Themed Experience and Attractions Academic Symposium Call for Proposals:
(Due Friday, September 9, 2022)
Event: Friday, November 18, 2022
9:00AM-4:45PM
Orange County Convention Center, Orlando FL USA
It is a pleasure to invite you to the fifth annual Themed Experience and Attractions Academic Society (TEAAS) scholarly symposium focused on themed experience and attractions. The symposium is organized by the TEAAS with the support of the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) and others.
The symposium will take place in Orlando, FL on 18 November 2022, 9:00AM-4:45PM, on the last day of IAAPA Expo. Hosting this symposium during IAAPA Expo enables participating academics to enhance their research, knowledge transfer, and exchange through access to over 1,000 exhibitors of products and services representing the state of the art of the attractions industry and opportunities for networking with some of the 30,000 industry operators, manufacturers, and suppliers who attend IAAPA Expo. The schedule will also permit interested industry members to attend the TEAAS academic symposium program.
The symposium will include oral presentations of selected research papers (conventional 15-minute oral academic presentations), structured networking sessions, and a lunchtime research poster session. This year we are also planning an evening get-together to continue informal networking and conversations with colleagues.
The symposium invites submissions for oral presentations (1000-word extended abstract) and posters (500-word extended abstract) for consideration for inclusion in the symposium program. A limited number of oral presentation slots will be allocated to proposals from academic faculty representing a diversity of scholarship. Presented abstracts will be conventional scholarly research presentations, not instructional seminars. There will be audio-visual support for accepted presentations.
Graduate or undergraduate students with (recommended) or without faculty co-authors may submit poster proposals based on a thesis or a major research project completed within the past 2 years. Accepted presentation proposals that cannot be scheduled on the program will be invited for poster presentation, with scheduled time for interaction between authors and audience. Accepted abstracts for both oral and poster presentations will be printed and distributed to registered participants of
the symposium and archived on the Society’s website.
This Call for Submissions can be found at: https://easychair.org/cfp/TEAAS_Symposium_2022
Submissions can be made at: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=teaassymposium2022
Guide for authors
The study of Themed Experience and Attractions leads us across time, space, disciplines, and even professions. The broad theme for TEAAS 2022 is Interdisciplinarity in Themed Experience and Attractions: Reaching Across Boundaries, Fences, and Frontiers. All recent scholarly work relevant to the attractions industry is invited, including fixed-site theme parks and attractions, mobile ride and attraction operations, and other attractions and themed experiences.
For example:
· Tourism, business, economic, and strategic planning research
· Themed entertainment design and transmedia applications
· Science and technology of themed experiences, rides, and attractions
· Methodology for evaluating the guest experience
· Hospitality and operational research
· Themed experience history, evolution, and philosophy
· Pedagogical research in the area of themed experiences, rides, and attractions
· Interdisciplinary analysis of themed experience and attractions
Authors are invited to consider submitting full papers to the Journal of Themed Experience and Attractions Studies, a peer-reviewed open-access journal. Come to the Symposium to learn more about this exciting new journal. Work submitted to the Journal may also be presented at the
Symposium.
Symposium 2022 Submission Process
Proposals are due by 10 pm (Eastern Time), Friday, September 9, 2022. Acceptance notices will
be sent on a rolling basis, with all notices sent by Friday, September 22, 2022.
All proposals will be double blind-reviewed.This Call for Submissions can be found at:
https://easychair.org/cfp/TEAAS_Symposium_2022
Submissions can be made at:
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=teaassymposium2022
There are two categories of submissions. Please specify the type of submission when submitting to Easy Chair:
· 15-minute stand-up presentation – Standard academic conference presentation featuring completed empirical research.
· Poster presentation – Posters should feature research in progress or just completed. For display, posters should be 48” X 36”.
· Alternative presentation and poster formats can be considered, noting that: a) purpose is to share scholarship and research rather than exhibit creative work;
b) the technology setup available to the Symposium through IAAPA’s generosity is standard (screens, projectors, audio for PowerPoint presentations, wallboards for displaying posters), so new or non-standard tech will be the responsibility of the presenter. Those submitting alternative formats should please email the Chair to discuss: martin.lewison@farmingdale.edu
Each submission should include:
One Document – Including Title and Extended Abstract but no Author Names or Affiliation (those are submitted separately in Easy Chair). The document must be submitted in a .doc or .docx format and meet these criteria:
· No more than 4 pages, including title, short abstract (up to 100 words), main body, figures, tables, and references
· The main body must be 1000 words or less for presentations, and 500 words or less for the posters. The word count does not include figures, tables, and references.
· Use 12-point, Times New Roman font, and single-spaced · Margins should be 1-inch on the sides, 1-inch on top and bottom
Please use the provided to prepare your submission.
For any inquiries regarding the symposium, please contact: Dr. Martin Lewison, martin.lewison@farmingdale.edu
For all general inquiries about the Themed Experience and Attractions Academic Society, please contact: teaasmail@gmail.com
We look forward to seeing you in Orlando at the Themed Entertainment and Attractions Academic Symposium.
Submission Template
The main document should be no more than 4 pages, including title, abstract, main body of the proposal, and figures, tables, and references. The main body must be no longer than 1000 words for 15-minute stand-up presentations and no longer than 500 words for posters. Describe your work using 12-point, Times New Roman font, and single-spaced. Margins should be 1-inch on the sides, 1-inch on top and bottom.
TITLE OF THE PROPOSAL: (LEFT-ALIGNED)
ABSTRACT (LEFT-ALIGNED)
A short abstract up to 100 words that describes your proposal. Indent the first sentence of each paragraph. If multiple paragraphs are used, single space between and within each paragraph. Do not number the pages.
INTRODUCTION (left-aligned, no indentation)
Although particular sub-headers are not required, please include information pertaining to each of these typical sections of academic work in the main body (extended abstract).
o Background
o Prior knowledge/Literature
o Methodology/Theoretical frame
o Results/Observations
o Implications for Scholars/Industry
TABLES AND FIGURES (if appropriate/not required)
Tables and figures should appear at the end of the text. They are not included in the word
count, but along with references are part of the 4-page total. Tables and figures should be
numbered sequentially (e.g. Table 1, Table 2, Table 3, etc.), and should bear titles that explain
their content.
REFERENCES
References must be listed immediately following the main text of the proposal. Use APA
style, alphabetizing by first author’s last name. See examples below:
Calfee, R. C., & Valencia, R. R. (1991). APA guide to preparing manuscripts for journal
publication. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Davis, F. (1989). Perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, and user acceptance of information
technology. MIS Quarterly, 13 (3), 319-340.
Henry, W. A., III. (1990, April 9). Making the grade in today’s schools. Time, 135, 28-31
This Call for Submissions can be found at:
https://easychair.org/cfp/TEAAS_Symposium_2022
Submissions can be made at:
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=teaassymposium2022
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