UNWTO İSTANBUL’DA TOPLANIYOR

İSTANBUL- Boğaziçi Üniversitesi ve Dünya Turizm Örgütü işbirliği ile “UNWTO Knowledge Network Symposium”, 16 Kasım 2012 Cuma günü 14:30 – 17.45 saatleri arasında Boğaziçi Üniversitesi’nde (Albert Long Hall, B.Ü. Güney Kampüs, İstanbul) düzenleniyor.
Sempozyum“2012 UNWTO Awards for Excellence and Innovation in Tourism” ödüllerinin verileceği toplantılardan biri olan bu etkinlikte turizmde kuramsal yaklaşımların gelişimi ve uygulama açısından işlevlerini ele alınacaktır.
Prestijli “UNWTO Ulysses Prize for Excellence in the Creation and Dissemination of Knowledge in Tourism” ödülünün bu yılki sahibi sempozyumda bir akademik sunum yapacaktır. UNWTO Ulysses ödülü, turizmde yenilikçi bilginin oluşturulmasına ve yaygınlaştırılmasına olağanüstü katkılarından dolayı her yıl seçkin bir akademisyene veriliyor.
Sempozyum süresinde gerçekleştirilecek panele, uluslararası akademi dünyasınca tanınan akademisyenler Prof. Don Hawkins, Prof. Jafar Jafari ve Prof. Chris Cooper panelist olarak katılıyor.
Sempozyum ingilizce yapılacak ve simültane tercüme olmayacaktır. Sempozyum ile ilgili ayrıntılı bilgileri http://know.unwto.org isimli internet adresimizden edinebilirsiniz. Boğaziçi Üniversitesi iletişim bilgileri; turinfo@boun.edu.tr , tel: 0212-359 6988 veya 0212-359 6948.
Sizi 16 Kasım 2012 tarihinde yapılacak olan sempozyumda aramızda görmekten onur duyacağız.
Saygılarımızla,
Márcio Favilla L. de Paula
Executive Director for Competitiveness, External Relations and Partnerships

UNWTO
Maria D. Alvarez
B.Ü. Turizm İşletmeciliği Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi

Boğaziçi Üniversitesi
We are pleased to invite you to the UNWTO Knowledge Network Symposium that will take place at Boğaziçi University (Albert Long Hall, South Campus, Istanbul) on Friday 16th of November from 14.30 h to 17:45 h.
Co-organized by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the Boğaziçi University, an Affiliate Member of UNWTO, the Symposium will feature a milestone in bridging the theoretical and practical dimensions of tourism showcased by the winners of the 2012 UNWTO Awards for Excellence and Innovation in Tourism.
Particularly, the Symposium includes a lecture from this year’s winner of the prestigious UNWTO Ulysses Prize for Excellence in the Creation and Dissemination of Knowledge in Tourism. The UNWTO Ulysses Prize is given every year to a distinguished scholar for his/her outstanding contribution to create and disseminate innovative knowledge in tourism.
In addition to the UNWTO Ulysses Prize lecture, the Symposium will include a panel discussion from world renowned academicians such as Prof. Don Hawkins, Prof. Jafar Jafari and Prof. Chris Cooper.
Kindly be informed that the Symposium will be held only in English (no translation will be available).
For more details, please refer to the programme at http://know.unwto.org or contact the co-organizers at Boğaziçi University: turinfo@boun.edu.tr; 0212 359 6988 or 0212 359 6948.
We look forward to seeing you at Boğaziçi University.
Yours sincerely,

Márcio Favilla L. de Paula
Executive Director for Competitiveness, External Relations and Partnerships

UNWTO
Maria D. Alvarez
B.U. Applied Tourism Administration and Research Centre
Boğaziçi University

UNWTO Knowledge Network Symposium

-Making a case for bridging theory to practice-
Date/Time: Friday, 16 November 2012 (14:30 – 17:45)
Venue: Bogaziçi University, Albert Long Hall
Programme
14.30 –15:00
Opening remarks
_ Gülay Barbarosoglu, President, Bogaziçi University
_ Taleb Rifai, Secretary General, UNWTO
_ Introduction of 2012 UNWTO Ulysses Prize Awardee
15:00 –15:30 Special Lecture by 2012 UNWTO Ulysses Prize Awardee
15:30 –15:45
Presentation on ‘UNWTO Ulysses Prize and Awards since 2003’
- Eduardo Fayos-Sola, President of Ulysses Foundation, Former Executive
Secretary of UNWTO Knowledge Network
15:45 – 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 –16:30
Special Video on 2012 UNWTO Awards & Presentation on ‘2012 UNWTO
Awards for Innovation’
16:30 – 17:30
Panel Discussion – ‘Making a case for bridging theory to practice’
Moderated by Maria D. Alvarez, Bogaziçi University
_ Márcio Favilla, UNWTO
_ Donald Hawkins, Washington State University
_ Jafar Jafari, University of Wisconsin
_ Pauline Sheldon, University of Hawaii (to be confirmed)
_ Chris Cooper, Oxford Brookes University
Q & A
17:30 – 17: 45 Summary / Conclusion