Dr. Thouraya Gherissi Labben, head of Lausanne Hospitality Research, EHL's applied research department, in partnership with Dr. Joseph Chen, professor from the Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Studies at Indiana University in Bloomington (USA), have collaborated to found and develop this unique concept of conference which brings together, every two years, hospitality academics and industry professionals creating a community of mutual learning.

I-CHLAR is a non profit-making event as it is organized by educational institutions in hospitality, leisure and tourism, sharing the same belief that academics and professionals should exchange and share their respective knowledge and put together complementary and relevant competences needed to face the future challenges of the hospitality, leisure and tourism industry.

I-CHLAR is designed to concentrate on original content with a unique structure focusing on the following characteristics:

• Provide a learning experience for both academia and professionals
• Concentrate presentations’ content exclusively on applied outcomes/research
• Narrow the gap between academia and industry through knowledge transfer
• Focus thoughts and discussions on concrete actions
• Have a social interactive event

The official language of I-CHLAR is English.

For further information, please contact Myriam McAlinden