Please see the contact details contained below - I am forwarding from
another mailing list as I believe that this may be of interest to members.
Kind regards
Glenn
Info copied from: http://www.polyu.edu.hk/htm/conference/conv_news/index.htm
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Convention & Expo Summit 2003
27-29 May 2003
Hong Kong, China
The 2003 Convention & Expo Summit will be held in Hong Kong, China on 27-29
May 2003. Hong Kong is one of the leading convention and exposition
destinations in Asia and as such presents an excellent site for this
gathering. The Summit is jointly hosted and organized by the Hong Kong
Polytechnic University's School of Hotel & Tourism Management and the
University of Nevada, Las Vegas' William F. Harrah College of Hotel
Administration. Established in 1990, the Convention & Expo Summit has been
held on an annual basis in Las Vegas, Nevada. Reflecting the growing
importance and significance of conventions and expositions in Asia, it will
be hosted in Hong Kong in 2003. The Summit will provide educators,
researchers, industry practitioners and representatives of professional
industry associations in the conventions, meetings and expositions field
with a forum for exchange of information and debate. The program will
feature competitively selected paper presentations, panels and workshops.
Prominent industry leaders are invited to deliver keynote speeches. Site
visits in the Pearl River Delta area will be arranged.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
The Convention & Expo Summit is a comprehensive education and
research-oriented meeting for the convention and exposition industry.
Befitting the global nature of the industry, contributions are invited from
around the world from
* Educators;
* Industry Practitioners;
* Industry Consultants;
* Representatives of professional industry associations; and
* Others interested in the field
POTENTIAL SESSION TOPICS
Papers dealing with a broad range of topics related to research and
education in the convention and exposition field in particular, but also in
related fields such as incentives and events would be acceptable for
presentation at the Summit. Potential topics include but are not limited to:
* Issues facing conventions and expositions in the twenty-first
century
* Impacts of conventions and expositions on their host communities
* Planning and development issues for convention and exposition
destinations
* Human resources issues for the convention & exposition industry
* Convention and exposition marketing
* Legal aspects of conventions and expositions
* Meeting management and marketing issues (e.g., site selection,
housing, scheduling, promotion)
* Exhibition management and marketing issues (e.g., selling exhibit
space; exhibit floor layout; booth design, exhibitor and attendee marketing)
* Negotiation with suppliers, clients, and labor unions
* Effective use of audio-visual materials
* Impact of technology (electronic meetings, virtual trade shows)
* Studies relating to key industry players (e.g., convention &
visitors bureaus, convention and exhibition venues, meeting managers,
exhibition organizers, exhibition managers)
* Incentives
* Event Management and Marketing
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Abstracts for proposed paper presentations, panels, and workshops should be
submitted to the Summit Chairperson (contact information below). Abstracts
should be limited to 3 pages (typed, double-spaced). Electronic submissions
(Microsoft Word files) are encouraged but submission of abstracts via
regular mail is also accepted. Deadline for submission of abstracts is
February 28, 2003. Final versions of competitively selected paper
presentations are to be submitted by April 28, 2003. For all accepted
presentations, at least one (1) of the authors MUST register for and present
the paper at the Summit.
PUBLICATION PLAN
Copies of accepted papers will be available as conference proceedings at the
Summit. Selected papers from the conference proceedings will be considered
further for publication in the Journal of Convention & Exhibition Management
or the Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing.
CONFERENCE ADMINISTRATION
Please direct enquiries and abstract/paper submissions to:
Karin Weber
Assistant Professor
School of Hotel & Tourism Management
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hung Hom, Kowloon
Hong Kong, SAR, China
Tel: + (852) 2766 4031 Fax: + (852) 2362 9362
Email: [log in to unmask]
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