What is APF?
The Asia Pacific Forum for Graduate Students Research in Tourism was founded in 2002 in an effort to provide a “research forum” for postgraduate students and academics in tourism and hospitality field in Asia Pacific. The APF was created with recognition that a research sharing forum was needed in Asia and Pacific for future leaders of academia and industry in Asia and Pacific, a region with a rapid rise of numbers of universities offering postgraduate programs with some aspects of knowledge creation and research   scholarship. The aim and objective of APF is to facilitate exchange of information and networking among postgraduate students and academics for further research collaboration and networking. APF typically  features keynote sessions by academic and industry leaders in hospitality and tourism as well as referred paper and poster presentations by Forum participants.

 

. History of APF

 

The history of Asia Pacific Forum for Graduate Students Research in Tourism (APF) 
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APF 2013 in Kuala Lumpur: Hosted by Taylor’s University　
　● APF 2012 in Hong Kong: Hosted by Hong Kong PolyU
　● APF 2011 in Singapore: Hosted in UNLV Singapore
　● APF 2010 in Japan: Hosted by Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan
　● APF 2009 in Seoul: Hosted by Sejong University, Korea
　● APF 2008 in Kuala Lumpur: Hosted by University of Technology Mara and Hong Kong Polytechnic University
　● APF 2007 in Xiamen: Hosted by Xiamen University, China
　● APF 2006 in Bangkok: Hosted by Prince of Songkla University and Thailand Society of Tourism and
  Hospitality Education Institutions
　● APF 2005 in Hawaii: Hosted by University of Hawaii
　● APF 2004 in Beijing: Hosted by Beijing International Studies University, China
　● APF 2003 in Busan: Hosted by Dong-A University, Korea
　● APF 2002 in Macau: Hosted by Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Institute for Tourism Studies, Macau

 

 

　Founding Chairman
　Professor Kaye Chon
　School of Hotel & Tourism Management
　The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

 
Who Should Attend

 

● Practitioners and graduate students in hospitality, tourism, leisure, sports, and culinary arts related fields.
● Academic staff teaching and supervising post-graduate students.
● Administrators of academic programs in hospitality, tourism, leisure, sports, and culinary arts.
● Undergraduate students interested in pursuing post-graduate studies.
● Researchers, academics and consultants with research interests in hospitality, tourism, leisure, sports, and culinary
  arts.