The Convention & Expo Summit is a comprehensive education and research-oriented meeting for the convention and exposition industry. Befitting the global nature of the industry, contributions are invited from around the world from
- Educators;
- Industry Practitioners;
- Industry Consultants;
- Representatives of professional industry associations; and
- Others interested in the field
Papers dealing with a broad range of topics related to research and education in the convention and exposition field in particular, but also in related fields such as incentives and events would be acceptable for presentation at the Summit. Potential topics include but are not limited to:
- Issues facing conventions and expositions in the twenty-first century
- Impacts of conventions and expositions on their host communities
- Planning and development issues for convention and exposition destinations
- Human resources issues for the convention & exposition industry
- Convention and exposition marketing
- Legal aspects of conventions and expositions
- Meeting management and marketing issues (e.g., site selection, housing, scheduling, promotion)
- Exhibition management and marketing issues (e.g., selling exhibit space; exhibit floor layout; booth design, exhibitor and attendee marketing)
- Negotiation with suppliers, clients, and labor unions
- Effective use of audio-visual materials
- Impact of technology (electronic meetings, virtual trade shows)
- Studies relating to key industry players (e.g., convention & visitors bureaus, convention and exhibition venues, meeting managers, exhibition organizers, exhibition managers)
- Incentives
- Event Management and Marketing
Full papers, and abstracts for proposed paper presentations, panels, and workshops should be submitted to the Summit Chairperson.
Refereed full paper submissions should be limited to 12 pages (typed, single-spaced).
Extended abstracts should be limited to 3 pages (typed, single-spaced).
Deadline for submission of refereed full paper submission and extended abstracts is extended until 6 June 2003. The Paper Review Committee will conduct a double-blind review. Authors of accepted abstracts/papers are required to submit the completed final paper by 21 July 2003. Final papers have to follow the following specification. Specification & Instructions for Final Papers
Electronic submissions (Microsoft Word files as email attachments) are encouraged.
For all accepted presentations, at least one (1) of the authors MUST register for and present the paper at the Summit.
Copies of accepted papers will be available at the Summit as professionally published conference proceedings (including ISBN number). Selected papers from the conference proceedings will be considered further for publication in the Journal of Convention & Exhibition Management or the Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing. Two special issues of the Journal of Convention & Exhibition Management are planned.