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Forthcoming Conferences
Border
Tourism and Community Development
An International Conference
Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China - 6 to 9 July 2005
Major Conference Themes:
Border Tourism:
- Regional Cooperation in Border Areas
- Planning and Managing Border Tourism
- Measuring and Managing the Impacts of Border Tourism
- Tourism and Migration in Border Economies
Community Tourism Development:
- Sustainable Community-based Tourism
- Managing Host-Guest Relations
- Tourism in Ethnic Minority Areas
- Case Studies in Community Development through Tourism
China & Southeast Asia's Golden Triangle:
- Tourism in the Golden Triangle/Mekong River Region
- Trekking in Highland Southeast Asia and Yunnan Province
- Backpack and Alternative Tourism in Southeast Asia and China
- Intra-regional Tourism between China and Southeast Asia
Conference Sponsors:
- City of Jinghong, China
- Tourism Commission - China Geographical Society
- Commission on the Geography of Tourism, Leisure and Global Change - International Geographical Union
- Zhongshan/Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
- Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
Conference Organizers:
- Zhongshan University, Center for Tourism Research and Planning (Guangzhou, China)
- Northern Arizona University, Department of Georaphy, Planning, and Recreation (Flagstaff, Arizona, USA)
Conference Location: Jinghong City, Xishuangbanna District, Yunnan Province, China
English will be the working language of the conference for all participants.
THIS WEBSITE IS FOR PARTICIPANTS RESIDING OUTSIDE CHINA, AS WELL AS FORIEGN PARTICIPANTS RESIDING IN CHINA, AND NON-CHINESE CITIZENS RESIDEING IN CHINA - China residents should contact the Conference Secretariate for registration information: Center for Tourism Research and Planning, Zhongshan (Sun Yat-Sen) University, China
Key Dates & Program Summary:
- March 15, 2005: Due Date for Receipt of Abstracts
- March 30, 2005:
- Early Registration deadline
- Optional Post-Conference Trip Registration Due
- April 1, 2005: Regular Registration starts
- June 1, 2005: Late Registration Starts
- July 6: Arrival in Jinghong; Registration Desk open in afternoon
- July 7: Keynote speeches in the morning, followed by parallel paper sessions
- July 8: Keynote speeches in the morning, with an afternoon excursion to a Dai Minority village (dinner banquet in the village)
- July 9: parallel paper sessions in the morning, followed by an excursion to the Burma and China border
- July 10 to 15: Optional Post-Conference Golden Triangle Field Trip
Conference Fee:
- US$495 (early); $535 (regular); $575 (late), which includes:
- registration fee
- accommodation for four nights
- meals starting with breakfast on July 7, and including the banquet on July 8
- field tripS on July 8 and 9
- Hotel Pick up/Transfer service from the Jinghong airport (must provide conference organizers with arrival and departure information by June 15, 2005)
- Spouse and Student rates are available -- please see registration page
Post-Conference GOLDEN
TRIANGLE FIELD TRIP
- July 10 to 15
The conference site is in the heart of Asia's Golden Triangle region, bordering Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand. We are offering a post-conference feild trip to explore tourism development in this region by boat and land.