Events
Prof. Cantoni @ GHTC-2020
Prof. Cantoni was a speaker at the Global Hospitality and Tourism Conference on Experiential Management and Marketing (GHTC-2020). The conference was held via hybrid mode in NEHU, Shillong (India) on March 18-20, 2021. Further information here.
UNESCO Chair Team contributes to ENTER21 Conference
USI UNESCO Chair contributed to the ifitt ENTER21 conference (19 - 22 January 2021). As a former ifitt president Prof. Lorenzo Cantoni took part in the "Fireplace Chat with ifitt Presidents" on January 22nd. Furthermore, the full paper on the...
Succesfull Ph.D. defence by Dr. Emanuele Mele
Congratulations to Emanuele Mele, who successfully defended his Ph.D. on Friday 30.10.2020! Abstract of the thesis: "Tourism and culture are strictly intertwined. People can experience culture before, during, and after their journey, both in the...
Prof. Cantoni & Dr. Silvia De Ascaniis @ Euromed 2020 (November 2-5, 2020)
Chairholder, Prof. Cantoni, co-chaired the first conference on Digital Heritage in Europe and Dr. Silvia de Ascaniis moderated the "1st International Workshop on Cultural Tourism: Discovery Europe". More information here. .
USI UNESCO Chair World Tourism Day Celebrations (27.09.2020)
To celebrate the UNWTO World Tourism Day 2020 (27.09.20209), chair-holder Prof. Lorenzo Cantoni will be interviewing the team of the iWareBatik app and more. The interview will outline the significance of promoting Indonesian Batik Heritage (which...
Prof. Lorenzo Cantoni @ Digitalizza La Cultura (Canceled)
The event has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Chair holder, Prof. Lorenzo Cantoni, will attend the panel "Cultura aperta a tutti. Nuove didattiche per nuovi utent" at "Digitalizza La Cultura" on Tuesday, 27.10.2020 (16:40) in Lugano...
International ICT4STD Erasmus+ Academy (07.09. – 11.09.2020)
Representatives from the University of Information Technology and Management in Rzeszow, Poland, and the University for Sustainable Development in Eberswalde, Germany, arrived in Lugano, while our Serbian participants from the University of Novi...
Prof. Cantoni @ ICT4D Non-Conference: Rethinking Safe Inclusive Digital Technology for All
Together with his former P.hD. student, Dr. Marta Pucciarelli, Prof. Cantoni was part of the session "From Africa to Europe" on "Government, security and indigenous perspective". More information about the conference here. You can download the...
Dr. Engelbert Ruoss @ Internationale Salzburger Verkehrstage (12. – 14.10.2020)
Associate expert, Dr. Engelbert Ruoss, will be speaking at the 18. Internationale Verkehrstage (12. - 14.10.2020) in Salzburg (Austria) during the workshop concerning tourism mobility. Amongst others the conference is being organized by the UNESCO...
ETC webinar with Dr. Nadzeya Kalbaska
The European Travel Commission and Università della Svizzera italiana have teamed up for a webinar on Tuesday, 07.07.2020 on eLearning practices by tourism destinations. Dr. Nadzeya Kalbaska talked with Pascal Prinz from Switzerland Tourism and...
Live Webinar “Turismo, quo vadis” on May 28, 2020
A live webinar with chair-holder, Prof. Lorenzo Cantoni took place on Thursday, May 28, 2020 (in Italian). More information here: https://www.iulm.it/it/news-ed-eventi/news/webinar-universita-che-ci-serve
AlUla: Building the ultimate tourism destination
From November 23rd to 30th, 2019, a group of 16 experts from 9 countries in Europe, Africa and Latin America gathered at AlUla (KSA) at the joint invitation of RCU (Royal Commission for AlUla) and AFALULA (French Agency for AlUla development) to...
Summer School August 2020 postponed to 2021
We regret to inform you that, due to the global COVID-19 outbreak, this year's Summer School has been rescheduled to 2021. We look forward to welcoming you, in Indonesia next year (16th - 23rd August 2021). The official letter by chair-holder,...
HTHIC2020 canceled
Unfortunately, due to the current COVID-19 developments, the Heritage, Tourism and Hospitality, 4th International Conference has been canceled. The chance of postponing the conference to next year is being discussed at the moment. More info here.
UNESCO Chair @ Enter2020
Chair-holder, Prof. Lorenzo Cantoni, PhD candidate Emanuele Mele and visiting researcher Rafael Oliveira particiapted to the ENTER2020 conference in Surrey (January 8.10, 2020). A panel was run by prof. L. Cantoni, with Rafael Oliveira and Kelly...
Prof. Ulrike Gretzel @USI
On Monday, 09.12.2019, Prof. Ulrike Gretzel visited the UNESCO Chair and USI. She is one of the top scholars in the field of tourism and persuasion and currently a senior fellow at Annenberg School of Communication (California/ USA). At USI she...
Prof. Cantoni @ FORUM SUL TURISMO. LA DESTINAZIONE DEL LUGANESE È VERAMENTE TURISTICA?
Alongside USI's Claudio Visentin, chair holder, Prof. Cantoni will be a speaker at the upcoming "Forum Sul Turismo. La Destinazione del Luganese è veramente turistica?" on December 2nd, 2019. The event will be taking place at Hotel Splendide in...
UNESCO Meeting of National Commissions @ Lugano
Great news! During the UNESCO General Conference (40th Session) in Paris (France) the city of Lugano has been appointed to host the first formal meeting of the National Commissions from Europe. It is not the first time that the city has welcomed...
PhD Thesis Defense Marta Pucciarelli @ USI
On Monday the 11th of November 2019, Marta Pucciarelli, defended her PhD thesis on "The Digital Birth of an African City. The Case of Douala". The dissertation examines the online representation and communication of Douala, which is the largest...
Dr. Engelbert Ruoss @ World Heritage Experience Switzerland Jubilee
In early November, Dr. Engelbert Ruoss participated at the event of the 10 years anniversary of the Association “World Heritage Experience Switzerland” at the World Nature Forum in Naters/VS. He presented to the site mangers the tasks of the World...
Prof. Cantoni @ European IFITT Masterclass on eTourism (02. – 06.09.2019)
Chairholder, Prof. Cantoni was a speaker at this year's International Federation for Information Technologies and Tourism (IFITT) Masterclass on eTourism at MODUL University in Vienna (Austria), talking about sustainable tourism and tourism for...
Prof. Cantoni @ Fête de Vignerons (18.07 – 11.08.2019)
In July, Prof. Cantoni visited the Fête des Vignerons in Vevey (CH) to present Ticino’s nomination to the list of Swiss intangible heritage at an official press conference. “Mendrisio’s Holy Week Processions have been put forward for Intangible...
Dr. Ruoss @ International Conference Between Overtourism and Undertourism: Implications and Crisis Management Strategies (Lecce, June 26 – 29)
Associate expert, Dr. Engelbert Ruoss was a speaker at the International Conference Between Overtourism and Undertourism: Implications and Crisis Management Strategies (June 26 - 29) in Lecce (Italy) While a growing number of tourist...
UNESCO Chair @ 70th anniversary of the Swiss UNESCO Comission
Chair coordinator, Silvia de Ascaniis and research assistant, Lea Hasenzahl, joined Day 2 of the conference in honor of the 70th anniversary of the Swiss UNESCO Comission! The Chair presented itself and highlighted its upcoming projects, the UNESCO...