2026 SECSA-CHRIE: 2026 Southeast, Central and South America (SECSA) CHRIE 11th Annual Conference University of South Florida, Muma College of Business, School of Hospitality and Sport Management Tampa, FL, United States, March 19-21, 2026

Call for Papers

11^th Annual SECSA CHRIE Conference

(https://secsachrie.wixsite.com/tampa2026)

Bay to the Future: Navigating for Hospitality’s new Era

March 19^th - March 21^st, 2026

Tampa, FL

Greetings from the Southeast, Central and South American, and Caribbean (SECSA-CHRIE) Federation Board and our host institution, University of South Florida! Please join us for our 11^th Annual SECSA-CHRIE Conference from Thursday, March 19^th to Saturday, March 21^st, 2026.

We hope you will consider attending this event and presenting. Federation members are strongly encouraged, and all members of ICHRIE are invited.

We are excited to announce a two-pronged academic focus for this conference and program: Research and Pedagogy. Attendees will be asked to submit works emphasizing hospitality and tourism research or pedagogical practices. Accordingly, this highlights a broad range of contemporary topics relevant to research, education, and industry practices in hospitality, tourism, and related fields of study.

Research Track:

There are two options for submission under the research track.

Option1 (Track Chair: Dr. Soyoung Park, soyoungpark@fau.edu): Completed Research Paper – a maximum of 1,000-word structured abstract for a formal paper presentation (15 minutes + 5 minutes for Q&A)

Option 2 (Track Chair: Dr. Wei Wei, Wei.Wei@ucf.edu): Work-in-Progress Paper – a maximum of 500-word abstract for a shorter presentation (10 minutes + 5 minutes for Q&A).

Research Track Requirements

• To be considered for the completed research paper, researchers must submit a structured abstract (1,000 words max., in English, including tables/figures, but excluding references) by the deadline (November 9th, 2025, 11:59 pm EST).
• To be considered for the work-in-progress paper, researchers must submit a structured abstract (500 words max., in English, including tables/figures, but excluding references) by the deadline (November 9^th, 2025, 11:59 pm EST).
• Use single-spaced Times New Roman 12-point font, one-inch margins, in APA format.
• The presentation schedule will be finalized after author registration is completed.
• All papers are to be submitted online via EasyChair (https://easychair.org/conferences?conf=2026secsachrie)
• Please submit a Microsoft Word document name the file with your last name and first initial (i.e., BrownT.doc).
• Once submitted, papers will undergo a double-blind review process.

Pedagogy Track Requirements

• The Pedagogy Track will feature multiple workshops to provide practical lessons and teaching modules that faculty can use in their respective classrooms or programs. These workshop presenters will share best practices, innovative teaching lessons, and/or examples from their classrooms.
• All workshops should include handouts or “takeaways” attendees may apply to their teaching. The goal is for attendees to leave each session with new ideas that they can apply immediately in their classroom and at their university or school.

• To present in this track, submit a 1-page proposal, using single-spaced Times New Roman 12-point font, one-inch margins, in APA format by the deadline (November 9^th, 2025, 11:59 pm EST) to Dr. Cindy Choi at echoi2@olemiss.edu.

Paper Submission and Notification Timeline:

• Submission – November 9^th, 2025
• Notice of acceptance – December 14^th, 2025

Registration Deadline:

• February 1st, 2026

Award Opportunities:

Several awards will be presented for both research and pedagogy tracks at the completion of the conference, including:

• Best research (full) paper for students (student must be the first author)
• Most innovative/thought-provoking (work-in-progress) research
• Most innovative pedagogical practice

Reviewers:

We would like to ask for volunteers to be reviewers. If you would like to volunteer to review individual abstracts, please email Dr. Wei Wei, SECSA Director of Research, at wei.wei@ucf.edu.

Questions:

For questions regarding the Call for Papers, please contact Dr. Wei Wei at wei.wei@ucf.edu or Dr. Kate Price-Howard at lkprice@troy.edu. Please share this information with your colleagues. Join us on LinkedIn (SECSA Federation) and on Facebook (SECSA Federation of CHRIE) for continued updates and information.  

Thank you,

SECSA-CHRIE Board

The SECSA-CHRIE Federation Board would like to thank the University of South Florida for hosting our 11^th Annual SECSA-CHRIE Conference.