Program

Timetable

The program is subject to change in the future.

Day 1 – May 8, 2025 (Thu.)

Time	Room	Sessions
17:00-	Lobby	Registration
	Lobby or on-campus café (under consideration)	Welcome Reception

Day 2 – May 9, 2025 (Fri.)

Time	Room	Sessions
09:00	Large Auditorium	Venue Opens / Morning Coffee Break
09:15	Large Auditorium	Welcome Address & Guest Introduction
09:30-10:20	Large Auditorium	Keynote Lecture 1 Role of Events and Sports in the Marketing of Oregon Kevin Wright, Travel Oregon, USA
10:30-11:50	Large Auditorium, 1st Meeting Room, Small Auditorium	Concurrent Sessions (A1, B1 & C1)
12:00-12:50	Large Auditorium	Lunchtime Seminar Mr.Masashi Yokoyama, Oriental Land Co., Ltd.
13:00-14:20	Large Auditorium, 1st Meeting Room, Small Auditorium	Concurrent Sessions (A2, B2 & C2)
14:30-15:30	Large Auditorium	Panel 1 – Adventure Tourism & Sports Tourism Mr. Yasuhiro Oshima, Race Director, Tokyo Marathon Foundation Also served as Venue Operation Manager for the National Stadium during the Tokyo Olympics Mr. Munehiko Harada, Chairman, Japan Sports Tourism Alliance Dr. Judith Mair, University of Queensland, Australia
15:30-16:00	Lobby or 1st floor hallway (under consideration)	Poster Presentations / Coffee break
16:00-17:20	Large Auditorium, 1st Meeting Room, Small Auditorium	Concurrent Sessions (D1, E1 & F1)
17:30-18:50	Large Auditorium, 1st Meeting Room, Small Auditorium	Concurrent Sessions (D2, E2 & F2)
18:50-19:30	Large Auditorium	Keynote Lecture 2 Emerging Trends in Tourism Statistics in the Context of Destinations, Events and/or Sports Dr. Peter Laimer, Statistics Austria

Day 3 – May 10, 2025 (Sat.)

Time	Room	Sessions
09:00	Large Auditorium	Venue opens / Morning coffee break
09:30-10:20	Large Auditorium	Keynote Lecture 3 Emerging Trends in the Hosting of Major Sporting Events James Bulley, Trivandi, UK
10:30-11:50	Large Auditorium, 1st Meeting Room, Small Auditorium	Concurrent Sessions (G1, H1 & I1)
12:00-12:50	Large Auditorium	Lunchtime Seminar Presented by Haneda Airport
13:10-14:30	Large Auditorium, 1st Meeting Room, Small Auditorium	Concurrent Sessions (G2, H2 & I2)
14:30-15:10	Large Auditorium	Keynote Lecture 4 Sustainability Trends and Developments in the Context of Destinations, Events and/or Sports Dr. Susanne Becken, Griffith University, Australia
15:10-15:40	Lobby or 1st floor hallway (under consideration)	Poster Presentation / Coffee break
15:50-16:50	Large Auditorium	Panel 2 – Sustainable Tourism & Events Ms. Fumiko Kato, CEO, WAmazing Dr. Susanne Becken, Griffith University, Australia Dr. Marcus Hansen, The Liverpool Centre for Olympic Research on Inclusion, Liverpool John Moores University, UK Mr. Kenjiro(Ken) Karahashi, Managing Director, Hokkaido Airports Co., Ltd.
17:00-17:50	Large Auditorium	Special Session - The Future of Tourism in Hokkaido Moderator: Professor Jusuke Ikegami, Waseda University Associate Professor Tadayuki Hara, University of Central Florida Mr. Yoshiaki Hompo, Representative of the UNWTO Regional Support Office for Asia and the Pacific in Japan, United Nations Tourism (UN Tourism) TBA, Hokkaido Tourism Organization Dr. Maharaj Vijay Reddy, Associate Dean, University of Wolverhampton, UK
19:00-	Lobby, Garden (under consideration)	Gala Dinner

Day 4 – May 11, 2025 (Sun.)

Time	Sessions
08:00	Departure for Rusutsu Resort (by bus)
10:00	Arrival at Rusutsu Resort
10:00-11:30	Tour of the Rusutsu Resort
11:30-12:30	Lunchtime Seminar
13:00-13:50	Keynote Lecture 5 Destination Planning for Events: A Portfolio Perspective Dr. Alan Fyall, University of Central Florida, USA
14:00-14:50	Panel 3 – Tourism Digital Transformation Ms. Makiko Kamori, Rusutsu Resort Mr.James N.Suzuki, Chief Director, Kutchan Tourism Association［NISEKO］
15:00-15:50	Sweets Seminar Dr.You Cheng Wang , University of Central Florida, USA
16:00	Closing Reception
16:30-19:00	Enjoy the Rusutsu Resort
19:00	Departure for Sapporo

Rusutsu Resort:

Situated in the Niseko area, Rusutsu Resort is one of the largest all-season resorts in Hokkaido. It has been acclaimed as one of the world’s best resorts by various Western ski magazines and enjoys substantial popularity among international visitors.