Events and Tourism Institute

Grad student Will Emhardt conducts data research with Dearborn County CVB

Posted on October 23, 2024 by Geoff Sherman

by Will Emhardt, Sports Analytics graduate student

This summer, I had the unique opportunity as an applied data science graduate student at IU Indianapolis to work with faculty in the Department of Tourism, Event, and Sport Management. I worked on a data analytics project with Dearborn County Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB), a county located in Southeast Indiana along the Ohio River across the river from Kentucky and just outside Cincinnati. I was tasked with leveraging the foot-traffic software Placer AI to develop data-backed business proposals for Lawrenceburg, Indiana, and Dearborn County.

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IU Indianapolis Active Downtown as 97th National FFA Convention Descends on Indianapolis

Posted on October 21, 2024 by Geoff Sherman

The annual FFA National Convention is back in Indy and TESM students will be all over downtown this week.

by The ETI Team

Since 2006, the annual National Future Farmers of America (FFA) Convention and Expo has taken place in downtown Indianapolis. On October 23-26, the 97th edition of the convention will return to the Indiana Convention Center, and the IU Indianapolis department of tourism, event, and sport management will be in the thick of the sea of blue and gold.

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TTRA CenStates Conference: Intentions vs. Actions: Understanding Sustainable Travel Behavior in Gen Y and Z Travelers – A Mixed-Methods Study

Posted on October 21, 2024 by Geoff Sherman

by Kyungjun Roh, Department of Tourism, Event, and Sport Management undergraduate student

In the first week of October of 2024, I had the opportunity to attend the Travel and Tourism Research Association (TTRA) CenStates Chapter Conference in Sioux City, Iowa. While I was nervous about representing our research team through a poster presentation, it was also an exciting experience. (more…)