​Call for Presenters

The 12th Conference for Cultural Tourism in Europe will be held in Granada, Spain, on 24-26 October 2019,
in the frame of the CHRISTA Interreg Europe Project
'Culture and Heritage for Responsible, Innovative and Sustainable Tourism Actions',
co-organised by Granada County Council - Diputacion de Granada, a partner of Interreg Europe CHRISTA Project
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​​The 12th ECTN conference with main theme 'Culture and Heritage for Responsible, Innovative and Sustainable Tourism Actions', will discuss the latest trends in the field of culture, heritage and responsible and sustainable tourism, including innovation, creativity and cultural tourism product development.
 
The conference aims to explore major challenges, risks and opportunities for sustainable and responsible tourism development related to culture and heritage assets, as well as suggest practical steps for the development and promotion of cultural tourism products. The theme encompasses all forms of culture, including contemporary cultural expressions and all forms of cultural heritage, as well as natural heritage.
 
Presenters are invited to showcase relevant experience, share their best practices, give detailed examples and provide practical recommendations to preserving, restoring, deploying and promoting culture and heritage values, with innovations for sustainable and responsible tourism development.
  
The conference is organised in close cooperation with Granada County Council (Diputacion de Granada), a partner in the Interreg Europe project CHRISTA – Culture and Heritage for Responsible, Innovative and Sustainable Tourism Actions (2016 – 2020).

The submitted Abstracts should address at least one of the following topics linked to cultural and heritage tourism:
 
  1. Intangible Heritage
  2. Heritage Interpretation
  3. Innovation and Digitisation in Cultural Tourism Development and Promotion
  4. Transnational Thematic Tourism Products, including Cultural Routes
  5. Culinary Heritage, Wine, Food and Gastronomy Tourism (in partnership with Iter Vitis for wine tourism and FOODBIZ Erasmus+ project led by University of Macerata)
  6. Contributions by Cultural and Creative Industries (CCIs) to Cultural and Creative Tourism
  7. Actions during the ‘European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018’, initiative on ‘Tourism and heritage’​.

​Submission deadline: 1st July 2019 (online) extended to 15 July
 
Other Information:
  • There will be no delegate fees for selected presenters attending the Conference (one person per selected presentation)
  • Participants, including selected presenters will have to make their own arrangements for travel and accommodation. ECTN cannot cover travel expenses.
  • Abstracts and presentations accepted by the Programme Committee of the Conference  may be published online with author's approval.
  • A post-conference study tour in Granada area is being planned and selected presenters will be invited.
  • The Awards ceremony of the ECTN prize for ‘Destination of Sustainable Cultural Tourism 2019’ will take place during the Conference. The 2018 ECTN Awards are in partnership with Europa Nostra, the European Travel Commission and NECSTouR, supported by Iter Vitis Cultural Route of the Council of Europe and FOODBIZ Erasmus+ project led by the University of Macerata.
 
Contacts

e-mail:  conference@culturaltourism-net.eu
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Programme Committee
  
·       Manos Vougioukas, ECTN Secretary-General (Chair)
·       Raitis Sijats, Vidzeme Tourism Association, Latvia (ECTN President)
·       Nasos Hadjigeorgiou, Pafos Regional Board of Tourism, Cyprus (ECTN Vice-President)
·       Simina Manea, Sibiu County Tourism Association, Executive Director, RO (ECTN Board member)
·       Paulo Costa-Pinto, Intermunicipal Community of Ave Region, Portugal (ECTN Board member)
·       Trinidad Manrique De Lara Vilchez, Diputacion de Granada, Spain (ECTN Board member)
·       Natasa Miric, City of Dubrovnik Development Agency, Croatia
·       Carla Gomes, Intermunicipal Community of Alto Minho, Portugal
·       Jordi Tresserras, LABPATC, University of Barcelona, Spain
·       Derek Robbins, University of Bournemouth, UK
·       Victor Timotin, General Director of NIRDT, Romania
·       Nicolas Vogiazidis, University of Thessaly, Greece
·       Ivana Golob, University of Rijeka, Croatia
·       Kazimierz Waluch, Warsaw Institute of Tourism, Poland
·       Bosse Lagerqvist, University of Gothenberg, Sweden
​·       Goreti Silva, Institute Polytechnic of Viana do Castelo, Portugal
·       Agita Livina, Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences, Latvia

ABSTRACT DETAILS

  • The Conference language will be in English
  • Official language for Abstracts: English
  • Abstracts are to be submitted online (maximum 500 words) 
  • All abstracts will be judged by the Conference Programme Committee
  • Selected Abstracts (title or presentation, author, organisation) will be included in the Conference Programme
  • Presentations (maximum 20 slides) including video (maximum 2 – 3 minutes) are encouraged


IMPORTANT DATES
 
Closing date for submission of Abstract:     15 July 2019
Submission approval:                                       31 July 2019
Presentation submission:                                30 September 2019
The Conference:                                                24-26 October 2019

ECTN has been a member of the Stakeholders Committee of 'European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018'. The legacy continues.

ECTN is a signatory of the ‘European Tourism Manifesto for Growth & Jobs'  and a founding member of the 'European 'Heritage Alliance 3.3'.

ECTN cannot cover travel expenses for selected presenters, but delegate fees will be waived for one person per presentation.

ECTN is not responsible for arranging visas for delegates or journalists to attend the Conference.