Fellows' Activities 2017

January

11-13: Media, Communication & Cultural Studies Association (MeCCSA) annual conference, University of Leeds (GM)

24-25: Reggae Research Network initial symposium, UEA/Norwich (GM)

27: Connected Communities Foundations Publication Workshop, Bristol (KF)

31: Dementia and Imagination end project conference, Wellcome Trust, London (GM)

February

6: Writers’ Centre Norwich, meeting with director to discuss LitCom 1 conference (GM)

March

2-3: LitCom 1 (Literature and Communities conference), The Writers’ Centre/UEA, Norwich  (GM)

8: Bristol Conversations in Education Lecture on Connected Communities (KF)

29: interviews, Participatory Arts & DIY Culture project senior research associate, UEA (GM)

April

19: Reggae Research Network, planning meeting, with Bass Culture project team,  University of Westminster (GM)

19-20: Leadership Fellows’ and administrators’ biannual meeting, London (GM, KF)

May

18-19: Reggae Research Network second symposium, Liverpool University (GM)

21: meeting with John Cumming, Director, EFG London Jazz Festival, re Impact of Festivals project outputs, Norwich (GM)

24-28: CHIME EU project major international conference, Music, Festivals, Heritage, Siena, Italy (GM)

June

5-6: Global Challenges Research Fund and Collaborative Research: Concede Communities symposium, UEA (GM)

7: Mobilising Global Voices summit, AHRC/GCRF session convening on Mobilising Global Communities, British Library (GM)

12-13: induction meeting with Dr Lucy Wright, new postdoc on Participatory Arts and DIY Culture project, UEA (GM, + CC administrators)

28: AHRC reception to mark 10 years of funding for research within museums and heritage sector, British Library (GM)

July

12-13: Cities and Communities, Urban Living Pilots and Connected Communities conference, Watershed, Bristol (KF)

15-16: keynote address, Continental Drift/Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival conference (GM)

August

31 August-3 September: Rhythm Changes 5th international jazz conference, Amsterdam (GM)

September

5: event planning meeting with DIY Culture postdoc Lucy Wright, UEA (GM)

11-12 (TBC): Music-Disability-Technology conference, UEA (GM)–postponed actually, but we are still planning the event, in partnership with Digital Transformations theme

21-24: Europe Jazz Network meeting, jazz research and festivals network, Ljubljana (GM)

November

2-3: Reggae Research Network and Bass Culture project joint event, research and public engagement, London (GM)

21-22: AHRC Leadership Fellows and administrators bi-annual meeting (GM, KF)