Throughout March 2010, MEI is looking at the issue of disability and events. There are over 650m people in the world with disabilities which equates to around 10% of the earth’s population. One person in four is affected by disability, either directly, or as caregivers or family members. It is also estimated that about 80% of all disabled people worldwide... Why disability as a theme?FeaturesNews
FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke admits he hopes the decision to shut the door on goal-line technology does not come back to haunt him in the World Cup final this summer.
Hugh ‘Tony’ Duncan has written a paper for the Journal of Crowd Safety and Security Management (JCSSM), published by Bucks New University in the UK, investigating the relationship between artistes’ performance behaviour and set lists/song tempos, and their respective audience behaviour, using a pre-event, concert audience prediction system.
Samsung Electronics has extended its relationship with the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) by signing up as a worldwide Paralympic partner and official sponsor of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games.
The CEO of the English Federation of Disability Sport (EFDS) Colin Chaytors will retire at the end of March 2010 after 11 years in the role. Chaytors has been influential in developing many new initiatives to increase participation in sport for disabled people. MEI caught up with him before he left his post.
