Time	7 February 2006	8 February 2006	9 February 2006
Morning		Panel Session	Panel Session
		Paper Sessions	Paper Sessions
	Opening	Lunch	Lunch
Afternoon	Keynote Speech	Workshops
	Paper Sessions	Paper Sessions
Evening	Welcome Reception & Dinner

 

 

PROGRAM SCHEDULE [PDF Format]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SESSION DETAILS

 

  Panel Discussions

	Conventions & Exhibitions in Asia: Changes in and Challenges of a Global Competitive Environment
	Impact of Special Events on Convention Activity
	Conventions & Exhibition Educators Panel

 

 

Industry and Academic Research Workshops

	ICCA DATA & DOME: Practrical tools for the meetings industry Ms. Jane Vong Holmes Manager Asia Pacific, International Congress & Convention Association, Asia Pacific Region Office Mr.Gary Grimmer CEO, DOME (Data on Meetings & Events)
	Academic Research Workshop Dr. JeAnna L. Abbott Professor & Executive Director of NACE/ Catering Research Institute , The Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel & Restaurant Management, University of Houston Dr. Charles Arcodia Senior Lecturer, School of Tourism & Leisure Management, The University of Queensland Prof. Kaye Chon Chair Professor & Head, School of Hotel & Tourism Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

 

 

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS/PANELISTS

Confirmed Speakers/Panelists include (in alphabetical order)

Prof. Amy Chan, Honorary Professor, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Ms. Tina Chang, Secretary General , Taiwan Convention & Exhibition Association

Ms. Connie Cheng, Director, International Tourism Promotion Department, Shanghai Municipal Tourism Administrative Commission

Prof. Kaye Chon, Chair Professor & Head, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Mr. Wolfram N. Diener, Vice President of Convention and Exhibition, Venetian Macau Limited

Mr. Baocai Fan, Project Manager, Sailing Committee ( Qingdao ), Beijing Organizing Committee for the 29 th Olympic Games

Mr.Gary Grimmer, CEO, DOME (Data on Meetings & Events)

Dr. Yingzhi Guo, Associate Professor & Head of Faculty in Tourism Management, Tourism Department, Fudan University

Ms. Jane Vong Holmes, Manager Asia Pacific, International Congress and Convention Association

Mr. Hong-Seok Jin, Secretary General , Korea Convention Event Industry Association

Prof. Aliana Leong, Associate Professor & Director of the School of Continuing Studies, Macau University of Science and Technology

Prof. Patti Shock, Professor & Department Chair, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Dr. Seung-Jin Suh, Professor, Hallym University

Mr. Cliff Wallace, CFE, Managing Director, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre (Management) Ltd

Mr. Anthony Wong, Group Managing Director, AOS Conventions & Events