Small firms in the tourism and hospitality sectors:

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2002

Small firms in the tourism and hospitality sectors: an international conference.

12^th and 13^th September 2002

Centre for the Study of Small Tourism and Hospitality Firms

Leeds Metropolitan University

The conference

It is five years since the Centre hosted its first international conference on research relating to small businesses in the tourism and hospitality sectors. That event attracted papers from the UK, continental Europe, USA, Australia, Hong Kong and Russia. During the intervening period, there has been a considerable growth of interest in small business policy and research. The aim of the conference is to provide a forum for the dissemination and discussion of current research on a variety of topics relating to small tourism and hospitality firms.

Themes will include:

Entrepreneurship

Motivations and business behaviour

Training and skills development

The role of small firms in tourism development

Enterprise support

Small firms and sustainability

Small business and the curriculum

Selected paper presenters will be invited to contribute to a new book that will become part of Pergamon’s Advances in Tourism Research Series. The book – to be edited by Rhodri Thomas – will be entitled Small Firms in Tourism: International Perspectives.

Conference timetable:

Registration 11am, 12^th September 2002

Close of conference 4 pm, 13^th September, 2002

Venue

The conference will be held at the Le Meridien Queens hotel, Leeds, an elegant and modern city centre facility. For convenience, the conference fee includes accommodation and meals for the duration of the event. Delegates wishing to arrive early or stay after the conference will need to book accommodation separately (but we will happily provide details). Please e-mail Lynn McVeagh: l.mcveagh@lmu.ac.uk

Submitting abstracts and papers

Abstracts of no more than 500 words required by: 14^th January 2002

Full papers of 3-5000 words required by: 3^rd June 2002

Research notes or work in progress of 1-1500 words required by: 3^rd June 2002

Details about layout, font size etc of papers may be found below.

Please submit abstracts and papers to:

Dr Rhodri Thomas

Research Manager

Centre for the Study of Small

Tourism and Hospitality Firms

Leeds Metropolitan University

Calverley Street

Leeds

LS1 3HE

e-mail: r.thomas@lmu.ac.uk

Fax: 0113 283 3111

Tel: 0113 283 3462

Costs and booking arrangements

The conference fee is £320 per person (this includes accommodation at the conference venue on the 12^th September, conference dinner and other meals, delegate pack and proceedings). Alternatively, a day delegate rate is available (£130 per day) and visitors may wish to use alternative accommodation. We are happy to provide details of alternative venues on request.

To book, please provide Lynn McVeagh, External Activities Administrator, (contact details below) with the following information:

Name:

Address:

e-mail:

Telephone:

Please indicate those that apply:

Full conference (£320)
Day delegate (£130 per day) please state day(s):
I would like details of alternative accommodation

Please send to Lynn McVeagh

School of Tourism and Hospitality Management

Leeds Metropolitan University

Calverley Street

Leeds

LS1 3HE

E-mails: l.mcveagh@lmu.ac.uk

Tel: 0113 283 2600

Fax: 0113 283 3111