Olympic Legacies: International Conference
Impacts of Mega-Events on Cities
CALL FOR PAPERS

London, UK
NEW DEADLINE | 29.03.2013 
UEL | University of East London

This international conference is aimed at researchers, policy makers and postgraduate students engaged with urban development issues arising from hosting mega events such as the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
"Olympic Legacies International Conference" will be held at the University of East London at the Docklands Campus.

CONFERENCE THEMES
In the recent period the urban transformation achieved by hosting the Olympics has become synonymous with the language of ‘legacy’. Now forming part of the Olympic Charter and an essential element of any city’s bid for hosting the Olympic Games, ‘legacy’ refers to the (positive) economic, cultural, environmental and social impacts that arise and continue to unfold long after the games are over. In London, one key legacy promise was the regeneration of the city’s East End.
The aim of the conference is to provide a space to share and exchange knowledge that is focused upon the following key themes:
• The Changing Urban Order and Mega-Events
• Evaluating Legacy
• Future Mega-Event Cities

CALL FOR PAPERS 
The conference organisers are inviting papers from researchers, academics, practitioners and postgraduate students from around the world. Papers should preferably address one of the three conference themes:
1. The Changing Urban Order and Mega-events
Possible topics might include:
• city status/ambition – domestic and global
• governance at global, national and city levels
• social and economic development – housing, health, employment
2. Evaluating Legacy
Possible topics might include:
• monitoring/evaluation – Olympic Games Impact (OGI) and other approaches
• planning and governance
• sustainability
• community engagement
• addressing social equalitY
3. Future Mega-event Cities
Possible topics might include:
• Planning and Preparing: from Bid to Legacy
• transferable skills, knowledge
• cultural values and actions

REGISTRATION & CONFERENCE FEES
Early bird (Until 30.04.2013)
• Regular rate | £150 - £270
• Reduced rate | £90 - n.a.
Regular (01.05.2013 - 20.08.2013)
• Regular rate | £170 - £380
• Reduced rate | £150 - n.a
On site registration (4-6.09.2013)
• Regular rate | £190 - £490
• Reduced rate | £220 - n.a

IMPORTANT DATES
29.03.2013 | Submission abstracts
4-6.09.2013 | Conference 

INFORMATIONS AND CONTACTS 
International Conference Website