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The Seventh Biennial International China Tourism Conference
Zhangjiajie (Hunan Province), China - 13-15 July 2011
Conference English Language Abstracts (PDF)
Pogram:
- Download Program PDF Here (updated 10 July 2011; 4GB pdf) (alternate download)
- July 12: Arrival in Zhangjiajie City; Registration Desk will be open in the
afternoon
- July 13:
8:30-9:30 - Opening Ceremony & Photo
9:20-12:00 - Four Keynote Presentations
Lunch
14:00-15:45 - Three Parallel session + Special session for Graduate Students on Research and Publishing (Tourism Geographies journal)
15:50-17:30 - Three Parallel session + Two special sessions of the Best Graduate Student papers
18:00-22:00 - Evening Banquet & Performance
- July 14:
8:00-17:00 - Field Trip - Tour of Zhangjiajie National Forest Park
Dinner on own
- July 15:
8:00-9:45 - Three Parallel session + Two special sessions of the Best Graduate Student papers
10:00-11:45 - Three Parallel session + Two special sessions of the Best Graduate Student papers
Lunch
13:30-15:15 - Three Parallel session + Two special sessions of the Best Graduate Student papers
15:30-17:00 - Three Parallel session + Special session for Graduate Students on Research and Publishing (Tourism Tribune journal)
17:00-19:30 - Closing Ceremony & Banquet
- July 16 - 17 : Optional Post-Conference Field Trip to Fenghuang Old Town
ABSTRACT FORMAT:
- Title
- Keywords
- Full name
- Position or Rank
- Name of Academic Institution or Company or Other Affiliation
- Full Mailing Address (place of work)
- E-Mail address
- Abstract (300-1000 words)
Email Your Abstract to: Prof. Alan A. Lew <Alan.Lew@nau.edu>
THIS WEBSITE IS FOR PARTICIPANTS RESIDING OUTSIDE CHINA, AS WELL AS FOREIGN PARTICIPANTS RESIDING IN CHINA, AND NON-CHINESE CITIZENS RESIDEING IN CHINA. - Chinese citizens residing in China should contact the Conference Secretariat for registration information: Center for Tourism Research and Planning, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
ABSTRACT REVIEW
- Abstracts will be reviewed by the conference organizers for quality and suitability to the conference themes
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS/BOOK
- A post-conference book is planned of selected papers for the conference.
All participants are welcome to submit papers for the book. Completed
papers should be brought to the conference in both digital and hard copy formats. The book editors will
make final decisions on which papers to accept. The book will be published
in China, with chapters in Chinese and English.
- Please format papers for consideration in the book at 1.5 line spacing, 1 inch or 2.5cm margins, APA or other widely accepted referencing. No abstract is needed. Include a biographical note and full contact information on the authors. Papers must not have been previously published or under copyright restrictions.
International Academic Publishing - themed sessions
- Special sessions on the theme of International Academic Publishing are being developed. These are primarily intdeded for post-graduate students and new academics, though they are also open to all conference participants. Tentatively, the these session are:
- Publishing in international journals: The process and expectations of pushing refereed articles in international journals
- Book publishing: The variety of experiences that academics encounter in publishing books.
- Tourism research theory and methods: approach to research, writing and publishing.
Additional Post-Conference Publication Options
Two journals editors are closely associated with this conference and will consider a special theme issue or section of appropriate papers from the conference.
- Tourism Geographies - Alan A. Lew, Editor-in-Chief
- Journal of Hospitality Markenting and Management - Dogan Gursoy, Editor-in-Chief
