The Doctoral Colloquium & Poster Session

Limassol, Cyprus, November 2, 2010

an event organised in conjunction with the ATLAS annual conference

Due to many requests the Scientific Committee has decided to extend the deadline for abstract submission to June 15^st 2010

Index

Co-Chaipersons
Colloquium Faculty
Background
Objectives
Format of the colloquium
Call for Papers
Programme
Poster preparation guidelines
Colloquium Fee and Registration
Colloquium Administration
Venue
More Information
Registration

Co-Chaiperson

Prof. Arie Reichel, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
Prof. Dimitri Ioannides, Missouri State Univerity, United States of America
Prof. Yoel Mansfeld, University of Haifa, Israel

Prof. Abraham Pizam, University of Central Florida, United States of America
Prof. Rick Perdue, Virginia Tech, United States of America
Prof. Chris Ryan, The University of Waikato, New Zealand
Prof. Sevil Sonmez, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, United States of America
Prof. John Tribe, University of Surrey, United Kingdom
Brent Ritchie, University of Queensland, Australia
Prof. Michael Hall, University of Canterbury, New Zealand

Background

The Cyprus University of Technology in collaboration with ATLAS are pleased to announce the pre-conference doctoral colloquium for doctoral students in tourism and hospitality management.

The Doctoral Colloquium & Poster Session, which will take place on the 2nd of November 2010 (a day before the ATLAS 2010 annual conference) will provide doctoral students in tourism with an exciting opportunity to discuss their dissertation research with other doctoral students and leading academics in this field. The colloquium will also provide a unique opportunity to meet colleagues, share experiences and ideas, and network with students and faculty from different countries and university systems.

All topics and methodological approaches within the broad field of tourism, hospitality and leisure will be considered

Objectives

Apart from aiming to foster interactions among the PhD community in the field, the main objective of the colloquium is to create a discussion environment where the PhD researchers in the early, intermediate or advanced stages of their research may benefit from the experience of the senior academicians, practitioners and other students in the field.

Students will discuss their work with their fellow students and with track/workshop colloquium faculty, who are renowned experts in the field. In addition there will be faculty presentations designed to help students plan and manage their dissertation process.

Doctoral students in different stages of their dissertation process can apply for participation in the doctoral colloquium. The doctoral colloquium will be held in a collaborative, open and friendly atmosphere. In respect to this philosophy, participants are required to attend the entire colloquium. All participants will receive a certificate of attendance.

Format of the colloquium

The first part of the colloquium is the plenary session, followed by track sessions/workshops (see below). Accepted submissions will be presented during the track sessions/workshops. This way it is aimed to have more focused discussions about each presentation. The second part of the event is the poster presentations, during which PhDs have the chance to present their work to ATLAS 2010 conference participants.

There will be:

Lectures/presentations in the following areas:
- The Ph.D. process and career paths in different countries
- Critical stages in the Ph.D. process and how to successfully master them
- Coping with possible personal problems while pursuing a Ph.D. (lack of time or motivation, problems with advisers, insufficient time for family and friends, etc.)
- What's next - academia or industry?
- Entering the academic job market as future junior faculty
- Landing your first industry job
- Landing your first industry job
Two tracks for students in an intermediate or advanced stage of their dissertation process. Students in these tracks should have a good knowledge of the literature in their domain of study and clear research questions. They should be in the process of starting the data collection or have already finished this. Students in these tracks will have 35 minutes to present and discuss their dissertation work. They can benefit from the colloquium by subjecting the positioning of their research to a critical review, refining their data collection approach, and/or receiving suggestions for translating their work into papers that can be submitted to top rated journals.
Two tracks for students in an early stage of their dissertation process. Students in this track should have a (tentative) proposal for the topic they want to study, the method they want to use, and the potential contribution. They will have 35 minutes to present and discuss their dissertation work, and will receive suggestions on how to focus and position their work.

Call for Papers

The number of participants will be limited so as to create a stimulating environment. The selection among the applicants will be conducted by the co-chairpersons of the colloquium.

Interested doctoral students should submit the following:

A three-page summary (plus figures, tables, and references) of their doctoral research (planned or actual), outlining the research problem against the existing literature, discussing the methodology and showing some initial empirical results (if applicable)
A Curriculum Vitae - In the submission process, candidates will also be asked to give some information about their vitae, following a specific format which can be downloaded here. On this form, students should also indicate whether they apply for the intermediate/advanced or for the beginners' track based on the stage of their dissertation process.

Doctoral students at all stages could benefit from participation.

Please note that the name of the candidate and of the thesis advisor(s) (if already known) and contact details should appear on the abstract.

The deadline for submission is the 15^th of June, 2010. Submissions should be sent by email to admin@atlas-euro.org.

The submissions will be evaluated by the chair-person and co-chairs of the doctoral colloquium. The successful candidates will be informed about the outcome of the evaluation process on the 28^th of June 2010.

Programme

The detailed programme is subject to review when numbers and participants are better known. However, it will include plenary workshops on topics pertinent to each stage of successfully completing a PhD and its aftermath, with opportunities for individual participants to present their work to date and gain feedback in group workshops.

Preliminary Schedule (on Tuesday, November 2^nd 2010)

09:00-09.30	Tea/Coffee
09:30-10:00	Opening and Welcome by the Chairpersons
10:00-12:30	Doctoral Colloquium Key Note speeches
12:30-14:00	Buffet Lunch
14:00-17:00	Parallel tracks/workshops (Doctoral colloquium student presentations/discussions/feedback)

Poster preparation guidelines

You will be provided a 4 feet high and 8 feet wide bulletin board. We recommend that you use approximately 4 feet X 6 feet of space for your display. There is no requirement that you fill the board. There is also no requirement that you print a "real" poster - printed PowerPoint slides are perfectly acceptable. Your poster should cover the main points of your work and be as self-explanatory as possible. You can set up your posters at any time before 02:30PM on Tuesday 2^nd November. The posters will be displayed throughout the conference at the main concourse of Amathus Beach Hotel Conference Canter. Doctoral students in this way will have the opportunity to discuss their research with conference participants.

Colloquium Fee and Registration

The Colloquium fee is € 75 and includes the following:

participation to the doctoral colloquium
a buffet lunch
tea/coffee breaks

It is likely that the organising committee of the colloquium will secure sponsorships for the event. In this case the colloquium fee will be partly subsidised by the organisers.

Doctoral students should make their own accommodation arrangements. The rates given by the conference venue hotels to ATLAS conference delegates also apply for doctoral students that will participate at the colloquium. Visit the conference website.

For flights to Cyprus as well as transfer from the airport to the conference venue please consult the conference website.

Please note that by accepting the invitation students commit themselves to attend the Colloquium. Cancellations will not be reimbursed unless a valid reason will be given which will be discussed with the Colloquium co-chairs. It is also crucial to maintain interactions among the same set of participants throughout the Colloquium. As such, it is important that students do not opt out of sessions during the Colloquium.

Please also note that Registration is required for students to participate in the Colloquium.

Contact

Please contact: e-mail admin@atlas-euro.org

Registration

Submit this form to register for the conference

Curriculum Vitae for application to the ATLAS doctoral colloquium 2010

Download this form this form to submit an vitae