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          The 3^rd 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 3^rd  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 AND 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: 31^st October – 2^nd 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 2^nd November 2018

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.