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HITA 2009
Endorsed by
June 21-22, 2009
Anaheim Convention Center
Anaheim, CA, USA.
First Call for Papers
The HITA Research Conference
The HITA conference is a successful forum for bringing together key players (such as educators, vendors, researchers, policy makers, and users) of information technology in the global hospitality industry with the goal of improving both the quality of education and the technology itself.
Benefits for attendees include:
Presenting or participating at a top research conference with a formal double blind review process for all full papers. Papers will be published in a formal (ISBN) high quality set of proceedings.
- Unparalleled dissemination opportunities for research work.
- Discussion of matters of mutual interest to members of HITA.
- Establishing a network of mutually supportive members sharing strengths, expertise and information by bringing users, vendors and educators from all sectors of the hospitality industry together to create a closer working relationship.
- Developing innovative approaches to IT learning and teaching.
- Fostering the development and adoption of standards of best practice in the application of hospitality technology in such areas as data security and electronic data interchange.
The applicable research domain should be considered for wide interpretation by researchers as there is clear interest across all pertinent aspects of the hospitality, travel and tourism academic domain. Indicative research topics could include, but are not limited to, the following:
Web 2.0/Travel 2.0
eConsumers
eCRM
Distribution Technologies and Channel Management
Destination Management
Sustainability and ICT
Sales and Marketing
Revenue Management and Pricing Strategies
Restaurant Technologies
IT-Readiness
Recommender Systems
SEO
Usability
Wireless and Mobile Technologies and Applications
Web Evaluation and Metrics
Intelligent Agents
Data Mining and Warehousing
Security/Biometrics
eLearning
Standards and Compliances
Business Models
Semantic Web
Dynamic Packaging
DMOs and Distribution
If you are unsure about a topic for submission please get in touch with the Research Chair (Sunny Ham: sham2@uky.edu).
Paper Submission
All papers will undergo a double blind review process. Authors whose papers are accepted are required to register for the conference. Failure to register for the conference may result in the removal of the paper from the program and the conference proceedings.
Key Dates:
March 1, 2009 : Draft full paper due - send via email to sham2@uky.edu
April 15, 2009: Notification of response from reviewers.
April 30, 2009: Final version of paper due - sent via email to sham2@uky.edu
Paper submission deadline: March 1, 2009
All works should be submitted to Research Chair
Sunny Ham at sham2@uky.edu
All details of the conference, including author guidelines may be downloaded from the HITA website.
Please note that at least one author must register for the conference by May 31, 2009 in order for a research paper to be included in the conference and the associated dissemination channels including the published proceedings.
Registration Fee Non-members HITA members
Standard $99 $75
Students (with verifiable id) Complimentary
Program and Papers Committee
HITA 2009 Chair Sunny Ham
HITA 2009 Vice-Chair Sri Beldona
Paper Review Committee
Sri Beldona, University of Delaware, USA
Pearl Brewer, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA
Natasa Christodoulidou, California State University, USA
Cihan Cobanoglu, University of Delaware, USA
Galen Collins, Northern Arizona University, USA
Mehmet Erdem, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA
Andrew J. Frew, Queen Margaret University, UK
Sunny Ham,University of Kentucky, USA
Hong-Bumm Kim, Sejong University, Korea
Rob Law, Hong Kong University, Hong Kong
Hilary Murphy, Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne, Switzerland
Jamie Murphy, University of Western Australia, Australia
Dan Norris, University of South Carolina, USA
Peter O’Connor, ESSEC, France
Marianna Sigala, University of the Aegean, Greece
Industry Reviewers :
Mark Hamilton, Radiant Systems, USA
Paul Manley, ARAMARK, USA
Paper Submission Guidelines
To facilitate the review and publication process, all manuscripts should conform to the following format. (Failure to follow these guidelines may result in the paper being rejected without review).
Electronic Manuscript Submissions: Please send all materials, as an electronic file using .doc or .rtf format, to the following email address: sham2@uky.edu
Writing Style: The paper must be written in in English. Authors should use straightforward declarative sentences and seek to assist readers in understanding concepts regardless of a reader’s area of specialization and background. Papers must have sufficient introductory material and must be relevant to practice, stressing meaningful applications of principles to important problems.
Paper Length: Papers are limited to a maximum of 8,000 words.
Cover Page: All manuscripts should be preceded with a cover page. This should bear a short informative title followed by all authors’ names and affiliations. The corresponding author should be designated with complete mailing details, as well as fax numbers and email address.
Title Page: The paper title is repeated on the title page, and to facilitate blind review no names or affiliations should appear on this page. Furthermore, the body of the paper should not contain anything that would identify the author(s).
Abstracts and Keywords: The abstract (between 110 and 130 words, including
keywords) should state concisely what was done and why, what was found, what was concluded and finish with a short list of keywords pertinent to the central theme.
Text formatting instructions: When preparing the draft paper, the following
formatting should be used:
a) Paper size should be set to A4.
b) Margins should be set as follows:
Top & Bottom – 1” (2.54 cm), Left and
Right – 1.25” (3.75 cm).
c) Please do not use headers or footers.
d) Please do not number your pages.
e) The text should be double spaced throughout. The main body of the text should be justified (i.e. with straight edges on both the left and the right).
f) (Please use a serif font (e.g. Times New Roman) 12 point size throughout.
g) Headings should be highlighted in bold type.
h) Begin all textual elements flush left, with no paragraph indents.
i) Place two returns after every element such as title, headings, paragraphs, etc.
Detailed instructions for preparation of the final manuscript will be sent along with the reviewer’s feedback.
Organization: The manuscript should be arranged in the following order; cover sheet, title page, abstract and key words, introduction, the study, conclusion, reference list, figures, tables.
References: Throughout the text, references are cited using the author/date style following the APA Publication Manual (4th Edition). There are many online support sources for this such as ttp://webster.commnet.edu/apa/apa_index.htm, which you may find useful. Please note that citations such as ‘personal communication’ should not be included in the reference list, but may be added parenthetically in the text.
Tables and Illustrations: The data in tables should be presented in columns with non-significant decimal places omitted. The tables and figures should each be ordered in Arabic numerals and cited in the text. Tables should contain a brief descriptive title and short column headings. Important detail should be footnoted under each table. Each figure should have an accompanying legend, containing descriptive and important details. In the text, all illustrations, charts, and maps should be referred to as Figures. Do not incorporate figures and tables into the text body. Include figures, figure legend page(s) and tables as separate pages at the end of the manuscript. Note that font sizes less than 7-point should not be used in tables or figures as they will be unreadable in the final proceedings.
Footnotes: Please do not use text footnotes in your manuscript
Biographical Note: A short biographical sketch (current position, prior significant professional experience, technical interests, education, important activities and professional affiliations) of the author(s) should be attached as a separate file to the final paper submission.
Abbreviations and Terminologies: Abbreviations, acronyms and technical terms should be first spelled out in full and defined on first use in the text.
Copyright and Originality: All manuscripts submitted for the conference must be original and should not have been submitted for publication elsewhere. If a manuscript is accepted, all authors must sign the “Transfer of Copyright” agreement before the article can be included in the conference proceedings. This covers the exclusive rights to reproduce and distribute the article in all formats. Where a manuscript includes material for which copyright exists, authors are responsible for obtaining from the copyright holder permission to reproduce such material.
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