A special thanks to the Tourism Geographies editorial team for putting together a Virtual Special Issue of Tourism Geographies to support the Tourism and Sustainable Development Goals Conference https://tourism-sdg.nz/, Massey University, New Zealand, 24-25 January 2019.
The Virtual Special edition, Tourism and the UN Sustainable Development Goals, with 16 papers and an Introduction (by Jarkko Saarinnen) can be accessed here http://www.tgjournal.com/un-sdgs.html. These papers are free to download through February 2019.
The programme for the upcoming
Tourism and the Sustainable Development Goals Conference 2019 (#Tourism4SDGs19) includes 80+ speakers from 30+ nationalities. Add your voice to this first-of-a-kind meeting of tourism scholars and practitioners, gathering for critical and constructive conversations on the challenges to tourism contributing to the SDGs and ways in which tourism can be more inclusive, equitable and sustainable, in line with the values embedded in the Global Goals.
❶ three internationally recognised keynote speakers: Susanne Becken, Johnny Edmonds and Michael Hall
❷ three plenary panels on Partnerships for achieving the SDGs in Tourism, Indigenous Development, tourism and the SDGs, and Working on the SDGs: Industry actions and challenges, featuring representatives of academia, government, civil society and the private sector
❸ endorsement by the Tourism Commission of the International Geographic Union
❹ networking opportunity at the conference reception hosted by the Journal of Sustainable Tourism
The deadline for submission of Abstracts for Tourism4SDGs19 has been extended to 28 September 2018 and is approaching fast. This first international research Conference on Tourism and the Sustainable Development Goals 2019will take place from 24-25 January 2019 at Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand. The conference will bring together scholars and tourism stakeholders for critical and constructive conversations on the challenges to tourism contributing to the SDGs, and ways in which tourism can be more inclusive, equitable and sustainable, in line with the values embedded in the Global Goals.
Here are FIVE reasons to present your work at Tourism4SDGs19:
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a line-up of internationally recognised keynote speakers: Susanne Becken, Johnny Edmonds and Michael Hall
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two plenary panels on Partnerships for achieving the SDGs in Tourism and Indigenous Development, tourism and the SDGs, featuring a mix of representatives of academia, government, civil society and the private sector
Tracy Berno – Auckland University of Technology
Karla Boluk- University of Waterloo
Joseph Cheer – Monash University
Emma Hughes – Massey University
Gabriel Laeis – Massey University
Api Movono – University of the South Pacific
Christian Schott – Victoria University of Wellington
Hazel Tucker – University of Otago
