Greetings Colleagues,
Apologies for cross posting.
The Sport Tourism Symposium program has been updated to include keynotes
and the first two days activities which also include some industry
presentations (TBA) and a panel discussion. For the program click here
http://www.canberra.edu.au/sportour/program.html Paper sessions on the
Saturday are being grouped into themes and there are some spaces for
working paper presentations if anyone is interested on the Saturday.
Themes during Saturday will be most likely be 'motorsport and community
attitudes' 'sport tourists:profiling and loyalty' 'management of sports
tourism in mountain and natural areas', 'policy development and
implications of sport tourism.' These will be announced shortly.
For your information, the Federal Minister for Sport and Tourism (Hon.
Jackie Kelly) has been organised to open the symposium and launch the draft
Commonwealth National Sports Tourism Strategy while the Commonwealth
Division of Sport and Tourism will also present a paper on the development
of the national strategy. The symposium should attract about 50
delegates and is planned to be a gathering of people from the sport and
tourism fields including both academics and practioners. Several delegates
are coming from overseas including the UK, North America , France and Asia.
For further information please visit our webpage
http://www.canberra.edu.au/sportour/index.html
This is a great opportunity to be involved in debate surrounding the future
research and sustainable development of sport tourism. Space is limited so
please register ASAP
here http://www.canberra.edu.au/sportour/registration.html or complete the
form in the body of this e-mail.
Please distribute this notice to colleagues who may have an interest in
attending the sport tourism symposium.
Regards
Brent.
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SPORT GENERATED TOURISM: EXPLORING THE NEXUS
5-7 October 2000, Canberra Australia
Hosted by the CRC for Sustainable Tourism and the Centre for Sports Studies,
University of Canberra
The symposium will examine linkages and interrelationships between sport
and tourism with papers and discussion helping to shape future research
agendas in the area of sport generated tourism. In the context of this
symposium the term 'Sport-Generated Tourism' or sport tourism is defined
broadly encompassing passive sport tourism such as sporting attractions and
events through to active sport tourism and adventure tourism such as
bicycle or golf tourism.
The symposium will therefore be of interest to sport and tourism academics
and practitioners world-wide, as well as people in the fields of
management, marketing, geography, sociology, and technology.
Preferred themes and sub themes for discussion at the symposium include:
-Sport and Tourism: The Link
-Sporting Mega-Events & their Impacts
-Sport and Tourism: Management & Marketing
-Ethical and Political Dimensions of Sport & Tourism
-Virtual Spectators: Sport, Tourism & the Media
-The Future of Sport & Tourism
A special session will be devoted to the Olympic Games and their tourism
related impacts.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Keynote speakers for the symposium include:
-Dr Joseph Kurtzman, Sports Tourism International Council and Editor of the
Journal of Sports Tourism.
-Linda Wayman, General Manager of Eventscorp Western Australia.
-Dr Lisa Delpy Neirotti, The George Washington University.
-The CRC Tourism Olympics Project Members including Bill Faulkner, Laurence
Chalip, Leo Jago, Graham Brown and Roger March.
-David Mazitelli, The Commonwealth Division of Sport and Tourism.
PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS
Keynote presenters will outline the major themes of the symposium such as
the link between sport and tourism and issues surrounding the future
sustainable development of sport generated tourism.
Papers will also be presented by a number of international and Australian
speakers on a wide range of topics including sport tourism and pilgrimage,
tourism and the Olympics, the management of sport tourism and sport tourist
profiling.
Current expressions of interest have been received from practitioners and
academics from Australia, United States, Canada, Malaysia, United Kingdom,
South Africa, France, Portugal and Russia.
A number of panel discussions including experts from both the sport and
tourism field from both industry and academia are scheduled to assist in
the discussion of key issues surrounding the future development of sport
tourism.
INITIAL SYMPOSIUM PROGRAM
The initial symposium program can be located on the symposium webpage:
http://www.canberra.edu.au/sportour/program.html
The tentative program includes a variety of practitioners and academic
keynote speakers from both Australian and overseas.
