Time	29 August 2003	30 August 2003	31 August 2003
Morning		Panel Session	Panel Session
		Paper Sessions	Paper Sessions
	Opening	Lunch	Lunch
Afternoon	Panel Session	Workshops	Site Visit
	Paper Sessions	Paper Sessions
Evening	Welcome Reception	Conference Dinner

 

PROGRAM SCHEDULE [PDF Format]

 

 

 

 

SESSION DETAILS

Keynote Speakers

• Mr. Wolfram Diener, General Manager of the Shanghai New International Expo Centre
• Professor Patti Shock, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Panel Discussions

	Conventions & Exhibitions in Asia: Opportunities and Challenge
	Convention & Exhibition Educators Panel
	Crisis Management: Lessons Learned

Research Paper Sessions

Over 30 research papers from around the world will be presented at the Summit, dealing with a wide variety of topics of global interest, including convention facility management, industry development in China, legal aspects of conventions, and education and training.

DOME Academic Council Meeting

Data on Meetings and Events (DOME) is an international, private, not for profit foundation headquartered in Washington, D.C. Initiated by leading industry professional associations such as ICCA, IACVB, IAPCO, EIBTM and EFCT, its mission is to improve the quality and accessibility of global research and data on the industry.

At the November 2002 meeting of the international DOME Board of Directors in Copenhagen, Denmark, the Academic Council of DOME was officially approved. Its purpose is to provide research and other scholarly services to the DOME organization. The first meeting of the DOME Academic Council, currently consisting of 9 leading academic institutions from around the world, will be held on 30 August 2003.

 

 

 

 

 

 

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS/PANELISTS

Confirmed Speakers/Panelists include (in alphabetical order)

Mr. Michael Duck, Senior Vice President, CMP Asia

Mr. John M. Daniels, President Director, Bali Discovery Tours

Mr. Rob Davidson, Senior Lecturer, University of Westminster

Mr. Wolfram Diener, General Manager, The Shanghai New International Expo Centre

Professor Leo Jago, Deputy CEO & Director of Research of CRC, Professor, Victoria University

Ms. Ellen Kwan, General Manager, Tourism Marketing, Hong Kong Tourism Board

Mr. Alan Orlob, Vice President - Corporate Security, Marriott International

Mr. Steve Shellum, Publisher/Editor, Hotel Asia Pacific

Professor Patti Shock, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Mr. Bert Van Walbeek, Managing Director, The Winning Edge

Mr. Cliff Wallace, Managing Director, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre

Mr. Anthony Wong, Group Managing Director, Asian Overland Services Tours & Travel