IFITT Talk Workshop on "Smart Services in Tourism & Smart Destinations"

Smart Destinations are now a national strategic priority for sustainable tourism development in numerous countries (i.e. China, Japan, Europe and USA). The provision of smart services has also become a critical necessity for achieving competitive advantage, differentiation and enhanced performance. The workshop is designed to provide you with the latest applications, best practices and research findings on smart services in tourism.

Attend the workshop in order to learn:

• what it means and why you need to become ‘smart’
• how to build smartness in tourism destinations and servicessir
• how to use free software for performing data analytics

By gathering leading researchers and industry professionals, the workshop features:

• seven presentations
• hands-on practical workshop on data analytics
• discussion panel

Do not miss the opportunity to advance your knowledge and skills with leading experts.

Participation in the workshop is free, but registration is required for planning purposes. Afternoon tea provided.

Speakers

• Brent Hill, Executive Director, Marketing, South Australian Tourism Commission
• Professor Marianna Sigala, School of Management, University of South Australia (UniSA)
• Rick Carter, Ringmaster & CoFounder at A BlockChain Factory
• Dr Tina Du, School of Information Technology and Mathematical Sciences, UniSA
• Dr Timothy O’ Leary, School of Natural and Built Environments, UniSA
• Stuart Ainsworth, Director, Enlightening Data
• Dr Darren Oemcke, Hydra Consulting