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The 16th International Conference on
Information Technology and Travel & Tourism
28th -30th January, AMSTERDAM, Holland
- Explore the development of eTourism in the future
- 130 Presentations over 3 days
- Unique forum for academic, industry, destination managers and marketeers and government representatives
Organized by the International Federation for Information Technology and Travel & Tourism (IFITT), ENTER2009@Amsterdam will be the 16th ENTER Conference bringing together international experts in all aspects of Information and Communication Technologies in Travel and Tourism – the technologies which are changing our world! In 2009, ENTER will move on to the city of Amsterdam, Netherlands, taking place in the well-known RAI Exhibition and Congress Centre.
ENTER offers a unique forum for academic, industry and government representatives to explore the future of ICTs in tourism through research and dynamic dialogue within the social network of the IFITT community. The chairs of ENTER 2009 are working hard to develop the most comprehensive programme ever for ENTER. With more than 130 presentations over 3 days and more than 450 participants, ENTER is the event in tourism and technology that brings researchers, industry and destinations together. The three tracks, namely research, destinations and industry are designed in a way that enables maximum exchange of information and interaction. Presentations and debates will explore the state-of-the-art research and industry case studies. This year we will concentrate on ICT-enabled dynamic challenges for travel and tourism to cover both technology and business and there will also be plenty for local and national government agencies to consider. Issues discussed cover a wide range of cutting-edge challenges and the following gives a flavour of this:
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Who should attend
ENTER is the event in travel & tourism and technology that brings researchers, industry, destinations and government together.
The delegates range from leading CEOs, destination managers, ICT managers, marketing managers, international consultants, travel and tourism practitioners, students and research pioneers.
We look forward to welcome you to ENTER2009@Amsterdam and to engage you more with the IFITT global community.
January 30, DUTCH DAY
a Dutch/Flemish programme
Keynotes
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Heinz Kreuzer, CEO, TUI InfoTec |
Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace, Minister of Tourism & Aviation, The Bahamas |
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Christian Haas, Enterprise Technology Architect, Microsoft Corporation |
Rebecca Jennings, Principal Analyst, Forrester Research |
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Ed Parsons, Geospatial Technologist, Google |
Andrew Pozniak Travel Industry Leader in the Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East & African markets, Google |
The chairs of ENTER 2009:
Conference Chair: Dimitrios Buhalis: dbuhalis@bournemouth.ac.uk
Research Chair: Wolfram Höpken wolfram.hoepken@etourism-austria.at
Destinations Chair: Inkeri Starry, inkeri.starry@mek.fi
Industry Chair: Jens Thraenhart jthraenhart@gmail.com
For more information about Enter 2009, you can contact Marc Dekkers, Manager Business Development, Heliview Conferences & Training B.V., +31 (0)76-5484000, marc.dekkers@heliview.nl.
Click here to see the programme of Enter
ENTER 2009 hopes to see you in the Amsterdam, The Netherlands from Wednesday 28 to Friday 30 January 2009.
For the latest news on the event, please visit our website: www.ifitt.org/enter
If you need more information, kindly contact the confernce host:
Marc Dekkers, Manager Business Development, Helivew Conferences & Training B.V.
Tel:+31 76 548 4058
Fax: +31 76 548 4000
E-Mails: marc.dekkers@heliview.nl
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