The International Conference “Creatour 2nd International Conference Emerging and Future Trends in Creative Tourism” aims to continue the works developed in the first Conference at Curia (May 2017). It will bring together creative tourism researchers with creative tourism networks that will discuss the research and practice of creative tourism. The information and results on the development of the creative tourism network – Creatour – focusing on small cities and rural areas within the Norte, Centro, Alentejo and Algarve regions of Portugal, is another aim of the Conference. 

Argument

The International Conference “CREATOUR 2nd International Conference Emerging and Future Trends in Creative Tourism” aims to continue the works developed in the first Conference at Curia (May 2017). It will bring together creative tourism researchers with creative tourism networks that will discuss the research and practice of creative tourism.

The information and results on the development of the creative tourism network – CREATOUR – focusing on small cities and rural areas within the Norte, Centro, Alentejo and Algarve regions of Portugal, is another aim of the Conference. The conference is organized within the project CREATOUR: Creative Tourism Destination Development in Small Cities and Rural Areas (Desenvolver Destinos de Turismo Criativo em Cidades de Pequena Dimensão e em Áreas Rurais). The overall objective of CREATOUR is to develop and pilot an integrated approach and research agenda for creative tourism in small cities and rural areas in Portugal, developing strong links within and amongst regions. CREATOUR is a national three-year project (2016-2019) funded under the Joint Activities Programme of PORTUGAL 2020, by COMPETE2020, POR Lisboa, POR Algarve and Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia.

The project builds on three interlinking dimensions of recent cultural and creative industries development in Portugal: (1) the development of artistic and creative industry hubs (“arts centres” or “creative factories”) in repurposed former industrial buildings or in restored heritage sites in many small cities and rural areas; (2) growing attention to the (re)vitalization and valorization of tangible and intangible cultural traditions throughout the country; and (3) the growth and development (and heightened visibility) of culture and design-related creative products in Portugal.

Deadline for submission of abstracts: Tuesday, 20 February  2018

Thematic areas of interest

1.  Moving from cultural tourism to creative tourism.
2.  Creative tourism opportunities and challenges for artistic and cultural organizations.
3.  Looking forward: challenges for creative tourism until 2030.
4.  ICT in planning and implementation in creative tourism.
5.  Creative tourism and rural development.
6.  The role of creative tourism in the sustainability of territories.
7.  Creative tourism networks: lessons and future perspectives.
8.  Entrepreneurship and empowerment of local communities.
9.  Participatory creative tourism projects: engaging communities.
10.  Alternative/inclusive approaches to creative tourism.
11.  Promoting intercultural dialogue through creative tourism.
12.  Legal and institutional frameworks for creative tourism.
13.  Creative tourism project incubation and development approaches.
14.  Creating new co-experiences with tourists.
15.  From offering workshops to developing creative tourism strategies.
16.  Leading trends in marketing and communication in creative tourism.
17.  The world of specialized media and tourism agents.
18.  Sharing problems and solutions in creative tourism.
19.  Quantitative and qualitative approaches to investigating creative tourism.
20.  Artist travellers, artistic residencies, and creative tourism.

Submitting presentation proposals

Proposals should be submitted until Tuesday, 20 February  2018, at:

https://goo.gl/forms/h8IjZtFVMJ4Cky8K2

Required information:

•  Name of the authors.
•  Position/title of the authors.
•  Organization/Institution.
•  Department.
•  City.
•  Country.
•  Email of the authors.
•  Title of presentation.
•  Abstract (250 words).
•  Key theme(s) of presentation/proposal.
•  Brief bio of presenter(s), including position/role of each authors (e.g., researcher, professor, architect, doctoral student, artist, town planner, etc.) (max. 250 words).

