Mon, Sep 18, 2017
Call for Abstracts: 6th International Polar Tourism Research Network Conference
The International Polar Tourism Research Network (IPTRN) now welcomes abstract submissions for their 6th conference to be held June next year. The Call for Abstracts is open until October 31, 2017.
The 6th IPTRN conference - Creative Forces in the Polar Regions: Cultures, Economies, Innovation, and Change in Tourism is now accepting abstract submissions for next year’s conference in Yukon Territory, Canada running from 22nd through 28th June, 2018.
While the conference has a specific focus, abstracts that examine any aspects of polar tourism are welcome. The conference invites papers that examine:
- Culture and cultural tourism, including policy;
- Parks, protected areas and cultural tourism;
- Winter tourism and cold weather cultures: attractions, visitors, opportunities and challenges;
- Indigenous culture and tourism;
- Community interactions with polar tourists;
- An inclusive Arctic – the role of arts, culture and tourism for demographic diversity (e.g., ethnic groups, the LGBTQ community);
- Economic geographies of and innovation in polar tourism;
- The social and cultural construction of touristic polar places and spaces.
To learn more about the conference and the call for abstracts, click here.
For a PDF version, click here.