European Union events update

ETF Conference ‘Educational Travel - Expanding Horizons’, Tallinn, Estonia, August 19-21

This conference aims to bring together representatives from a diverse range of organisations including academics, policy makers, industry professionals, community representatives, and tourism researchers to debate key themes and current trends associated with the phenomenon of educational travel. It will explore and debate the range of activities and experiences sought by educational tourists and to consider the social, cultural, environmental and economic implications of these. The conference organisers invite contributions which address issues of interest to scholars concerned with educational travel in relation to tourism studies, leisure studies, sociology, anthropology, cultural studies, and business and management. The conference will also be of interest to public sector tourism organisations, as well as to travel and tourism professionals, community representatives and others concerned with the management of educational travel.

http://www.edutf.org/conference.html

‘European and National Strategies for Service Innovation - Service innovation as a Driver of Value Creation’, Hamburg, September 6-7

The second EPISIS Conference aims to contribute to a better understanding of service innovation policy and to provide European, national and regional policy makers and stakeholders with more knowledge on service innovation as a driver of value creation. The conference will build on the latest theory and policies on service innovation, company cases and best practice in policy making from all over Europe.

The conference is free of charge and registration is open.

http://www.proinno-europe.eu/episisconference2011/content/home-0

‘Advances in Tourism Marketing Conference - Transforming Experience - Tourism Marketing from both Sides of the Counter’, Maribor, Slovenia, September 6-8

This event aims to be a high quality forum in a specified area rather than a “catch all” potpourri conference. It seeks to advance tourism market research and tourism service production with reference to new and emerging approaches, namely the Service Dominant Logic and Consumer Culture Theory. The conference’s main goal will be to provide stimulating, targeted discussion fora that allow a large variety of researchers to convene under the umbrella of a forward-looking theme.

http://www.institute.si/atmc-2011/

World Youth & Student Travel Conference; Barcelona, Spain, September 20-23

The World Youth and Student Travel Conference is the essential global youth travel industry event for organisations that serve today’s young people who travel to study, work and grow. It provides a singular opportunity for attendees to pursue innovative partnerships, develop creative marketing and distribution channels and access new markets. This event is also targeted at organisations that offer products or services to teenagers or travellers in their 20s or early 30s – or start-ups that want to tap into this lucrative market worth €97 billion per year. Each year buyers and suppliers from around the world gather at WYSTC to network with fellow decision makers, take advantage of new market opportunities, learn from industry experts and discuss critical government policy issues.

http://www.wystc.org

European Tourism Day; Brussels, Belgium, September 27

The conference will discuss how the preservation and promotion of the European industrial heritage may contribute to the diversification of the tourism offer in Europe, and how – at the same time – tourism development strategies may be key alternatives to avoid job-losses and economic depression in abandoned industrial areas. It will bring together high level speakers, EU ministers, representatives from the member states and international organisations, projects leaders, policy officers, local and regional authorities, universities, tourism operators, specialised press and other stakeholders. For more information contact:

Entr-tourism@ec.europa.eu

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