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The Australian Centre for Olympic Studies at the University of Technology, Sydney will join with the Sydney Olympic Park Authority (SOPA) to present a one day conference on 22 October 2008 at Sydney Olympic Park on the subject of ‘Creating and capitalising on Olympic precincts—the lessons of the Games: The Case of Sydney Olympic Park’.
This event will be part of Metropolis 2008 which is being organised by the New South Wales Government from 22–25 October 2008 and is expected to attract 1000 delegates. Metropolis is the congress of the World Association of Major Metropolises representing about 80 of the world’s key cities. SOPA is a sponsoring partner of this event.
http://www.business.uts.edu.au/olympic/sopa_program.pdf
Associates Day 2008 Thursday 23 October
BUILDING A GLOBAL UNDERSTANDING, 30 Nov – 2 Dec 2008
The School of Leisure, Sport and Tourism at UTS Kuring-gai, with partners Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) and the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC), together with the support of the Cosmopolitan Civil Societies research centre (UTS) and the Australian Centre for Olympic Studies, will stage a three day international conference, bringing together academics, policy makers and community representatives from around the world to discuss issues of sport and diversity, with a special focus on themes of 'race', indigeneity and ethnicity. The emphasis here is with sport in a global sense, considering developments in regions as varied as Australasia, East and West Asia, the Middle East, the Indian Subcontinent, Africa, Europe and the Americas. Additionally, there will be scope for analysis of sport and diversity in localised contexts, such as Aborigines in Australia and Canada, Native Americans and Hispanics in the US, and Maori and Pacific Islanders in New Zealand. Just as significantly, there will be discussion of sport and society in cross-cultural contexts wherein themes of 'race', ethnicity, and religion intersect, such as among Chinese, Indian and Malaysian peoples around South-East Asia. See http://www.business.uts.edu.au/lst/sre/
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
1. Prof John Hoberman (Univ of Texas at Austin) will discuss scientific and folkloric assumptions of athletic ability according to ‘race’. His talk will focus on theories of ‘black’ athletic aptitude in the context of the evolving area of medical genetics, whether ‘scientific’ assumptions of ‘racial’ capability are actually convincing, and the likely future of ‘race politics’ in light of science-race discourses in sport. His best known publication is Darwin's Athletes: How Sport Has Damaged Black America and Preserved the Myth of Race, Houghton Mifflin, New York, 1997.
2. Prof John Sugden (Univ of Brighton, UK) will speak about the role of sport in conflict resolution, reconciliation, and peaceful coexistence between rival ethnic and religious groups in Northern Ireland and the Middle East. These are regions where innovative sport programs are part of challenging, yet promising initiatives to try to break down longstanding hostility between historically antagonistic communities. His publications include J. Sugden and J. Wallis (eds), Football for Peace: Teaching and Playing Sport for Conflict Resolution in the Middle East, Meyer & Meyer, Aachen, 2007.
3. Dr Kevin Hylton (Leeds Metropolitan Univ, UK) will deliver a paper that emphasises the value of theoretically informed practical efforts to address problems associated with racial discrimination in sport. Specifically, he will consider how a turn to critical race theory can contribute to a better understanding and theorising of ‘race’, racism and antiracism in sport. In this session Dr Hylton will focus on the inconsistencies, contradictions and pragmatics of theory and practice in sport. He is the author of the much anticipated Critical Race Theory and Sport, Routledge, London, which will be published in July 2008.
ACOS in conjuction with The School of Leisure, Sport and Tourism, UTS will be presenting the following seminar as part of the 2008 Seminar Series:
“Transport Planning for Mega-Events: Alternative Solutions?”
by Eva Kassens
This seminar provides an overview of the urban changes cities underwent in preparation for the Summer Olympics (Barcelona, Atlanta, Sydney, Athens). A special focus is given to the transport planning and the cities’ efforts to move the development towards sustainability. The findings reveal that out of the four cities, none managed to shift significantly towards a more sustainable balanced transport system through the Olympics. Even though Barcelona’s planners were successful in remodeling their city to leave a long-term legacy, with regards to sustainable transport, the research draws a dimmer picture. Atlanta had to painfully experience that the provision of only traffic management measures is not enough to cope with the Olympic flows in modern times. Sydney had to realize that changing people’s minds requires more than just a one-time good transport performance of the Games. And Athens, which managed to move towards sustainability in the short run, is bound to face the same traffic problems it had before the Games in the years to come. Throughout the seminar the listener is introduced to sustainable transport lessons learned, but also encouraged to think about alternative options for unsustainable transport solutions given the restrictions mega events impose on the planning process. Finally, a brief introduction to the London plans shows a move towards transport sustainability, but also points out the advantages London has and disadvantages their planning approach is likely to encourage.
