2010 9th Asia Pacific Forum for Graduate Students' Research in Tourism
To All 2010 APF Participants,
Thank you for making the 2010 Asia Pacific Forum for Graduate Students' Research in Tourism a great success! We look forward to meeting you again in the future and sharing research together again!
The materials from this year's keynote speeches are available for a limited time here:
- Professor Kaye Chon, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Leadership in Asia Pacific's Hospitality and Tourism Industry
- Mr. Kiyosue, Manager of Beppu Onsen Tourism Division
Regrowth and Revitalization of a Town through Tourism
- Mr. Tsuruta, Executive Director of Hatto Onpaku
The Development of Hatto Onpaku as a Method of Rural Revitalization
- Professor Jeremy Eades, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University
Castles and the Revitalization of Tourism (Not available yet)
Opening of 2010 APF!
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THEME: Revitalization through Tourism
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The 9th Asia Pacific Forum for Graduate Students' Research in Tourism will be held in Beppu, Japan, July 9-11, 2010.
This year's conference theme is "Revitalization through Tourism."
Located in Beppu City - a tourist destination famous in Japan and Southeast Asia for its hot spring resorts - this year's conference will emphasize the importance of regional development through tourism initiatives. In addition to learning from their colleagues' research, participants of this conference will also have an opportunity to attend an optional field trip in Beppu City on the last day of the conference, where they can see many theories being put into practice.
The Asia Pacific Forum for Graduate Students' Research in Tourism was founded in September 2002, under the auspices of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. We have witnessed the success of previous forums held in Macao, Busan, Beijing, Hawaii, Bangkok, Xiamen (China), Shah Alam (Malaysia) and Seoul (Korea).
The aim of this conference is to provide a "research forum" among post-graduate students and faculty members engaged in post-graduate teaching and research in hospitality and tourism programs in the Asia Pacific region. The focus of the forum facilitates the exchange of information through research and networking amongst forum participants to foster collaborative research and academic exchange. This forum will feature keynote presentations from academic and industry leaders in tourism and hospitality, as well as refereed papers and poster presentations from conference participants.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
- Post-graduate students
- Academics teaching and supervising post-graduate students
- Administrators of academic programs
- Researchers, academics, and consultants with HTM
- Publishers of academic journals and books
- Potential students, researchers, and academics interested in HTM
GENERAL INFORMATION
- The official language used at the conference will be English
- Giving tips is not a custom in Japan, and invoices for accommodation, etc. include all taxes and charges
- The climate of Beppu in early July is warm, with an average temperature of 28 and average humidity of 70%
- Registration fees do not include insurance of any kind. You are kindly advised to purchase health insurance, accident insurance and luggage insurance in your country before traveling to Japan
CONFERENCE ADMINISTRATION
To submit papers, register, and learn more about the conference, please contact the Conference Coordinator:
Professor Malcolm Cooper
Graduate school of Asia Pacific Studies
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University
1-1 Jumonjibaru, Beppu, Oita 874-8577, Japan
Phone: 81-977-78-1000, Fax: 81-977-78-1001
Conference Coordinator
Conference Secretariat:
Research Office
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University
Conference Secretariat
