Chapters

IFITT is facilitating the development and activities of local chapters globally.

The following chapters are active:

Australasia

Board Members:
President: Paul Baron
Vice-President: Dr Nina Mistilis
Conference/Network Director: Liz Ward

Contact: [email protected]

Finland

Board Members:
President: Juho Pesonen
Vice-President: Jere Kuusinen
Secretary General: Jenni Mikkonen
Accountant: Anja Tuohino

Contact: [email protected]

Greece

Board Members:
President: Christos Ditoras, E-Commerce and Marketing Executive, Hilton Athens
Vice-President: Dimitris Serifis, CEO, Nelios
Secretary General: Danai Tsogia, Athens Express Tour Operator, Sales and Marketing
Member: Stavros Kefalas, Co-founder, Tourix
Member: Chariton Brousalian, Sales & Marketing Manager,Greek Travel Pages
Member: Sotiris Varelas, Post-Doctoral Researcher, Virtual and Augmented Reality
Member: Minas Liapakis, CoFounder, EyeWide Digital Marketing Agency

Contact: [email protected]
Website: https://www.facebook.com/IFITTGreece

Italy

Board Members:
President: Rodolfo Baggio, Bocconi University
Member: Luisa Mich, University of Trento
Member: Roberto Peretta, University of Bergamo
Member: Giacomo Del Chiappa, University of Sassari

Contact: [email protected]

Spain and Latin American

Board Members:
President: Estela Marine-Roig
Vice-President: Enric Lopez C.
Secretary General: Eva Martin-Fuentes
Treasurer: Berta Ferrer-Rosell
Member: Antonio Guevara
Member: Montserrat Peñarroya
Member: Marina Abad

Contact: [email protected]

Switzerland

Board Members:
President: Professor Dr. Maggie Meng Mei
Secretary General: Lucilia Cardoso
Treasurer: Dr. Liebrich

Contact: [email protected]

Turkey 

Board Members:
President: Mine Güneş Kaya, Advisor to the President / Izmır Chamber of Commerce, Professional Tourist Guide  
Vice-President: Dr. Ozan Aksöz, Anadolu University
Secretary General: Sinan Baran Bayar, Kırklareli University
Treasurer: Eda Hazarhun, Dokuz Eylül University

North America

Board Members:
President/Chapter Director: Dr. Cihan Cobanoglu, University of South Florida, USA
Vice-President: Dr Katerina Berezina, University of Mississippi, USA
Secretary General: Faranak Memarzadeh, San Jose State University. USA
Treasurer:  Dr. Aysegul Songur, University of South Florida, USA
Member: Andrei Kirilenko, University of Florida
Member: Ulrike Gretzel,  University of South California

Contact: [email protected]

Africa

Board Members:
President: Patience TropoZambia Tourism Agency, Zambia
Vice-President: Dr. Nyabisi Mengo, Karatina University, Kenya
Secretary General: Dandison Ukpabi, Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics, Finland
Member: Prof. Anneli Douglas, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Member: Francisca Machoka Gesimba, Kenya Methodist University, Kenya
Member: Hellen Mwamba, The Just Bags Club, Zambia
Member: Christabel Mwansa, Chic Collection, Zambia

Contact: [email protected]