Events
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...
UNESCO Chair @ Fête des Vignerons
On Sunday, July 28th 2019, chair holder Prof. Lorenzo Cantoni, held a conference at 5:30 p.m. in the "Maison Ticino". The event was organized by "Sapori Ticino" and represented "an opportunity to explore the concept of intangible cultural heritage,...
UNESCO Chair @ UNESCO Unitwin Conference on value of heritage for tourism
From the 8th to 12th of April 2019, several team members such as chair holder Prof. Lorenzo Cantoni and intern Andela Sormaz, participated in the 6th UNESCO Unitwin Conference in Leuven (Belgium) , which was dedicated to the "value of heritage for...
Call for Papers and Presentations for the HTHIC 2020 (April 6 – 8) is online!
The Call for Papers and Presentations of the Heritage, Tourism and Hospitality, 4th International Conference (HTHIC2020) is now online. Researchers, practitioners and policy makers working in tourism, heritage, hospitality, geography, archaeology,...
Prof. Cantoni @ BTO 2019
Chair holder, Prof. Cantoni, was the moderator of the round table about "Smart DMO" at Buy Tourism 2019 (20 - 21 March) in Florence (Italy). He was joined by discussants Renzo Iorio (CEO Nugo S.p.A.) and Antonio Vezzoso (Marketing...
Fernando Astete talked about the preservation of Machu Picchu in Lugano
Renowned anthropologist, Fernando Astete, visited Università della Svizzera italiana (USI) on the 25th of March 2019. He talked about the preservation of Machu Picchu. The event was part of a series of conferences in Lugano and Milan, organised by...
Dr. De Ascaniis @ VII International workshops on Religious Tourism
Chair coordinator, Dr. Silvia De Ascaniis was a guest speaker at the International Conference of Religious Shrine Cities (07.03.2019), which is part of the VII International workshops on Religious Tourism (07.03. - 09.03.2019) in Fátima, Portugal....
UNESCO Chair @ BIT 2019
PhD student, Puspita Ayu Permatasari, talked about the Indonesian Tourism Market as a new incoming Muslim market at the BIT- International Travel Exhibition in Milan (February 10 - 12, 2019. Indonesia is the 4th largest population in the world...
UNESCO Chair @ ENTER 2019
Chair-holder, Prof. Cantoni has participated to ENTER 2019 (29.01 - 01.02.2019) in Nicosia (Cyprus) as one of the keynote speakers for the PhD workshop "Preparing for Your First Job Talk" on January 29, 2019. Alongside other USI members, he is also...
Parallel Session on “Communicating Cultural Heritage to global audiences of travelers” @ ECREA Conference 2018
The parallel session on communicating Cultural Heritage to global audiences of travelers was held at the at ECREA Conference 2018 in Lugano (31.10. - 03.11.2018). The 7th European Communication Conference was held in Lugano for the first time -...
40th UNWTO Affiliate Members Plenary Session (November 12th – 14th)
Chair holder, Prof. Cantoni was one of the keynote speakers at this years' UNWTO Affiliate Members Plenary Session (12 - 14 November 2018) in Hamedan (Iran). The topic this year was Harnessing Cultural Tourism through Innovation and Technology;...
IX Jornades Universitàries de Turisme Religiós, Spain
Chair holder, Prof. Lorenzo Cantoni, talked about "New technologies and religion" on Tuesday, 13th of November, during the "IX Jornades Universitàries de Turisme Religiós" (12 & 13 November 2018) at the Santa Maria de Montserrat Abbey in Spain....
Conference on “Cultura, gastronomia e turismo” (September 14th 2018)
The conference on “Cultura, gastronomia e turismo” was a unique chance to explore the importance of food in different cultures and its role in promoting tourism, encountering with famous Catalan chef Joan Roca i Fontané, who manages with his...
“Archiving Intangible Cultural Heritage & Performing Arts” Symposium and Summer School in Lausanne (CH)
Chair holder Prof. Lorenzo Cantoni, participated in the "Archiving Intangible Cultural Heritage & Performing Arts" symposium and summer school in Lausanne (Switzerland) from August 6 - 7, 2018. He presented about ICTs, Sustainable Tourism and...
Ilaria Rosani @ XVI INTERNATIONAL FORUM ‘LE VIE DEI MERCANTI’ WORLD HERITAGE & KNOWLEDGE
On Saturday, 16.06.2018, team member Ilaria Rosani held her first conference presentation at the "XVI INTERNATIONAL FORUM ‘LE VIE DEI MERCANTI’ WORLD HERITAGE & KNOWLEDGE" (Naples 14 June, Capri 15 & 16 June, 2018) at the Hotel La Palma...
Prof. Cantoni @ VII Training Academy 2018 “Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe” from June, 12 – 15
UNESCO Chair holder, Prof. Lorenzo Cantoni , was a key note speaker of the upcoming VII Travel Academy 2018 "Innovation and New Trends in Cultural Routes: (Re)interpreting European Cultural Heritage" organized by the European Institute of Cultural...
Talk “Information practices of humanitarian organizations serving the undocumented: towards a conceptualization of Digital Sanctuary practices”
On May 28, 2018, Dr. Sara Vannini of the Universtiy of Washington (Seattle/ USA) gave a talk on "Information practices of humanitarian organizations serving the undocumented: towards a conceptualization of Digital Sanctuary practices" at Università...
Official inaugauration of the UNESCO Exhibition “Journeys Through Our Fragile Heritage”
The official inauguration of the UNESCO exhibition “Journeys Through Our Fragile Heritage” was held on Monday 28th May (18.00) at Università della Svizzera iataliana (Lugano Campus). Rector, Prof. Dr. Erez Boas, introuced the speakers Roberto...