Dr Reyaz Ahmad Qureshi (Coordinator)

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 1.      Participated in the National Conference on Hospitality and Tourism on “Digital Technology for Tourism: Transformation and Trends” February 9, 2019 organized by Graphic Era University, Dehradun Uttrakhand as Resource Person and presented paper on “Digital economy and tourism impacts, influences and challenges”

2.       Participated in the International Webinar on “COVID 19 and Tourism & Hospitality Industry: The Way Forward organized by Indian Tourism & Hospitality Congress (ITHC) on 10^TH April 2020 as a Resource Person delivered an expert talk on topic "STEPS TO BE FOLLOWED BY THE TOURIST DESTINATIONS IMMEDIATELY AFTER LOCKDOWN"

3.       Participated in University Institute of Hotel & Tourism Management (UIHTM) Panjab University , Chandigarh Imaging Tomorrow Program (September - October 2020) and delivered expert online lectures on the topic 'Entrepreneurship in Tourism and Hospitality Industry: Experiences from Kashmir' on dated 13.10.2020 and 18.10.2020.

4.         Participated in the Webinar on “Re-Imaging Heritage Tourism on the lives & livelihood in Post Pandemic World” organized by Faculty of Hospitality & Tourism Management Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India in Association with Indian Tourism & Hospitality Congress (ITHC) on 12.06.2020 from 03:00PM to 05:30PM through google-meet platform.

 5.       Participated in the Webinar on “Capacity Building in Hospitality Sector: Challenges in Post Pandemic Scenario” organized by Faculty of Hospitality & Tourism Management Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India in Association with Indian Tourism & Hospitality Congress (ITHC) on 19.06.2020 from 03:00PM to 05:30PM through google-meet platform.

6.      Participated in the Webinar on “Indian Ethos on Citizens Social Responsibility for Managing Present Global Crises” organized by Faculty of Hospitality & Tourism Management Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India on 29.06.2020 from 03:00PM to 05:30PM through google-meet platform.

7.      Participated as Session Chair in the “CT International Hospitality & Tourism E- Conference (CTIHTC-2020) Enhancing Tourism & Hospitality Experience: Promoting Local Culture” held on 19^th December, 2020 and hosted by School of Hotel Management, Airlines & Tourism, CT University Ludhiana, Punjab.

8.          Participated in the 6^th International Conference on “Advanced Technologies & Innovations in Tourism & Hospitality Industry” (ATITHI-2021) organized by Bhikaji Cama Subharti College of Hotel Management. Swami Vivekananda Subharti University Meerut on 10^th & 11^th April, 2021 as Key Note Speaker/Session Chair and presented paper on “Entrepreneurial Intention among Tourism & Hospitality Student in Kashmir: Analysing Knowledge Perspective through theory of Planned Behaviour”.

9.          Participated in the International Conference on “Emerging Management Trends: Financial Literacy, Financial Inclusion and Fintech [ 3Fs] ICEMT-2022” Organized by Department of Business Administration, School of Business & Commerce, Manipal University Jaipur on March 24-25, 2022 as Key Note Speaker and presented paper on “Contemporary Trends in Tourism Industry”.

 10.        Participated in the Global Hospitality & Tourism Conference on “Contemporary Marketing Paradigms” held on July 27 to 29, 2022, organized by Centre for Management Studies (CMS), North-Eastern Regional Institute of Science & Technology, Nirjuli (Arunachal Pradesh) and Department of Tourism & Hospitality Management (DTHM), North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong (Meghalaya) as a Resource Person/Session Chair and presented paper on “Marketing of Food & Beverage Tourism”.

11.         Participated in the National Conference on “Future of Tourism & Hospitality: Innovations, Governance & Critical Path” organized by Centre for Hospitality & Tourism, Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University Rajouri Jammu October 20, 2022 and presented paper on “Research & Knowledge Production in Rural Tourism Entrepreneurship: A Bibliometric Analysis & Visualization”.

12.     Participated in the International Conference on “Rethinking Tourism to Strive for Sustainable and Community–Induced Growth” organized by Department of Tourism & Travel Management, Central University of Jammu on November 30, 2022 and presented the paper “Does Resident welcoming nature affect resident attitude towards tourism development?”

13.      Participated in the 7^th International Conference on “Advanced Technologies & Innovations in Tourism & Hospitality Industry” (ATITHI-2022) organized by organized by Bhikaji Cama Subharti College of Hotel Management. Swami Vivekananda Subharti University Meerut on December 3-4, 2022 as Key Note Speaker/Session Chair.

14.      Participated in the “Short Term course on Ecotourism” organized by UGC Human Resource Development Centre, Goa University Goa (17-23 January, 2023) as a Resource Person and delivered lectures on “Ecotourism, Economics & Financial Benefits” on 20.01.2023.

