The 3rd AFRICAN CONFERENCE on SUSTAINABLE TOURISM
Building Communities, Saving Nature
CALL FOR PAPERS
Strathmore University School of Tourism and Hospitality in collaboration with African Fund for Endangered Wildlife (AFEW)-Kenya welcome you once again to the 3rd ACoST bringing together academia, trade professionals, students and other industry experts for a unique learning, development and networking opportunity focusing on
Tourism for Sustainable Development
You are welcome to present academic papers in areas related to the following themes:
Theme 1: Community and conservation
Theme 2: Tourism and rural development
Theme 3: Policy and governance on sustainable tourism
Theme 4: Trends and innovations in sustainable tourism
Theme 5: Tourism and human capital development
Special track: Industry best practice in conservancy management, Industry best practice in sustainable business
Fellowships & Publication of Papers
The ACoST has received funding to sponsor 10 fellowships that will be offered on merit.
The fellowships will cover
- Conference fee
- Accommodation
- Transport
The selected papers will be published in the “African Journal of Sustainable Tourism – A Strathmore University Journal”.
Conference Dates: 31st October – 2nd November 2018
Venue: Strathmore University, Nairobi, Kenya
KEY DATES:
- Deadline for submission of abstract – August 15, 2018
- Notification of acceptance of abstracts – August 30, 2018
- Full paper submission – September 15, 2018
- Deadline early bird registration – August 20, 2018
Submission Guidelines:
- Abstract should not exceed 350 words and must be submitted in Word document: 1.5 spacing, font Times New Roman, size 12
- Maximum 5 key words
- Include title of study, background, methodology, findings, recommendation and conclusion
- Indicate the theme track that suits your paper
- Include name of author, co-author and affiliation
- For students, indicate if PhD or Master’s
Submit an electronic copy to acost@strathmore.edu
Conference Fee:
Includes materials, snacks, lunch for two days, Gala dinner and a day outing on the last day 2nd November 2018
|
Foreign (USD) |
East Africa (KES) |
|
| Early Bird Full Conference |
250 |
10,000 |
| Regular Full Conference |
300 |
15,000 |
| Student Rate |
150 |
5,000 |
REGISTRATION:
- To register please send email to acost@strathmore.edu
- For more details, please contact Regina Kithuka at rkithuka@strathmore.edu or David Chiawo at dchiawo@strathmore.edu
Payment Information:
Payment can be done via:
MPESA
Paybill No. 400222
Account No. 1059#ACOST
Kenya Shillings account:
Standard Chartered Bank
Account Number: 010 204 484 4 000
Karen Branch
Cooperative Bank of Kenya
Account Number: 01129 1604946 00
Upper Hill Branch
US Dollar account: Standard Chartered Bank
Account Name: Strathmore University
Account Number: 8702044844000 (USD)
Branch: Karen
Branch code: 075
Bank code: 02
Swift Code: SCBLKENX
Please indicate that payment is for ACOST 2018 and send a scanned copy to acost@strathmore.edu.
