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CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Call for Abstracts
The European Cyclists’ Federation and the City of Viborg invite cycling and tourism professionals to submit an abstract for the EuroVelo & Cycling Tourism Conference 2024 programme.
Taking place from 23 to 25 September in Viborg, Denmark, the EuroVelo & Cycling Tourism Conference is the largest yearly professional event gathering all actors involved in the cycling and tourism sectors. It stimulates knowledge and best practice transfer on EuroVelo, cycling tourism and cycle route networks at an international level.
This year’s theme is Legacy and Localhood. Legacy refers to the impact that large events – such as the Tour de France Grand Départ – and the valorisation of local heritage for tourism purposes can have on the economy, the community, and the use of the bicycle overall. Localhood, in turn, will explore how to involve and engage communities for more sustainable urban and rural development around cycle routes.
Three subthemes – Cycling towards local development, Engaging the locals, and Widening the horizon of cycling tourism – and a number of priority topics will help shape an enticing programme. Read more about the theme and subthemes in the dedicated section
The Call for abstracts now closed. Thank you to all submitters!
Selection and next steps
Received abstracts will be evaluated by at least three reviewers appointed by the European Cyclists’ Federation and the City of Viborg according to the following criteria:
• Promotion of cycling and sustainable tourism
• Level of innovation and originality
• Prospect of transferability
• Alignment with the conference theme and subthemes.
After the review, the Programme Team will build sessions on the topics around the conference theme and subthemes. Selected abstracts will be assigned to relevant sessions paying particular attention to geographical and gender balance. An International Programme Committee composed of selected experts advises the Programme Team along the process to ensure alignment with our sector’s priorities.
All people who have submitted one or multiple abstracts will be notified by email of the selection or rejection of their abstract(s) in June 2024.
Speakers of the accepted abstracts will be required to confirm their attendance and finalise their registration in June, prior to their final inclusion in the conference programme.
The organisers do not cover travel and accommodation costs. Speakers will benefit from a reduced Conference ticket of 275 EUR + VAT.
For accepted abstracts, please note that the session format may be different from the preferred one. The title of selected abstracts may be updated by the hosts, in coordination with the selected speaker, to better fit the programme of the EuroVelo & Cycling Tourism Conference 2024.