<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(61,133,198)"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">CfP
for </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Asian
Pacific Journal of Information Systems (APJIS) </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Special
Issue</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">:</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> </span></b></p>


<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">"</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Role of IT in Smart Tourism Industry</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">: </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Convergence of Information Technologies</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">,
</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Experiences</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">, and </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Ecosystems</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">”</span></b></p>


<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Times-Bold"><br></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><u><span lang="DE" style="font-family:Times-Bold">Submission</span></u></b><b><u><span lang="DE" style="font-family:Times-Bold"> Deadlines</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:red">Submission Deadline: </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:red">1 June</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:red"> 201</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:red">4</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:red"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Times-Bold">Guest Editors:</span></u></b><br>
</p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Times-Bold"> </span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Times-Bold">Chulmo Koo</span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Times-Roman">Assistant Professor of College of Hotel and Tourism
Management</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Times-Roman">Kyung Hee University, South Korea</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:12pt"><span lang="DE"><a href="mailto:helmetgu@khu.ac.kr"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Times-Roman">helmetgu@khu.ac.kr</span></a></span><span lang="DE"></span></p>


<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Times-Roman">Dr. Koo is an </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Times-Roman">Assistant Professor and Managing Director of Smart
Tourism Research Center (STRC) for the College of Hotel & Tourism
Management, Kyung Hee University, South Korea. He is teaching Management
Information Systems and Electronic Business & Commerce courses in College
of Hotel & Tourism Management. He is responsible for the special issue of "Smart
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Times-Roman">T</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Times-Roman">ourism: Convergence of Information Technologies,
Experiences, and Theories”</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Times-Roman"> in the Electronic Market Journal. His papers were published in the
mainstream IS journals and tourism journals.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Times-Roman"><br></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Times-Bold">Ulli Gretzel</span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Times-Roman">Associate Professor of e Institute for Innovation in
Business and Social Research</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Times-Roman"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Times-Roman">The University of Wollongong, Australia</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Times-Roman">Email: </span><span lang="DE"><a href="mailto:ugretzel@uow.edu.au"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Times-Roman">ugretzel@uow.edu.au</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Times-Roman"></span></p>


<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Times-Roman">Dr. Ulrike Gretzel is an </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Times-Roman">Associate Professor in Marketing, Director of the
Laboratory for Intelligent Systems in Tourism (LIST), Institute for Innovation
in Business and Social Research (IIBSoR). Ulrike’s research focuses on
persuasion in human-technology interaction, the representation of sensory and
emotional aspects of tourism experiences, and issues related to the development
and use of intelligent systems in tourism.  </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:12pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Times-Roman"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Times-Bold">William C. Hunter</span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Times-Roman">Dr. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Times-Roman">William Cannon Hunter is an Associate Professor in the Department of
Convention Management, College of Hotel and Tourism Management at Kyung Hee
University in Seoul, Korea. He has lived as a world citizen in Asia for 20 years.
His research focuses on destination imagery, subjectivity and  problems related to cultural and touristic
representations using visual and Q research methodologies. He is also
interested in Smart Tourism Ecosystems related research and development.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Times-Bold"> </span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Times-Bold">Namho Chung</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Times-Bold"></span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Times-Roman">Associate Professor of College of Hotel and Tourism
Management</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Times-Roman">Kyung Hee University, South Korea</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:12pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Times-Roman"><a href="mailto:nhchung@khu.ac.kr">nhchung@khu.ac.kr</a></span><span lang="DE"></span></p>


