Romanian Academy
Tourism and Rural Space
28th International Conference
22-23 May 2026
Vatra Dornei
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Scientific Committee
Fergus MACLAREN, President Emeritus, International Cultural Tourism Committee of International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), Chelsea, Quebec, Canada
Walter WYMER, Professor, Dhillon School of Business, University of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Gina Ionela BUTNARU, Professor, Department of Management, Marketing and Business Administration, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Iași, Romania
Monica Maria COROȘ, Associate Professor, Department of Hospitality Services, Faculty of Business, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Cristina Emanuela DASCĂLU, Adjunct Professor, Swiss School of Management, Rome, Italy // Associate Professor, Apollonia University, Iași, Romania // Associate Professor, Danubius University, Galați, Romania
Krisztina Melinda DOBAY, Senior Researcher, Gheorghe Zane Institute for Economic and Social Research, Romanian Academy, Iași Branch, Romania
Marilena DONCEAN, Researcher III, Gheorghe Zane Institute for Economic and Social Research, Romanian Academy, Iași Branch, Romania
Alina-Petronela HALLER, Senior Researcher, Gheorghe Zane Institute for Economic and Social Research, Romanian Academy, Iași Branch, Romania
Gheorghe HÎRLAV, General Director, National Agency for Mountain Areas (ANZM), Vatra Dornei, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Romania
Daniela MATEI, Senior Researcher, Gheorghe Zane Institute for Economic and Social Research, Romanian Academy, Iași Branch, Romania
Puiu NISTOREANU, Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Business and Tourism, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania
Teodor PĂDURARU, Senior Researcher, Gheorghe Zane Institute for Economic and Social Research, Romanian Academy, Iași Branch, Romania
Radu REY, Honorary Member, Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania
Oana Ramona SOCOLIUC GURIȚĂ, Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Iași, Romania
Ioan SURDU, Senior Researcher & Director, Centre of Mountain Economy (CE-MONT), Vatra Dornei, "Costin C. Kiriţescu" National Institute for Economic Research, Romanian Academy, Romania
Georgia TACU, Researcher, Gheorghe Zane Institute for Economic and Social Research, Romanian Academy, Iași Branch, Romania
Ion TALABĂ, Senior Researcher, Gheorghe Zane Institute for Economic and Social Research, Romanian Academy, Iași Branch, Romania
Veronica ȚĂRAN BACIU GEORGESCU, Economist, National Agency for Mountain Areas (ANZM), Vatra Dornei, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Romania
Dănuț UNGUREANU, Director, Centre of Training and Innovation for Development in the Carpathians (CEFIDEC), National Agency for Mountain Areas (ANZM), Vatra Dornei, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Romania // Researcher III, Department of Mountain Bioeconomy, Centre of Mountain Economy (CE-MONT), Vatra Dornei, "Costin C. Kiriţescu" National Institute for Economic Research, Romanian Academy, Romania
Bernat CLARAMUNT LÓPEZ, Senior Researcher, Centre de Recerca Ecològica i Aplicacions Forestals (CREAF), Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain // Professor, Departamento de Biología Vegetal, Biología Animal y Ecología, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Spania // Coordinator, Network for European Mountain Research (NEMOR)
Gül ERKOL BAYRAM, Associate Professor & Vice Dean, Faculty of Tourism, Sinop University & Director, International Relations Practice and Research Center, Sinop University, Sinop, Türkiye
Serhii HAKMAN, Associate Professor & Deputy Director, Chernivtsi Center for Advanced Training of Government Employees, Chernivtsi, Ukraine
Vasyl Fedorovych KYFIAK, Professor & Deputy Director, Institute of Trade and Economics, State University of Trade and Economics, Chernivtsi, Ukraine
Anatoliy VDOVICHEN, Professor & Director, Institute of Trade and Economics, State University of Trade and Economics, Chernivtsi, Ukraine
Ananya BHATTACHARYA, Co-Founder & Director, banglanatak.com, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Akmaljon ODILOV, Assistant Professor, Department of Tourism, Faculty of Tourism Management, "Silk Road" International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Muhammad SHAHPARAN, Lecturer, Faculty of Tourism Management, "Silk Road" International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Amila INDIKA, Senior Lecturer, University College of Ratmalana, University of Vocational Technology, Ratmalana, Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Olga POALELUNGI, Researcher, Center for Demographic Research, National Institute of Economic Research, Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova, Kishinev, Republic of Moldova
Laura GASCÓN HERRERO, President, Euromontana - Association Européenne pour les Zones de Montagne, Brussels, Belgium
Marco VALERI, Associate Professor, Niccolò Cusano University, Rome, Italy
Adam CZARNECKI, Professor, Department of Economic Modelling, Institute of Rural and Agricultural Development, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
CONTACT
Georgia Tacu
Tel: +40 759 669 081
E-mail: geo_tacu@yahoo.com
Dănuț Ungureanu
Tel: +40 745 865 163
E-mail: danut_u@yahoo.com
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ADDRESS
National Agency for Mountain Areas - ANZM
23 Runc Street, 725700, Vatra Dornei, Romania
Centre of Training and Innovation for Development
in the Carpathians - CEFIDEC
23 Runc Street, 725700, Vatra Dornei, Romania