The School of Tourism & Hospitality Management at Temple
University is recruiting Masters and PhD students to join
the program for the Fall semester 2008.  Specifically we are
looking for students to fit into a number of on-going
research programs listed below.  If interested in any of
these opportunities please contact the designated faulty
member.


1. Culture & Communications

The student will be involved in projects exploring cross-
cultural differences in tourism.   Specifically, students
will be involved in projects examining cultural influences
on tourist behavior and communication (perception, identity,
emotions, authenticity, meaning), differences in cultural
values and relationships, communication theories and
practices and cross-cultural skills and competency.

Contact—Dr. Yvette Reisinger  (yvette.reisinger@...)


2.  Destination Marketing & Management

The student will be involved in destination marketing
projects.  Specifically, students will be involved in
projects examining major trends and current issues facing
destination marketing management.  Applicants with interest
in cultural influences on destination marketing are
preferred.

Contact—Dr. Yvette Reisinger  (yvette.reisinger@...)


3. Hospitality Financial Management and Accounting

The student will be involved in various hospitality
financial research projects including hotel valuation,
hospitality firms' financial risk, revenue management,
financial impacts of various trends (e.g., timeshare
operation, corporate social responsibility, etc.).
Applicants with financial-related work experiences are
preferred.

Contact—Dr. Seoki Lee (seokilee@...)


4. Gaming and Casino Management and Impacts

The student will be involved in research that examines
issues related to the gaming industry such as competition
among sectors and jurisdictions, public policy issues
related to the legalization of commercial gaming, and
impacts of the gaming industry at both the individual and
destination levels.

Contact—Dr. Wes Roehl (wroehl@...)


5. Information Technology in Tourism Marketing

The student will be involved in research focusing on the use
of information technology (IT) supporting the tourism
industry including information search, website design,
consumer generated content, the role of recommendation
systems and mobile computing.

Contact—Dr. Daniel R. Fesenmaier (drfez@...)


6. Innovation in Destination Management

The student will be involved in research focusing on
strategies to support destination management organizations
including the nature and role of innovation, partnerships,
benchmarking, and the development of marketing information
systems.

Contact—Dr. Daniel R. Fesenmaier (drfez@...)


7. Knowledge Management (with a focus in Risk
Assessment)

The student will be involved in research to create /
maintain online knowledge-based management systems for the
event industry and hospitality industry.

Contact—Dr. Clark Hu (clark.hu@...)


8. Marketing Management (with a focus in Strategic
Alliance and Branding)

The student will be involved in research in strategic issues
related to brands and performance in tourism and hospitality
industries.

Contact—Dr. Clark Hu (clark.hu@...)


Please see http://tourism.temple.edu and
http://www.temple.edu/sthm for more information about us.
The School of Tourism & Hospitality Management (STHM) offers
a Master’s of Tourism & Hospitality Management degree.  STHM
collaborates with the Fox School of Business to offer a PhD
in Business Administration with a specialization in tourism;
please go to http://sbm.temple.edu/ms-phd/phd-admin.html for
further information on PhD degree requirements.
Dr. Wesley S. Roehl
Editor, Tourism Review International
Director of Graduate Programs in Tourism & Hospitality
School of Tourism and Hospitality Management
Temple University
1700 N. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122-0840
215-204-5861 (voice)
215-204-8705 (fax)

RTSNETTERS,

Clemson University's  Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism
Management (PRTM) is pleased to announce an opening for a nine-month, open
rank (Assistant/Associate/Full), tenure track faculty position in the area
of Tourism Policy, Planning and Management.  Expertise in tourism
communications, cultural and heritage tourism is preferred.  Other areas of
tourism expertise also will be considered.  Interest in both domestic and
international tourism is a plus.

Candidates must me committed to effective teaching, scholarly productivity
and service to the profession.  Responsibilities include conducting a
program of research associated with travel and tourism within a domestic
and international context; serve as an academic advisor for graduate and
undergraduate students; teach in graduate and undergraduate program; and
participate in service to the university and the profession.

Clemson University is a land-grant institution of over 16,000 undergraduate
and graduate students in more than 80 undergraduate and 100 graduate degree
programs in five colleges. It is ranked 27 among public national
universities by US News and World Report in 2007.  The Department of PRTM
consists of 25 full-time faculty, 60 graduate students (Masters and Ph.D.)
and over 467 undergraduates.

