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NOTE: We have had an overwhelming response
to the call for proposals and have therefore extended
the closing date for the submission of abstracts for
oral presentation to Wednesday, 16 December 2009 to
provide for requests from northern hemisphere universities.
Late submissions can unfortunately not be considered.
The colloquium concept will be finalised on 18th December
2009, after which you will be informed of the outcome.
The UNWTO (United Nations World Tourism Organisation)
and the Ministry of Tourism in South Africa are calling
for papers on mega-event sustainability, to be presented
at a colloquium co-hosted by the University of Johannesburg,
South Africa, and the Christel DeHaan Tourism and Travel
Research Institute, Nottingham University, United Kingdom.
The colloquium is scheduled for Wednesday 24 February
2010, to coincide with the official opening of the International
Summit on Tourism, Sport and Mega-events in Johannesburg,
South Africa.
The summit takes place at the Sandton International Convention
Centre from 24 to 26 February 2010. Colloquium participants
are afforded the benefit of attending the full summit.
The committee welcomes proposals for papers/case studies
from researchers, scholars, consultants, policy makers
and practitioners worldwide. The closing date for the
submission of abstracts for oral presentations is Friday
4 December 2009*. Late submissions
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CONFIRMED SPEAKERS
- Mr Jacob Zuma, President of South Africa
- Mr Marthinus van Schalkwyk, Minister of Tourism South
Africa
- Mr Taleb Rifai, UNWTO Secretary-General
- Prof. Robert Baade, President International Association
of Sports Economists, Chicago
- Mr Jean-Claude Baumgarten, President and CEO: World Travel
and Tourism Council (WTTC)
- Mr Nico Bezuidenhout, CEO: Mango airlines
- Mr Geoff Buckley, Director: New Earth Tourism Pty Ltd
and Sydney Urban Adventures
- Mr Greg Clark, Chairman: OECD LEED (Organisation for
Economic Co operation and Development, Local Economic and Employment Development)
Forum on Development Agencies and Investment Strategies
- Mr Márcio Favilla Lucca de Paula, Executive Director:
UNWTO
- Dr Dawid (Dawie) de Villiers, Chairperson: UNWTO Ethics
Committee
- Mr George S. Dragnich, Executive Director: International
Labour Organisation (ILO)
- Prof. Ian Goldin, Director: James Martin 21st Century
School University of Oxford
- Prof. Leo Jago, Nottingham University
- Dr Danny Jordaan, Chief Executive Officer (CEO): 2010
FIFA World Cup™ Local Organising Committee, South Africa
- Mr Rajiv Kapoor, Visa Inc.
- Mr Liu Kezhi, Director-General: Marketing and International
Co operation, China National Tourism Administration
- Mr Sanjay Kothari, Additional Secretary, Ministry of
Tourism, India
- Prof. Geoffrey H. Lipman, Advisor to the UNWTO SG
- Mr Jabulane (Jabu) Mabuza, Chairperson of South African
Tourism
- Ms Jane Madden, Head of Tourism Division in the Australian
Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism
- Ms Tumi Makgabo, Master of Ceremonies
- Dr James Dawos Mamit, Deputy Minister of Tourism, Malaysia
- Mr Francis (Frank) McCosker, Microsoft
- Ms Anita Mendiratta, CNN TASK (Tourism Advertising Solutions
and Knowledge)
- Mr Francis Mfune, Executive Director: Regional Tourism
Organisation of Southern Africa (RETOSA)
- Mr Kim Norgaard, CNN
- Mr Theodore Oben, Chief: Sport and the Environment Unit,
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
- Mr Gert C. Oosthuizen, Deputy Minister of Sport Recreation,
South Africa
- Mr Vivian Patrick Petersen, Director-General: Sport and
Recreation South Africa
- Mr Andrew Pozniak, Google
- Mr Christopher Rodrigues, Chairman: Visit Britian
- Mr David Sidenberg, Director: Sponsor Value Research
Services, and Head: Strategic Consulting & Rights Structuring, BMI Sport
Info
- Mr Carlos Silva, National Secretary of Tourism Policies,
Brazil
- Ms Roshene Singh, Chief Marketing Officer: South African
Tourism
- Mr Chris Smyth, Acting CEO: South African Airways (SAA)
- Ms Anitha Soni, Chairperson: International Marketing
Council (IMC)
- Prof. Bernd Süssmuth, Department of Economics,
University of Erlangen-Nurnberg
- Prof. Kamilla Swart, Centre for Tourism Research in
Africa, Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT)
- Mr Gavin B. Tollman, Joint CEO: The Travel Corporation
- Prof. Douglas Michele Turco, Drexel University, Philadelphia
- Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, Nobel laureate
- Mr Jérôme Valcke, FIFA Secretary-General
(SG)
- Prof. Daneel van Lill, Director: School of Tourism and
Hospitality, University of Johannesburg
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| All delegates
must apply for the relevant visa BEFORE leaving their country
to attend the T20 Ministerial Dialogue and/or the TSME Summit.
NO visas will be issued upon arrival in South Africa. |
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