Welcome to the third issue of Event Durham Dynamics, our newsletter that is published each term. In this edition we will be keeping you up to date with some of the events, activities and conferences we help organise across the University, as well as providing some more light-hearted staff news.

Spring comes and nature blooms, and so do

events and conferences!

Spring is a busy time for us with the opening of the second term of the University and the arrival of Easter.

Here are some of the major events and conferences we have been working on:

SARS (Society of Academic and Research Surgery) Conference SARS has fostered and enhanced research in various disciplines of surgery for more than 50 years and has links with other important surgical research forums in the USA, Europe and South Africa, providing a platform for aspiring surgical trainees.

Sport, Politics and Social Policy Conference The conference explores the inter-relationship between sport, politics

and social policy by drawing on research from a variety of academic

fields, including: politics, international relations, sociology, social policy,

criminology, community and youth work, and others.

15th Durham Blackboard Conference Durham was an early adopter of Blackboard and plays an active role in users’ groups at the local, national, European and International level. Durham hosts an annual Blackboard Users’ Conference, the theme for this year’s conference is “Students as Partners”.

Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour Easter Conference

The Behaviour Ecology and Evolution Research (BEER) Centre at Durham University is delighted to be hosting this Easter Conference and Postgraduate Workshop.

What We’re Working On Not just conferences...

In addition to conferences, here are some other major events we have been working on recently:

Durham Castle Wedding Showcases Sunday 4th January and Sunday 22nd March

Chancellor’s Reception , Washington DC Thursday 22nd January

Post Application Open Days Tuesday 17th - Wednesday 18th March

Staff News

Issue 3, Epiphany Term 2015 www.durham.ac.uk/event.durham

DYNAMICS

Event Durham’s

Newsletter

Congratulations to... Kate Horner, who had a lovely baby girl, and to Louise Elliott, who is going on maternity leave in February.

Thank You… to Polly Minnis, who returns to Van Mildert after being seconded to Event Durham.

Good luck...to Lauren Storey, moving to DARO, and to Kate Hopgood and Carys Jones, both leaving for pastures new.

Welcome back… Louise Bellenger and Stina

Maynard, away last year on maternity leave.

Did You Know?

Event Durham was awarded Gold in the North East Business Tourism Award 2014, achieving

this award for the second year in a row!

Event Durham Dynamic Diamonds Festive treats and good causes...let’s say farewell

to a fantastic winter!

This winter our Dynamic Diamonds were literally bursting with

activities! October was full of spooky action…we baked horrible

treats, carved pumpkins, enjoyed lucky dip cauldrons …and

some of us even got mummified!

In November we honoured the Guy Fawkes’ celebrations by

creating some wonderful real-life guys that could be seen

sitting around our kitchen for a while with their barrel of

gunpowder! Undoubtedly though, it was Christmas that brought

the most amazing celebrations and activities. Part of our

activities raised money for a charity project, to support Vision

Academy, a small elementary school in a poor area of rural

Kenya. We dressed the workspace in festive ways, enjoyed

Christmas buffets, exchanged secret Santa presents, wore

Christmas jumpers and prepared decorations and sweet treats.

We even had a Christmas desk fairy delivering hints for us to

find hidden gifts! Now we are all looking forward to the exciting

activities that spring will bring...

Meet our Teams:

Corporate Events Team Event Durham is made up of teams looking after different areas. In this edition we talk about our

Corporate Events Team.

The role of the team is to provide a seamless event

management service, primarily to senior colleagues within the

University, to enable the achievement of University strategies.

It involves managing and leading major corporate events,

such as the Vice-Chancellor’s Garden Party, high profile

strategic events and projects such as the Celebrate Science

Festival. The team liaises with senior members of the

University, including members of UEC (University Executive

Committee), University Council, Heads of Departments and

Heads of Colleges on a regular basis. The team is made of

Amber Colclough, Emma Humble and Louise Bellenger.

Staff Profile Meet a member of our team

www.facebook.com/eventdurham

Issue 3, Epiphany Term 2015 www.durham.ac.uk/event.durham

Name and job title? George Martin, Event Durham Kx and Revenue Manager

Daily tasks and responsibilities? I manage Kx for the University and finance for Event Durham, Retail & Reception Services. So on a daily basis pretty much anything from dealing with a Kx query to producing forecast & reports for the office. Where did you last go on holiday? Mainly a lot of weekends away in the UK seeing friends, watching Newcastle United or going skiing in Scotland.

What do you do in your spare time? I have a season ticket at Newcastle United and also enjoy running, going to the gym and playing football.

What’s your favourite food? Noodles (which is great as I live just by Chinatown in Newcastle).

What’s your favourite film? The 90’s LA crime thriller Heat is my favourite film (although my inner geek might say Empire Strikes Back or Lord of the Rings).

What’s On For Families For more events visit: www.durham.ac.uk/whatson

Botanic Garden-Stick your Neck out for National Storytelling Week Saturday 7th February, 11am-3pm Popular North East author Ingrid Sylvestre will be telling stories featuring her intergalactically famous giraffe family, the Neckmanns! Oriental Museum-Chinese New Year Lantern Festival Thursday 5th March, 6-8pm Come and enjoy the Oriental Museum’s Annual Lantern Festival. Take part in storytelling of Chinese New Year, celebrate with some fun crafts, join in with a dragon dance and try some Chinese food tasting! Palace Green Library-Marvellous Marbling Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th March, 1-3pm Ever wondered how to produce marbled paper? Here’s your chance to have a go!