CALENDAR AS a regular department of this journal Caienclar lists those seminars and events of academic and research orientation Seminar announcements should be sent directly to the Ed,tor A short paragraph stating the object,ves and highlights of the conference i$ also requested Annals reserves the right to make the final decision regarding the inclusion of the announcements In Calendar
1978 Pacific Area Travel Association (18th Annual Workshop and the 27th Annual Conference) Date January 19-26 LocaUon Colombo (Sn Larka) and New Delhi (mdta) The theme for the 18th annual workshop (Colombo. January 19-20) ts The Challenge of Change Speakers will hlghhght the changes taking place m their respective travel markets The Conference will then take place m New DelhL January 23-26 For more reformation write to Mr Clarence H Judson Paofic Area Travel Association 228 Grant Avenue San Francisco, Calfforma 94108, USA Telephone (415) 986-4646
Prof Valene Smith Department of Anthropology Cahforma State Umvermty Chino. Cahfornla 95929, USA Telephone (916) 895-6192 Special Tourism and Recreation Paper Sessions (The Assocmtmn of American Geogra-
phers) Date April 10 LocaUon Hyatt Regency Hotel. New Orleans, USA Thts one day meetmg ts scheduled as a part of the Annual Conference of the Assoclanon of Amerman Geographers The meetmg (of the Commtttee on Recreatton, Tourism and Sports of AAG) Is made up of three paper sessions. one panel discussion, and one business meetmg The paper sessions are entttled (a) Geography of Tourism, Travel, and Development, (b) The Geography of Urban Recreatton, European Travel Commission and (c) Geography of Sports (Seventeen Date January 16-J7 papers are scheduled to be oresented at these Location Zurich, Switzerland sesstons) The panel group dtscusses the This ts a meeting with lndustD to survey Effect of Changmg Energy Conditions on prospects for European tourism up to 1986 Patterns of Outdoor Recreation. The business For more mformatmn write to meetmg is scheduled m the evening Mr T J O'Drtscoll. Exec. Dtr For more mformatton write to European Travel Commission Dr Ltsle S Mttchell P.O Box 536 Department of Geography Dubhn 8, Ireland Unwerstty of South Carolina Columbta, South Carohna 29208, USA International Studies Association Telephone (803) 777-5234 Date February 22-26 Location Sheraton Park Hotel, Wash- WTO & IATA International Conference on mgton, D C. USA Tourism and Air Transport This ts the 19th Annual Meeting of ISA. The Theme. Optzmum Use of Tourism Retheme of thts year's conference ts The sources Emerging Transnatlonal World--The Place of Date April 17-21 lndtvtduals. Groups and States Locatmn Mexico City, Mexico For more reformation write to The purpose of the Conference is to enable Dr Martm O Hetsler all pubhc and private operational branches of Department of Government tourtsm and air transport to pool their Umverslty of Maryland knowledge and expermnce concerning tourism College Park, Maryland 20742. USA civil aviation relations wtth a vtew to brmgmg wherever possible Improvements. The ConferTourism and Regional Development (Soctety of ence will deal tn partmular with the optimum Apphed Anthropology), tentatwe use of tourtsm resources and the development Date April (exact date to be announced) of mr transport and the part whtch the latter ts Location Menda, Yucatan, Mexico called upon to play m this connection. This The twelve papers to be presented dunng Conference follows up that held at Manda, this Symposmm (of the Socmty of Apphed Phthppmes. m February 1975, under the joint Anthropology) address several key factors m ausptces of WTO & IATA the regmnal planning and development for a For more mformat~on write to vtable tourist industry that maxtmtzes the Robert C Lonatt, Secretary General economic returns of foretgn exchange and World Tourism Orgamzatton increased local employment, wtthout destroy59, Avda. del Generahsmo mg the mdtgenous culture Madrtd- 16, Spam For more mformatton write to
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