Conferences

Upcoming conferences, seminars and events, many with a call for papers...

Human rites & city lights : balancing socio-cultural, artistic, tourism & commercial dimensions of festivals - 18-20 March 09, Slovakia

The voluntourism effect : case studies and investigations - 18-20 March 09, California

Tourism, heritage and cultural change in the Middle East & North Africa region - 4-7 April 09, Jordan

Perspectives of seaside tourism - 7-8 May 09 Lithuania

Atlas annual conference 2009 : experiencing difference changing tourism and tourist experiences - 27-29 May 09, Denmark

THRIC 09 : tourism & hospitality research in Ireland conference - 16-17 June 09, Dublin

Play the game 2009 - 8-12 June 09, Coventry

4th Lake tourism conference - 21-25 June 09, Canada

Tourism for development : environmental sustainability, poverty reduction and empowering communities - 1-3 July 09, University of Botswana

Developments of tourism, leisure and recreation in low mountain ranges - 3-4 July 09, Germany

The following are all proposed sessions taking place during the Annual International Conference of the Royal Geographical Society, 26-28 Aug 09, Manchester:

• Researching beyond the tourist gaze : accessing and understanding embodied performances in tourism

• Imaginative, virtual and communicative travel : complement to, or substitute for, tourism?

3rd Advances in Tourism Marketing Conference : 6-9 Sept 09, Bournemouth

EuroCHRIE 2009 : from services to experience in tourism and the hospitality industry and education - 22-24 Oct 09, Finland

Cities as creative spaces for cultural tourism - 19-21 Nov 09, Istanbul

3rd international conference on destination branding and marketing - 2-4 Dec 09, China