Thursday 6 December 2007

CULTURAL TRENDS conference: Challenging myths, researching reality. The role of evidence in the cultural sector

Conference at City University, London on 22 February 2008.

Cultural Trends, the journal that champions the need for better evidence-based analyses of the cultural sector, is holding its first one-day conference.

Challenging myths, researching reality focuses on the role that evidence plays in the cultural sector.

The conference will comprise three sessions: one of which focuses on the difference between Theory & Practice; another which considers policy and evidence at Regional & National levels; and, a third, which will be dedicated to Taking Part, the continuous national survey survey of participation in leisure, culture and sport commissioned by DCMS and its partner public bodies in England.

Confirmed speakers include: Andrew Pinnock, University of Southampton; Javier Stanziola , MLA ; Kate Clare and Gareth Maeer, HLF; Sarah Bloomfield and Mark Pragnell, Centre for Economics and Business Research, and Geoff Dawe, English Heritage; Jane Lutz, University of Birmingham; Rebbecca Aust and Michelle Jobson, DCMS.

Attendance is free. Lunch and refreshments will be provided. However, places are limited and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. Please respond to Shelley Allen:

shelley.allen@tandf.co.uk

More details about Cultural Trends can be found on the website:

www.informaworld.com/culturaltrends

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