Valerio's research aims to demonstrate how socio-urban implications, impact, legacy and sustainability are key aspects to consider when planning and evaluating the Olympic Games Valerio hopes this research will stimulate knowledge & research in the mega-events field 🤸🤽🏋️ 50/n

Valerio is involved in various associations/committees: 🔹EVENT-ABLE Centre for Mega-Event Studies 🔹AIS Sport Sociology of sport, Association of Italian Sociologists 🔹OMERO, Interdepartmental Research Centre in Urban & Event Studies 🔹RSA, Regional Studies Association 51/n

ESA, European Sociological Association - (RN Sport and Society). 🔹From 2020 to present: INARCH, National Institute of Architecture 🔹AGEI, Association of Italian Geographers, 🔹ISHPES, International Association for the History of Physical Education and Sport 52/n

🔹AGE, Asociacion Espanola de Geografia, 🔹IRE-UAB, Sports Research Institute, Autonomous University of Barcelona, 🔹2017 to present: CEO, Centre for Olympic Studies, Autonomous University of Barcelona 🔹Observatorio de Urbanisme, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain 53/n

Check out: 🔹Urbanism bit.ly/3M8F6fn 🔹Participatory Planning: A Useful Tool for the Dvpt of Sustainable Mega-City Regions bit.ly/3IbcRvc 🔹The Olympic Village & the Olympic Urbanism: Perception & Expectations of Olympic Specialists doi.org/10.36253/bsgi-… 54/n

Are you a postgrad or ECR researching about/with digital technology? Join us for our #DGRGSymposium23 Our symposiums are a welcoming space for postgrads and ECRs. Don't believe us? Then check out this quote from Jack Lowe who attended his first symposium as a student RGS-IBG Higher Ed

📣Calling all Dissertation Tutors/Convenors & Heads of Depts Have you marked an interesting & innovative undergrad dissertation on Digital Geographies?* Then submit it for the Digital RGS (DGRG) Undergrad Dissertation Prize! RGS-IBG Higher Ed Jack Lowe *details➡️tinyurl.com/2p899d9r

We're so excited to be welcoming you to our Digital RGS (DGRG) Annual Symposium today! If you're joining us please remember to tweet and use the hashtag #DGRGSymposium23

And we're off!🎉 A huge welcome to everyone who has joined us in-person and online. We hope you have a wonderful time! #DGRGSymposium23

In the first #DGRGSymposium23 session for people online we're hearing from 🔹Maciej Główczyński about 'Web-based Maps as a Digital Representation of Place: Case study of Google Maps' 🔹Maria Faust on 'Epistemologies of Landscape in the Age of Deep Mediatization'

We're having a brilliant discussion about the ethics of data with Open Data Institute as part of the #DGRGSymposium23 at CAMRI Media Research HUGE thanks to everyone who's joined us 🌟

📢Reminder to submit nominations for the Digital RGS (DGRG) Undergrad Dissertation Prize Have you marked an innovative dissertation on digital geographies? Then we want to hear from you! ⏰Deadline: 14th July 🤔Questions? Contact Jack Lowe Info ⬇️

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Just published a more detailed explanation of what we mean by interrogation skills and a framework for responsible AI education here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf… Sammia Poveda

As AI becomes more ubiquitous, we need to reflect on what this means for those teaching and learning LLMs and AI. Thank you Caitlin Bentley for inviting me to join your discussion on responsible AI education. Find out more here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

🚨Call for submission for the Digital RGS (DGRG) symposium on Mobilities and the Digital! Submit papers, practice-based interventions, panels or digital shorts on topics & contexts where mobilities and the digital intersect #DGRGSymposium24 RGS-IBG Higher Ed Info: digitalgeographiesrg.org/digital-geogra…

Did you see our exciting announcement about our symposium?? Submissions deadline: 15th April for all things at the intersection of mobilities and the digital #DGRGSymposium24 RGS-IBG Higher Ed See below for more details ⬇️

🚨Deadline submission reminder: 15th April Are you exploring the intersection between mobilities & the digital? Then this symposium is for you! Submit a paper, practice based session, panel, or digital short Details below ⬇️ #DGRGSymposium24 RGS-IBG Higher Ed 1/2

Unsure what to focus on? Submissions topics could be: 🔹 implications, spatialities & experiences of digitally-mediated mobilties 🔹 (re)shaping of everyday movement by & through the digital 🔹 Methodological insights 🔹 Responsible & socially-informed innovation processes 2/2

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