Education and Industry Advancing Together

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why eiat

This is the only stand alone event in the region of South East Europe focusing on student development and lifelong education. EIAT does not only inspire, but also empower you to succeed it coaches you and provides you with strong strategies and business connections. Research shows that Educational sessions are in constant need in this region. The objective is to give answer on how to improve dialog between sector of academia, public and private sector in the tourism and hotel industry and how to make path of success for future leaders.

where
BeLGraDe
Republic of Serbia

when

Slovenia

who
participate
Croatia
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Serbia

Romania

Bulgaria

Montenegro
Macedonia

Greece

oBJectiVeS ViSion MiSSion

To promote and deliver extraordinary educational experience for all stakeholders and delegates. EIAT has been surrounded by the industrys greatest experts and success stories. EIAT provides the opportunity to take your career to a level that will surprise your peers, your boss and most importantly you. EIAT will become the most important educational event in the region of South East Europe gathering top tourism and hotel faculties and key industry stakeholders during last weekend of September. This will become event that industry will recognize as pool of talents and network of young leaders will recognize it as pool of future industry opportunity.

To deliver extraordinary educational experience through tailor made education sessions To introduce future leaders to the industry peers and potential carrier developments To entertain students and professionals in the tourism and hotel industry Introduce industrys greatest experts and success stories Create regional network of partners in academia, public and private sector and build capacity of the region of SEE

pLan anD proGraM

EIAT 2011 wIll InTroducE pArAllEl sEssIons
ExEcutivE track
will introduce panel discussions that have the senior-level professional in mind. Industry executives and leaders will be speaking on trends, challenges and solutions.

NovicE track
will introduce panel discussions that have junior level professionalism in mind. Students from 21 tourism faculty in South East Europe will attend this session and will be listening industry leaders speaking on trends, challenges and solutions in the industry.

SciENtific track
will introduce session where PhD students and teaching assistants will present latest scientific papers that will draw on trends, challenges and solutions in the industry.

futurE LEadErS forum South EaSt EuropE

will communicate tasks among each Tourism faculty that will take place at EIAT Conference and organize presentations on Sunday morning for each group to present. Winner takes it all!!!!

SeSSionS wiLL Be heLD at hoteL continentaL BeLGraDe 4* hoteL

pLan anD proGraM

FriDay SaturDay SunDay

September
08.08 16.16 Participants arrival and registration at the Hotel Continental Belgrade from EIAT corner (Incentive organized 8.30 10.00

23rd

September
Registration at Hotel Continental 10.00 12.30

24th

September
Future Leaders Forum South East Europe

25th

16.16 20.20

11.00 19.00

for all EIAT attendees. Soon to be announced more information)

Novice Track and Executive Track Sessions

10.00 12.30

Executive Track Sessions

12.30 13.30 20.00 EIAT 2011 Gala Dinner

20.20 22.22

Certificate hand out for all EIAT attendees

Regional Tourism Initiative Committee

(invitations only for Deans and Professors)

23:23

Opening Ceremony at
(Venue to be announced soon)

00:23

EIAT Opening Cocktail Reception

eVentS

Developing platform for the future Regional Tourism Initiative: association that will derive from EIAT Conference and using platform of similar regional events will establish grounds for regional capacity building. DATE: FrIDAy, September 23, 2011 TImE: 20:20 22:22

Will this time be something different than last three years? Its yours to discover.

Interesting as always Cocktail reception will be EIAT warm up for the next two days of knowledge, entertainment and network.

Wake up every morning during EIAT Conference and run on Danube docklands in Belgrade with some of Belgrade top instructors.

Setting the stage for the hottest party in EIATs history, a cutting edge scenery and band that will capture the spirit of the music from the 70s and 80s.

DATE: FrIDAy, September 23, 2011 TImE: 23:23 00:23

DATE: FrIDAy, September 23, 2011 TImE: 00:23 01:23

DATE: SATurDAy, September 24, 2011 TImE: 20:20 00:00

SpeaKerS
Pauline Sheldon university of Hawaii USA Rob Davidson university of Greenwich, UK Dimitrios Buhalis university of Bournemouth, UK Lynn minaert university of Surrey UK mady Keup SKEMA Business School Sophia Antipolis, France

Dragan matovic Niagara Falls Tourism Canada

marcos Torres Kempinski Palace Hotel Portorose, Slovenia

Rick Taylor The Business Tourism Company

Srdjan milekovic Hyatt Europe, Africa and Middle East, Switzerland

mary Jane Flanagan Learnpurple London UK

InDUSTRy TREnDS SELLIng TEChnIqUES mARKETIng STRATEgIES yIELD mAnAgEmEnT mEETIngS CoRE ComPETEnCIES

Official EIAT Conference Hotels Hotel Continental

Venue
Hotel Continental Belgrade

Hotel IN

reGiStration FeeS

EarLy bird rEgiStratioN

until September 3rd

rEgiStratioN aftEr
September 3rd

230 euro 90 euro students

330 euro 190 euro students

orGanizerS

The Centre for Tourism Research and Studies is multi disciplined organization providing live communications solutions to associations, corporations and agencies in the areas of tourism, hospitality and meetings management. Formed to set an example of strong regional industry network as well as to introduce platform that will connect all key stakeholders in order to build capacity of the region as well as to help young leaders grow.

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