COLLEGE OF ECONOMY, TOURISM and SOCIAL SCIENCES

in KIELCE, POLAND

IV INTERNATIONAL
SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE

CURRENT PROBLEMS OF TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN COUNTRIES OF CENTRAL-EASTERN EUROPE

Kielce, 17-18 October 2008 

Information:
WYŻSZA SZKOŁA EKONOMII, TURYSTYKI
i NAUK SPOŁECZNYCH w KIELCACH, POLSKA

25-666 Kielce, ul. Ponurego Piwnika 49

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AIM OF THE CONFERENCE

Tourism has been noting increase tendencies for several years, using general improvement of economic situation in Europe and in the world. There is no doubt, that among the most important factors of growth it is necessary to mention decisions about widening the European Union with next countries. Such countries as the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia or Hungary benefit from this widening of the UE which brought in Europe increase of travelling, improvement of communication accessibility, but also intensification of competitiveness on the touristic market. Noticing the positive phenomena connected with the growth of incoming tourism in countries of Central - Eastern Europe, it is not possible not to perceive problems which are connected with its development. They are, among others, problems connected with development of material subsidiaries for tourism (investments), funding development of this sector, qualified personnel or the quality and standard of provided services. A significant role in development of tourism on a local and regional levels can and should be played by institutions of a territorial council as well as economic council. Complexity of these problems motivates the purposefulness of organizing a debating forum, which would undertake the signaled problems.

SUBJECT OF THE CONFERENCE

Detailed issues in the frames of the subject:

- local initiatives and their importance for development of tourism,

- problems of funding development of material subsidiaries of tourism in localities and tourist regions,

- supporting enterprise in tourism, particularly on a local level,

- personnel as a determinant of the possibility of forming a competitive position of enterprises and tourist regions,

- demographic problems and their consequences for development of tourism,

- direction conceptions of tourist policy.

INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

Chairman:

Dr Jan Telus - Rector of College of Economy, Tourism and Social Sciences in Kielce,

Members:

Prof. dr Slavoljub Vicić - Rector, The College of Hotel Management - Belgrade, Serbia

Doc. dr Stefan Kireta - Director, The Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management in Presov, Slovakia

Prof. dr Nicolay Mazhar - Rector, Humanity University in Smolensk, Russia

Prof. Ilia V. Iliew - Director, The International Academic Association in Sofia, Bulgaria

Dr Sofronija Miladinoski - Dean, Faculty of Tourism and Hotel Management, The University in Ohrid, Macedonia

Vadim Vitynski - Volin Institute of Economy and Management in Łuck, Ukraine

Yuriy Kapitanets - Deputy Rector for International and Regional Relations, University of Economics and Enterpreneurship in Khmelnitsky, Ukraine

Prof. Igor Bocian - Rector, Lvov Institute of Economics and Tourism, Lvov, Ukraine

ORGANIZTIONAL COMMITTEE

Chairman

Prof. dr hab. Andrzej Rapacz

Members:

Dr Wacław Kotliński; dr Anna Góźdź; MA Ernest Nowak;

MA Joanna Nowakowska; MA Ryszard Kruk

CALENDARIUM

Organizational regards require strict following the schedule presented below, we ask politely about:

-   till 31st March 2008 - electronic sending an abstract on the address of the conference secretariat

-   till 15th April 2008 - acceptance of the subject and abstract

-   till 30th June 2008 - deadline of sending articles

-   till 30th September 2008 - payment for participation in the conference

-   17-18 October 2008 – date of the conference

PROGRAM OF THE CONFERENCE

17th October 2008 (Friday)

8.30 - 9.30 - breakfast

9.30 - 10.30 - participants' registration in the hotel "ECHO” in Cedzyna (5 km from Kielce)

10.30 – 6 p.m. - debates with a dinner break

7 p.m. - supper

18th October 2008 (Saturday)

8.30 - 9.30 - breakfast

9.30 - 11.30 – a round table and closing the conference

1 p.m. - solemn inauguration of the academic year 2008/09

6 p.m. - solemn supper

EDITORIAL REQUIREMENTS

            The text of an abstract and the article in Polish or English.

An abstract maximally up to 200 signs, the volume of an article up to 10 pages.

The text of an article in the form of MS Word, font Times New Roman (12 points), space between lines: 1,5. Standard page of format A4, margins: left: 3,5cm, remaining: 2,5 cm.

Structure of an article

-   title - 14 points, capital letters, thickened, centered,

-    Author's name and  surname - 12 points, italics, centered,

-   name and place of  Author's work – 12 points, italics, centered,

-   text - 12 points, space between lines 1,5, with line indentation 6 mm in the beginning of each paragraph, justed,

-   notes directly in a text in the format [No., p.24] - where No. means a number of position in the bibliography list,

-   bibliography - 11 points, in the format: [ number] surname and name of the author, title (in italics), publishing house, place of publishing, year.

-   abstract - 11 points italics, in the English language.

10 minutes is designed for each participant for presentation and 5 minutes for discussion. Possibility of multimedia presentation.

The languages of the conference: Polish, English or Russian.

PAYMENT

The cost of participation in the conference is € 100. The payment includes participation in debates and concurrent events, conference materials and board.

We ask you to make payments on the day of participants' registration. If necessary, we will give invoices and seal delegations.

ACCOMMODATION

The cost of participation does not include payment for accommodation.

The conference will take place in the hotel ‘ECHO’ in Cedzyna (about 5 km from Kielce). Participants of the conference pay for their accommodation directly in the reception personally (rooms will be earlier booked by organizers).

The cost of accommodation, about € 35 / day.

CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT 

Dr Wacław Kotliński

Dean of Economic Department

Wyższa Szkoła Ekonomii, Turystyki i Nauk Społecznych w Kielcach, Polska

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