15.     Participated in the 4^th International Conference titled, “Sustainable Developmental Goals and Management Practices on the theme Regenerative Tourism: Innovations, Creativity sand Sustainability” on 03^rd-04^th February 2023 organized by School of Hotel Management & Tourism, Lovely Professional University Punjab as a Distinguished Guest and Presented Research paper “A Structural Equation Model of Residents Attitudes for Tourism Development: A casekasa Study of Kashmir Valley” & “An Investigation of Entrepreneur Intention among students of India Higher Educational Institutions”.

16.        Participated in the “Short Term course on Coastal Tourism & Environment” organized by UGC Human Resource Development Centre, Goa University Goa (8-14 March, 2023) as a Resource Person and delivered lectures on “Sustainable Coastal Tourism: Issues & Challenges” on 11.03.2023.

 17.        Participated in the International Conference on “Recent Advances in Business, Management& Data Analysis” organized by Department of Management Studies University of Kashmir on March 15-16, 2023 and presented three research papers on 1. “Impact of Entrepreneurship Education on Tourism Entrepreneurial Intention: Evidences from the Indian Universities”2. “E-Entrepreneurship Intention of Tourism & Hospitality Students using Theory of Planned Behaviour: Moderating Role of Resource Accessibility” & 3. Entrepreneurship Behaviour in Political Instability: A Study of Risk Perception and Entrepreneurial Behaviour in Tourism Sector”

18.        Participated as a Key Note Speaker in the 8^th International Conference on “Advanced Technologies and Innovations in Tourism & Hospitality Industry (ATITHI-2023) organised by the Bhikaji Cama Subharti College of Hotel Management, Swami Vivekanand Subharti University Meerut, Uttar Pradesh on 9-10 December, 2023 and delivered a talk on “Community Engagement in Destinations Development: Achieving SDG`S through Participatory Planning”.

19.        Participated in the in the 8^th International Conference on “Advanced Technologies and Innovations in Tourism & Hospitality Industry (ATITHI-2023) organised by the Bhikaji Cama Subharti College of Hotel Management, Swami Vivekanand Subharti University Meerut, Uttar Pradesh on 9-10 December, 2023 and presented papers on 1. “Collaborative value creation in Rural Homestays: A Comprehensive Mixed Methods Investigation” & 2. “Unravelling the factors Affecting Job Pursuit Intentions in Tourism Sector”.

20.        Participated in the 4^th Annual National Conference of Indian Economics & Allied Sciences Association (IEASA) INDIA 2.0: VISION FOR INDIA 2047 hosted at University of Kashmir, Srinagar, J&K in collaboration with Global Economic Forum (India Chapter) & Gujarat Economic Association October 27-29, 2023 and presented paper on “Accessing the Propensity of Travel Agents & Tour Operators to Embrace e-commerce incorporating the UTAUT Model”

21.         Participated in the National Conference on “National Education Policy, 2020 and Higher Education: Implementation, Accomplishments and Road Ahead” organized by National Education Policy (NEP) Cell, University of Kashmir on November 22-23, 2023 and presented paper on “Envisioning the Future of Postgraduate Tourism Management Education Aligning with NEP-2020”

Dr. Shahnawaz Ahmad Dar (Assistant Professor)