The campus is situated along the shores of Lake Hartwell in the foothills
of the Blue Ridge Mountains and is is located approximately half way
between Atlanta, Georgia and Charlotte, North Carolina (a two hour drive
either way).  The city of Clemson, South Carolina is a college town with a
population of approximately 12,000 residents and is located 30 miles from
Greenville, South Carolina (Pop. 57,428).

I have attached a copy of the full job description for your review.  If you
have any questions regarding this opportunity, please contact Dr. Sheila
Backman (back@...), Search Committee Chair.

Thanks,

Bill Norman
Associate Professor

Clemson University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity
Employer.

William C. Norman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management
Clemson University
263 Lehotsky Hall
Clemson, South Carolina 29634-0735
864/656-2060 (office)
864/656-2226 (fax)

RTSNETTERS,

Clemson University's  Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism
Management (PRTM) is pleased to announce an opening for a nine-month, open
rank (Assistant/Associate/Full), tenure track faculty position in the area
of Tourism Policy, Planning and Management.  Expertise in tourism
communications, cultural and heritage tourism is preferred.  Other areas of
tourism expertise also will be considered.  Interest in both domestic and
international tourism is a plus.

Candidates must me committed to effective teaching, scholarly productivity
and service to the profession.  Responsibilities include conducting a
program of research associated with travel and tourism within a domestic
and international context; serve as an academic advisor for graduate and
undergraduate students; teach in graduate and undergraduate program; and
participate in service to the university and the profession.

Clemson University is a land-grant institution of over 16,000 undergraduate
and graduate students in more than 80 undergraduate and 100 graduate degree
programs in five colleges. It is ranked 27 among public national
universities by US News and World Report in 2007.  The Department of PRTM
consists of 25 full-time faculty, 60 graduate students (Masters and Ph.D.)
and over 467 undergraduates.

The campus is situated along the shores of Lake Hartwell in the foothills
of the Blue Ridge Mountains and is is located approximately half way
between Atlanta, Georgia and Charlotte, North Carolina (a two hour drive
either way).  The city of Clemson, South Carolina is a college town with a
population of approximately 12,000 residents and is located 30 miles from
Greenville, South Carolina (Pop. 57,428).

I have attached a copy of the full job description for your review.  If you
have any questions regarding this opportunity, please contact Dr. Sheila
Backman (back@...), Search Committee Chair.

Thanks,

Bill Norman
Associate Professor

Clemson University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity
Employer.

William C. Norman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management
Clemson University
263 Lehotsky Hall
Clemson, South Carolina 29634-0735
864/656-2060 (office)
864/656-2226 (fax)

FYI...

The contemporary Geography of South Asia tenure track faculty search at
UNC Chapel Hill has been extended until December 2nd (postmark date).
All specialties within geography or related fields will be considered.
For more information see
http://www.unc.edu/depts/geog/SouthAsiaPositionDescription.pdf.




Sanjay K. Nepal, PhD
Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX-77845-2261
Tel: 979 862 4080 Fax: 979 845 0446
http://www.rpts.tamu.edu

Editor-in-Chief
eReview of Tourism Research
http://ertr.tamu.edu/

Chair
Recreation, Tourism and Sports Specialty Group,
The Association of  American Geographers (AAG)
http://www.geog.nau.edu/rts

Hi all, if you know of a minority student (African-American, Hispanic, or
American Indian) who is interested in pursuing PhD in natural resource
management, please let them know of this scholarship opportunity. Also, I would
greatly appreciate it if you could post this on your departmental bulletin
boards.

Thanks
Sanjay


Sanjay K. Nepal, PhD
Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX-77845-2261
Tel: 979 862 4080 Fax: 979 845 0446
http://www.rpts.tamu.edu

Editor-in-Chief
eReview of Tourism Research
http://ertr.tamu.edu/

Chair
Recreation, Tourism and Sports Specialty Group,
The Association of  American Geographers (AAG)
http://www.geog.nau.edu/rts

A good recreation conference for those in the southeast!

Rob

Please note: it should be the 23rd and not the 230th annual meeting

-----Original Message-----
From: serr-owner@... [mailto:serr-owner@...] On
Behalf Of Yu-Fai Leung
Sent: Friday, November 16, 2007 11:54 AM
To: serr@...
Subject: [serr] SERR 2008 Conference Reminder

*/Hello Friends, Colleagues, and Students, /*

*SERR Conference Reminder:* Once again I wanted to remind everyone that
that the 230th Southeastern Recreation Research Conference will be held
in Savannah, GA from February 24 to 26, 2008.