Scientific Committee

• Alexandra Gonçalves, University of Algarve, CIEO (Portugal)
• Ana Melo, University of Minho (Portugal)
• Ana Maria Ferreira, University of Évora, CIDEHUS (Portugal)
• Ana Rita Cruz, Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), DINÂMIA’CET-IUL (Portugal)
• Ann Markusen, Universit of Minesotta (USA)
• Bas Van Heur, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Belgium)
• Carlos Costa, University of Aveiro (Portugal)
• Carlos Fernandes, Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo (Portugal)
• Carlos Santos, Observatory for Tourism of The Azores (Portugal)
• Cláudia Pato de Carvalho, University of Coimbra, CES (Portugal)
• Daniela Angelina Jelinčić, University of Zagreb (Croatia)
• Elisabeth Kastenholz, University of Aveiro (Portugal)
• Emília Araújo, University of Minho (Portugal)
• Greg Richards, University of Tilburg (Netherlands)
• Helena Sousa, University of Minho (Portugal)
• Isabel Freitas, University of Portucalense, Lab2PT (Portugal)
• Jakson Renner, University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain)
• Jaime Serra, University of Évora, CIDEHUS (Portugal)
• João Filipe Marques, University of Algarve, CIEO (Portugal)
• Kathleen Scherf, Thompson Rivers University (Canada)
• Laurentina Vareiro, Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave (Portugal)
• Lorena Sancho Querol , University of Coimbra, CES (Portugal)
• Margarida Perestrelo, Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), DINÂMIA’CET-IUL (Portugal)
• María Dolores Sanchez-Fernandez, University of Coruña (Spain)
• Maria Noemi Marujo, University of Évora, CIDEHUS (Portugal)
• Maria Assunção Gato, Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), DINÂMIA’CET-IUL (Portugal)
• Maria Cadarso, Universidade Europeia, UNIDCOM - Unidade de Investigação em Design e Comunicação (Portugal)
• Maria de Fátima Ferreiro, Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), DINÂMIA’CET-IUL (Portugal)
• Miguel Pereira, Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo, Lab2PT (Portugal)
• Mirian Tavares, University of Algarve, CIEO (Portugal)
• Nancy Duxbury, University of Coimbra, CES (Portugal)
• Olga Matos, Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo, Lab2PT (Portugal)
• Paula Remoaldo, University of Minho, Lab2PT (Portugal)
• Patrick Brouder, University of Brock (Canada)
• Pedro Costa, Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), DINÂMIA’CET-IUL (Portugal)
• Sara Albino, University of Évora, CIDEHUS (Portugal)
• Sónia Moreira Cabeça, University of Algarve, CIEO (Portugal)
• Susan Luckman, University of South Australia (Australia) 
• Vítor Ribeiro, University of Minho, Lab2PT (Portugal)

Organizing Committee (team from Lab2PT)

• Paula Remoaldo (President)
• Isabel Freitas
• Olga Matos
• Vítor Ribeiro
• Miguel Pereira
• Ricardo Gôja
• Juliana Alves

Timeline

• Abstracts: until Tuesday, 20 February 2018.

• Response from the Scientific Committee: 11 March 2018.
• Deadline of submission of full paper: 25 April 2018.
• Early registration deadline: 25 April 2018 (55 euros)
• Last day to register: 5th June 2018 (65 euros)
• Conference Presentation in University of Minho: 7, 8 and 9th June 2018.

The conference will be held at:

Registration will be open until June 5th, 2018 

** The "pilots" are CREATOUR’s partner organizations that will develop and implement an array of creative tourism Pilot Initiatives in 2017, 2018, and 2019, in Portugal.

Fees include

Conference materials

• Admission to all conference sessions and related events
• Lunches (2) and Coffee breaks (4)
• Certificate of participation
• Special Conference Dinner (June 7th, 2018): 

Please note that the special conference dinner is not included in the registration fee and needs to be paid separately.

Both the APG (Associação Portuguesa de Geógrafos) and APDR (Associação Portuguesa para o Desenvolvimento Regional) members that have quotations up-to-date enjoy a 20% discount.

For more information about the Conference please use the link: https://creatourconference.weebly.com/registration-and-fees.html