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The cultural dimension of event management
No full textThere is much evidence that event management is being recognised as a significant sector of the international tourism and leisure industries. While event management research is increasingly international, there is a paucity of research on the cultural dimensions of event management. Considering that event management activity is commissioned by different cultural groups and events increasingly cross cultural boundaries, it is imperative that event management professionals broaden their understanding of the philosophical underpinnings of different cultures
Searching for the authentic: Foodservice at a medieval banquet
No full textSpecial event research has found that the provision of quality food and beverage services and perceived authenticity are accepted as determinants of visitor satisfaction for special events. Previous work has proposed that these objectives can be aligned to increase both visitor satisfaction and an event’s revenue. This paper has two broad aims: to draw on the authenticity literature from several fields of study to develop a broad understanding of the manifestations of food and beverage authenticity vis-a-vis special events, and to apply this conceptualisation to an ethnographic study. A participant observation technique was adopted to situate the service of perceived authentic food and beverages within the milieu of various other event authenticity constructs, at a ‘staged’ Medieval Banquet. It was found that considerable efforts were made to align the food and beverage offerings, and their delivery, with other of the event’s authenticity markers. These attempts to authenticate the food and beverage service augmented the overall event. The degree of perceived authenticity at this event derived from complementary authenticating agents and so served to develop a ‘unique’ authenticity. These agents included notions of impression and image management, the consumption context, and instrumental use of history and association. This paper edges closer to developing a conceptual framework, by which the contribution of food and beverage, and its service, to an event’s authenticity might be effectively empirically evaluated
Measurement of the ratio of prompt χ c to J / ψ production in pp collisions at √s = 7 TeV
No full textThe prompt production of charmonium χ c and J / ψ states is studied in proton-proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of √s = 7 TeV at the Large Hadron Collider. The χ c and J / ψ mesons are identified through their decays χ c → J / ψ γ and J / ψ → μ + μ - using 36 pb - 1 of data collected by the LHCb detector in 2010. The ratio of the prompt production cross-sections for χ c and J / ψ, σ (χ c → J / ψ γ) / σ (J / ψ), is determined as a function of the J / ψ transverse momentum in the range 2 < p T J / ψ < 15 GeV / c. The results are in excellent agreement with next-to-leading order non-relativistic expectations and show a significant discrepancy compared with the colour singlet model prediction at leading order, especially in the low p T J / ψ region
C*-algebras have a quantitative version of Pełczyński's property (V)
No full textsummary:A Banach space has Pełczyński's property (V) if for every Banach space every unconditionally converging operator is weakly compact. H. Pfitzner proved that -algebras have Pełczyński's property (V). In the preprint (Krulišová, (2015)) the author explores possible quantifications of the property (V) and shows that spaces for a compact Hausdorff space enjoy a quantitative version of the property (V). In this paper we generalize this result by quantifying Pfitzner's theorem. Moreover, we prove that in dual Banach spaces a quantitative version of the property (V) implies a quantitative version of the Grothendieck property
Challenges to teaching and learning paradigms through flexible learning
No full textThe higher education sector is adopting more flexible modes of teaching as a means of improving not only access to programs but also lifelong learning. This paper identifies three shifts in thinking which are significant in achieving an improvement in teaching and learning outcomes through flexible learning
Participant experiences at the Australian Scholar Athlete Games
No full textThere are a number of events which seek to assist youth to develop and enhance their leadership skills through sporting activities or an educational program. Some programs try to blend the two forms together, whilst others keep them separate. The Australian Scholar Athlete Games (ASAG) sought to strike a happy medium. Held in 2006, ASAG was an event which sought to bring together youth from the Asia-Pacific region with the intention of facilitating opportunity through sporting activities and an education program designed to expose participants to the cultural, economic, social and environmental differences experienced by delegates. Offering a sports development or creative arts development program in conjunction with an educational program with a focus on leadership skills, ASAG provided delegates with a forum to learn and enhance skill sets from international sports and creative arts personalities and to dialogue with peers about international issues and concerns. Participants were asked to complete a questionnaire which examined their experience of the 2006 ASAG event. A series of follow up in-depth interviews were also conducted to further probe certain issues of interest pertaining to the ASAG experience as a vehicle to promote peace, understanding, acceptance and friendship amongst the youth of the world. This paper documents and analyses the experiences of the participants of the 2006 Australian Scholar Athlete Games and provides a series of recommendations for future Games ventures. The findings indicate that participants were satisfied with their experience at the Games and that the program of events and activities were found to be a useful vehicle to promote and enhance participants understanding and skill sets related to the aforementioned core issues
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