Conferences
UCF Rosen College of Hospitality Management hosts several different conferences each year, many in partnership with the hospitality and tourism industry, with local and regional government agencies, and with academic peers. Please scroll down this page for information on upcoming conferences and past events.
International Conference on
Destinations, Events, Sports
8 May – 11 May 2025 | Hokkaido University, Hokkaido, Japan
Key Dates
Abstract Submission Deadline: January 15, 2025<
Notification of Acceptance: February 28, 2025<
Early Registration Deadline: March 14, 2025<
Global Hospitality and Tourism
Research Summit-Fukuoka
15 May – 18 May 2025 | Kyushu Sangyo University, Fukuoka, Japan
Key Dates
Abstract Submission: December 15, 2024
Notification of Acceptance: January 15, 2025
Final Abstract Submission: February 15, 2025
9th
Conference of the International Association for Tourism Economics
21 May-24 May 2024 | Rosen College of Hospitality Management, Orlando Florida, USA
Submissions for the 9th IATE conference are now closed.
Key Dates
Abstract submission: 15 December 2023
Acceptance notification: 5 January 2024
Full paper submission (optional): 8 March 2024
This conference is presented by UCF’s Rosen College of Hospitality Management
For more information, contact Stephen Pratt at stephen.pratt@ucf.edu
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7th World
Research Summit for Hospitality and Tourism
Resilience, Recovery, and Reshaping
8-11 December 2023 | Rosen College of Hospitality Management, Orlando Florida, USA
We are very excited to bring you back to the World Research Summit, face to face, to the beautiful UCF Rosen College of Hospitality Management in the Sunshine State of Florida!
The call for posters is now open. See the list of submission topics on the conference website. Please submit posters using the online abstract submission system.
Poster Submission Deadline: November 13, 2023
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*This conference occurred in June 2023. It is listed as a reference for those who attended.
The 8th annual Health meets Food:
The Culinary Medicine Conference 2023
June 8, 2023, through June 11, 2023, took place at UCF Rosen College of Hospitality Management, Orlando, Florida
You may find the conference recap here.
Thank you to our speakers, panelists, breakout session presenters and attendees who joined us at Health Meets Food 2023!
*This conference occurred in March 2023. It is listed as a reference for those who attended.
4th Bi-annual Women’s
Hospitality Leadership Forum
Friday, March 31, 2023, UCF Rosen College of Hospitality Management, Orlando, Florida
This conference was presented by UCF’s Rosen College of Hospitality Management Diversity & Inclusion Committee and the National Society of Minorities in Hospitality Students (NSMH)
For more information, contact Ms. Lori Safford at Lori.safford@ucf.edu .
*This conference occurred in March 2023. It is listed as a reference for those who attended.
8th Annual SECSA-CHRIE Conference
The Universal Magic of Hospitality
March 10–11, 2023, UCF Rosen College of Hospitality Management, Orlando, Florida
Click Here for the Conference Program
Thank you to those who attended the 8th Annual SECSA-CHRIE Conference
Thank you to our speakers, panelists, breakout session presenters and attendees who joined us at Health Meets Food 2022!
You may find the conference recap HERE for the 8th annual Health meets Food: The Culinary Medicine Conference 2022.
The 8th annual Health meets Food: The Culinary Medicine Conference 2022
*This conference occurred in December 2019. It is listed as a reference for those who attended.
3rd USA-China Tourism Research Summit
and Industry Dialogue
Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019, UCF Rosen College of Hospitality Management, Orlando, Florida
More About 3rd USA China Tourism Research Summit and Industry Dialogue
*This conference occurred in December 2019. It is listed as a reference for those who attended.
5th World
Research Summit for Hospitality and Tourism
Dec. 13-16, 2019, UCF Rosen College of Hospitality Management, Orlando, Florida
Photo Gallery – Day 1, 12-14-19
*This conference occurred in spring 2019. It is listed as a reference for those who attended.
1st International Conference on
Smart Tourism, Smart Cities and Enabling Technologies
(The Smart Conference)
May 1-4, 2019, UCF Rosen College of Hospitality Management, Orlando, Florida, USA
More About The Smart Conference
