I CODTHT WorkShop – Communication and Digital Technology in Cultural Heritage and Tourism Workshop – Call for papers

Workshop Chair
Prof. Artur Filipe dos Santos, ISLA – Polytechnic Institute of Management and Technology, IPCA – Lusófona University of Porto, Universidade de Vigo researcher, CEO of USC-Senior Contemporary University of Porto.

Workshop Description
I CODTHT – Communication and Digital Technology in Cultural Heritage and Tourism Workshop will be held in conjunction with the iSCSI – International Conference on Industry Sciences & Computer Sciences Innovation.

December 1 – 3, 2021, Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal

Papers accepted by the workshop will be published in Elsevier as a Procedia Computer Science series volume (which series are indexed by Scopus and Clarivate Conference Proceedings Citation Index – Web of Science (former ISI Thomson) and will be available on Sciverse ScienceDirect.

Moreover, the extended versions of all accepted papers will be invited to enhance their manuscripts for inclusion in a book of chapters or in a journal.
With tourism at the forefront of economic recovery in the post-pandemic period, the need to make known the best practices for the disclosure of tourism products is essential. The contribution of web technologies, online communication media and social media are fundamental for the informative and advertising dispersion of products of a tourist nature, with emphasis on cultural heritage, wine tourism, nature tourism, gastronomic tourism, tourism of health, with a special focus on thermal-spa tourism and tourism promoted by the organization of events. It is urgent to reflect on the best practices of the tourist industries in promoting their products, as well as the fundamental role of national organizations in support of culture and tourism, without forgetting the dynamics developed by international organizations such as the World Tourism Organization, UNESCO or the ICOMOS, among others.
The aim of I COMDITHT is to bring together researchers, hotel managers and entrepreneurs, tourism and heritage technicians from local, national and international institutions, influencers, travel bloggers, professionals from the audiovisual and graphic world, such as web designers, photographers, video producers, with the objective to reflect on the state of online tourism dissemination of cultural, natural and intangible heritage, the best practices currently in action and also visions, perspectives and ideas to be projected in the near future.
Workshop Topics and Areas of Interest
Reality of the web dissemination of cultural, natural and intangible heritage, wine tourism, health tourism in Portugal, Europe and the world.
History of online tourist promotion
Companies in the promotion of heritage tourism on digital platforms
The role of local public organizations in promoting cultural, natural and immaterial heritage, wine tourism, health tourism on the web.
States and the promotion of tourism, cultural, natural and immaterial heritage.
International organizations and the digital dissemination of the tourist industries.
The ability of event organizers to digitally disseminate tourism products
Promotion of history and cultural heritage in social media as a form of privileged contact with new generations.
Sources of web information for research and training in cultural heritage and tourist industries.
The contribution of virtual visits to the dissemination of museums in the COVID-19 period.
APP’s for tourism and hotel promotion.
The importance of travel blogs in choosing tourist products.
Contribution of the influencers to the tourism industry.
Agencies, hotels and aviation companies at the forefront of digital dissemination of tourist destinations.
Online media, tourism and heritage.
Art and heritage, contribution of web design, web photography and video platforms in tourism promotion.
Workshop Scientific Committee
Ana Branca Carvalho, Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, Portugal
Ana Visiers Elizaicin, University Villanueva, Spain
Aurora García González, University of Vigo, Spain
Dolores del Mar Sanchéz – National University of Distance Education, Spain
Elisete Martins, ISLA – Polytechnic Institute of Management and Technology, Portugal
Fernando Ramos Fernández, University of Vigo, Spain
Jorge Cáceres, Ibero-American University Center, Brazil
Marta Loureiro dos Santos, ISLA – Polytechnic Institute of Management and Technology, Portugal
Mercedes Román Portas, University of Vigo, Spain
Maria José Araújo, ISLA – Polytechnic Institute of Management and Technology, Portugal
Tatiana Antipova, Institute of Certified Specialists, Russia
Tatiana Litvinova, Voronezh State University, Russia
Vicente Badenas y Pla, University of Vigo
Workshop Important Dates
Deadline for paper submission: September 15, 2021
Notification of acceptance / rejection: October 15, 2021
Revised Version / Camera Ready: November 5, 2021
Conference: December 1, 2 and 3, 2021

Submission Procedure
Please use the following link to submit your paper: https://iscsi-conference.org/openconf/openconf.php

Paper format
Manuscripts must be written in English. Each manuscript should not exceed the maximum number of pages predefined for each submission type, considering the format available: Submission Instructions: https://iscsi-conference.org/submission-instructions/