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Event Tourism & Destination Management
An International Conference
Yichang / Three Gorges, China - 28 to 30 November 2003 (REVISED DATES)

Due to the SARS epidemic, this conference was postponed from its original dates. The New Conference Dates are Nov. 28-30, 2003. New dates for Abstracts, Conference Registration, and the Pre-Conference Cruise are listed below.

Travel Information for Conference & Cruise Participants

Major Conference Themes:

Event Tourism:

  • Planning and Managing Event Tourism
  • Measuring and Managing the Impacts of Megaevents
  • Event Tourism Case Studies
  • Sport Events and Tourism

Destination Management:

  • Theory and Methods of Destination Management
  • Rivers and Lakes as Tourism Destinations
  • Tourism Destination Management Case Studies

Yangtze River/Three Gorges:

  • The Yangtze River/Three Gorges Tourism Region
  • Tourism Impacts of the Three Gorges Dam Project
  • Yichang as an Emerging International Destination

The Conference will be a major part of the celebration of World Tourism Day in Yichang, and will be held in conjunction with Yichang's Three Gorges Festival.

Conference Sponsors:

  • City of Yichang, 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

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 - China residents should contact the Conference Secretariate for registration information: http://home.zsu.edu.cn/tourcenter/

Key Dates & Program Summary:

    • July 15, 2003: Due Date for Receipt of New and Revised Abstracts
    • August 15, 2003:
      • Early Registration deadline
      • Optional Pre-Conference Cruise Registration Due
    • August 16, 2003: Regular Registration starts
    • October 16, 2003: Late Registration Starts
    • November 25-27: Optional Pre-conference cruise from Chongqing
    • November 27: registration and reception
    • November 28: keynote speeches and parallel sections
    • November 29: field trip to the Three Gorges Dam and Yangtze River
    • November 30: keynote speeches and parallel sections; Closing session; Final papers due for consideration in post-conference book

Conference Fee:

    • US$495 (early); $525 (regular); $565 (late), which includes:
      • registration fee
      • accommodation for four nights
      • meals, opening reception, and the banquet
      • field trip on 29 November
      • Hotel Pick up/Transfer service from the Yichang airport or Cruise ship on Nov. 27
      • Spouse and Student rates are available -- please see below

Optional Pre-Conference Field Trip/Cruise:

    • 25-27 November 2003
    • 2 night/3 day cruise from Chongqing to the Three Gorges Dam at Yichang
    • Cost: $360 per person/double occupancy
    • Includes airport transfer in Chongqing, one night on the cruise ship on 24 November prior to departure and tour guides during cruise.

Go to the REGISTRATION Page for more information

Background information on this conference