- When tourism developed in North America,
traditional models were reproduced but innovations took place (like
natural parks): what kind of innovations are there today in process
(changes in attitudes, technology, places, and organizations) with the
growing role of Asia?
- How
is the tourism industry structuring itself to involve the Asian market
(Asian destinations and Asian international tourists)?
- How
different are the inbound and outbound Asian tourists¡¦ attitudes and
behaviours from the tourists in other parts of the world?
- What are the main issues in operations management or strategic management when developing partnerships with Asia (intercultural issues, contracts, networking, etc)?
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION Conference registration fees are 250 Euros (for early registration before March 1, 2008 and 350 Euros thereafter). Further details for conference registration and hotel accommodations suggestions can be found in: http://www.univ-angers.fr
CALL FOR PAPERS AND PRESENTATION PROPOSALS
Submission
of papers, abstracts or presentation proposals relating to the general
theme of the Conference is invited. If the submitted papers or
presentation proposals are accepted for inclusion in the Conference
program, all presenters are required to register for the Conference
with full payment of registration fees. Accepted papers will be
published in the Conference Proceedings with an ISSN/ISBN number.
Authors will have the option of submitting papers in English, French,
Spanish and German. Simultaneous translation of presentations will be
made available for presentations.
Option A
Authors can submit a full paper for review by the Review Committee before December 1, 2007.
The paper must be less than 25 pages double spaced inclusive of tables,
figures and references. If a full paper was submitted and accepted, it
will be so acknowledged in the Conference Proceedings.
Option B
Authors
can submit a 1 or 2 page abstract or presentation proposal for
consideration by the Review Committee. Once the abstract or
presentation proposals are accepted, the authors will have an option to
submit a full paper before February 1, 2008 for
inclusion in the Conference Proceedings. The abstract should include:
main theme, problem definition, hypotheses, research methodology and
main findings.
Review Committee
Professor Kaye Chon, School of HTM, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Hong Kong, China)
Professor Philippe Violier, ESTHUA, University of Angers (France)
Professor Patrick Legoherel, ESTHUA, University of Angers (France)
Professor Michel Langlois, ESG-UQAM (Montreal Canada )
Professor Beverley Sparks, Griffith University (Australia)
Professor Bao Jigang, Department of Tourism Management, Zhongshan University (China)
Professor Qing Peng, Department of Tourism Management, Zhongshan University (China)
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Francois Mitterrand