Thursday, August 14, 2014

Tourism and the Creative Economy Workshop, 4-5 September, Linz, Austria

Dear colleagues,

 

This is a reminder that the workshop on Tourism and the Creative Economy will take place in Linz, Austria on 4-5 September 2014 ? updated agenda attached.

 

More than 80 representatives from the tourism and the creative sectors have confirmed their attendance so far. A number of remaining places are available for countries or organisations which may be interested in participating but have not yet registered. To confirm your attendance, please register online at your earliest convenience through the following link: www.reglist24.com/oecd. You may share this note with relevant persons who may be interested in attending.

 

Kind regards,

Alain

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Alain DUPEYRAS
Head of the Tourism Unit
Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs and Local Development (CFE)

2, rue André Pascal - 75775 Paris Cedex 16
Tel: +33 1 45 24 91 45 ? Fax: +33 1 44 30 63 16

alain.dupeyras@oecd.org  || www.oecd.org

 

About the Tourism Committee

OECD Tourism Trends and Policies 2014

Green Innovation in Tourism Services

Indicators for Measuring Competitiveness in Tourism

 

 

From: TAYLOR-BESSON Opal, CFE/TOU On Behalf Of DUPEYRAS Alain, CFE/SME
Sent: 04 July, 2014 4:55 PM
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Subject: Invitation: Tourism and the Creative Economy Workshop, 4-5 September, Linz, Austria

 

Dear colleagues,

 

Please find below/attached invitation and draft programme for the Tourism and the Creative Economy event which will take place in Linz, Austria on Thursday 4-5 September 2014. The new OECD Tourism Committee?s publication Tourism and the Creative Economy  - prepared with the support of the Ministry for Sport, Culture and Tourism of Korea - will also be launched as part of this event.

 

Interested countries are encouraged to participate. You may share this note with relevant persons who may be interested in attending. Due to capacity constraints, the number of participants is limited. You are therefore invited to signal your interest in attending to Jane Stacey (jane.stacey@oecd.org) by the 19 July 2014.

 

To confirm your attendance, please register online at your earliest convenience through the following link: www.reglist24.com/oecd. Further details and travel information are provided in the attached.

 

Kind regards,

 

Alain

 

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Alain DUPEYRAS
Head of the Tourism Unit
Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs and Local Development (CFE)

2, rue André Pascal - 75775 Paris Cedex 16
Tel: +33 1 45 24 91 45 ? Fax: +33 1 44 30 63 16

 

alain.dupeyras@oecd.org  || www.oecd.org/cfe/tourism

About the Tourism Committee

OECD Tourism Trends and Policies 2014

Tourism Data on OECD.Stat

 

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Dear Madam, Sir,

 

We invite you or your representative to a workshop on Tourism and the Creative Economy, which will take place on the 4th and 5th September 2014 at the Ars Electronica Center in Linz, Austria.

 

The workshop will bring together international experts from tourism and the creative industries to exchange visions and new ideas to strengthen the linkages between these sectors.

 

The event is organised in co-operation with the OECD, the Tourism Department of the Austrian Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy, the Tourism Office Linz, the Creative Region Linz & Upper Austria and Ars Electronica Linz.

 

Please find attached the invitation including the draft programme. The event will be held in English language only.

 

Please note that as the number of participants is limited, this is an invitation-only event. We therefore ask that you register at your earliest convenience and at the latest by 14th August 2014.

 

Please register online through the following link: www.reglist24.com/oecd. You will then receive an email from the organizers confirming a place has been reserved for you at this event.

 

Participants are kindly requested to make their own travel and hotel arrangements. As the event takes place during the Ars Electronica Festival, it is advised to book your hotel early. Hotel and travel information can be found in the draft programme attached.

 

If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact Sandra Blöchl, Tourism Office Linz, sandra.bloechl@linztourismus.at or Michaela Wimplinger, Ars Electronica Linz, michaela.wimplinger@aec.at.

 

We look forward to seeing you at the event.

 

On behalf of the Organising Committee

 

Georg Steiner

Director Linz Tourism

 

 

Organising Committee:

Elisabeth Udolf Strobl, Director General, Tourism and Historic Objects, Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy, Austria

Sergio Arzeni, Director, OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs and Local Development

Gerfried Stocker, Managing Director, Ars Electronica Linz

Patrick Bartos, Managing Director, Creative Region Linz & Upper Austria

Georg Steiner, Managing Director, Tourism Board of Linz


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