CALL FOR PAPERS FOR THE 4th INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE
«Planning
for the Future – Learning from the Past: Contemporary Developments in Tourism, Travel & Hospitality»
Rodos Palace Hotel
Rhodes,
Greece 3-5 April 2009
Conference Theme
Nothing
in today’s chaotic tourism, travel and hospitality environment stays
the same long enough… achieving and sustaining success, either in the
private or the public sector, is a major challenge for all relevant
stakeholders! The search for success through planning for the future
and learning from the past is always with us, and its impacts of are
critical importance for tourism, travel and hospitality management and
education. Success may generate even more success, both at
macro-environmental and micro-environmental level.
Congress Information
The 4th Conference of the Interdepartmental Program of Postgraduate Studies in Tourism Planning, Policy and Management is hosted
and organized by the University of the Aegean,
a traditional university in
Greece;
the university units responsible for the Congress organization are: a)
the Interdepartmental Program of Postgraduate Studies in Tourism
Planning, Policy and Management, and b) the Department of Business
Administration. The congress will take place at the
Rodos
Palace hotel, ideally located by a golden beach at the world-famous
island of
Rhodes in Greece.
Rhodes is an established tourism destination well-known for its cosmopolitan style, rich gastronomic appeal, and vibrant night-life.
The
state-of-the-art conference program includes: a) a high quality
scientific research track with refereed paper presentations, b)
cutting-edge keynote speakers and roundtables from the industry, the
academia and the public sector, c) a student paper presentations track
and a PhD workshop, d) unforgettable social activities, including
excursions and field tours…
Submission of Abstracts & Final Papers
The research track of the congress will be exploring the overall theme of
“Planning for the Future – Learning from the Past: Contemporary Developments in Tourism, Travel & Hospitality”,
and will focus on sub-themes like: a) Education; b) Marketing; c)
Management; d) Human Resources; e) Information Technology; f) Planning
& Development; g) Finance & Economics; h) Service Quality; i)
Operations Management; j) Food & Beverage; k) Catering; l) Travel
& Leisure; m) Destination Management; n) Alternative Forms of
Tourism; o) Sustainability.
Submitted
abstracts should be relevant with the overall congress theme objectives
and at least one of the congress sub-themes, should be written in
English, and should be submitted in time (see bellow for “important
dates”). All contributions must be original (i.e. not been published
elsewhere), follow academic writing, structure and methodology.
Submissions will be
blind-refereed by at least
two anonymous reviewers
who will decide if the proposed abstracts will be accepted or not.
Acceptance of an abstract does not automatically lead to acceptance of
the relevant final paper; following the acceptance of the abstract, the
author(s) will be provided with specific guidelines for the submission
of a full paper, and then all submitted full papers will be refereed
again by at least
two anonymous reviewers who will decide if the final paper will be accepted or not.
Conference Proceedings & Publication Opportunities
All
accepted final papers will be included in the official congress
proceedings. The proceedings will be published professionally in
printed and/or electronic form, and will be available for distribution
during the conference. Each registered congress delegate will receive
one free copy of the congress proceedings.
Authors of selected congress papers will have the opportunity to publish their work at
special issues of a number of international scientific journals – details will follow soon.
Important Dates
Submission of Abstracts (between 500 & 700 words, plus main references):
19th of October 2008
Evaluation of abstracts and communication with authors:
26th of October 2008
Submission of final papers (full papers)*
28th of December 2008
Evaluation of final papers and communication with authors:
11th of January 2009
*
Authors of accepted
abstracts will be informed about the submission
specifications/guidelines for the full papers. Only papers presented at
the conference will be included in the conference proceedings.
Submission Information & Further Details
Please submit abstracts by e-mail (as Word document attachments) to:
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Scientific Committee
George Agiomyrgianakis,
Hellenic Open University, Greece
David Airey,
University of Surrey, United Kingdom
George Anastasopoulos,
University of Patras, Greece
Vassilis Angelis,
University of the Aegean, Greece
Sofia Avgerinou-Kolonia,
National Technical University of Athens, Greece
Bill Bramwell,
Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom
Eleni Briasouli,
University of the Aegean, Greece
Nevenka Čavlek,
University of Zagreb, Croatia
Konstandinos Chatzimichalis,
Harokopion University, Greece
Evangelos
Christou,
University of the Aegean, Greece
Haris Coccosis,
University of Thessaly, Greece
Alex Deffner,
University of Thessaly, Greece
Vasiliki Galani-Moutafi,
University of the Aegean, Greece
Hugo Goetch,
Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy
David Harrison,
London Metropolitan University, United Kingdom
Nigel Hemmington,
Bournemouth University, United Kingdom
Olga Iakovidou,
Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Zoran Ivanovic,
University of Rijeka, Croatia
Jafar Jafari,
University of Wisconsin-Stout, U.S.A.