The symposium also provides the opportunity to meet other delegates with an
interest in sport tourism in a relaxed social environment. Scheduled for
the symposium include a welcome reception, a field trip component and a
banquet dinner.
CONFERENCE TRAVEL
Delegates are required to organise their own travel arrangements to
Canberra and the conference venue.
CONFERENCE ACCOMMODATION
Delegates are requested to make their accommodation bookings directly with
accommodation operators. Conference Venue Rydges Canberra, $140 per room,
per night including a fully cooked buffet breakfast. Phone +(61) 2 6247
6244, fax +(61) 2 6257 3071 or e-mail: [log in to unmask]
Other suggestions include:
-James Court Apartment Hotel $186 per room per night (incl. GST). Telephone
+(61) 2 6240 1234.
-Embassy Motel. $130-$140 (incl. GST and a continental breakfast) per night
for 1-2 people. Telephone +(61) 2 6281 1322.
-City Walk Hotel. Prices range from $45-$70 per night (incl. GST).
Telephone +(61) 2 6257 0124,
Fax +(61) 2 6257 0116, e-mail: [log in to unmask]
THE VENUE
Canberra, one of the world's best planned cities, is the national capital
of Australia and has an array of sporting, cultural, and natural heritage
attractions within a short distance from the city centre. Canberra is home
to the Australian Institute of Sport and boasts a variety of cultural
attractions such as Parliament House and the National War Memorial as well
as natural attractions such as Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve.
The venue for the symposium is Rydges Canberra which boasts a city centre
location on the shores of Lake Burley Griffin. Rydges Canberra is located
close to Civic, the commercial centre of Canberra as well as many of the
attractions that Canberra has to offer.
CONTACT DETAILS AND WEBPAGE
For additional or up to date symposium information please examine our webpage:
http://www.canberra.edu.au/sportour/index.html
For the submission of papers or program enquires please Contact:
Brent Ritchie, Symposium Convenor
School of Information Management and Tourism
University of Canberra ACT 2601 Australia.
Fax. +(61) 2 6201 2550
Phone: +(61) 2 6201 2647
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
REGISTRATION FORM
Please complete the following registration form and return it to the
symposium convenor.
Name:_________________________________________
Position:_______________________________________
Organisation: __________________________________
Address________________________________________
City:___________________________________________
State:_________________________Postcode__________
Country:_______________________________________
Phone:__________________Fax: __________________
E-mail: ________________________________________
PAYMENT
The registration fee includes admission to all symposium sessions, lunch
and refreshments on all days as well as the welcome reception and symposium
banquet dinner on Friday 6th October 2000.
Symposium Fees
-Earlybird Rate (must be received by 4th August 2000)
Conference Attendees $399 (incl.GST) [ ]
Full Time Students $199 (incl GST) [ ]
-Normal Rate (from 5th August 2000)
Conference Attendees $449 (incl.GST) [ ]
Full Time Students $249 (incl GST) [ ]
Either:
[ ] Payment enclosed for the above amount
[ ] Organisation to send payment for the above amount
[ ] Please debit my Credit Card for the above amount
Total payment enclosed $___________________
Please Note: Cheques to be made payable to the University of Canberra
Credit card type: [ ] Visa [ ] Mastercard [ ] Bankcard
Card no: | | | | |****| | | | |****
| | | | | Card expiry date:____/____
Card holders name:_____________________________
Card holder signature:__________________________
For the purposes of Goods and Services Tax (GST) legislation, this offer is
deemed to be a tax invoice.
University of Canberra ABN Number: 81 633 873 422
Brent Ritchie
Lecturer in Tourism
CRC For Sustainable Tourism Researcher -ACT Node
Division of Communication and Education
University of Canberra
Belconnen 2601 ACT
AUSTRALIA
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Phone & Voice: +61 2 6201 2647
Fax: +61 2 6201 2550
Symposium Convenor
Sport Generated Tourism: Exploring the Nexus (5-7 October 2000)
http://www.canberra.edu.au/sportour/index.html
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