For the past 30 years research professionals, public land managers and
students from diverse backgrounds have come together to address critical

issues and share advancements in the art and science of delivering and
sustaining recreation and other amenity services to the American public
of the Southeast and throughout the nation. This conference offers a
unique venue for learning and exchange of ideas and research findings
regarding some of the most pressing recreation and public land
management challenges throughout the region.

Thanks to the generous support from the US Forest Service National
Forests in North Carolina, we are offering $100 scholarships for
undergraduate and/or graduate students to attend this year's SERR
conference. Interested students need to email a one-page letter (as an
attached MS Word file) to conference co-chair, Taylor Stein
(tstein@...) describing how they believe their academic and
professional interests will be enhanced by their attendance. We will
also be presenting an award and gift for best student research
presentation and poster session.

Please visit our website (http://cnr.ncsu.edu/prtm/serr/) to learn more
about this excellent forum for managers, researchers, and students. We
hope you will attend and participate in this year's conference in
historic Savannah, GA February 24 to 26. All are welcomed to attend the
conference and submit a paper proposal for presentation or poster to
tstein@.... Deadline for submission of proposals is November 30,
2007.

Come and share your research and experience at the SERR conference, and
please help us reach other colleagues by forwarding or posting the
attached conference announcement.

Thank you and we look forward to seeing you at the 2008 conference!

Taylor Stein & Joseph Flood SERR 2008 Conference Co-Chairs

P.S. If you are not a current SERR Listserve member and would like to
join us for future SERR news and announcements, please visit
http://www4.ncsu.edu/~leung/serrlist.htm for subscription and related
information.

Taylor V. Stein
Associate Professor
Co-director, Cooperative for Conserved Forest Ecosystems: Outreach and
Research
University of Florida
School of Forest Resources and Conservation
PO Box 110410
Gainesville, FL 32611-0410
Phone: 352-846-0860
Fax: 352-846-1277

Dear colleagues,

The Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences at Texas A&M University
is ecstatic to announce an Assistant Professor, tenure track position in
Tourism.  The position announcement is attached and the review of applications
will begin February 1, 2008.

DEPARTMENT OF RPTS:
The department is entering an exciting period of change, with a significant
increase in the faculty over the past five years. Our 27 faculty members provide
leadership in many interdisciplinary initiatives across the university,
including the Institute of Renewable Natural Resources. The Department, one of
the largest of its kind, enrolls over 350 undergraduate and 80 graduate
students.

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY:
Texas A&M University, the Land Grant institution in the state, is a Tier-1
research university committed to adding 400 faculty members over a 4-year period
and strengthening its diversity.  Enrollment is 46,000 students; the College of
Agriculture and Life Sciences includes 15 departments and 325 faculty.

THE COMMUNITY:
College Station and the twin city of Bryan form a metropolitan community of
150,000 people with a low cost of living and excellent health, education, and
recreation services. The community combines the charm of rural Texas with the
cosmopolitan energy of a major university town. College Station schools are
among the best in the nation, and the cost of living is 25% lower than the
national average. Houston, Austin, and many parks are within easy driving
distance.

THE FACULTY:
This department has a dynamic faculty and staff engaged in teaching, research,
and extension in parks and conservation, community recreation, tourism
management, community development, and youth development. Texas A&M is poised to
be a national leader in recreation, park and tourism sciences, with excellent
faculty and all the components characteristic of the best programs in the world.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
Submit letter of application, statement of research and teaching interests,
curriculum vitae, names of three references, sample publications, and other
supporting materials to: Sanjay Nepal, Chair, Search Committee, Department of
Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences, 2261 TAMU, College Station, TX
77843-2261, (979) 862-4080.  E-mail: sknepal@....

The position announcement is attached.

Many thanks and happy holidays!
Sanjay

Sanjay K. Nepal, PhD
Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX-77845-2261
Tel: 979 862 4080 Fax: 979 845 0446
http://www.rpts.tamu.edu

Editor-in-Chief
eReview of Tourism Research
http://ertr.tamu.edu/

Chair
Recreation, Tourism and Sports Specialty Group,
The Association of  American Geographers (AAG)
http://www.geog.nau.edu/rts

See email below - highlighting special sessions. Any ideas?

Sanjay

Sanjay K. Nepal, PhD
Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX-77845-2261
Tel: 979 862 4080 Fax: 979 845 0446
http://www.rpts.tamu.edu

Editor-in-Chief
eReview of Tourism Research
http://ertr.tamu.edu/

Chair
Recreation, Tourism and Sports Specialty Group,
The Association of  American Geographers (AAG)
http://www.geog.nau.edu/rts




>>> "Douglas Richardson" <drichardson@...> 1/23/2008 12:53 PM >>>
Dear Specialty Group Chairs,



    If any of your Specialty Groups has a special session that you wish
to highlight at the upcoming AAG Annual Meeting in Boston, please let me
or Oscar Larson know (email: olarson@...), and we will highlight
your session in the printed program for the meeting, and on the AAG
website.



