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Sent: 24 December 2014 02:46
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Subject: ATLAS list Key Note Speakers and Second Call for Papers for the 2015 BEST EN Think Tank
Dear Colleagues,
Apologies for cross-postings and best wishes for the festive season.
The following is the latest news on the 2015 BEST EN 15th Annual Think Tank to be held at Kruger National Park in South Africa, June 17-21 2015, in conjunction with the Tourism Management Division at the University of Pretoria.
Firstly, I am very pleased to confirm the first two of our Key Note speakers are Dr. Anna Spenceley and Prof. Jarkko Saarinen.
Dr Anna Spenceley is a tourism consultant focusing on sustainable tourism based in South Africa. In particular, she works in areas of high biodiversity in developing countries, through her company STAND. Anna is Chair of the IUCN's World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) Tourism and Protected Areas Specialist Group, a Senior Research Fellow with the University of Johannesburg, and sits on the editorial teams of several journals including the Journal of Sustainable Tourism. She is also the editor of the book "Responsible Tourism: Critical issues for Conservation and Development" and also co-editor of "Evolution and Innovation in Wildlife Conservation".
See www.anna.spenceley.co.uk , http://annaspenceley.wordpress.com and www.slideshare.net/AnnaSpenceley
Jarkko Saarinen is Professor of Geography at the University of Oulu, Finland, and Distinguished Visitor Professor at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. His research interests include tourism and local/regional development, sustainability and responsibility in tourism, tourism-community relations, tourism and climate change, community-based natural resource management and the utilisation and construction of nature and local cultures in tourism. He is currently the Vice-President of the International Geographical Union (IGU) and Associate Editor in the Journal of Ecotourism. His publications include books: Sustainable Tourism in Southern Africa (2009, co-edited with Becker, Manwa and Wilson), Tourism and Change in the Polar Regions (2010, co-edited with Hall) and Tourism and Millennium Development Goals (2013, co-edited with Rogerson and Manwa).
Secondly, a reminder that the Call for Papers is still active, the review process is open and the deadline for submission is February 16th 2015. The CFP is attached.
Thirdly, we have negotiated a special issue with the journal Sustainability for selected papers from the Think Tank. More details on this and other publication options will be sent out in January 2015.
I look forward to seeing you at the Think Tank in South Africa in June 2015.
Dr. Gianna Moscardo
Professor,
College of Business, Law and Governance
James Cook University, Townsville, Qld 4811
Phone: +61 7 47814254
CHAIR BEST Education Network (www.besteducationnetwork.org)