First International Conference on
TOURISM AND THE THIRD SECTOR: RELEASING THE POTENTIAL
Neuchatel, Switzerland, 18.-20.09.2009
Conference Theme:
Tourism and the Third Sector
is the theme of ETFs inaugural conference, which will be held in the
beautiful lakeside city of Neuchatel, Switzerland in September 2009.
This conference will bring together representatives from a diverse
range of organizations including those in the tourism sector, third
sector, public authorities, policy makers, industry and community
representatives, tourism researchers and others who recognize the
potential for positive outcomes of Tourism Sector – Third Sector
interaction.
Please
visit this page regularly for updated information regarding the
conference. Registration procedures and conference programme will be
uploaded in due course.
Conference Aim:
The
aim of this conference is to bring together representatives from a
diverse range of organizations including those in the third sector,
public authorities, policy makers, industry and community
representatives, tourism researchers and others who recognize the
potential for positive outcomes of Tourism Sector – Third Sector
interaction. The third sector comprises value driven non-governmental
organisations which principally reinvest their surpluses to further
social, environmental or cultural objectives.
The
idea behind this conference is to provide an intellectual space to
explore the enormous potential that exists between the Tourism Sector
and the Third Sector. The conference streams provide a coherent logic
to the proceedings yet are diverse enough to allow for the articulation
of a wide range of multidisciplinary perspectives which it is hoped
will result in lively debate and provide new insights into the
interrelationship between Tourism and the Third Sector.
Conference Streams:
Abstracts for presentation are invited on any of the following six broad themes:
- Tourism and the Third Sector: Governance, Participation and Exclusion
- Tourism and the Third Sector: Conservation, Sustainability and Partnership
- Tourism and the Third Sector: Culture and Representation
- Tourism and the Third Sector: Delivering the Visitor Experience
- Tourism and the Third Sector: Social Entrepreneurship
- Tourism and the Third Sector: Education and Training
Submission of Abstracts and Papers:
Abstracts
of up to 350 words corresponding to one of the conference streams
should be submitted for blind review by Monday 15th of December 2008.
Successful authors will be notified by the end of February, 2009. The
official language of the conference is English.
A
final paper of between 4,000 – 8,000 words is required by the end of
May 2009 if authors wish to be included in the proceedings.
Special Session on Research Practice
In
addition to panel paper presentations we will hold a special session on
"Research Practice" This session is particularly focused on building
research agendas and collaboration across the Tourism and Third
Sectors. This special session will comprise a series of brief proposals
outlining potential research agendas and or collaboration projects
across the sectors.
Roundtables & Workshops
In
addition to the panel sessions outlined above we welcome proposals for
roundtable discussions and workshops which closely align with the
conference theme(s). If you would like to organise a themed roundtable
session or workshop please contact us before December 2008.
Conference Publications:
All
accepted papers will be published in the proceedings. It is envisaged
that selected papers will be published in the form an edited volume
under the conference title.
Other Outcomes:
It
is our hope that this conference will act as a catalyst for further
initiatives in relation to Tourism and the Third Sector and that such
outcomes will have positive practical implications for a wide variety
of communities, organisations, their clients and others.
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