Scientific Committee

Chairman

Konstantinos Andriotis, Nottingham Trent University, UK

Vice Chairman

Damianos P. Sakas, University of Peloponnese, Greece

Scientific Committee

George Agiomirgianakis, Hellenic Open University, Greece
Konstantinos Alexandris, Aristotle University, Greece
Constantia Anastasiadou, Napier University, Scotland, UK
Alexandros Apostolakis, Portsmouth University, UK
Irene Bayati, Center of Environmental Education of Archanes
Eleni Briassouli, University of the Aegean, Greece
Dimitris Buhalis, Bournemouth University, UK
Bill Bramwell, Sheffield Hallam University, UK
Peter Cave, University of Central Lancashire, UK
Noga Collins-Kreiner, University of Haifa, Israel
Sanda Čorak, Institute for Tourism, Croatia
Antónia Correia, University of Algarve, Portugal
Shi Fangfang,Dongbei University Finance and Economics, China
Alan Fyall, Bournemouth University, UK
Lee Jolliffe, University of New Brunswick-Saint John, Canada
Nikolaos Konstantopoulos, University of the Aegean, Greece
Metin Kozak, Mugla University, Turkey
Joyce Liddle, Nottingham Trent University, UK
Yoel Mansfeld, University of Haifa, Israel
Miguel Moital, Bournemouth University, UK
Christof Pforr, Curtin University of Technology, Australia
Manolis Petrakis, University of Crete, Greece
Antonio Paolo Russo, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain
Alexis Saveriades, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus
Ioannis Seimenis, University of the Aegean, Greece
Dimitris Stergiou, Hellenic Open University, Greece
Konstantina Tamoutseli, Aristotle University, Greece
Antonis Theocharous, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus
Renata Tomljenovic, Institute for Tourism, Croatia
Paris Tsartas, University of Aegean, Greece
Rodoula Tsiotsou, University of Macedonia, Greece
Muzaffer Uysal, Virginia Tech, USA
David Roger Vaughan, Bournemouth University, UK
Craig Webster, The University of Nicosia, Cyprus
Keith Wilkes, Bournemouth University, UK

Organizing Committee

Eleni Ralli, Secretary of ICTDM 2009
Haralambos Alexopoulos, University of Peloponnese, Greece
Zaxarias Anastassi, University of Peloponnese, Greece
Konstantinos Andriotis, Nottingham Trent University, UK
Alexandros Apostolakis, Portsmouth University, UK
Irene Bayati, Center of Environmental Education of Archanes
Noga Collins-Kreiner, University of Haifa, Israel
Odyseas Kosmas, University of Peloponnese, Greece
Giorgos Panopoulos, University of Peloponnese, Greece
Alexis Saveriades, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus
Nikos Sofos, Kos Unified Tourism Board, Greece
Dimitris Stergiou, Hellenic Open University, Greece
Marina Terzi, University of the Aegean, Greece
Antonis Theocharous, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus
Renata Tomljenovic, Institute for Tourism, Croatia

Hippocrates from Kos

In the 5th century BC, Kos was taken by the Persians, but after their defeat in mainland Athenian League (479 BC). In 460 BC, Hippocrates, the Father of Medicine, whose name is known throughout the world, since he was the founder of the first school of medicine, was born in Kos. After his death (357 BC), the people of Kos built the famous Asklepeion, in honour of the god Asklepios, which operated as a hospital, admitting thousands of patients from all over the Mediterranean and applying the methods of therapy taught by Hippocrates.