Curriculum Vitae Vicky Katsoni, Tourism Marketing and ICT applications in Tourism, PhD, Associate Professor Dept. of Tourism Management, School of Management and Economics, University of Western Attica Phone: +30 210 5385213 Fax: +30 210 6044405 Mobile: +30 6976552290 E-mail: [email protected], [email protected] Research Interests e-Tourism, Tourism Marketing, Tourism Distribution Channels, Sustainable Tourism Development, e-Commerce, Urban and Regional Tourism Planning and Policy, Smart Cities and Communities, ICTs and Urban / Regional Tourism Development, ICTs and Rural Development, Culture and Urban/Regional Tourism Development – e-Culture, Tourism and Urban/Regional Development The above interests relate to both teaching and research activities (National/European research projects and networks). Education and training 2011 Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Policies in Tourism Development and Marketing Management, using New Technologies Panteion University of Athens, Department of Public Administration 1990 Master of Business Administration (MBA) University of Keele, School of Management and Economics, England 1988 BSc. (1988) in Economics Law School, University of Athens, Department of Economics 1984 BSc in Tourism Management Technological Educational Institute (T.E.I.) in Thessaloniki, Faculty of Business Management, Tourism Department Teaching and Academic Experience 2017 - today Associate Professor at University of Western Attica, (former Technological Institute (TEI) of Athens), Faculty of Management and Economics, Department of Tourism, in Marketing Management and ICTs in Tourism 2011 - 2016 Assistant Professor at the Technological Institute (TEI) of Athens, Faculty of Management and Economics, Department of Tourism, in Marketing Management and ICTs in Tourism 1 | Vicky Katsoni 2012 – today Distance Learning Professor in the Tourism Marketing Module in the Greek Open University, Faculty of Business and Social Sciences, Postgraduate Program in Tourism Management 2012 – today Distance Learning Professor in the e-Tourism Module in the National Kapodistrian University of Athens, Faculty of Business and Social Sciences, Distant Learning Programs 1997-2011 Lecturer at the Technological Institute (TEI) of Athens, Faculty of Management and Economics, Department of Tourism, in Marketing Management and ICTs in Tourism 1990 - 1997 Lecturer at the Technological Institute (TEI) of Patras, School of Management and Economics, in Economics and Marketing Management in Tourism Visiting Positions in foreign universities 2017- today Lectures given at the Universitat Politècnica de València(UPV), Spain, for teaching in the Management master degree "New Trends in Service Strategy". Invitation offered by UPV 2-8/2/2017 Lectures given at ISAL University of Madeira, Portugal, teaching "Tourism marketing and ICT Applications" . Erasmus scholarship through http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/tools/distance_en.htm. 13-17/6/2016 Lectures given at Klaipeda University , Lithuania , teaching Tourism Marketing. Erasmus scholarship through http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus- plus/tools/distance_en.htm. 13-23/9/2013 Lectures given in VOSIS, Higher Professional School of Information Services, Prague, Czech Republic, teaching the “Virtual communities and Social Network Sites on tourism destinations’ choice effect” module. Erasmus scholarship through http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/tools/distance_en.htm. 3-7/6/2013 Lectures given in Malopolska School of Economics in Tarnow, Poland teaching the “The growth and the role of the Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism” module. Erasmus scholarship through http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus- plus/tools/distance_en.htm. 6-10/5/2013 Lectures given in University of Malta, Institute of Tourism, Travel and Culture teaching the “The new tourism intermediaries” module. Erasmus scholarship through http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/tools/distance_en.htm. 8-12/10/2012 2 | Vicky Katsoni Lectures given in University Babes-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, teaching “The role of the social media and the future e-traveler” module. Erasmus scholarship through http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/tools/distance_en.htm. 8-11/12/2011 Lectures given in Krems University of Applied Sciences, Austria, Tourism Department, Austria, Winter 2011 teaching the “Economic, Social and Environmental Impacts of Tourism” module. Invitation offered by Krems University. Teaching Activity Undergraduate courses 1. Dept. of Tourism Management, School of Management and Economics, University of Western Attica. - e- tourism (2011-today) - Tourism Distribution Channels (1998-today) - Air Transport and Ticketing (1998-today) - Tourism Marketing for the Erasmus Interdepartmental Program (2008-today) - Tourism Packages (2006-2012) - Communication and Entrepreneurship in Tourism (1998-2016) 2. Dept. of Tourism Management, School of Management and Economics, TEI of Patras. - Introduction to Tourism (1991-1997) - MICE management (1991-1997) - Tourism Marketing (1991-1997) - Tourism Marketing Research (1991-1997) - Communication and Entrepreneurship in Tourism (1991-1997) - Human Resources in Tourism (1991-1997) Postgraduate courses – 1. Inter-Departmental Postgraduate Course (MSc.) in ‘Tourism and Innovation’, TEI of Athens and Tourism Department of the University of the Aegean - e-tourism (2016-today) 2. Greek Open University, Postgraduate Course (MSc.) in ‘Tourism Management” - Tourism Marketing (2012-today) Seminars a) 1st Interdisciplinary Seminar for PhD students on “Environmental Governance and Sustainable Development: Climate Change and Insular Communities”, NGO Ioannis Kapodistrias, August 25-29, Corfu: - Sustainable Development and Climate Change: The Role of Scenarios Planning (3 hours). - Sustainable Development and Participatory Planning (3 hours). b) 2nd Interdisciplinary Seminar for PhD students on “Environment and Sustainable Development – Renewable Energy Policy in the Mediterranean”, NGO Ioannis Kapodistrias, July 24-28, Spetses: - Renewable Energy Sources – Policy Framework, Goals and Trajectory towards 2020 (4 hours). c) 3rd Interdisciplinary Seminar for PhD students on “Sustainable Development, Insular Communities and Economic Recession: A Participatory Approach for ‘Rebooting’ the Development Process”, NGO Ioannis Kapodistrias and NTUA, 23-26 Lesvos: 3 | Vicky Katsoni - Sustainable Development and Participatory Planning (4 hours). - Examples of Participatory Planning from the Greek and the Global Context (2 hours). - Classical Methods of Participatory Planning (with G. Somarakis) (1.5 hours). - Implementing Participatory Planning – Greek Action Plan in the Context of Open Government Partnership (OGP) (with G. Somarakis) (1 hour). - ICTs and Participatory Planning: Web-based Applications (with M. Panagiotopoulou, Ch.-A. Papadopoulou and G. Somarakis) (2 hours). 3. Volunteer Activity - Scientific Collaborator of PlaceIdentity.gr – Collaborative Actions for Place Identity and Citizens’ Participation (2011-today) – Member of the Advisory Board of PlaceIdentity (2017-today). - Member of the working team for the development of the methodological approach of the Social Innovation Platform “Politeia 2.0” (http://syntagma.politeia2.org/omades/), (March 2013 – March 2014). - Scientific responsible and coordinator of the Greek Regional Action Center (Gr- RAC - http://iygu.ntua.gr/ – 2015-17) in the context of the Global Initiative “2016 – International Year of Global Understanding – IYGU” (https://igu-online.org/iygu/) undertaken by the International Geographic Union (IGU). Gr-RAC carried out work focusing on the promotion of IYGU objectives as to: i) urban sustainability and ii) increase of awareness of students’ population on current environmental and other global challenges. Administrative Positions President of the International Association of Cultural and Digital Tourism (IACUDIT.org) Erasmus Coordinator for the Tourism Department, TEI of Athens Academic Excellence Committee, TEI of Athens Appointments, Promotion and Tenure Committee, TEI of Athens Other studies and qualifications 2013 Training seminar in distant learning for the “education of distant educators”.Greek Open University 2012 Training seminar in ICT application in higher Education. Greek Open University 2009 Training Program for Life Supporting Technologies and distant learning programs (e-learning).Technical University of Madrid, Telecommunication School, Spain 1999 – 2000 Studies for qualified teachers in higher education (teaching methods and educational psychology) 2000 First Class Galileo course, Galileo Hellas 1999 Galileo Basic course. Galileo Hellas 4 | Vicky Katsoni Teaching Experience in other institutions of public and private sector 2012 - today Seminar Rapporteur for the National Centre for Public Administration and Local Government regarding HRD programs and the effectiveness – transparency in public administration. 1992 – today Vocational Training Director in the field of Management and Tourism Management Proposal, Implementation & Evaluation of Vocational Training Courses, financed by E.U., in more than 600 vocational training programs with 200-800 hours each in the following fields: Tourism Management, Tourism Marketing, Hospitality Marketing, Special Interest Forms of Tourism, ICT applications in Tourism, Human Resources Management, Leadership, Sales and Marketing, Customer Care, Consumer Behavior, e-Tourism 2003-2004 Lecturer in holiday packages creation, airport management and customer care at Kifisia’s