Participants

The seminar is arranged for the e-tourism researchers, policy makers, specialists, technology developers of the tourism and related sectors. Eminent researchers and specialists will be invited as Keynote speakers. Personnel from international organization working in the field are also welcome. 

Nominations

The applicants willing to participate should send their applications through appropriate authority to the seminar coordinator latest by 08 April 2008.

Language of Seminar

English

Venue

The seminar will be held in the premises of IUT campus at Board Bazar, Gazipur, Bangladesh; about 30 km north of Dhaka city and 11 km north of the Zia International Airport on Dhaka- Mymensingh highway.

Geography and climate

Dhaka is located in central Bangladesh at 23⁰42'0″N, 90⁰22'30″E, on the eastern banks of the Buriganga River. The city lies on the lower reaches of the Ganges Delta and covers a total area of 815.85 square kilometres (315 sq mi). It consists of seven principal thanas - Dhanmondi, Kotwali, Motijheel, Paltan, Ramna, Mohammadpur, Sutrapur, Tejgaon - and 14 auxiliary thanas - Gulshan, Lalbagh, Mirpur, Pallabi, Sabujbagh, Dhaka Cantonment, Demra, Hazaribagh, Shyampur, Badda, Kafrul, Kamrangir char, Khilgaon and Uttara. In total the city has 130 wards and 725 mohallas. Dhaka district has an area of 1463.60 square kilometres (565 sq mi); and is bounded by the districts of Gazipur, Tangail, Munshiganj, Rajbari, Narayanganj, Manikganj. Tropical vegetation and moist soils characterise the land, which is flat and close to sea level.

Dhaka experiences a hot, wet and humid tropical climate. The city is within the monsoon climate zone, with an annual average temperature of 25 ⁰C (77 ⁰F) and monthly means varying between 18 ⁰C (64 ⁰F) in January and 29 ⁰C (84 ⁰F) in August. Nearly 80% of the annual average rainfall of 1,854 millimetres (73 in) occurs between May and September.