Events
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...
Seminari presso Unisalento su Quality Brand e sostenibilità del turismo a Lecce
Dal 24 al 26 maggio a Lecce, presso l’Università del Salento, si terrà un ciclo di seminari di alta formazione sulla sostenibilità e quality brand nel turismo. L’obiettivo è fornire agli operatori del settore turistico e agli amministratori locali...
Prof. Cantoni @ Welterbe Tagung from June 6 – 7, 2018
UNESCO Chair holder, Prof. Lorenzo Cantoni , was a speaker on June 6 at the "Welterbe Tagung" (World Heritage Conference) during the first stop of the conference in Bergün. The conference was part of a series of events for the Cultural Heritage...
Prof. Lorenzo Cantoni @JEF, Saudi Arabia from May 6 – 7, 2018
UNESCO Chair holder, Prof. Lorenzo Cantoni , was a keynote speaker at the Jeddah Economic Forum (JEF), in Saudi Arabia. JEF is known as the Davos of the Middle East. Its title this year is “From Vision to Prosperity: The Role of the Private...
UNESCO-UNITWIN Network meeting in Madrid
Chair Holder, Prof. Lorenzo Cantoni, participated in the meeting of the UNESCO-UNITWIN Network "Culture, Tourism and Development" at the University of Juan Carlos, Madrid from Friday, 9th of February, to Sunday, 11th of February. Prof. Cantoni had...
Annual meeting of the KFPE
Prof. Lorenzo Cantoni, chairholder, has participated to the annual meeting of KFPE - Commission for Research Partnerschips with Developing Countries. Prof. Cantoni is ad personam member of the board of KFPE. The meeting took place on January 19-20,...
Tourism and Information Technology in UNESCO World Heritage Sites
The 8th Seminar of the UNESCO Chair and UNITWIN/UNESCO Network «Culture, Tourism, Development» took place last December 6th, at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. The seminar tackeld the issue of Tourism and Technologies of Information in UNESCO World...
2nd coordination meeting with UNESCO category 2 institutes and centres (C2Cs) and UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs related to the Culture Sector
The meeting has taken place on 23-24 November 2017, at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. It followed the first coordination meeting, held in December 2015, and was organized around the overarching theme of Culture as an enabler of sustainable...