iHITA 2015
Introduction
International Hospitality Information Technology Association, Austin, TX, 14 Jun 2015; Deadline 28 Feb
CALL FOR PAPERS
iHITA 2015 ANNUAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE
Sunday, June 14, 2015
Austin Convention Center
Austin, Texas, USA
The International Hospitality Information Technology Association (iHITA) is a professional organization for educators, researchers and practitioners who are committed to the advancement of hospitality technology. The iHITA conference, the oldest research conference focusing solely on hospitality technology, is a successful forum for bringing together key players (such as educators, vendors, and researchers) of information technology in the global hospitality industry with the goal of improving the quality of education, research, and the technology itself.
The research topic of potential papers can be interpreted broadly as long as long as there is relevance for the hospitality, travel and tourism academic domain. These could include (for example) issues in the information systems, electronic marketing, e-commerce and distribution, social media marketing and revenue management domains, as well as other subjects within the overall conference theme.
The iHITA conference is a co-located conference with HITEC (www.hitec.org), the world’s largest hospitality technology show, and offers attendees the opportunity to interact with hospitality technology vendors and operators while experiencing the latest technology products and innovations on the exhibit floor.
KEY DATES:
October 1, 2014: Online submission system opens at
February 28, 2015 @ 11:59 PM (PST): Submissions due
March 31, 2015: Notification with reviewer comments May 4, 2015 @ 11:59 PM (PST): Revised final submission for inclusion in the conference proceedings due – via
Track 1: Full Paper (maximum 5000 words) — The primary objective of this track is to provide a forum for reporting "state-of-the-art" research in hospitality technology which focuses on innovative developments in concepts, models, theories, and/or applicability. Papers accepted in this track will be eligible for the Best Paper Award and may be considered for publication in the iHITA special issue of the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology. For more information about this journal, please visit:
Track 2: Extended Abstract (maximum 750 words, not to exceed 3 pages excluding references) – This track is intended to encourage the presentation of research studies that may not yet be fully completed but may be of significant interest to the hospitality technology community. Both conceptual and empirical studies on "research in progress" would fit into this track. However, authors who want to share their completed research projects in abstract form are welcomed to submit to this track.
All details of the conference, including author guidelines and submission information are available on the iHITA website at
If you are unsure about a topic for submission please contact one of the conference chairs:
Dr. Peter O’Connor, oconnor@essec.edu, or Tanya Venegas, tmvenegas@uh.edu.