Jay Kandampully,
Ohio State
University, USA
Ioannis Karamanidis,
Τ.Ε.Ι.
of Thessaloniki, Greece
Hanan Kattara,
Alexandria University, Egypt
Metin Kozak,
University of Mugla, Turkey
Sotiris Koukoulas,
University of the Aegean
Maria Kousi,
University of Crete, Greece
Dimitris Lagos,
University of The Aegean
Maria Lekakou,
University of the Aegean, Greece
Constantine Lymperopoulos,
University of the Aegean, Greece
Leonidas Maroudas,
University of the Aegean, Greece
Alkiviadis Panagopoulos,
Τ.Ε.Ι.
of Patras, Greece
Andreas
Papatheodorou,
University of the Aegean, Greece
Alex Paraskevas,
Oxford Brookes University, United Kingdom
Gordana Reckoska,
University of Bitola, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Chris Roberts,
University of Massachusetts, USA
Odysseas Sakellaridis,
University of the Aegean, Greece
Alexis Saveriades,
Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus
Marianna Sigala,
University of the Aegean, Greece
Konstandina Skanavi,
University of the Aegean, Greece
Pantelis Skagiannis,
University of Thessaly, Greece
Marios Sotiriadis,
Τ.Ε.Ι.
of Crete, Greece
Theodoros Stavrinoudis,
University of The Aegean
Ioannis Spilanis,
University of the Aegean, Greece
Snezana Stetic,
University of Novi Sad, Serbia & Montenegro
Theano Terkenli,
University of the Aegean, Greece
Adriana Mirela Tomescu,
University of Oradea, Romania
John Tribe,
University of Surrey, United Kingdom
Paris Tsartas,
University of the Aegean, Greece
Efstathios Velissariou,
Τ.Ε.Ι.
of Larisa, Greece
Maria Vodenska,
University of Sofia, Bulgaria
Eugenia Wickens,
Bucks New University,
Gerasimos Zacharatos,
University of Patras, Greece
Elfrida Zefi,
University Fan Noli of Korca, Albania
About the University of the
Aegean
The University of the
Aegean, was founded in 1984, and has 5
Schools and 17 Departments with a student population exceeding 10000
(undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral candidates) and almost 500
faculty members. The central administration of the University is
located in the island of
Mytilene, while various Schools and Departments have been established in the islands
Chios, Karlovassi, Rhodes,
Syros and Mytilene. The University emphasizes the development and promotion of
new disciplines and innovative curricula that adhere to the needs of the contemporary society and the requirements of the global community.
The
Department of Business Administration was the first to be established at the University of the
Aegean, and in 2005 celebrated its 20th
anniversary. The Department has almost 30 full-time and part-time
faculty members, and over 400 students (undergraduate, postgraduate,
and doctoral candidates). The Department offers an undergraduate degree
in Business Administration with specializations in: a) Tourism
Management, b) Marketing, c) Finance & Accounting, and d)
Management & New Technologies. At postgraduate level, the
Department offers a Master in Business Administration (with
specialisations in Human Resources, Operations Management, and
Accounting & Auditing), as well as a PhD Program.
The
Interdepartmental Program of Postgraduate Studies in Tourism Planning, Policy & Management
offers a Master of Science degree as well as PhD
studies, focusing on a multi-disciplinary approach in the study of
tourism. The Program is jointly run by 5 Departments of the University
of the Aegean, namely the
Department of Business Administration, the Department of Geography, the
Department of Environment, and the Department of Social Anthropology.
The
a Master of Science degree offers two alternative specializations: a) Strategic Tourism Planning, and b) Hospitality Management.
Detailed information about the University of the
Aegean can be found at the institution’s website, www.aegean.gr
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