Afternoon Breakout Period, July 15th 3.15-4.15pm

6. Evaluating Events (i)
Maxine Gregory, Gemma Hart (Sheffield Hallam University); Dr Gavin Mellor and Dr Kath O’Connor (substance)
This session is the first of two workshops that look at the problem of evaluating events. Using expertise from substance and Sheffield Hallam University, this workshop session will present different approaches utilised, explore with delegates new approaches to monitoring and evaluating events and offer practical help for people to do this.

7. Sports Events and Cultural Concerns in Israel/Palestine
Professor John Sugden, Brighton University
The Football for Peace initiative in Israel/Palestine is one of the more remarkable ‘community football’ events to come out of a UK university. Professor John Sugden is a leading football academic and manages the initiative, and he will reflect on how this project has operated, developed and coped with issues over the last few years. He will also lead a discussion about this sort of work and outline lessons for others organising events in difficult circumstances; and the relationship of research and practice.

8. Putting on Community Football Events
Colin Bridgford (Chief Executive Manchester County FA); Vinny Thompson (FC United of Manchester)
This practical workshop will consider how to stage a community sports event. Focusing on football, the session will provide a check list of ‘do’s and don’ts’ and Colin will talk about practical experience of community football festivals - working with partners, engaging hard to reach groups and engaging sponsorship. Vinny Thompson was responsible for organising FC United’s recent and hugely successful Youth United Day. He will reflect on how to engage disparate and diverse communities and young people around a non-league match day - and how to fund it!.

9. Events for the Excluded - The England Homeless World Cup Team
Richard Brown (Big Issue in the North)
Richard Brown manages the English Homeless World Cup team and will discuss the running of trials, training and tournaments for some of the most dispossessed people as well as the benefits resulting from their engagement. He will explain plans to develop wider social impacts from the work, overcoming some of the obstacles and pull out lessons on approaches for the most excluded.

10. Events and Facilities: Sydney 2000 and the Public Use of Olympic Facilities
Glen Searle (University of Sydney)
Glen Searle is Director of the Planning Course at the University of Technology, Sydney . Facilities are one of the most tangible legacies from major events and a key focus for legacy initiatives in sport and community development. Glen will present learning from Sydney 2000 about the development of facilities there and the public access to sue them. This will draw out lessons for creating access to, and use of, facilities from events of all kinds and involve the audience in discussing new ways forward.