Sun&Blue Congress
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Research


We inaugurate a section focused on the promotion and exchange of knowledge about the Economy and Blue Tourism. A point of debate and meeting for academics and researchers related to the conservation and economic valuation of large aquatic spaces and, especially, the tourism industry.

Our goal is to promote understanding and collaboration between university researchers and professionals from companies and institutions in the tourism sector.

Themes

  • Current challenges for sustainability in the blue economy and tourism

  • Ethics and Social Responsibility in the management of coastal areas

  • Blue economy and tourism and climate change

  • Nautical and cruise tourism

  • Sustainable blue tourism and SDGs

  • Accessibility in blue tourism

  • Measurement and evaluation of the blue economy and tourism

  • Planning and management of the blue economy and tourism

  • Tourist accommodation and sustainability

  • Industrial and scientific tourism in aquatic spaces

  • Blue tourism in inland areas

  • Blue economy and tourism in protected areas

  • Strategies for the development of the blue economy and tourism

  • Segmentation and customer satisfaction in blue tourism

  • Blue tourism and sports

  • New Technologies and Blue Tourism

  • Blue Economy

  • Other topics on Tourism and Blue Economy

(*) These themes may undergo some modification

Scientific committee

President

Jerónimo de Burgos Jiménez. Director of the Chair of Sustainable Tourism at the University of Almería

Members

Elena Carvajal Trujillo. Director of the Chair of Industrial Tourism at the University of Huelva

Concepción Foronda Robles. Director of the Chair of Intelligent Tourism at the University of Seville

Dolores Mª Frías Jamilena. Director of the Chair of Tourism Management, Employment and Development at the University of Granada

Ricardo Hernández. Rojas. Director of the Chair of Heritage and Cultural Tourism at the University of Córdoba

José Antonio López Sánchez. Director of the Chair of Inclusive and Accessible Tourism at the University of Cádiz

Enrique Navarro Jurado. Director of the Chair of Digital and Coastal Tourism at the University of Málaga

Juan Ignacio Pulido Fernández. Director of the Chair of Inland Tourism at the University of Jaén

Other members of the scientific committee

Raúl Pérez Guerra. Associate Professor of Law at the University of Almería

María Isabel Sáez Casado. Professor of Biotechnology at the University of Almería

Cristóbal Casanueva Rocha. Dean of Tourism and Finance at the University of Seville

Important dates

Until October 13rd

Submission of papers

October 20th

Communication of acceptance to authors

November 5th

Final version of articles

November 20th, 21st and 22nd

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Regulations

  • Papers must be submitted in full, although in exceptional cases a summary of one thousand words is allowed.
  • The scientific committee will review the papers and send a report to each author.
  • Authors whose papers are accepted must submit the final copy and formalize their registration before October 13rd (at least one of the authors) at the congress.
  • The registration fee for Sun&Blue Research participants is set at 65 euros (before October 7th) and later 100 euros, allowing participation in the activities and events of the Sun&Blue Congress.
  • The congress is held in Spanish and English, so contributions should preferably be written in these languages.
  • Contributions should not exceed 12 pages written on A4 paper, with a margin of 2.5 cm on all sides, single line spacing, and Times New Roman 12 font (Titles 14 and bold).
  • It should also include an abstract of up to 200 words (in Spanish and English), as well as a list of keywords and bibliography (following the APA - American Psychological Association - citation and reference standard).
  • Publications submitted in another language will be accepted for publication, but if selected for oral presentation, they must be presented in Spanish or English. Communications that cannot be selected for oral presentation will be presented in poster format, which will be available for viewing at the Congress.
  • Selected publications may be published in an electronic proceedings book if they have followed the instructions of our review team. Your contribution will be included in the conference proceedings CD. You can consult other instructions on styles and templates on this website.

Awards

  • Sun&Blue Scientific Committee Award for the best academic contribution
  • Award for the most voted poster by the attendees of the congress

(*) Oral presentations can also compete for the audience award if, in addition to the oral presentation, they submit their contribution in a poster format. All posters will be displayed on screens provided by the organization during the designated time.