    It is not necessary for a Specialty Group to list a highlighted
session, and some SGs prefer not to, but we have had requests from many
SGs to advertise a particularly high-profile session, such as a
life-time achievement award session, or a special SG plenary talk, or a
session on a particularly compelling or timely topic.  We will list one
session from each Specialty Group that wishes to participate in this
listing of Specialty Group highlighted sessions. Please let us know by
February 15th, 2008, if you wish to include a highlighted session for
your SG in this listing.



   This highlighted session listing may also help new-comers to our
meetings to identify a place to start as they explore new areas of
interest within specialty group topics, and may assist you in recruiting
new members to the SG.



Best to all,



Doug Richardson

Hi all,

The Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences at Texas A&M
University announces openings for two tenure-track positions at the rank
of Assistant Professor to begin Fall semester, 2008 or Spring of 2009.
We seek colleagues who will conduct research and teach on key components
in community development and related policy issues. Appointments may
range from 9 to 12 months.

Responsibilities: Successful candidates will be expected to develop
funded lines of research in the area of community development. The
specific area of specialization is open. However, we are especially
interested in applicants with expertise in natural resource-based
development, health and recreation systems, social and infrastructure
linkages, minority dynamics in communities, and community youth
development. Candidates will also be expected to teach courses in
recreation, park, tourism, and related areas in the Department; work on
collaborative teams, supervise graduate student research (M.S. and
Ph.D.) and provide service to the Department, College, and University.

Qualifications: A PhD in a discipline relevant to community
development, including sociology, rural sociology, child development,
planning, geography, resource economics, demography, recreation, park or
tourism, anthropology or a closely related discipline, must be completed
by the candidate prior to appointment. Applicants must have a research
agenda leading to publications in refereed journals and must demonstrate
the potential to acquire extramural funding and guide graduate students.
  The Department is especially interested in applicants who will
contribute interdisciplinary expertise to its research, teaching, and
outreach missions.  Previous experience or willingness to participate in
the delivery of distance-education courses is also desirable.

Application Process: Review of applications will begin April 15, 2008
and continue until the positions are filled.  Application must be
complete, including a cover letter detailing the applicant’s
qualifications, relevant experience, and interest in the position.  In
addition, the application must include current curriculum vitae, a
statement of teaching philosophy, a description of the candidate’s
research agenda, sample research/scholarly publications, official
university transcripts, and the names, phone numbers, and email
addresses of three professional references.  References will not be
contacted until the advanced stages of screening; candidates will
receive prior notification.

Applications and inquiries should be sent to:

Dr. Scott Shafer, Associate Professor
Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences
Texas A&M University
2261 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-2261
Phone: 979-845-3837
Email: sshafer@...

Texas A&M University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity
employer committed to diversity.



Sanjay K. Nepal, PhD
Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX-77845-2261
Tel: 979 862 4080 Fax: 979 845 0446
http://www.rpts.tamu.edu

Editor-in-Chief
eReview of Tourism Research
http://ertr.tamu.edu/

Chair
Recreation, Tourism and Sports Specialty Group,
The Association of  American Geographers (AAG)
http://www.geog.nau.edu/rts

Due to the timing of the scheduled RTS Specialty Group Business Meeting at the AAG Boston (Friday, April 18th 8:15pm), we have decided to combine the business meeting with our RTS Social Event. The event will be located at Boston Beer Works (Canal Location) with tables (and appetizers) reserved beginning at 7:00pm.

To get to Boston Beer Works - Canal from Copley Center where the conference is held, the easiest way is to take the subway. The Orange Line 'T stop' BACK BAY is located on Dartmouth Street right across from Copley Square. Take the Orange Line north towards Oak Grove for 5 stops, getting off at NORTH STATION. Boston Beer Works is located at 112 Canal Street which is right across the road from the North Station 'T stop'. Both of the stops are wheelchair accessible.

link for Beer Works www.beerworks.net
link for MBTA subway information http://www.mbta.com/schedules_and_maps/subway/

If you have any questions, please contact:
Lorri Krebs
lkrebs@...

Hope to see you all there!!

