6th INTERNATIONAL POLAR TOURIS
M RESEARCH NETWORK (IPTRN)
CONFERENCE AND COMMUNITY T
OUR
Creative Forces in the Polar
Regions: Culture, Economies, Innovation, and Change in Tourism
Yukon
Territory, Canada, June 22-28, 2018
https://sites.google.com/view/polarto
urismresearch/yukon-2018
The 6th IPTRN
conference – Creative Forces in the Polar Regions: Cultures, Economies, Inn
ovations, and Change in Tourism – will follow the IPTRN community tour mode
l. The conference will begin in Whitehorse and travel to several Yukon comm
unities. In addition to papers and other presentations, participants will e
ngage in community activities held in collaboration with local organisation
s and residents, and engage in a variety of Yukon visitor experiences.
The conference and community tour will engage participants by explo
ring and seeking solutions to polar tourism concerns and opportunities in r
elation to a variety of thematic areas, including: the cultural economy; ec
onomic diversification and community development; cultural and tourism entr
epreneurship; social, cultural, and environmental impacts; tourism planning
and development challenges and strategies; visitor experience innovations;
and problem-solving in polar areas.
Past IPTRN conferences hav
e examined economic development and environmental aspects of tourism in the
polar world (see publication list at the end of this call). Papers present
ed at the 6th IPTRN conference are encouraged to explore how expectations t
oward tourism development in peripheral places contribute to the cultural w
ellbeing of peripheral communities and how cultural tourism can be managed
to advance economic benefits, enhance our understanding of human/nature rel
ationships, and protection of the natural environment.
To that
end, the 6th IPTRN conference invites papers that examine:
While the conference has a specific focus, abstracts that examine any aspects of polar tourism are welcome.
Abstract Submission:
Abs
tracts should not exceed 300 words, should include full author(s) names and
contact details, and should be submitted in Word format to the conference
organisers via This email
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IPTRN Conference Publications:
The IPTRN is a group
with a shared interest in research that advances the understanding of touri
sm in and about the Polar Regions. The IPTRN strives to generate, share and
disseminate knowledge, resources and perspectives on polar tourism; and st
rongly supports the development of international collaboration and cooperat
ive relationships between members. 2018 is IPTRN’s ten year anniversary, an
d each meeting has resulted in collaborative research publications.
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br />1st IPTRN (Montreal/Kangiqsujuaq, Nunavik, Canada): Grenier, A.A.; Mül
ler, D.K. (Eds.) (2011). Polar Tourism: A Tool for Regional Development. QC
: Presses de l’Université du Québec, Québec.
2nd IPTRN (Abisko,
Sweden): Müller, D.K.; Lundmark, L.; Lemelin, R.H. (Eds.) (2013). New Issu
es in Polar Tourism: Communities, Environments, Politics. Springer: Dordrec
ht.
3rd IPTRN (Nain, Nunatsiavut, Canada): Lemelin, R.H., Maher
, P., and Liggett, D. (Eds.) (2013). From talk to action: How tourism is ch
anging the Polar Regions. Conference Proceedings from the 3rd International
Polar Tourism Research Network (IPTRN) Conference, April 16-21, 2012, Nain
, Nunatsiavut. Thunder Bay, Ontario: Centre for Northern Studies Press, Lak
ehead University.
4th IPTRN (Christchurch/Akaroa, New Zealand):
Liggett, D. and Stewart, E. (Eds.) (2015). Polar tourism (research) is not
what it used to be: the maturing of a field of COMMUNITY alongside an acti
vity. The Polar Journal. 5(2), special issue. DOI:10.1080/2154896X.2015.110
4802
5th IPTRN (Akureyri/Raufarhöfn, Iceland): Huijbens, E. and
Lamers, M. (Eds.) (2017). Sustainable Tourism and Natural Resource Conserv
ation in the Polar Regions. Resources. 6(3), special issue.