<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:12pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Times-Roman">Namho Chung is an Associate Professor and Director of Smart Tourism
Research Center (STRC) for the College of Hotel & Tourism Management at
Kyung Hee University in Seoul, Korea. He received his Ph.D degree in MIS from
Sungkyunkwan University. His research focuses on consumer behavior on the
Internet, human computer interface, and knowledge management in the hospitality
& tourism industry. His research work has been published in journals that
include </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Times-Roman">Journal of Travel
Research, Tourism Management, Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research, </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Times-Roman">Information & Management, Computers in Human
Behavior, Behaviour and Information Technology, Electronic Commerce Research
and Applications, International Journal of Tourism Research, Journal of
Business Research, and Interacting with Computers.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:12pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Times-Roman"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><u><span lang="DE" style="font-family:Times-Bold">Theme</span></u></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Information Technologies and Information Systems have
also changed the structure of the tourism industry with new players entering
the value chain. The tourism industry consists of a large number of loosely
interconnected travel entities that are dependent on one another. IT enabled tourism
provides greater value when it helps in collecting and pre-processing
information according to personal and situational needs of the travelers. IT suggests
that travel companies are predisposed to comprehend correct directions for IT
development and that its elements work together in complex tourism ecosystems. For
instance, mobile apps connected with social network services as well as with
traditional websites allow exchanges to be informed by socially generated
information and for feedback to be instantaneous. Mobile applications for a
specific destination are increasingly needed for consumer reviews and
recommendations of restaurants, transportation information, and supporting the
entire tourist life cycle and all business ecosystems. Twitter, facebook, and
other social media applications, for example, are used by travel & heritage
sites, airlines, and hotels to identify service quality issues and engage in
immediate service recovery. </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Ultimately, IT can enable better tourism ecosystem health,
increasing the destinations’ competitive advantage, and enabling travel
companies and travelers to better exchange and share vital resources. Tourism
and IT convergence is generally recognized as a critical step for creating,
storing, and transferring information capital. This convergence is necessary
for  travel companies as it allows for
the creation of valuable profit and healthy tourism business ecosystems. These
smart tourism ecosystems become socio-technical networks, in which IT plays the
role of an intelligent service platform that regulates the responses of tourism
ecosystems to internal and external stimulation Destinations may soon discover
that smart tourism ecosystems are indispensable. </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><u><span lang="DE" style="font-family:Times-Bold">Topics</span></u></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">This
special issue is interested in papers that focus on: (1) “</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">visit</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">” experiences in smart </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">tourism </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">contexts, (2) I</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">T</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">-enabled </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">tourism
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">business models, (3) the role of </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">IT</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> in </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">tourism </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">product</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">, devices,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> and process innovations,
and (4) the extension of our knowledge about the adequacy of research methods and
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">tourism and </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">IS
theories for future studies related to smart tourism. </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Topics
clearly related to smart tourism </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">ecosystems
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">from an </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">IT
& </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">IS perspective are</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">privacy and security issues, interoperability, technology
adoption/acceptance, innovation diffusion, design and system integration, reference
modeling, IT architectures, business model design, business process modeling, complexity
and modularity, </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">electronic marketplace,
electronic brokerage, </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">and organizational dynamics. From a </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">tourism </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">perspective, resulting
changes in </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">travelers’ </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">attitudes
and behaviors, interactions among </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">intelligent
systems</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">, host communities, and travel businesses, as well as
implications for </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">tourism </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">marketing
are some of the topics that need to be addressed. </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">We
invite researchers to submit original papers that include empirical,
analytical, design-oriented, or conceptual approaches that are relevant for
this important topic and provide new insights for theory and practice. Topics
of interest include, but are not limited to:</span></p>

<p class="" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">        
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Smart tourism ecosystem case
studies </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"></span></p>

<p class="" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">        
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Smart technologies for
airlines</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"></span></p>

<p class="" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">        
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Smart technologies for
hospitality</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"></span></p>

<p class="" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">        
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Smart technologies for tour
operators, travel agencies</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"></span></p>

<p class="" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">        
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Smart technologies for
destinations</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"></span></p>

<p class="" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">        
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Electronic brokerage and
marketplaces for tourists, agencies, and vendors</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"></span></p>

<p class="" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">        
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Electronic marketplaces
through social network services </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"></span></p>

