The University of the West Indies

in collaboration with

The Ted Rogers School of Hospitality and Tourism

Management, Ryerson University, Canada
and
London Metropolitan University, UK

CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS,

POSTERS AND PANELS
nd
2 INTERNATIONAL TOURISM CONFERENCE

Theme: “Tourism, Culture and the Creative

Industries: Exploring the Linkages”
18-21 January 2012, St. Augustine (Trinidad)

Conference Organizer:
The Department of Management Studies
The University of the West Indies
St. Augustine Campus
Trinidad

Introduction

Join us for the University of the West Indies 2nd International Tourism Conference at
the St. Augustine campus in Trinidad. We welcome you to the home of Carnival and
Steel pan for this gathering, where you will have the opportunity to meet some of the
foremost tourism and cultural experts worldwide. It is the intent of these sessions to
focus on a broad range of topics that are related to tourism, culture and the creative
industries. The conference will also provide a forum for industry stakeholders,
executives, consultants, government officials, tourism practitioners, members of the
various creative industries, professional associations and groups, networks of
cultural actors, graduate students and civil society organizations to explore issues of
mutual interest at all levels. We welcome a mix of theoretical and policy-oriented
papers from a range of disciplines on the conference theme.

It is no coincidence that the Conference is being hosted one month before Trinidad
and Tobago’s Carnival, which has been called the ‘Greatest Show on Earth’. A
number of exciting field trips are being planned to the steel pan yards, the
masquerade camps and the calypso tents in order to give participants opportunities
to explore and experience firsthand the synergy between these three industries.

Rationale

Many countries have identified tourism as an engine of growth that has the potential
to contribute to the economic, socio-cultural and environmental fabric of society.
Similarly, the cultural and creative industries’ intrinsic value is well established -
but increasingly the creative industries have been recognized for its significant
economic impact and for enabling business across a wide range of economic sectors.
Within recent years, understanding and research on the cultural and creative
industries has grown exponentially and more and more destinations are realizing
that in order to reengineer their tourism products, a stronger link between tourism,
culture and the creative industries is needed. Notwithstanding the fact that the
boundaries of creative industries have not been clearly defined, what has been
established is a solid foundation for the nexus between these three areas.

Aim

Against this background, this conference seeks to explore the potential links
between tourism, culture and the creative industries and how such connections can
contribute to a destination’s sustainable, economic, social and human development.
Ultimately, it is hoped that this conference will in some way contribute to cross-
disciplinary dialogues in tourism, culture and the creative industries which can
advance knowledge and practice.

Conference Tracks

Areas of interest for the conference include but are not limited to papers
which investigate the :

- Relationship between tourism, culture and the creative industries

- Impacts of tourism, culture and the creative industries (e.g. economic,
environmental, socio-cultural, political; measurement tools)
- Theoretical or methodological developments in tourism, culture and the
creative industries
- Cultural entrepreneurship
 - Tourism and Festivals/Events (e.g. greening of festivals and cultural
events, festival tourism)
- Tourism and Screen Production and Radio (e.g. film, television, video
and digital media).
- Tourism and Music
- Tourism and the Performing Arts (e.g. theatre, dance, concerts, etc.)
- Tourism and Visual Arts, Crafts and Photography
- Tourism and Design (e.g. graphic design, architecture, advertising and
designer fashion)
- Tourism and Culture and Heritage
- Tourism and Publishing (e.g. books, periodicals and newspapers)
- Trade protocols of the CARIFORUM Economic Partnership Agreement
(EPA) with respect to Tourism and the Cultural Industries
- Policy and Planning Framework (e.g. research methodology, education
and training)
- Legislative and Regulatory Framework
- Safeguarding intellectual property rights

Participants are welcomed to submit any other topics related to the conference
theme.

Participants are allowed to submit entire panels for consideration with the names
of the papers and/or issues or themes to be discussed.

Participants are invited to make other forms of presentations besides papers such
as film and exhibitions that incorporate other digital media forms.

Submission Guidelines:

 Selection of papers will be based on abstract submissions. Working papers

will also be accepted. Abstracts should not exceed 500 words, 1.5 space, typed
pages.

 Selection of panels, film and exhibitions will be based on an outline/overview

of the item(s). Outlines should not exceed 500 words, 1.5 space, typed pages.

 Indicate the author's name, affiliation and contact information (phone

number and email address) only on the cover page of the abstract. Only the
primary author will be notified regarding the outcome of the paper review
process.

 Submit abstracts to the Conference Chair,

Dr. Acolla Lewis-Cameron
by email:acolla.lewis-cameron@sta.uwi.edu

 Only original manuscripts not previously published or presented at another

conference/forum should be submitted.
  For all accepted paper presentations, at least one (1) of the authors must
register for and present the paper at the Conference.

Conference Deadlines

Submission of Abstracts 13th June 2011

Notification of Acceptance/Rejection 11th July 2011

Full Paper Submission 14th October 2011

Publication

There will be several avenues for publications:

 A selection of papers will be considered for publication in a special issue

of London Journal of Tourism, Sport and the Creative Industries, a peer-
reviewed Journal of the London Metropolitan University.

 A selection of papers will be considered for publication in a special issue

of Tourism, Culture and Communication. Details about TCC can be
obtained on the Cognizant Communications website
http://www.cognizantcommunication.com

Website

For further details on the conference, please refer to the conference website
http://sta.uwi.edu/conferences/12/tourism/