Organizers:
• International Congress of the Executive Tourist Education
• Russian Academy of Sciences
• Russian Academy of Education
• Russian Academy of Natural Sciences
• Moscow Lomonosov State University
• Russian International Academy of Tourism
• Russian Union of Tourist Industry
• Committee for Tourism of the Moscow region
• Association of the Leading Hotel Schools in Europe
• Al-Russia Exhibition Center

Dear colleagues,

You are invited to take part in the International forum "TOURISM: SCIENCE AND EDUCATION" (19-21.04.07) organized jointly by the International Congress of the Executive Tourist Education (ICETE), Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Academy of Education, Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, Moscow Lomonosov State University (faculty of geography), Russian International Academy of Tourism (RIAT), Russian Union of Tourist Industry (RUTI), the Committee for Tourism of the Moscow region, the Association of the Leading Hotel Schools in Europe (EURHODIP), Al-Russia Exhibition Center with the support of the Council of Federation and the State Douma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Culture and mass communication of the Russian Federation, the Chamber of Trade and Commerce of the Russian Federation.

The Forum is held under the patronage of the UNESCO and the Commission of the European Communities.
Eminent Russian and foreign scientists, representatives of the higher education institutions, legislative and executive bodies of the Russian Federation, tourist industry, leading international experts of the organizations such as EURHODIP, AIEST, IREST, UNESCO and ICETE will take part in this Forum.

Actions of the Forum
- International Congress of Executive Tourism Education;
- 2nd International scientifically-practical conference «Tourism and recreation: fundamental and applied researches»;
- 1st All-Russia exhibition-conference «Ecological tourism: world experience and prospects of development in Russia»;
- Scientific conference of UNESCO «Cultural tourism for peace and developments»;
- Business-seminar ICETE – EURHODIP «Bologna process and professional tourist education ».

Forum venue
- Russian International Academy for Tourism (RIAT): study building 1, Gorky street 7, micro district Skhodnya, Khimky city area, Moscow region, 141420;
- Institute of hospitality of RIAT: hotel-complex «Izmailovo», 4 GD, building 5;
- Russian Academy of Sciences: 32а, Leninsky prospect, Moscow 119991;
- Moscow State University: Faculty of Geography, Main building, MSU of Lomonosov, Leninskie gory, Moscow 119992;
- All-Russian Exhibition Center: hall N 66 «Culture».

Forum Programme

April 19, 2007 ( 1-st day)
10:00 – 13:00 Forum plenary session (place venue – RIAT)
14:30 – 17:30 Plenary session of International Congress of Executive Tourism Education (ICETE), place venue - RIAT.
14:30 – 17:30 UNESCO Scientific conference «Cultural tourism for peace and development» (place venue – RIAT).

April 20, 2007 (2-nd day)
10:00 – 17:00 ICETE Business seminar (with the participation of EURHODIP): «Bologna process and professional tourism education» (Institute of hospitality of RIAT);
10:00 – 13:00 UNESCO Scientific conference «Cultural tourism for peace and development» (place venue – RIAT);
10:00 – 17:00 Сonference and Exhibition «Eco-tourism: world experience and prospects of development in Russia» (All-Russian Exhibition Center);
10:00 – 13:00 Plenary session of the Conference «Tourism and recreation: fundamental and applied researches» (Russian Academy of Sciences);
14:30 – 17:30 Session of conference «Tourism and recreation: fundamental and applied researches» on sections (MSU of Lomonosov):
Section 1. Theoretical and methodological foundations of tourism and recreation Research.
Section 2. Tourist market: current problems and development projection.
Section 3. Tourist-recreation potential and regional distinctions of tourism Development.
Section 4. Travel security and sustainable development of tourism.

April 21, 2007 (3-d day)
10:00 – 13:30 Final plenary session: sizing up and acceptance of resulting documents (Institute of hospitality of RIAT).