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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!