About the conference
Food is an essential component of tourism. In recent years, a wide range of publications has addressed interrelationships of food and tourism from perspectives including authenticity, innovation, and regional development. However, issues related to sustainability have received comparably little attention, despite the food sector’s importance regarding land conversion, biodiversity, biosecurity, nutrient cycles, animal welfare, infectious diseases, genetically modified organisms, greenhouse gas emissions, use of harmful substances, production patterns, culture and heritage, social justice, food security, employment and income generation.
‘Sustainable Food in Tourism and Hospitality: Local foods, regional development, and the environment’ is the first international conference to systematically address the role of sustainability in food consumption and tourism. It seeks to cover a wide range of aspects related to sustainability, and invites researchers from all over the world to present high quality papers on related topics. The conference will take place at Linnaeus University in Kalmar, Sweden, in connection with the Harvest Festival, a famous regional attraction on the island of Öland near Kalmar. A selection of the best papers will be included in research monographs and journals.
Chairs of the Conference
Professor Dr. Stefan Gössling, Linnaeus University, Sweden
Professor Dr. Michael Hall, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Scientific Advisory Board
Associate Professor David Telfer, Brock University, Canada
Dr. Melissa Wan Hassan, University Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
Liz Sharples, Sheffield Hallam University, UK
Kevin Fields, University of Gloucestershire, UK
Professor Dallen Timothy, Arizona State University, USA
Associate Professor Anne-Mette Hjalager, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
Dr. Paul Ballantine, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Dr. Gerrie du Rand, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Professor Dieter Müller, University of Umeå, Sweden
Associate Professor Lee Jolliffe, Faculty of Business, University of New Brunswick, New Brunswick, Canada
Dr. Bernard Lane, Visiting Research Fellow: Centre for International Tourism Research, Sheffield Hallam University, Visiting Fellow: Centre for the Historic Environment, University of Bristol, UK, and Co-Editor, Journal of Sustainable Tourism
Keynote Speakers
Annika Karlsson-Kanyama, Swedish Defence Research Agency, Sweden
Liz Sharples, Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom
Organising Committee
Dr. Carlo Aall, Western Norway Research Institute
Anneli Andersson, Linnaeus University
MaxMikael Björling, Linnaeus University
Christer Foghagen, Linnaeus University
Associate Professor Dr. Johan Hultman, Lund University
Per Petterson-Löfquist, Linnaeus University
Dr. Hans Wessblad, Linnaeus University
Contact Persons
Academic enquiries – Stefan Gössling, stefan.gossling_AT_lnu.se, Phone: +46-7049-22634
Practical information – Anneli Andersson, anneli.andersson_AT_lnu.se, Phone: +46-480-497115