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Hi, Apologies for cross-posting. The following details are also in the Word attachment included with this e-mail. Join us after the 2000 Olympics to discuss issues surrounding sport generated tourism. Regards Brent. SPORT GENERATED TOURISM: EXPLORING THE NEXUS A symposium to be staged by the University of Canberra, Australia, 6-8 October 2000. CALL FOR INITIAL EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST Commercial forms of leisure have grown in variety and importance around the world. Central to this trend have been two recreational genres, tourism and sport, both of which have become major industries in their own right. Tourism has been accelerated by the advent of the jet age: the scope and frequency of international travel has advanced considerably, with holiday-makers now comprising a significant proportion of passengers. Elite-level sports, too, have undergone a revolution in scale by providing a two-fold spectacle for crowds in the playing arena and audiences watching television. Curiously, though, we have little understanding about the nature and extent of tourism generated by the staging and promotion of sporting events. This seems all the more puzzling when we consider that in terms of television audiences the two most 'watched' cultural events are soccer's World Cup and the Olympic Games, and that regions hosting these spectacles draw hundreds of thousands of tourists from around the world. By staging the symposium 'Sport-Generated Tourism' a range of unresolved issues can be tabled, such as: what are the links between sport and tourism?; how can the dynamics between sport and tourism be gauged empirically?; how have globalising forces shaped the market for sport-generated tourism?; and how might socio-political factors, such as corruption in sport, affect tourist demand to travel abroad and attend sporting events? 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. It is anticipated that this cross-disciplinary symposium will include key note speeches and panel discussion as well as paper presentations focussing on both global and local issues related to sport-generated 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. SYMPOSIUM HOST This symposium will be hosted by the Centre for Sports Studies, University of Canberra, and the Co-operative Research Centre for Sustainable Tourism (ACT Node). SYMPOSIUM ORGANISERS Mr Brent Ritchie, Lecturer in Tourism, University of Canberra Ms Raveena Singh, Lecturer in Public Relations, University of Canberra Dr Daryl Adair, Lecturer in Sports Humanities, University of Canberra Preferred themes and sub themes for the symposium are as follows: SPORT AND TOURISM: THE LINK. We seek papers that identify and discuss practical and theoretical links between sport and tourism, and that establish research paradigms for the study of sport-generated tourism. SPORT AND TOURISM: MANAGEMENT AND MARKETING. We seek papers that examine the management and marketing of sport in the interests of tourism. Topics may include sports funding, sponsorship, and merchandising, as well as issues of safety and security at sporting events and how they impact on tourism. SPORTING MEGA-EVENTS AND THEIR IMPACT ON SOCIETY. We seek papers that address the social, economic and environmental impacts of sporting mega-events, such as the Olympics, with particular reference to costs and benefits associated with tourism. ETHICAL AND POLITICAL DIMENSIONS OF SPORT. We seek papers that address ethical and political factors in sport, such as drugs, corruption, and human rights, and how these issues may impact upon tourist demand. Papers that discuss how politics may affect the development of sport and tourism, such as with bidding 'wars' between rival host cities, are also encouraged. VIRTUAL SPECTATORS: SPORT, TOURISM AND THE MEDIA. We seek papers that examine ways in which new technology and innovations, such as the internet and pay television, have on sport-generated tourism. How important is media imagery and advertising in sport for the purposes of generating tourism? Or, from another perspective, are we seeing the ascendancy of 'virtual', as opposed to 'face-to-face' fan behaviour via electronic images of sports stars and live broadcasts of sporting events? FUTURE OF SPORT AND TOURISM. What will sport-generated tourism look like in the future? This may include papers that examine sport-tourism partnerships and the potential symbiosis between the future development of sport and tourism. PUBLICATION OF PAPERS In addition to publication of the symposium proceedings, papers presented will be considered for a book that will examine the nexus between Sport and Tourism. SYMPOSIUM SIGHT-SEEING Canberra has an array of sporting, cultural, and natural heritage attractions within a short distance from the city centre. Tours of the Australian Institute of Sport, Australian National Gallery, Parliament House and the Australian War Memorial are recommended. Also highly recommended is a tour of the Canberra wine region with award winning National Capital Wine Tours. Delegates interested in Australia's natural environment are encouraged to visit Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve or Namadgi National Park, which are located within thirty minutes drive of the city. For information on the host city, Canberra, please click on this link: http://www.project2000.act.gov.au/html/about_canberra.htm WEB SITES OF INTEREST: -Australian Tourist Commission http://www.aussie.net.au/ -Australia Travel http://www.anzac.com/aust/aust.htm -The Sydney Olympics http://www.sydney.olympic.org/ -Canberra Tourism http://www.canberratourism.com.au/ SYMPOSIUM REGISTRATION To register your interest, or for general enquires or offers of papers please either E-mail: [log in to unmask] OR: send your registration of interest, enquires or offers of papers to: Sport and Tourism Symposium Organisers School of Information Management and Tourism University of Canberra ACT 2601 Australia Further information including accommodation, venues, registration fee, and keynote speakers will follow this initial call for expressions of interest in August/September 1999.