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This is the last announcement of ENTER 2003, Helsinki 28-31 January 2003 Apologies for multiple copies. ******************************************************************* Dear colleagues BEST WISHES FOR A PEACEFUL AND HAPPY NEW YEAR Welcome to ENTER 2003 IFITT's 10th Global Travel & Tourism Technology and eBusiness Forum focusing on: Technology on the Move. See final programme + register online www.ifitt.org/enter As the overall chair of ENTER2003, I am pleased to introduce the most comprehensive programme ever for ENTER's 10th Birthday. With more than 150 presentations over 3 days, ENTER is THE event in Tourism and Technology. It incorporates 3 main tracks, namely Research, Destinations and Industry. The tracks are designed in a way that enables exchange of information and interaction. This year 8 foundation classes have been added. So far more than 400 delegates have registered and there are few remaining places as well as few sponsorship opportunities still open. Both destination and industry programmes tackle a wide range of contemporary issues. Wireless and mobile communications prevail this programme as we look into the future of the ICTs in Tourism. Herewith we present to you the most up to date provisional programme. All speakers are confirmed at this stage but we reserve the right to change parts of the programme, speakers or sessions at a later stage. In the meanwhile the Research Track has attracted an unprecedented 120 paper submissions and these have gone through a thorough evaluation process by the Research Committee. The best 50 academic papers will be presented at the ENTER2003 and will be included in the proceedings. Another 20 presentations on "work on progress" will also be presented. For the first time ever, 10 presentations of cutting edge European Commission research projects will also be featured whilst several European Commission projects are included in the main programme (indicated by yellow characters). The PhD workshop will also attract more than 15 current doctoral researchers and some leading supervisors from around the world. As you would appreciate, building such a comprehensive, dynamic and forward looking programme requires high specialist insight and hard work. The track teams and chairs, the Research Programme Committee, the ENTER local host committee and the ENTER2003 committee have been working tirelessly for a year to build this programme up and I would like to express the appreciation of our community for their hard work. Looking forward to welcome you to Helsinki, Finland - the coolest place on earth with the warmest hospitality. Dimitrios Buhalis ENTER2003 Overall Chair Email: [log in to unmask] ************************************************************************ Dr Dimitrios Buhalis Course Leader, MSc in eTourism http://www.smsss.surrey.ac.uk/eTourism/ Director, Centre for eTourism Research (CeTR) School of Management, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, England, UK http://www.smsss.surrey.ac.uk/ TEL: + 44 1483 686332 FAX: + 44 1483 686301 Email: [log in to unmask] http://www.smsss.surrey.ac.uk/StaffArea/Buhalis/ ************************************************************************ NEW BOOK eTourism:information technology for strategic tourism management http://www.pearsoneduc.com/book.asp?prodID=100000000003766&d=LT ************************************************************************* NEW: Technology on the Move * ENTER2003, 29-31 January 2003 Helsinki, Finland http://www.ifitt.org/enter >>>>>>>>>>>>>ENTER2003 : SEE COMPLETE DRAFT PROGRAMME<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< ************************************************************************ NEW: eTourism Futures: Exploring the ICT revolution+visioning the future of tourism 2nd Interactive Workshop & Seminar, University of Surrey, 31March-1April 2003 http://www.smsss.surrey.ac.uk/ShortCourses/eTourismFutures.pdf *************************************************************************