Dear John Pigram and other friends

I have pulled together a slide show of comparison photos between 1987
and 2008 of the water crisis in South Australia. I have included
photos from the Murray Mouth, Meningie and Milang on the Lower Lakes.
We have permission from all the photographers. Please feel free to
use these in schools. The money alocated will be too late to save the
situation. The losses will be huge. Farmers are selling their stock,
and the loss of Tourism, Recreation & Leisure $ is significant.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/2518860/MurrayDarlingBasinAust

Cheers Julia

Julia Morton-Marr, DStG., B.Ed., Dip. T.
President / CEO, International Holistic Tourism Education Centre (IHTEC)
and founder of International School Peace Gardens

1/1000 PeaceWomen Across the Globe nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize 2005.
Science for Peace - National Board member
Council on Global Issues - Vice President Education
Canadian Voice of Women for Peace - National Board member

Official Status: UN ECOSOC Status.
		 UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development
		 UN Decade of a Culture of Peace.

3343 Masthead Crescent
Mississauga, Ontario, L5L 1G9
Tel: (905) 820-5067 (October 20 - May 1)
Tel: (705) 696-3808 (May 1 - Oct 20)
Email: ihtec@...
Website: www.ihtec.org
Blog: Granny Julia's Children http://www.ispg.blogspot.com

I want to take a moment in our busy end-of-the-spring-
semester rush to thank the members of the AAG RTS specialty
group for the 2008 Rooney Award.  It was unexpected and very
much appreciated.

Thank you!

Sincerely,

Wes Roehl
Dr. Wesley S. Roehl
Editor, Tourism Review International
Director of Graduate Programs in Tourism & Hospitality
School of Tourism and Hospitality Management
Temple University
1700 N. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122-0840
215-204-5861 (voice)
215-204-8705 (fax)

Lessons Learned and Implications for the Future
An e-Conference to be held 28—30 October 2008

The first casino resort opened in Atlantic City, NJ in
1978.  Atlantic City was the first US gaming jurisdiction
outside of Nevada and was widely considered a high-risk
experiment.  Thirty years have pasted since Resorts
International opened its doors and the experiment is on-
going.  During those 30 years Atlantic City and Atlantic
County NJ have been transformed, as has the national and
international gaming landscape.  The purpose of this e-
conference is to look back at the lessons learned from the
Atlantic City experiment and to look forward to the future
of Atlantic City and of gaming in general in today’s
environment of high tech and high levels of competition for
the consumer’s entertainment dollar.

Topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

Cultural, economic, environmental, and social impacts on
Atlantic City and South Jersey;
Education issues;
Future of gaming in Atlantic City, the USA, and the World;
Gambling on the Internet;
Gaming business models;
Human resource management issues in casino resorts;
Problem gaming;
Substitutes and complimentary products in gaming;
Sustainable gaming;
Technology, its impact today and its implications for the
future;
Urban planning and public policy lessons from Atlantic City;
and
Workforce development.

Important dates

3 September 2008 3 page abstracts due for blind review
21 September 2008 notification of acceptance
24 October 2008  on-line presentations due to
                         conference chairperson
28—30 October 2008 participate in on-line conference

Papers presented at the conference, may, at the discretion
of their author, be submitted for publication in Tourism
Review International (the full paper will require a separate
external double-blind review process).

A best student paper competition is planned.

Sponsors

School of Tourism & Hospitality Management, Temple University
Tourism Review International

Please contact me if you have any questions or need
additional information.

Sincerely,

Wes Roehl
Dr. Wesley S. Roehl
Editor, Tourism Review International
Director of Graduate Programs in Tourism & Hospitality
School of Tourism and Hospitality Management
Temple University
1700 N. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122-0840
215-204-5861 (voice)
215-204-8705 (fax)

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Apologies for cross-posting

Please find attached a call for people to join the editorial board of a new
online journal entitled Recreation and Society in Africa, Asia and South
America.

:)

Dr Neil Carr
Tourism Department
University of Otago

Greetings,

I hope you all are having a wonderful summer. I spent two weeks in China
(Shanghai and Sichuan Province) hence this delay in submitting the annual
report. I will have this posted in the RTS website as well as the AAG website.

Many thanks
Sanjay

Sanjay K. Nepal, PhD
Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX-77845-2261
Tel: 979 862 4080 Fax: 979 845 0446
http://www.rpts.tamu.edu

Editor-in-Chief
eReview of Tourism Research
http://ertr.tamu.edu/

Chair
Recreation, Tourism and Sports Specialty Group,
The Association of  American Geographers (AAG)
http://www.geog.nau.edu/rts

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