Upcoming events & courses
Annual TRC Symposium: Innovative Practice in Business Events
Taking place at our Craiglockhart Campus on Tuesday 24 June 2025, this one-day symposium will bring together researchers and tutors of all career stages, industry practitioners, and other individuals with an interest in business events and business tourism.
Guest Speakers:
- , University of Queensland, Australia
- , University of Surrey
- , Director, MICE Education, Research & Consultancy
Invited Panellists
- , Head of Business Events at VisitScotland, 2025 Chair of PCMA
- Gary Hutchison, Dean of the School of Applied Sciences, 麻豆社区
- , Founder, The Iceberg
- , Associations Business Development Manager, Edinburgh International Conference Centre
- , Consultant, GainingEdge
- , Head of Aberdeen Convention Bureau, VisitAberdeenshire
At this Symposium, there will be parallel sessions in the afternoon, that will focus on three sub-themes:
A. Knowledge Economy: e.g. education; event legacies; research & innovation (not limited to these topics)
B. Sustainability initiatives: e.g. circular economy; community engagement; sustainable development goals (not limited to these topics)
C. Technology: e.g. hybrid events; applied technologies; impact of AI (not limited to these topics)
Engagement and Networking Opportunities:
This symposium is hybrid in format, and you are welcome to join us online if you are unable to attend in-person. Details will be circulated nearer to the time. There is no cost or fee to attend. Lunch and light refreshments will be provided.
Advanced registration at this symposium is essential.
For further enquiries about this event, please contact tourismresearch@napier.ac.uk
Monthly research seminars
Our monthly TRC/T&IBC research seminars take place on the first Wednesday of each month – please contact Dr Ross Tinsely or Dr Alex Witte for further information.
44th International 麻豆社区 of Travel & Tourism Educators (ISTTE) Annual Conference
In October 2025, we are delighted to be hosting the (22nd - 24th October, 2025) at Craiglockhart Campus. The Conference organiser & Director of Marking/Membership is Dr Annamarie Sisson
Past events and courses
(2/7/2024)
Roots Revived: Memory, Legacy, Heritage and Tourism conference (17/10/2024)
(30/5/2024)
BA Business Management Graduate Apprenticeship
Research methodology and Passport Travel session with Reni Polus & Caroline Bremner, Senior Travel Manager Euromonitor (8/05/24)
Too many cooks in the kitchen? The power and challenges of collaborative qualitative data analysis with Dr Kelsy Hejjas and “They Got Away with Murder”: Disasters, Multidimensionality and the Impact of Short-Termism with Mollie Bryde - (10/04/24)
Research funding presentation with Gina Reddie (TBS Research Funding Manager) & Funding activity session with Dr Craig Wight (6/03/24)
Teaching hospitality and tourism students strategies for recognizing and supporting mental illness and crises in industry: An exploratory study. 1) Dr Pavlos Arvantis 2) Dr Annamarie Sisson (7/02/24)
Revenue Management skills development courses November 2023 and March 2024
Research Impact event with external facilitator Jamie Gallagher - 25/10/23
Destination Management Organisations Thinktank event - 30/10/23
Upskilling Destination Leaders Programme in November 2023
Alumni Event: A Celebration of Tourism, Hospitality, Festival & Events 03/06/2023
25 / 05 / 2023
- 20/04/2023
Tourism & Languages Research Seminar - 26/04/2023
Visual Methods and Ethnography Symposium - 01/06/2022
CHME 2022 Conference - 24-27/05/2022
Dark Tourism Symposium - 05/05/2022