International Conference on Tourism (ICOT 2011)
Tourism in an Era of Uncertainty
Rhodes Island, Greece
27th – 30th April 2011
Conference Aims and Scope
The twenty-first century has brought new challenges for tourism. Climate change, infectious diseases, economic crises, terrorism, globalisation, and entrenched social problems pose threats and create an uncertain tourism environment that affects destinations and their populations in virtually every corner of the contemporary world. To keep pace with these challenges, governments, businesses, communities, and tourism organisations need to continuously assess environmental factors, to identify future trends and to examine various response policies and management techniques to decrease risk and uncertainty. Bearing all these in mind, ICOT 2011 aims to contribute towards this debate by stimulating discussion and exchange of ideas between tourism professionals, academics, researchers, policy-makers, consultants, practitioners, government officials and postgraduate students from tourism-related fields.
ICOT 2011 will also give participants an opportunity to combine a stimulating academic experience through their participation at the conference with a holiday on Rhodes, one of the most famous Greek Islands and a top holiday destination.
Conference Themes
The conference will focus on a broad range of topics related to tourism, including (but not limited to):
- Climate Change and Natural Disasters
- Health Problems / Infectious Diseases / Epidemiology
- Economic Crises and Risk
- Uncertainty and Risk
- Destination Attributes Related to Uncertainty
- Role of Uncertainty and Risk in the Tourist Experience
- Globalisation Effects
- Tourism, Terrorism, Safety and Security
- Tourism Development, Policy and Planning
- Economic/Social/Environmental/Cultural Impact of Tourism
- Community Responses to Risk and Uncertainty.
- Resiliency Planning
- Sustainable Tourism
- Alternative and Special Interest Tourism
- Information Technology in Tourism
- Negotiation in Tourism
- Industry's Role in Managing Growth Transportation and Tourism
- Authenticity and Commodification
- Tourism Education
- The Future of Tourism
Abstract Submission Guidelines
Abstracts are invited for concurrent sessions and poster presentations. The abstract will be the sole criterion for reviewers to decide the acceptance (or not) of the paper or poster for presentation. Thus the abstract should clearly communicate the objective(s) of the work, the results and their significance, and the advancement over previous work. Time and effort spent constructing a clear, concise, and well-written abstract will maximize the chances of the paper being accepted. Original and significant work is a prerequisite for paper acceptance.
Submitted abstracts should be one-page (250-350 words, Times New Roman, 11 point font). The title, author(s), affiliation(s) and all text must fit on this page. Abstracts may only be submitted on-line (as an MS-Word attachment) to http://www.iatour.net/submit/, no later than February 15, 2011.
Publication Plan
Papers presented at the conference will be considered for publication in special issues/volumes or sections of the following journals:
- International Journal of Tourism Policy
- Journal of Leisure and Tourism Marketing
- Journal of Tourism Anthropology
- Tourism Today
Important Dates
Abstract submission deadline (250-350 words) | 15 February 2011 |
Notification of acceptance / referees' amendments | 5 March 2011 |
Full paper submission deadline | 31 March 2011 |
Conference | 27 – 30 April 2011 |
Conference Fees
Early Registration (Until 20 March 2011) | Late Registration (Until 15 April 2011) | |
Full registration | €300 | €500 |
Research Students Registration | €200 | €350 |
Contact Details
For registration or any other enquiries, please contact:
For academic enquiries, please contact:
or visit the conference webpage: http://www.cut.ac.cy/icot
Electronic copies of the Call for Papers and Conference Provisional Programme are attached.
Looking forward to meeting you in Rhodes.
Best Regards,
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Konstantinos Andriotis
Associate Professor
Cyprus University of Technology
P.O. Box. 50329, 3603 Lemesos, Cyprus.
Tel. +357 25002237
Fax. +357 25002633
Personal Webpage: http://www.angelfire.com/ks/andriotis
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Editor: Int. J. of Tourism Policy (IJTP)
Book Series Editor: Tourism Development and Management - Issues and Approaches
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Scirus Topic Page: Community Attitudes towards Tourism Development
Editorial Board Member: Caribbean J. of Business, Hospitality and Tourism Management, Int. J. of Cultural Management, Int. J. of Leisure and Tourism Marketing (IJLTM), Int. J. of Tourism Anthropology, Int. Scientific Journal Geographica Pannonica, Int. Scientific Journal - TURIZAM, Island Dynamics: Occasional Papers, Management Sciences and Practices Journal, Revista de Turism Journal (Journal of Tourism), The Open Area Studies Journal, The Open Sociology Journal, The Open Management Journal
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Links to Tourism References: http://www.angelfire.com/ks/andriotis/Bibliography.html
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Links to Tourism, Hospitality and Leisure Journals: http://www.angelfire.com/ks/andriotis/Journals.html
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Konstantinos Andriotis
Associate Professor
Cyprus University of Technology
P.O. Box. 50329, 3603 Lemesos, Cyprus.
Tel. +357 25002237
Fax. +357 25002633
Personal Webpage: http://www.angelfire.com/ks/andriotis
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Editor: Int. J. of Tourism Policy (IJTP)
Book Series Editor: Tourism Development and Management - Issues and Approaches
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Scirus Topic Page: Community Attitudes towards Tourism Development
Editorial Board Member: Caribbean J. of Business, Hospitality and Tourism Management, Int. J. of Cultural Management, Int. J. of Leisure and Tourism Marketing (IJLTM), Int. J. of Tourism Anthropology, Int. Scientific Journal Geographica Pannonica, Int. Scientific Journal - TURIZAM, Island Dynamics: Occasional Papers, Management Sciences and Practices Journal, Revista de Turism Journal (Journal of Tourism), The Open Area Studies Journal, The Open Sociology Journal, The Open Management Journal
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Links to Tourism References: http://www.angelfire.com/ks/andriotis/Bibliography.html
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Links to Tourism, Hospitality and Leisure Journals: http://www.angelfire.com/ks/andriotis/Journals.html
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