Events
Call for Paper – 3rd International Conference on Tourism, Gastronomy, and Tourist Destination (TGDIC2021)
THE 3rd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE on TOURISM, GASTRONOMY, and TOURIST DESTINATION (TGDIC 2021) - CALL FOR PAPER The Trisakti School of Tourism is inviting you to submit your paper and present at the 3rd International Conference on Tourism,...
USI UNESCO Chair @ Summer Campus 2021
The USI UNESCO Chair participated in the USI Summer Campus 2021 (19. - 31.07.2021). Prof. Cantoni, Lea Hasenzahl and Puspita Ayu Permatasari taught the course "digital media & heritage". Moreover, visits to the World Heritage Sites, Bellinzona...
Prof. Cantoni & Dr. Silvia De Ascaniis @ SECOND ANNUAL EAST AFRICAN TOURISM SYMPOSIUM 28TH – 29TH JULY 2021
Prof. Lorenzo Cantoni was a keynote speaker at this year's virtual Symposium at the second annual East African Tourism Symposium (28th-29th of July, 2021). The overall theme of his session was "Embracing New Opportunities in Culture and Heritage...
Prof. Lorenzo Cantoni @ World Heritage Young Professionals Forum 2021
Chair holder, Prof. Lorenzo Cantoni, moderated a group discussion during the World Heritage Young Professionals Forum 2021 (5-9 July, 2021), on Thursday 8th of July. The discussion was part of the subtheme "World Heritage: Community Empowerment...
Free Webinar “What does it mean to be a smart tourism destination?” on July 20th, 2021 (@ 6 pm)
The online webinar "What does it mean to be a smart tourism destination?", was held via MS Teams on July 20th @ 6 pm (CET). The event included an introduction on "smart cities & smart destinations" by chair holder, Prof. Lorenzo Cantoni,...
Exploring World Heritage & Sustainable Tourism through the lens of Heinz Plenge
An online conversation with Peru’s most prominent nature and wildlife photographer Heinz Plenge took place online on June 1st, 2021 (6pm, CET). The photographer talked about the importance of sustainable tourism and the challenges faced by World...
Prof. Cantoni @ IMPACTOUR ReDiscover Workshop (9th of May)
The ReDiscover Europe Workshop with Prof. Lorenzo Cantoni will take place online on the 9th of May (10:00 – 17:00, CET). It is part of the H2020 IMPACTOUR Project and will provide a unique opportunity to discuss the role of sustainable Cultural...
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...