Date: Thursday 21st February 2008
Location: UTS - School of Leisure, Sport & Tourism, Conference Room 1.614, Kuring-gai Campus
Time: 5pm-6pm followed by light refreshments
RSVP: Brooke Upton
Visit of Eva Kassens,
30 January–6 March 2008
Australian Olympic Graduate Fellow
30 January–6 March 2008
Eva Kassens is a doctoral student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who is completing her research on sustainable transportation planning and urban change through mega-events. Her analysis spans five case studies: Barcelona, Atlanta, Sydney, Athens, and London. She has completed her fieldwork on four cities and her research in Sydney will form the last key part of her fieldwork. Eva Kassnes was previously an Olympic grant holder at the Olympic Museum, Lausanne.
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Associates Day 2006
The First ACOS Associates Day was held at UTS on 1 December.
Those in attendance were:
Back row, from left: Robin Poke, Erik Nielsen (student), Dwight Zakus, David Rowe, Kristine Toohey, Janet Cahill, Stephen Frawley, Ian Jobling, Bruce Coe
Front row, from left: Tony Hughes,Tony Veal, Daryl Adair, Jackie Edwards, Richard Cashman, Greg Blood
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James Edwards of the NSW Olympic Council opens the Academy
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Presentations included:
Peter Hadfield, OAM Olympian : The Olympic Movement: Introduction
Prof. Richard Cashman, Director of ACOS, UTS: DNA of Olympism — The marketing of Olympic tradition (PDF 31KB)
Rod Read, Chief Executive, SMAM, Sales & Marketing Agents to the AOC: The Olympic Brand: Marketing of the Olympic Games
Mike Tancred, Media Director, AOC: Media Management & Partnerships
Hanna Campbell-Pegg, Olympian: Sponsorship & Media: An Olympian's perspective
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Olympian Peter Hadfield addresses the Academy |
ACOS in conjuction with The School of Leisure, Sport and Tourism, UTS presented the following seminar as part of the 2006 Seminar Series:
"Sustainability of Olympic Sporting Venues”
by Natalie Essig
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Natalie Essig is currently completing her PhD in the Faculty of Architecture at Darmstadt University of Technology, Germany. Natalie’s dissertation will investigate the sustainability of Olympic sports facilities, in collaboration with the National and International Olympic Committee (NOC and IOC) of Germany. The intention of her thesis is to develop an international sustainability standard for Olympic Buildings that incorporates architectural, social, environmental, economic and energy benchmarks.
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Date: Wednesday 19th July 2006
Location: UTS - School of Leisure, Sport & Tourism, Conference Room 1.614, Kuring-gai Campus
Launch of The Bitter-Sweet Awakening: the Legacy of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games by Richard Cashman, on 3 March 2006
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From Left:
Bruce Hayllar, Head of School, School of Leisure, Sport and Tourism, UTS
Richard Cashman, Author and Director of Australian Centre for Olympic Studies
Jim Sloman, Australian Olympic Committee
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Launch of ACOS
ACOS was formally launched by Australian Olympic Committee member Helen Brownlee on 6 October 2005 at a ceremony on the Kuring-gai campus of UTS. The Agreement between ACOS/UTS and the Australian Olympic Committee was signed and the Olympic Studies Room and archive located in the University library were formally opened by the University Librarian, Alex Byrne.
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Alex Byrne, University Librarian, officially opens the Australian Olympic Studies room.
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Helen Brownlee, Australian Olympic Committee
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Alex Byrne, University Librarian, Professor Kristine Toohey, sports management, Griffith University, and Richard Cashman, Director of ACOS
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