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CESR NewsESRC Seminar SeriesProfessor Adele Ladkin, Dr. Ian Jones, Richard Shipway and Alan Fyall in collaboration with Professor Mike Weed from Canterbury Christ Church University and Dr. Martin Sellens from the University of Essex have been awarded an ESRC grant under the Research Seminars Competition 2006/07. The title of the seminar series is ‘Leveraging Social, Cultural and Health Benefits from London 2012’. Three round table seminars will be undertaken at each of the Universities involved, the first one being hosted in Bournemouth in January 2008. The purpose of this series is to directly engage research users from a range of sectors in South East England, the South West and East of England in debate with academics from a range of disciplines and subject areas. The round-table events are organised into the following themes; Following this, a one day conference will act as a dissemination event. Further information will be available on the website as it becomes available. International Research Collaboration with Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityProf. Adele Ladkin is currently working with Dr. Karin Weber on a funded research project to undertake a career analysis of convention industry professionals in Asia. The aim of the research is to explore the careers of individuals working in the convention industry in key Asian convention destinations. The rationale for undertaking the research is that human resource issues are an important element of the convention industry, yet despite the rapid growth of the industry and enormous improvements in infrastructure and technology, the human resource dimension has lagged behind. A shortage of qualified labour, demand for higher IT skills from the workforce, the need for improved pay, high staff turnover and a lack of career progression represent some of the problems the industry is faced with. A more qualified workforce and an industry that is attractive to high quality labour are seen as key issues in competitiveness in the convention industry. The research examines the careers of people working in the convention industry through an exploration of cumulated human capital. By exploring the human capital behind key jobs in the convention industry, some understanding of the skills required, where they were acquired, and the experience gained over a person’s career, a picture of the ‘human’ side of the convention industry can be obtained. |
  
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