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1. Attended the Management Development Programme on Financial Literacy organized by the Department of Management, St. Claret College, Bengaluru from 07/06/2021 to 12/06/2021.
2. Attended Online Capacity Building Programme on RM organized by ICSSR, WRC, Mumbai in association with the Department of Commerce, University of Mumbai from 17/05/2021 to 21/05/2021.
3. Attended an Online “Curriculum Workshop on BBA in Rural Management and MBA in Rural Management” conducted by Mahatma Gandhi National Council of Rural Education, Hyderabad on 20^th December, 2020.
4. Attended one week International Faculty Development workshop on “Research Synergia to Revitalise, Reform and Refresh ourselves as Agents to ensure Quality Education” organized by Department of Business Administration, Auxilium College Vellore from 1^st June to 7^th June 2020.
5. Attended one week International Faculty Development workshop on “360⁰ Classroom Management – Teaching Methodology” organized by the Sri Sai Ram Engineering College from 16^th May to 22^nd May 2020.
6. Attended the workshop on “Planning and Organizing Research Using Elsevier Tools: Science Direct, Scopus & Mendeley” organised by Department of Bio-resources, University of Kashmir in Collaboration with Elsevier on April 26, 2020.
7. Presented a paper on Analyzing the influence of Pandemic on the Transformation of Tourism Industry and Tourist Behaviour, International Conference on Reflections on New Tourism and New Normal in the Post Covid -19 World organized by the Department of Tourism and Travel Management, Central University of Jammu.
8. Presented a paper on Influence of Cultural Heritage Tourism Image on resident perceived impacts and their support: Evidence from Jammu and Kashmir, India, International Conference on Rethinking Tourism to strive for Sustainable and Community Induced growth,  organized by the Department of Tourism and Travel Management, Central University of Jammu.
9. Presented a paper on Residents Support Towards Cultural Heritage Tourism: The relevance of Heritage Proximity and Tourism perceived impacts, International Conference on Innovations- An engine for Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development, organized by the St. claret college Bengaluru in association with University of Professional Studies Accra Ghana.
10. Presented a paper entitled “Analyzing the Role Played by Stakeholders for the Sustainable Development of Kashmir Tourism” in the International Conference on COVID 19 Post Corona Virus Trends, Research, Technologies & Global Future Opportunities held in Mangalmay Institute of Management and Technology, Noida held from May 22- 23, 2021.
11. Participated in the webinar on “Re-Imagining Heritage Tourism on the lives & livelihood in Post Pandemic World” organized by Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Siksha o Anusandhan Bubanwar on June 12^th 2020.
12. Attended the International Virtual Conference on ‘COVID-19 : Challenges and Opportunities’,  jointly organized by Institute of Tourism & Hotel Management, Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Agra, India and Center for Global Studies, Business School, Howard University, Washington D. C. USA on May 14-15 2020.
13. Presented a paper on “Impact of COVID 19 on Tourism and Aviation and way Forward” in the National Webinar on Cornoa-NCOVID-19 organised by University Institute of Hotel and Tourism Management, Panjab University on April 20^th, 2020.
14. Presented a paper on “Profiling Tourist’s Attitude Towards Kashmir: A Perspective of COVID-19 Pandemic” in the National Webinar on Cornoa-NCOVID-19 organised by University Institute of Hotel and Tourism Management, Panjab University on April 20^th, 2020.
15. Presented a paper on “A comparative study of Web Portals vis-à-vis Tourism Potential of Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh” in the International conference on “Sustainable Development Goals and Management Practices in Tourism and Hospitality Sector” organised by School of Hotel Management and Tourism, Lovely Faculty of Business and Arts, Lovely Professional University Jalander Punjab on November 1- 2, 2019.
16. Presented a paper on “Study on exploring potential and analyzing community perspective of ethno-herbal heritage of district Anantnag of Kashmir valley” in an International conference on “Smart Tourism, Smart Destinations and Limits of being Traveller” from February 18 – 19, 2019 organised by IITTM Gwalior.

Dr. Aijaz Ahmad Khaki (Assistant Professor)

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1. Attended one-week Workshop on “One Week Research Methodology Workshop-01: Hands-On Training Using SPSS” (February 28, 2019 to March 6, 2019) organised by Aligarh Muslim University, Centre Jangipur, Murshidabad.
2. Attended a three week Online Training Course on “Partial Least Square - Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) Using Smart PLS 3.0” (June 11, 2020, to July 02, 2020) organised by School of Hospitality, Tourism and Events, Taylors University.
3. Attended a two-week refresher course on “Research Methodology for Faculty of Social Science”, (20-07-2020 to 01-08-2020) organised by UGC-Human Resource Development Centre, University of Hyderabad.
4. Attended Online Training Course on “Post-Crisis Hospitality Management”, (02-11-2020 to 14-12-2020) organised by the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Muma College of Business, University of South Florida.
5. Paper presented "Recovery Marketing Strategies in Conflict Destinations with Special Reference to Kashmir" at the Second International Conference on 'The Art of Leadership in Tourism and Hospitality - Roles, Responsibilities and Realities', held on 11 November 2021, organized by the Department of Hotel Management and Catering Science, Jamal Mohamed College (Autonomous), Tiruchirappalli.
6. Paper Presented "Culture and Art: Promotion of Folklore as an Augmented Tourism Product" at a two-day International Seminar on "Current Trends in Linguistics", held on 10-11 January 2022, organized by the Department of Linguistics, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, J&K.
7. Paper presented “Barriers to Local Community Participation in Sustainable Tourism Development' at the 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Development and Technological Innovation held on 22-23 March 2022.
8. Paper presented "Barriers to Local Community Participation in Sustainable Tourism Development" at the 2nd international conference on sustainable development and technological innovation held from 22-23 March 2022 at the Department of Management Studies, Islamic University of Science and Technology, Kashmir.
9. 25. Paper presented “Social Media Usage and its Influence on the Performance of Micro, Small Medium Tourism Enterprises” at the 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Development and Technological Innovation held from March 22nd to 23rd, 2022, organised by the Department of Management Studies, Islamic University of Science and Technology, Kashmir.
10. Paper presented “Social Media Marketing and its Influence on the Performance of Micro, Small and Medium Tourism Enterprises with the moderating role of Innovation Capabilities in the Global Hospitality and Tourism Conference on Contemporary Marketing Paradigms, held on July 27 to 29, 2022 organized by CMS, North-Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology, Nirjuli (Arunachal Pradesh) DTHM, NorthEastern Hill University, Shillong (Meghalaya).
11. Attended a two-week refresher course on “Information Technology”, (18-07-2024 to 31- 07-2023) organised by UGC-Human Resource Development Centre, University of Kashmir.
12. Paper presented “Sustainable Innovative Techniques and Destination Management: A Case Study of Kashmir Division (J&K)” at the International Tourism and Culinary Conference (ITCC 22), held on 27-28 October 2022, organized by Amasya University.