Calls for Conferences: FW: CFP - The International Conference on Creative Organisations and Management: Issues and Policies in Tourism

The International Conference on Creative Organisations and Management: Issues and Policies in Tourism

Malta 25^th-27^th February 2015

This International Conference is organised by the Institute of Tourism Studies (Malta), the Dublin Institute of Technology (Ireland) and the Leeds Metropolitan University (United Kingdom). This conference provides the platform for various tourism and hospitality academics, practioners, researchers and students in presenting and discussing the various topics.

Conference Themes

The conference will focus on a broad range of topics related to Creative Organisations and Management. The scientific committee welcome papers and offers to lead interactive workshops on various themes including:

Entrepreneurship Development for Tourism
Innovation and Creativity
Financial Management Issues of Creative Industries
Risk and Innovation
Destination Marketing and Competitiveness
Tourism Market Strategy
Sustainable Tourism Development Strategies
Consumer Behaviour in Tourism
Enhancing Customers' Experience
Education and Training for Creative Industries
Developing strategic policies planning for European islands.
Theoretical Perspectives on Sustainable Tourism
Tourism Development for islands
Public Administration of Tourism Development within European islands
Economic/Social/Environmental/Cultural Impacts of Tourism
European Union Policies for Tourism
Transportation and Tourism
Creativity of Events, Hospitality and Tourism Management
International Legal Aspects of Events, Hospitality and Tourism
Public Policy and the Creative Industries
An Economic and social sustainable Impacts of Events on Host Cities
Training the Events Workforce
Evaluation and Reporting
Culinary Tourism
Tourism Methodologies
Cultural heritage Tourism
Managing Heritage for Tourism
Museums and Tourism

Organising Committee:

Vincent Zammit, Institute of Tourism Studies, Malta

Ray Vassallo, Institute of Tourism Studies, Malta

James Perry, Institute of Tourism, Malta

Scientific Committee

Ernest Azzopardi, University of Malta

Anya Diekman, (Universite de Bruxelles, Belgium)

Michael A. Di Giovine, West Chester University of Pennsylvania, USA

Kevin Griffin, Dublin Institute of Technology

Jonathan Edwards, Bournemouth University, UK

Muhsin Kar, Necmettin Erbakan University, Turkey

Razaq Raj, (Leeds Metropolitan University, United Kingdom)

Tahir Rashid, University of Salford, UK

Giovanni Ruggieri, Palermo Univeristy, Italy

Kiran Shinde, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deeemed University, India

Dallen Timothy, Arizona State University, USA

Craig Webster, University of Nicosia, Cyprus

Vincent Zammit, Institute of Tourism Studies, Malta

Important Dates:

Abstract submissions: 30 October 2014

Notification of Abstract Acceptance: 15 November 2014

Full Paper Submission: 20 January 2015

Conference Registration Deadline: 1 February 2015

Contact Details vincent.zammit@gov.mt

Registration Fee:

The fees for the conference are as follows:

Authors/ participants 225€

Students 125€

(Registration fee includes conference documentation, certificate of participation and coffee breaks, Lunches, conference proceedings and access to full conference facilities, excluding accommodation).