformations in uncertain times: future perfect in tourism, hospita

This paper forwards a psychosocial perspective of event safety management. In a time of social and economic upheaval - exasperated by the Covid-19 pandemic, safety has become increasingly significant in the vocabulary of researchers, managers, fundin... Read More about COVID 19 - Mass Gathering Events and Attendee Safety Protocol for Turbulent times.

City resilience and transforming reason: a discussion of business event narratives (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Robertson, M., & Pyke, J. (2020, February). City resilience and transforming reason: a discussion of business event narratives. Presented at CAUTHE 2020: 20:20 Vision: New Perspectives on the Diversity of Hospitality, Tourism and Events, Auckland Universi

In a time of tremendous environmental, social and economic change, the authors apply the reasoning that sustainability is a transcendent societal mega-mega trend (Varey, 2013), i.e. one of the most significant world mega trends. They acknowledge that... Read More about City resilience and transforming reason: a discussion of business event narratives.

Visioning and resilience of craft beer festival tourism: attendee as flaneur/flaneuse (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Robertson, M., & Adams, A. (2020, February). Visioning and resilience of craft beer festival tourism: attendee as flaneur/flaneuse. Presented at CAUTHE 2020, 20:20 Vision: New Perspective on the diversity of Hospitality, Tourism and Events., Auckland Univ

In the work discussed here, the researchers focus on the changing form and function of consumption at Beer Festivals (BFs). The increasing significance of food variety and food origin matches the changing format of Beer Festivals, their attendees pro... Read More about Visioning and resilience of craft beer festival tourism: attendee as flaneur/flaneuse.

Legacy (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Robertson, M. (2020, February). Legacy. Presented at Major Events as a Catalyst for Social Change, Melbourne, Australia

A discussion of the role of social legacy as drivers of events in Australia, with focus on the role of specialist sport events in social evolution of women in sport and society.

The forward facing flaneur: a fresh look at information seeking for the beer festival attendee (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Robertson, M., & Adams, A. (2019, July). The forward facing flaneur: a fresh look at information seeking for the beer festival attendee. Paper presented at Leisure Studies Association (LSA) 2019, Abertay University, Dundee

Dӧrk, Carpendale and Williamson (2011) review the Flaneur (Baudelaire, 1863) in contemporary settings, positing the information flanuer as representing a new way of thinking about information seeking. We adapt and extend this and consider the future... Read More about The forward facing flaneur: a fresh look at information seeking for the beer festival attendee.

Business Events - the application of design and transforming access (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Robertson, M., & McLachie, J. (2019, May). Business Events - the application of design and transforming access. Paper presented at Atlas Business Tourism 2019 Special Interest Group Conference, Porvoo, Finland

This work introduces and critically reviews the changing notion of social responsibility in the behaviour and actions of Business Event provision and its management. In particular, the work focuses on the development of inclusive practice in Business... Read More about Business Events - the application of design and transforming access.

Festival leaders and resilient futures: Coastal Arts and Local Education (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Robertson, M. (2018, July). Festival leaders and resilient futures: Coastal Arts and Local Education. Paper presented at Association of Event Management Educators (AEME) 2018 Event Education & Research: Coming of Age

Visioning is a process which focusses on a preferred future condition (Bazzanella et al., 2012). In the context of a small to medium sized town, economic and social pressures can unduly determine the vision of the place (or lack thereof) in a way tha... Read More about Festival leaders and resilient futures: Coastal Arts and Local Education.

Review of transformative festival leadership – a learning and teaching discussion (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Robertson, M. (2017, July). Review of transformative festival leadership – a learning and teaching discussion. Paper presented at Association of Event Management Educators (AEME) 2017 Event Futures – Innovation, Creativity, Collaboration

A discussion of the linkage between the critical review of research in festival leadership and sustainable management, and critical creativity in Honours year (level 6) learning activity

Visioning the future city - a discussion on the narrative of sustainability through events and festivals (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Robertson, M. (2015, July). Visioning the future city - a discussion on the narrative of sustainability through events and festivals. Paper presented at LSA 2015 Creating Leisure

This conceptual work discusses a visionary future of the city destination in which festival and events have a purposeful role in narrating sustainable development – a megatrend that infuses global society. It is a component of a larger work. Approac... Read More about Visioning the future city - a discussion on the narrative of sustainability through events and festivals.

Duplication of Purchase Law in Sport Event Markets: New Zealand case study (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Lees, G., Morrison, A., & Robertson, M. (2014, December). Duplication of Purchase Law in Sport Event Markets: New Zealand case study. Presented at ANZMAC Annual Conference 2014

The paper seeks to further understand the sport market structure. In doing so it considers whether New Zealand sport event markets follow the Duplication of Purchase Law or whether they are highly demographically segmented. It analyses a single sourc... Read More about Duplication of Purchase Law in Sport Event Markets: New Zealand case study.

The Future of Music Festivals: Play, Technology and Glastonbury 2050 (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Yeoman, I., Robertson, M., McMahon-Beattie, U., & Musarurwam, N. (2012). The Future of Music Festivals: Play, Technology and Glastonbury 2050. In S. Boyd, & U. McMahon-Beattie (Eds.), Proceedings of the International Conference on Tourism and Events: Oppo

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