The first international conference on Destination Management and Branding in the Mediterranean Region will have the thematic focus "Sustainable Tourism in Times of Crisis" and is going to be held in Antalya, Turkey, April 2012. In:polis is in charge of the following tasks:

1. Formulation of conference themes and overarching questions (themes, subthemes, Call for Papers)

2. Coordination of the Scientific Committee (Selection of members, quality control of the evaluation process, analysis of the results, feedback to committee members and authors)

3. Contextual-organisational structuring of the programme (organisation of international experts as keynote speakers, organisation of papers into thematic groups, preparation and organisation of panels and sessions)

4. Cooperation with media (selection of an international scientific journal, selection of best papers for publication in that journal, coordination of editorial work and publication)

5. Distribution of conference information (preparation and management of contact lists, newsletter publications)

6. Distribution of conference materials and marketing of conference (preparation of conference proceedings, online presentation, organisation of conference materials)

Please visit the conference website for more information (here).

Cooperation Partner
Akdeniz University
School of Tourism & Hotel Management
(07058) Arapsuyu - Campus
Antalya / Turkey

Team
Ares Kalandides
Verena Röber
Renard Teipelke

Scientific Committee
Akin Aksu (Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey)
Caroline Couret (Creative Tourism Network, Barcelona, Spain)
Antonios Giannopoulos (Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece)
Ares Kalandides (INPOLIS, Berlin, Germany / Association for Place
Branding & Public Diplomacy)
Mihalis Kavaratzis (University of Leicester, UK)
Vittoria Lena (AGENS, Italy)
Ige Pirnar (Yasar University, Izmir, Turkey) tbc
Sükrü Yarcan (Emeritus, Istanbul University, Turkey)
Yildirim Yilmaz (Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey)

Conference Partner
Association for Place Branding & Public Diplomacy

Time Frame
April 19-21, 2012

Location
Antalya (Turkey)
Please contact us for more information (conference@inpolis.com)