Dr Martin Robertson

'Learning for future challenges: tourism futures and deep learning applied to teaching the UN SDGs', 2nd Tourism Futures Convention 2024 (TFC), Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences, Heilbron, Germany (November 13th, 2024)
2024 - 2024

Description Keynote presentation followed by conversation

Research Areas Tourism
Education
Destinations
Ethics and sustainability
Festivals and Events

Research Themes AI and Technologies
Culture and Communities
Environment

Research Centres/Groups Tourism Research Centre

URL https://www.hs-heilbronn.de/de/tfc2024

Description	Keynote presentation followed by conversation
Research Areas	Tourism Education Destinations Ethics and sustainability Festivals and Events
Research Themes	AI and Technologies Culture and Communities Environment
Research Centres/Groups	Tourism Research Centre
URL	https://www.hs-heilbronn.de/de/tfc2024

'Sustainable Events, Net Zero, UN SDGs and "stickiness"'', 5th International Conference on Tourism and Business (ICTB) (Rethinking Tourism Sustainability: The Role of Destinations), Mahidol University International College, Bangkok, Thailand (21-23 Augus
2024 - 2024

Description Keynote presentation

Affiliated Organisations Mahidol University

Research Areas Tourism
Environmental Management/Climate change
Festivals and Events

Research Themes Environment
Culture and Communities

Research Centres/Groups Tourism Research Centre

URL https://muic.mahidol.ac.th/eng/ictb2024/

Description	Keynote presentation
Affiliated Organisations	Mahidol University
Research Areas	Tourism Environmental Management/Climate change Festivals and Events
Research Themes	Environment Culture and Communities
Research Centres/Groups	Tourism Research Centre
URL	https://muic.mahidol.ac.th/eng/ictb2024/

A Greener Future Assessor Training Certificate (2023)
2023

Recognition Type Fellowships and Awards

Description Training focuses on the key operational issues of events which create an impact on the environment developing the knowledge and skills of participants to undertake environmental assessments or simply to improve their understanding.

Designed as Stage 1 training for auditors to complete assessments at festivals and events on behalf of the AGF Awards. This training course is also relevant for those wishing to work in event sustainability, event organisers and those seeking to improve their own events sustainability management.

Course Content

Legal Framework and Policy
Local Impacts and Risks
Sustainable Procurements
Travel & Transport
Event Power
Solid Waste & Recycling
Water usage, Waste Water and Sewerage
The Circular Event
Behaviour & Communication
AGF Assessment Familiarisation & Post Event Reporting

Research Areas Environmental Management/Climate change

Research Themes Environment
Culture and Communities

Research Centres/Groups Tourism Research Centre

URL https://www.agreenerfuture.com/training

Recognition Type	Fellowships and Awards
Description	Training focuses on the key operational issues of events which create an impact on the environment developing the knowledge and skills of participants to undertake environmental assessments or simply to improve their understanding. Designed as Stage 1 training for auditors to complete assessments at festivals and events on behalf of the AGF Awards. This training course is also relevant for those wishing to work in event sustainability, event organisers and those seeking to improve their own events sustainability management. Course Content Legal Framework and Policy Local Impacts and Risks Sustainable Procurements Travel & Transport Event Power Solid Waste & Recycling Water usage, Waste Water and Sewerage The Circular Event Behaviour & Communication AGF Assessment Familiarisation & Post Event Reporting
Research Areas	Environmental Management/Climate change
Research Themes	Environment Culture and Communities
Research Centres/Groups	Tourism Research Centre
URL	https://www.agreenerfuture.com/training

Academic Member, Association of British Professional Conference Organisers
2024

Recognition Type Membership of Professional Body

Research Areas Environmental Management/Climate change
Tourism
Smart cities

Research Themes Environment
Culture and Communities

Research Centres/Groups Tourism Research Centre

URL https://www.abpco.org/abpco_members/9440a91c-ffef-4b8f-9149-5c24b83af406

Recognition Type	Membership of Professional Body
Research Areas	Environmental Management/Climate change Tourism Smart cities
Research Themes	Environment Culture and Communities
Research Centres/Groups	Tourism Research Centre
URL	https://www.abpco.org/abpco_members/9440a91c-ffef-4b8f-9149-5c24b83af406

Measuring and Awards for Postive Impacts: Business Events Shaping Tommorow (BEST) (2023)

Measuring Business Events Shaping Tommorow (BEST) (2023) (Convention Bureau Edinburgh )

External Examiner MBus Cultural Events Management/ PGDip Business & Cultural Event Management - Institute of Art, Design & Technology, Dublin (2023-2025)

