Programme of ITC2022. International Tourism Congress

See the programme of ITC2022. International Tourism Congress ‘Tourism – Going Back/Forward to Sustainability’. If needed, you can download the programme as a PDF file. Mind that all hours are in Central European Time (CET). If interested in details of the presentations proposed, see the book of abstracts.

International Tourism Congress 2022 is organized by the Faculty of Geographical Sciences, University of Lodz (Poland) in cooperation with CiTUR Centre for Tourism Research, Development and Innovation. ITC2022 is also final event disseminating achievements of the SPOT project. ITC2022 will be held on November, (16)17-19 2022 in Lodz, the city located in the very heart of Poland. Participants of ITC2022 will be hosted in the Training and Conference Center of the University of Lodz (Kopcinskiego 16/18 Street, Lodz), and the Faculty of Geographical Sciences, at University of Lodz (Kopcinskiego 31 Street, Lodz).

The programme of ITC2022 refers to sustainability of tourism in general. We are going to discuss geographical, social, environmental, economic, political, and managerial contexts of sustainable tourism. The notion of tourism sustainability will be related to the concepts like quality of life, ecosystem services and resilience of ecosystem functions, development and economic growth, social and spatial justice as well as territorial cohesion, and – last but not least – coopetition and tourist packaging.

Wednesday, November 16, 2022, Day 0

Mind that all hours are in Central European Time (CET).

Online only

Multilanguage online session 1
15:00 – 16:15
Multilanguage online session 2
15:00 – 16:15
Multilanguage online session 3
16:30 – 17:45
Multilanguage online session 4
16:30 – 17:45

Liszewski Hall

Straszewicz Hall

N105 Room

Front room

Registration
17:30 – 19:30

Mirror Room

Ice-breaking party
19:00 – 20:30

T&C Centre

Thursday, November 17, 2022, Day 1

Mind that all hours are in Central European Time (CET).

Online only

Front room

Registration
09:00 – 17:00

Mirror Room

Coffee break
11:30 – 12:00
Coffee break
17:00 – 17:30

T&C Centre

Lunch
14:00 – 15:30

Friday, November 18, 2022, Day 2

Mind that all hours are in Central European Time (CET).

Online only

Liszewski Hall

13. Human capital in tourism sector
09:00 – 11:00
14. Current challenges of education in tourism and hospitality
11:30 – 13:00
1B. Recovering tourism financial sustainability
14:30 – 16:30
Keynote lecture 3
17:00 – 17:30
Keynote lecture 4
17:30 – 18:00
Closing ceremony
18:00 – 18:30

Straszewicz Hall

9A. Special interest tourism and experiential tourism based on sustainable practices
09:00 – 11:00
7B. Accessible, sustainable and smart tourism: challenges and good practices
11:30 – 13:00
16. Internet and communication technologies in tourism studies
14:30 – 16:30

N105 Room

1A. Recovering tourism financial sustainability
09:00 – 11:00
6. Tourism and outdoor sports recreation
11:30 – 13:00
9B. Special interest tourism and experiential tourism based on sustainable practices
14:30 – 16:30

Front room

Registration
09:00 – 13:00

Mirror Room

Coffee break
11:00 – 11:30
Coffee break
16:30 – 17:00

T&C Centre

Lunch
13:00 – 14:30
Gala Dinner
19:00 – 21:00

Saturday, November 19, 2022, Day 3

On-site participants of ITC2022 are invited to join the trip to the Polish case study area of the SPOT Project. We are going to discuss the following topic in the field: Evolutionary changes of tourism in industrial area in transition – Challenges of introducing European Green Deal in Bełchatów industrial district. On Thursday, November 17, 2022, you will have a chance to listen about the case in during the SPOT special session. On Saturday, November 19, 2022, you will be able to experience it for yourself. The trip is organised by the Polish team of SPOT project and REGIO. Enjoy!

Time	Place	Activity
09:00 – 10:30	Łódź – Bełchatów	Bus transfer: Bus arrives from T&C Centre
10:30 – 11:30	Bełchatów	City witnessing radical industrialization: sightseeing
11:30 – 12:00	Bełchatów – Rudzisko	Bus transfer
12:00 – 13:30	Rudzisko	Looking for local identity: Meeting with members of Pilsian Tribe Association; Lunch
13:30 – 14:00	Rudzisko – Żłobnica	Bus transfer
14:00 – 14:30	Żłobnica	Bełchatów energy complex: from radical industrialization to just transition
14:30 – 15:00	Żłobnica – Kleszczów (Solpark) – Kamieńska Mountain	Bus transfer
15:00 – 15:30	Kamieńska Mountain	New tourism infrastructure of Bełchatów industrial district
15:30 – 17:00	Kamieńska Mountain – Łódź	Bus transfer

	Online only	Front room	Mirror Room
15:00	Multilanguage online session 1 15:00 – 16:15 Multilanguage online session 2 15:00 – 16:15
15:30
16:00
16:30	Multilanguage online session 3 16:30 – 17:45 Multilanguage online session 4 16:30 – 17:45
17:00
17:30		Registration 17:30 – 19:30
18:00
18:30
19:00			Ice-breaking party 19:00 – 20:30
19:30
20:00

	Liszewski Hall	Straszewicz Hall	N105 Room	Front room	Mirror Room	T&C Centre
09:00	13. Human capital in tourism sector 09:00 – 11:00	9A. Special interest tourism and experiential tourism based on sustainable practices 09:00 – 11:00	1A. Recovering tourism financial sustainability 09:00 – 11:00	Registration 09:00 – 13:00
09:30
10:00
10:30
11:00					Coffee break 11:00 – 11:30
11:30	14. Current challenges of education in tourism and hospitality 11:30 – 13:00	7B. Accessible, sustainable and smart tourism: challenges and good practices 11:30 – 13:00	6. Tourism and outdoor sports recreation 11:30 – 13:00
12:00
12:30
13:00						Lunch 13:00 – 14:30
13:30
14:00
14:30	1B. Recovering tourism financial sustainability 14:30 – 16:30	16. Internet and communication technologies in tourism studies 14:30 – 16:30	9B. Special interest tourism and experiential tourism based on sustainable practices 14:30 – 16:30
15:00
15:30
16:00
16:30					Coffee break 16:30 – 17:00
17:00	Keynote lecture 3 17:00 – 17:30
17:30	Keynote lecture 4 17:30 – 18:00
18:00	Closing ceremony 18:00 – 18:30
19:00						Gala Dinner 19:00 – 21:00
19:30
20:00
20:30