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Key Information
• Non-Profit Organisation
• Virtual
• Registered in Innsbruck, Austria
• Current President: Professor Dimitrios Buhalis
• Organizer of the annual ENTER Conference
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Vision
Mission
To network eTourism stakeholders and nurture eTourism innovation, exploration and knowledge
To create THE global eTourism knowledge network and community
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Brief History
1994 First ENTER Conference
1997 First time that ENTER took place outside of Austria in Edinburgh, Scotland
1997 Formal Foundation of IFITT
2013 20th Anniversary of the ENTER Conference
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IFITT Presidents
1997-2000 Hannes Werthner
2000-2004 Josef Margreiter
2004-2010 Andrew Frew
2010-2014 Dimitrios Buhalis
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Updates on issues, project collaboration opportunities,
events and tourism & technology resources
Access to the membership directory
Access to tourism and technology
publications
IFITT meetings, workshops and
seminars on knowledge generation
and business
Option to participate in IFITT industry-centered
events
Discounted registration fee for attendees to IFITT
sponsored events and dozen of partner events
University, research centre and industry
partnership
IFITT MembershipBenefits
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IFITT Website www.ifitt.org
• Downloadable materials: IFITT Junction, IFITT Newsletter, IFITT Research Distil• Event Calendar• Daily Updates on eTourism news & events• Access to membership directory• Access to a number of eTourism resources
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IFITT Partners
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The ENTER Conference
• Worldwide audience from academia, industry, government, and other organizations
• Aims to actively exchange, share, and challenge state-of-the-art research and industrial case studies on the application of information and communication technologies to travel and tourism
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• PhD Workshop
• Regional eTourism Day
• World-class Keynote Speakers
• Glamorous Opening
• Gala Dinner
• IFITT Prizes and Awards
Highlights
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ENTER 2014
January 21-24, 2014Dublin, Ireland
Where Social Inspiration meets Dynamic eTourism Innovation
http://www.enter2014.org/
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Connect with IFITT
https://www.facebook.com/ifittorg
IFITTorg
IFITT and ENTER eTourism Conferences: IT & Travel and Tourism
IFITT – die eTourismus Community
www.flickr.com/photos/ifitt
http://www.youtube.com/user/IFITTorg
http://weibo.com/ifitt
http://www.renren.com/441188367
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Thank you!