"Roles of Festivals for Promoting Scottish Pilgrimage" for the conference "Pilgrimage Today: Routes to Flourishing Communities & Enterprise", Ancient Connections (2023)

'Mega-event, major events, innovation and linkages to Event Studies' Event Studies Special Interest Group, CAUTHE 2023 (2023)
2023 - 2023

Recognition Type Invited Speaker

Description Presention, 'Mega-event, major events, innovation and linkages to Event Studies and Event Education', as one of three presentations and a corresponsing panel discussion for the member of CAUTHE 2023 (with particular affiliation with the CAUTHE Event Studies Special Interest Group. (8th February, 2023)

Affiliated Organisations Edinburgh Napier University

Research Areas Education
Tourism

Research Themes Culture and Communities
Environment

Research Centres/Groups Tourism Research Centre

URL https://cauthe.org/call-for-papers-cauthe-2023-conference/

Recognition Type	Invited Speaker
Description	Presention, 'Mega-event, major events, innovation and linkages to Event Studies and Event Education', as one of three presentations and a corresponsing panel discussion for the member of CAUTHE 2023 (with particular affiliation with the CAUTHE Event Studies Special Interest Group. (8th February, 2023)
Affiliated Organisations	Edinburgh Napier University
Research Areas	Education Tourism
Research Themes	Culture and Communities Environment
Research Centres/Groups	Tourism Research Centre
URL	https://cauthe.org/call-for-papers-cauthe-2023-conference/

"Mega-events: the ethical, environmental & social cost" - Online seminar for the Law Society of Scotland (2022)

External Opponent (PhD) - Mid-Sweden University (2022) (Martin Wallstrom)

b-side Arts Festival Non-Executive Director (Sustainability) (2017-2018)

Committee Member (and Logistics Manager) Yaraville Arts Festival (2008-2011/2)

Sport events and rural destination narrative. UCI MB Championship (leader/ internal) (2012-13)

ICCA Commission (team member): Investigating Ambassador Programmes: Motives for Bidding for International Meetings and Events Bureaus� (2012-2013)

Pathways to sustainability: festival leaders and transformative futures (leader/ internal) (2017)

Arts Council England Catalyst Small Grant Application (Bournemouth University & b-side Multimedia Festival CIC) (Awarded 2018)
2017 - 2018

Recognition Type Pre-Napier Funded Projects

Description COntributed research instrument and half of plan for b-side Multimedia Festival CIC Arts England Council Catalyst Small Grant Application for £27,750 (awarded)

Catalyst project et to extend the skills and capacity of staff, artists and community to allow an increase in revenues and assure financial resilience. Two areas for development - business partnership and community investment.

Applying a scenario buiding and strategic vision exercise over two days with two separate stakeholders (a. community - non commercial, b. community - commecial and suppliers), one agreed future scenario was agreed. This provide four forward visions for 1) developing a geotourism strategy; 2. a geotourism alliance; 3. youth training and skills development project; 4. a working with the older population. These were supported thereafter by regional and local authority funds.

Research Areas Festivals and Events
Leadership
Management
Tourism

Research Themes AI and Technologies
Culture and Communities
Health

Research Centres/Groups Tourism Research Centre

Org Units Business School

Recognition Type	Pre-Napier Funded Projects
Description	COntributed research instrument and half of plan for b-side Multimedia Festival CIC Arts England Council Catalyst Small Grant Application for £27,750 (awarded) Catalyst project et to extend the skills and capacity of staff, artists and community to allow an increase in revenues and assure financial resilience. Two areas for development - business partnership and community investment. Applying a scenario buiding and strategic vision exercise over two days with two separate stakeholders (a. community - non commercial, b. community - commecial and suppliers), one agreed future scenario was agreed. This provide four forward visions for 1) developing a geotourism strategy; 2. a geotourism alliance; 3. youth training and skills development project; 4. a working with the older population. These were supported thereafter by regional and local authority funds.
Research Areas	Festivals and Events Leadership Management Tourism
Research Themes	AI and Technologies Culture and Communities Health
Research Centres/Groups	Tourism Research Centre
Org Units	Business School

Developer, Coordinator and Trainer: Professional Diploma in Event Management, Office of Knowledge Exchange, Victoria University (leader) (2013-14)

PhD (Victoria University, Melbourne): Micaela Joy Spiers (Families with adolescents: vacation decision making) (Professor AM Hede, Dr R. Garma & Dr. M. Robertson) (Awarded 2017)

Secretary, Tourism Society Scotland (2002-2005)

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