CALL FOR PAPERS FOR THE 4th INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE «Planning for the Future – Learning from the Past: Contemporary Developments in Tourism, Travel & Hospitality» Rodos Palace Hotel Rhodes, Greece 3-5 April 2009 Conference Theme & Information Nothing in today’s chaotic tourism, travel and hospitality environment stays the same long enough… achieving and sustaining success, either in the private or the public sector, is a major challenge for all relevant stakeholders! Success is examined at both the macro-environmental and micro-environmental levels The 4th Conference of the Interdepartmental Program of the Postgraduate Studies in Tourism Planning, Policy and Management is hosted and organized by the University of the Aegean The conference will take place at the Rodos Palace hotel, ideally located by a golden beach at the world-famous island of Rhodes in Greece Rhodes is an established tourism destination well-known for its cosmopolitan style, rich gastronomic appeal, and vibrant night-life The state-of-the-art conference program includes: a) a high quality scientific research track with refereed paper presentations, b) cutting-edge keynote speakers and roundtables from the industry, the academia and the public sector, c) a student paper presentations track and a PhD workshop, d) unforgettable social activities, including excursions and field tours… Submission of Abstracts & Final Papers The research track of the congress will be exploring the overall theme of “Planning for the Future – Learning from the Past: Contemporary Developments in Tourism, Travel & Hospitality”, and will focus on sub- themes like: a) Education; b) Marketing; c) Management; d) Human Resources; e) Information Technology; f) Geography, Planning & Development; g) Finance & Economics; h) Service Quality; i) Operations Management; j) Food & Beverage; k) Catering; l) Travel & Leisure; m) Destination Management; n) Alternative Forms of Tourism; o) Sustainability Submitted abstracts should be relevant with the overall congress theme objectives and at least one of the congress sub-themes, should be written in English, and should be submitted in time (see bellow for “important dates”) All contributions must be original (i.e not been published elsewhere), follow academic writing, structure and methodology Paper submissions will be blindrefereed by at least two anonymous reviewers Conference Proceedings & Publication Opportunities in Special Issues All accepted final papers will be included in the official congress proceedings The proceedings will be published professionally in an electronic form and a free copy of the proceedings will be given to registered congress delegate Authors of conference papers that provide a solid and critical literature review as well as interesting practical and/or theoretical implications will have the opportunity to submit and publish their work at special issues of the following prestigious international refereed journals: International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, http://www.emeraldinsight.com/info/journals/ijchm/ijchm.jsp Managing Service Quality, http://info.emeraldinsight.com/products/journals/journals.htm?id=msq Computers in Human Behaviour, http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/759/description# description Impact factor of this journal 2007: 1.344 Journal of Enterprise Information Management, http://www.emeraldinsight.com/info/journals/jeim/jeim.jsp International Journal of Services, Economics & Management, http://www.inderscience.com/browse/index.php?journalCODE=ijsem TOURISMOS: An International Multidisciplinary Journal of Tourism, http://www.chios.aegean.gr/tourism/journal.htm Journal of Hospitality & Tourism, http://www.johat.org.in Important Dates Submission of Abstracts (between 500 & 700 words, plus main references): 19th of October 2008 Evaluation of abstracts and communication with authors: 26th of October 2008 Submission of final papers (full papers)* 28th of December 2008 Evaluation of final papers and communication with authors: 11th of January 2009 * Authors of accepted abstracts will be informed about the submission specifications/guidelines for the full papers Only papers presented at the conference will be included in the conference proceedings Submission Information & Further Details Please submit abstracts by e-mail (as Word document attachments) to: TourismConference2009@aegean.gr For more information about the conference please visit the conference website: http://www.chios.aegean.gr/tourism/conference.htm Scientific Committee George Agiomyrgianakis, Hellenic Open University, Greece David Airey, University of Surrey, United Kingdom Constantia Anastasiadou, Napier University, United Kingdom George Anastasopoulos, University of Patras, Greece Vassilis Angelis, University of the Aegean, Greece Sofia Avgerinou-Kolonia, National Technical University of Athens, Greece Billy Bai, University of Nevada - Las Vegas, USA Bill Bramwell, Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom Eleni Briasouli, University of the Aegean, Greece Nevenka Čavlek, University of Zagreb, Croatia Konstandinos Chatzimichalis, Harokopion University, Greece Evangelos Christou, University of the Aegean, Greece Haris Coccosis, University of Thessaly, Greece Alex Deffner, University of Thessaly, Greece Vasiliki Galani-Moutafi, University of the Aegean, Greece Hugo Goetch, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy David Harrison, London Metropolitan University, United Kingdom Nigel Hemmington, Bournemouth University, United Kingdom Olga Iakovidou, Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, Greece Liz Ineson, Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom Zoran Ivanovic, University of Rijeka, Croatia Stanislav Ivanov, International University College, Bulgaria Jafar Jafari, University of Wisconsin-Stout, U.S.A Fragkiskos Kalavasis, University of the Aegean, Greece Jay Kandampully, Ohio State University, USA Ioannis Karamanidis, Τ.