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24-26
September

EIAT 2010
IN Hotel and Holiday Inn
Belgrade, Serbia

This year EIAT will host Opening Ceremony at Yugoslav Drama Theater for more than 400 invites and the working panels for 230 delegates. Opening Ceremony will be followed with the EIAT 2010 cocktail for all delegates in the Hall of Yugoslav Drama Theater.

This is first year working panels will be divided into parallel sessions targeting students at Novice track session, executives and managers at Executive track session and students at Future Leaders Forum South East Europe workshop.

EIAT on Saturday will be followed with the networking evening for all delegates experiencing traditional Serbian cuisine at EIAT Networking Serbian Dinner.

As part of the Novice Session on Sunday will be hosted Parallel EIAT Scientific Session which is hosted by the:

  • Faculty for Tourism and Hotel Management, University of Singidunum, Belgrade, Serbia
  • Faculty for Tourism and Hotel Management Bar, University of Mediteran, Montenegro
  • Faculty for Tourism Studies – Turistica, University Primorska, Slovenia

PhD candidates and assistants will be presenting their research papers with the open panel discussion at the end of session.

Novice Track session and Executive Track session will be held at IN Hotel and Future Leaders Forum South East Europe will be held at Holiday Inn Hotel. 
Friday
24
September

EIAT Opening Ceremony
Yugoslav Drama Theater
(Hosted for all EIAT delegates)

18.00   EIAT 2010 Opening Ceremony
Speakers:
  • HRH Crown Prince Alexander II
  • Dragan Đilas, the Major of Belgrade
  • Prof dr Goran Petković, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Economy and Regional Development
  • Prof Kaye Chon – Hong Kong University
  • Marcos J. Torres – KEMPINSKI Palace Hotel
  • Miodrag Kostić – MK Group
19.40   EIAT CTRS and Foundation for Culture and Education Cocktail
     
Saturday
25
September

Novice Track Program (Students)
In Hotel – INdex room
Moderator: Rob Davidson
8.30 – 9.45   Registration at IN Hotel
10.00 – 10.30   “The Social Legacy of Conferences”; Professor Rob Davidson
10.30 – 11.00   “Africa’s Time is Now”; Rick Taylor
11.00 – 11.30   “Service Industry Leadership in Hospitality and Tourism: Experiences from Asia”; ProfessorKaye Chon
11.30 – 11.45   coffee breaks at the roof top bar of IN Hotel
11.45 – 12.15   “New Vision to Achieve Leadership Genius”; Professor Sanja Vlahovic
12.15 – 12.45   Open panel and discussion
12.45 – 13.45   Lunch
14.00 – 14.45   “Hotel Development and Branding”; Dejan Đorđević
14.45 – 15.30   “Web 2.0 - Marketing Tools for the Event Industry” Mady Keup
15.30 – 16.00   Open panel discussion
16.00 – 16.30   Coffee breaks at the roof top bar of IN Hotel
16.30 – 17.00   “Globalization, Sustainable Development and Interpretation” Professor Zoran Klarić
17.15 – 17.30   “Leadership Styles and Emotional Intelligence in the Function of Organizational Creativity” Professor Saso Kozuharov
17.30 – 18.00   Summaries of Day and Close
19.30 – 20.30   Bus transfer to the EIAT Networking Serbian Dinner from IN Hotel
20.30 – 00.30   EIAT Networking Serbian Dinner at “Dva Jelena” Restaurant at Skadarlija
     
Sunday
26
September


In Hotel – INdex room (Students)
Moderator: Rob Davidson
10.00 – 10.45  

“Developing learning platform for South East Europe designated UNESCO sites” Giorgio Andrian 
10.45 – 11.15  

“Shine Award Experience” Alison Cryer
11.15 – 12.30  

Scientific Parallel Session: PhD candidates paper presentation
12.30 – 13.30   Certificate hand out
     
Saturday
25
September

Executive Track Program (Executives and managers)
INvent room
Moderator: Dejan Đorđević
8.30 – 10.00   Registration at IN Hotel for all delegates
10.00 – 11.00   “Hotel Development and Branding” Dejan Đorđević 
11.00 – 12.00   “Yield Management and Sales Techniques in the Luxurious Brand” Marcos J. Torres 
12.00 – 12.30   Open Panel Discussion
12.30 – 13.00   coffee break at the roof top bar of IN Hotel
13.00 – 14.00   "The importance of Leadership and Mentoring in the Travel, Hospitality and Tourism Industry" Alison Cryer 
14.00 – 14.30   Open Panel Discussion
14.30 – 15.30   Lunch
15.45 – 16.45   “Vienna Convention Bureau Best Practices” Ulrike Von Arnold 
16.45 – 17.45  

“The role training plays in the industry and importance of using it to build profile and standards” Mary Jane Brook  
17.45 – 18.15   Open Panel Discussion
19.30 – 20.30   Bus transfer to the EIAT Networking Serbian Dinner from In Hotel
20.30 – 00.30   EIAT Networking Serbian Dinner at “Dva Jelena” Restaurant at Skadarlija
     
Sunday
26
September

(Executives and managers)
INvent room
Moderator: Dejan Đorđević
10.00 – 11.00   “Business Tourism Market Place” Rick Taylor
11.00 – 12.30  

Interactive session and questions for Executive Track speakers: Open Panel Discussion

12.30 – 13.30  

Certificate hand out
     
Saturday
25
September

Future Leaders Forum Program (Workshop for selected senior students)
Holiday Inn Hotel and IN Hotel
Moderator: Tom Hulton
8.30 – 9.30   Registration at IN Hotel for all delegates
9.30 – 10.00   Bus transfer from In Hotel to Holiday Inn for FLF delegates
10.00 – 10.15   Introduction to the Future Leaders Forum South East Europe; Tom Hulton
10.15 – 11.00   The “REAL BENEFITS” of attending the Future Leaders Forum and becoming a Future Meeting Professional; Tom Hulton 
11.00 – 11.30  

coffee breaks at Holiday Inn lobby

11.30 – 12.15   “How Triumphant Leaders Create the Future: Best Practices from International Internships”; Milan Culic
12.15 -13.00   Open panel discussion 
13.00 – 14.00   Lunch 
14.00 – 14.45   “The Meetings Industry – Not a Job but a Career!” Rick Taylor
15.45 – 15.30   “Meetings for Generation Y”; Rob Davidson  
15.30 – 15.45   Coffee breaks at Holiday Inn Lobby
15.45 – 16.30   “Marketing for Future Leaders”; Tatjana John
16.30 – 17.15   International Challenge Presentation “Generation Y: The Global Conference”.
17.15 – 17.45   Summaries of day and close
18.00                 Bus transfers to In Hotel In
19.30 – 20.30   bus transfer to the EIAT Networking Serbian Dinner from In Hotel
20.30 – 00.30   EIAT Networking Serbian Dinner at “Dva Jelena” Restaurant at Skadarlija
     
Sunday
26
September


IN Hotel, INcognito room at 7th floor
Moderator: Tom Hulton
10.00 – 10.45   “The rise and rise of new destinations in the Meetings Industry”; Mady Keup
10.45 – 12.00   Final preparations and group presentations at INcognito room at IN Hotel
12.30 – 13.30   Certificate hand out and winning team announcement
     

 

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