Following the successes of the 1st & 2nd Kufstein Winter Schools in 2009 & 2010, attended by international masters’-students from more than 20 countries, we look forward to staging the3rd Kufstein Winter School “Winter Resort Management – Current Trends & Issues”, January, 30th – February, 4th 2011 in Kufstein/Tyrol. Once more the Kufstein Winter School offers an interesting and challenging program including lectures and workshops by leading academics and sports managers including- Dr John Beech MA MBA PhD FRSA, Head of Sport and Tourism at the Applied Research Centre for Sustainable Regeneration (SURGE), Coventry University- Dr. Christoph Eisinger, Managing Director “Ski amadé”- Peter Mall, CEO ARLBERG-well.com- Peter Marko, CEO Kitzbühel Tourismus (solicited)- Hubert Lepka, Art Director & CEO lawine torrèn gmbh (solicited)- as well as the core Kufstein team represented by Prof. (FH) Dr. Robert Kaspar & Prof. (FH) Dr. Sebastian Kaiser.Participants from all over the world will analyze and discuss current trends and issues as well as business strategies in winter resort and destination management. In addition, the 3rd Kufstein Winter School offers a variety of events including a visit to the ski production company “Kneissl Tirol GmbH”, night-skiing, sledding and hiking.Short facts:Language: EnglishTarget-group: Graduate students of sport and/or leisure management as well as economics. Open to interested students of other fields of study.Fee: Euro 199,00 (included: conference fee, conference papers, snacks, coffee, ticket for night-skiing/sledding)New in the schedule: - Opening event "Tyrol reloaded", organized by Students of the FH Kufstein: Monday, 31.01. - Labour market fair "Meet&Match" presenting business companies from the fields of sport and tourism management: Thursday, 03.02. (great opportunity for networking!) - Guided Ski-tour from Söll to Kitzbühel and closing lecture in the Ski resort by Peter Marko (CEO Kitzbühel Tourismus), optional: Friday, 04.02.There is only a limited number of places (max. 8 students of each participating University). Please feel free to forward this information to interested students. If you have further questions please contact:Ms. Angela Scalet Project Management Winter School