4th Advances in Destination Management Forum

PURPOSE

The 4th biennial Advances in Destination Management Forum (ADM) invites researchers and practitioners to share and discuss contributions to advance insight and impact in destination management and marketing.

TOPICS

ADM 2018 invites contributions in six different streams:

1. Destinations as storyscapes
2. What is next in destination strategy?
3. The future of destination management organizations (“Bricolage at the fringes”)
4. Measurement of tourist behavior and data integration for tourism purposes
5. Governance, regulation, and leadership for destination networks
6. Open advances (“Don’t let structure hold you back. Show us your new ideas!”)

As a topical focus, we are organizing a special panel session on:

«Tourist data and decisions: Introducing new measurement techniques, data collection options, and challenges» 
with industry representatives and scholars working on new solutions in this domain.

WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND?

The forum provides an excellent opportunity

• to develop an understanding of the state-of-the-art in destination management research and practice,
• to test novel ideas in front of an interdisciplinary audience interested/versed in destination management
• with very limited administrative effort for submission and while you keep your copyrights at all times,
• to challenge destination management and marketing’s cherished assumptions based on practical experience or theoretical considerations, and
• to help identify and shape the research agenda in this domain published after the ADM forum as the St. Gallen Consensus on Destination Management.

In the spirit of past forums, we continue our work to bridge the gap between parallel developments in separate disciplinary tracks to connect different bodies of knowledge on destination management and marketing.

The forum benefits from a mix of multifaceted perspectives contributed by researchers from different disciplines as well as practitioners with manifold backgrounds. This mix of perspectives drives stimulating, invigorating discussions of new insights and novel practices in tourism industry and beyond.

CONTRIBUTION GUIDELINES

Contributions of the two target groups vary in aim and form. Please refer to the submission details in the attached PDF or conference website for further detail.

Academic contributions (short papers)

Scholars are invited to submit empirical and conceptual research or viewpoints that push the boundaries of existing knowledge and have the potential to inspire insightful and controversial discussions. Their contributions take the form of short papers that should comprise approximately 5-8 pages.

Practitioner contributions (presentation outlines)

Practitioners are invited to provide state-of-the-art practical insights or domain-relevant challenges in the form of PPT-presentations that hold potential to inspire insightful and controversial discussions.

IMPORTANT DEADLINES

January 22, 2018                   End of submission period

March 12, 2018                      Author notification (academic: double-blind reviews)

                                                & Registration (early bird) opens

June 13, 2018                        Official conference opening

ORGANIZERS AND VENUE

The 2018 edition of ADM is hosted by the Institute for Systemic Management and Public Governance (IMP-HSG). 
ADM 2018 takes place one week prior to the BEST EN Think Tank in Lucerne and two weeks ahead of TTRA in Miami.