Ε.Ι of Thessaloniki, Greece Hanan Kattara, Alexandria University, Egypt Anastasios Kodakos, University of the Aegean, Greece Metin Kozak, University of Mugla, Turkey Sotiris Koukoulas, University of the Aegean, Greece Maria Kousi, University of Crete, Greece Dimitris Lagos, University of The Aegean Maria Lekakou, University of the Aegean, Greece Constantine Lymperopoulos, University of the Aegean, Greece Leonidas Maroudas, University of the Aegean, Greece Audrey McCool, University of Nevada - Las Vegas, USA Hilary Murphy, Ecole Hoteliere Lausanne, Switzerland Alkiviadis Panagopoulos, Τ.Ε.Ι of Patras, Greece Andreas Papatheodorou, University of the Aegean, Greece Alex Paraskevas, Oxford Brookes University, United Kingdom Gordana Reckoska, University of Bitola, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Chris Roberts, University of Massachusetts, USA Odysseas Sakellaridis, University of the Aegean, Greece Alexis Saveriades, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus Ioannis Seimenis, University of the Aegean, Greece Marianna Sigala, University of the Aegean, Greece Konstandina Skanavi, University of the Aegean, Greece Pantelis Skagiannis, University of Thessaly, Greece Eleni Skourtou, University of the Aegean, Greece Marios Sotiriadis, Τ.Ε.Ι of Crete, Greece Theodoros Stavrinoudis, University of The Aegean Ioannis Spilanis, University of the Aegean, Greece Snezana Stetic, University of Novi Sad, Serbia & Montenegro John Sutton, Emirates Academy of Hospitality, United Arab Emirates Theano Terkenli, University of the Aegean, Greece Antonis Theocharous, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus Rhodri Thomas, Leeds Metropolitan University, United Kingdom Adriana Mirela Tomescu, University of Oradea, Romania John Tribe, University of Surrey, United Kingdom Paris Tsartas, University of the Aegean, Greece Efstathios Velissariou, Τ.Ε.Ι of Larisa, Greece Chrisi Vitsilaki, University of the Aegean, Greece Maria Vodenska, University of Sofia, Bulgaria Eugenia Wickens, Bucks New University, United Kingdom Gerasimos Zacharatos, University of Patras, Greece Elfrida Zefi, University Fan Noli of Korca, Albania About the University of the Aegean The University of the Aegean, was founded in 1984, and has Schools and 17 Departments with a student population exceeding 10000 (undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral candidates) and almost 500 faculty members The central administration of the University is located in the island of Mytilene, while various Schools and Departments have been established in the islands Chios, Karlovassi, Rhodes, Syros and Mytilene The University emphasizes the development and promotion of new disciplines and innovative curricula that adhere to the needs of the contemporary society and the requirements of the global community The Department of Business Administration was the first to be established at the University of the Aegean, and in 2005 celebrated its 20 th anniversary The Department has almost 30 full-time and part-time faculty members, and over 400 students (undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral candidates) The Department offers an undergraduate degree in Business Administration with specializations in: a) Tourism Management, b) Marketing, c) Finance & Accounting, and d) Management & New Technologies At postgraduate level, the Department offers a Master in Business Administration (with specialisations in Human Resources, Operations Management, and Accounting & Auditing), as well as a PhD Program The Interdepartmental Program of Postgraduate Studies in Tourism Planning, Policy & Management offers a Master of Science degree as well as PhD studies, focusing on a multi-disciplinary approach in the study of tourism The Program is jointly run by Departments of the University of the Aegean, namely the Department of Business Administration, the Department of Geography, the Department of Environment, and the Department of Social Anthropology The a Master of Science degree offers two alternative specializations: a) Strategic Tourism Planning, and b) Hospitality Management Detailed information about the University of the Aegean can be found at the institution’s website, www.aegean.gr ... the study of tourism The Program is jointly run by Departments of the University of the Aegean, namely the Department of Business Administration, the Department of Geography, the Department of. .. Seimenis, University of the Aegean, Greece Marianna Sigala, University of the Aegean, Greece Konstandina Skanavi, University of the Aegean, Greece Pantelis Skagiannis, University of Thessaly,... New University, United Kingdom Gerasimos Zacharatos, University of Patras, Greece Elfrida Zefi, University Fan Noli of Korca, Albania About the University of the Aegean The University of the Aegean,