<p class="" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">        
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">IT architectures </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">and </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">models for smart </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">tourism </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">like e-</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">tourism</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> or smart services</span></p>


<p class="" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">        
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">The role of I</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">T</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">
in </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">smart tourism </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">business
models</span></p>

<p class="" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">        
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Developments and barriers regarding interoperability
and standards</span></p>

<p class="" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">        
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Acceptance, adoption, diffusion</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">, and infusion</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> of smart
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">tourism</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">
technologies, product</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">s</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">, or
devices</span></p>

<p class="" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">        
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Ensuring privacy and security in smart </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">tourism</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> infrastructures</span></p>


<p class="" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">        
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Smart tourism s</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">olution
approaches  </span></p>

<p class="" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">        
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Impact of smart technologies on </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">traditional tourism</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"></span></p>


<p class="" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">        
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Policy, strategy, management of </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">smart tourism</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"></span></p>


<p class="" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">        
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Smart tourism </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">business
processes</span></p>

<p class="" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">        
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Value chain analysis in the
networked tourism industry</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"></span></p>

<p class="" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">        
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Online & Computer
Reservation Systems</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"></span></p>

<p class="" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">        
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Business intelligence for smart </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">tourism</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> technologies and services</span></p>


<p class="" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">        
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Mobile solutions for the tourism industry</span></p>

<p class="" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">        
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">IS theories for </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">tourism</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">-related issues</span></p>


<p class="" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">        
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Research methods for the analysis of smart </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">tourism </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">related phenomena</span></p>


<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Methodological
and theoretical pluralism is part of the journal’s policy. We welcome
submissions using qualitative or quantitative methods. We also would like to
encourage submissions of interdisciplinary work by authors from different
areas. If authors have any questions regarding the suitability of their work
for this special issue, whether topical or methodological, they should not
hesitate to contact (one of) the co-editors.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><br>
</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><u><span lang="DE" style="font-family:Times-Bold">Submission</span></u></b><b><u><span lang="DE" style="font-family:Times-Bold"> Deadlines</span></u></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:red">Submission Deadline: </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:red">1 June</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:red"> 201</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:red">4</span></p>


<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Place all articles to reviewers: 14 June 2014</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Return of all reviews: 14 July 2014</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Check </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">1st Decision: </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">21 July 2014</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"></span></p>


<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Resend to authors for revisions: 3 Aug 2014</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Submission
Deadline for revised version: </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">24 Aug 2014</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Place all articles to reviewers (2^nd
round): 1 Sep 2014</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">2^nd round reviews in: 22 Sep 2014</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">2^nd Decision: 29 Sep 2014</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Check 2^nd Decision: 1 Oct 2014</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Final
Decision & Notification: </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">11</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Oct</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">201</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">4</span></p>


<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><strong><span lang="EN-US"> </span></strong></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><u><span lang="DE" style="font-family:Times-Bold">Review Process</span></u></b></p>

<p class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:windowtext">Papers will be evaluated on their general merit,
relevance to industry, and contribution to </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:windowtext">IT, Smart Tourism, and
Ecosystems</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:windowtext">. All papers will be rigorously refereed by 3
reviewers from the following reviewer board and additional ad hoc reviewers. Submission
of a manuscript to this special issue implies that no similar paper is already
accepted or will be submitted to any other conference or journal.</span></p>

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Chulmo Koo, Ph.D. <br>Assistant Professor of Convention Management Department<br>The College of Hotel & Tourism Management<br>Kyung Hee University <br>26 Kyunghee-daero, Heogi-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 130-701, <br>Republic of Korea <br>
Office:+82-2-961-2349 / Fax:+82-2-964-2537 <br>Mobile:+82-10-2505-1393 <br>e-mail: <a href="mailto:helmetgu@khu.ac.kr" target="_blank">helmetgu@khu.ac.kr</a> <br>*****************************</div>
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