Call for Papers/Workshop Proposals

The call is now closed

Thank's to all who have sent a paper!

And sorry for the delay of sending the results .....

 

General Information:

The purpose of the ENAT International Congress is to provide a live platform and a showcase for the latest and most innovative contributions to Accessible Tourism for All from Europe and around the world.

This year, the Austria Center Vienna will be the place to meet and engage with the community of tourism providers, practitioners, decision-makers, public authorities, educators, professional and consumer/user organisations who make up ENAT.
Non-members are also welcome. The combination of depth and variety of presentations which characterised the highly successful 1st ENAT International Congress in 2007 will be continued, with invited keynote speakers, peer-reviewed papers, thematic workshops and exhibits.

 

The main theme of this year's Congress is:

Looking to the future! - highlighting new trends and developments, weighing new challenges and prospects, exploring opportunities, and stimulating new efforts in accessible tourism for all.
Plenary Sessions on themes of major interest will involve invited presenters and expert panellists.
General Sessions on a range of topics will follow the format of presentations and discussion with the audience.
Workshops will allow one or more speakers to make an introduction to the topic, which is then discussed by the participants. A rapporteur will report the conclusions and/or recommendations in the plenary session.

 

The topics for the Open Call for the General Sessions are:

GS1.    Networking - Sharing knowledge and stimulating innovation in accessible tourism
GS2.    Expectations and possibilities in standardisation and regulation for the further development of accessible tourism
GS3.    Involvement of and cooperation with stakeholders in accessible tourism for all

Presentations for the General Sessions should be about 20 minutes.

The topics for the open call for the Workshops are:

WS1.    ICTs and www developments
WS2.    Tourism and Markets: Research and Development
WS3.    Vocational Education and Training
WS4.    Accessible Tourism in Central and Eastern Europe
WS5.    Accessible destinations and offerings: Destination Management, Access Guides, Tourist Information Services, etc.

Workshop presentations should be about 10 to 15 minutes, each workshop session will last 60 minutes.

Editorial guidelines for the abstract submission:

• Abstracts must be written in English.
• The text should be single spaced and the length should be about 300 words.
• Please do not include any graphics or pictures.
• The title of the abstract should not exceed 25 words
• The following information about the presenter must be included:
  • name(s) and title(s)
  • name of institution/organisation
  • position
  • full address
  • telephone numbers (and fax number if available)
  • e-mail address

Workshop Session abstracts should indicate the details of additional presenters and describe the aims, format and expected results.

Submit your paper using OpenOfficeWriter or MS-Word. The filename should start with "GS" or "WS" and the number of the selected topic. Send the file as an e-mail attachment to papers@enatcongress2009.info .

The Programme Committee reserves the right to assess the abstracts and decide whether they will be accepted.

Full papers and/or slide presentations will be published online by ENAT and the national organising committee, IBFT, Austria.

Deadline

:	Submission of abstracts for papers and Workshops:	Friday 17 April
	Notification to authors of acceptance/rejection of abstract:	Friday 8 May.
	Submission of Full Paper or Workshop Plan by authors:	Friday 2 September

 

Questions and Comments to info@enatcongress2009.info

 

Contact:

Angelika Laburda
IBFT/co ÖHTB
Humboldtplatz 6
A 1100 Wien
Austria
info@enatcongress2009.info