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TEACHING AREAS

  • Event Planning and Management
  • Event Sustainability
  • MICE Operation and Management
  • Contemporary Issues in Events Management

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

September 2021 - July 2024

Doctor of Hotel and Tourism Management (D.HTM)

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

September 2013 - May 2015

MSc in International Tourism and Convention Management

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

September 2008 - May 2009

BA (Honours) International Hospitality and Tourism Management

University of Northumbria at Newcastle

 

September 2005 - May 2008

Higher Diploma in Travel and Tourism

Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education

 

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS

Professional Qualifications

Issued on 27 July 2024

Certified Hospitality Educator

American Hotel & Lodging Association

Issued on 21 June 2022

Future of Learning & Teaching

Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong

Issued on 13 June 2022

Becoming an Effective Teaching Assistant (BETA)

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Issued on 24 May 2021

Effective Teaching Strategies in Online and Face-to-face Classes

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Issued on 10 September 2020

Certified Digital Event Strategist (DES)

Digital Experience Institute of Professional Convention Management Association

Issued on 11 Jun 2020

Business Event Bootcamp

Professional Convention Management Association

Issued on 18 May 2020

Innovation Leadership

Georgia Institute of Technology

 

Memberships

January 2020 - Present

Member of Professional Convention Management Association

January 2020 - Present

Member of Events Industry Council

January 2020 - Present

Member of Meeting Professionals International

EMPLOYMENT

2020 - Present Lecturer, Faculty of Management and Hospitality, THEi
October 2018 - February 2020

Assistant Project Director

Reed Exhibitions Greater China, Shenzhen

December 2015 - October 2018

Project Manager

AO Spine Asia Pacific, Hong Kong

December 2014 - May 2015

Associate Conference Manager (Asia Pacific)

MIMS (Hong Kong) Limited, Hong Kong

January 2014 - May 2014

Project Manager

Pacific World Meetings & Events Hong Kong Limited, Hong Kong

April 2011 - March 2013

Project Manager

KVL Productions Company Limited, Hong Kong

May 2010 - April 2011

Project Coordinator

KVL Productions Company Limited, Hong Kong

 

SELECTED COMMUNITY SERVICES

April 2024 — Present

Trainer

Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC)

March 2024 — Present

Peer Reviewer

Tourism Recreation Research

Taylor & Francis

RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • Sustainability
  • Smart technology
  • Well-being in event tourism

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

JOURNAL ARTICLE

  • Lee, S. M. F., & Leung, P.K.H. (In press). The Influence of Personal Values on Environmental Sustainability in Business Events in Asia. In Whitfield, J. Gouthro, M. B. & Moital, M. (Eds.) The Routledge Handbook of Events and Sustainability (In press). Routledge.
  • Lee, S. M. F., Zhang, A.J, & Au, N. (2024) User Experience of an Augmented Reality Heritage App: An Experience Economy Model. Tourism Recreation Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/02508281.2024.2339072
  • Lee, S. M. F., Filep, S., Vada, S., & King, B. (2024). Webcam travel: A preliminary examination of psychological well-being. Tourism and Hospitality Research. 24(2), 329-337. https://doi.org/10.1177/14673584221145818
  • Lee, S., Wu, J., & Zheng, J. C. (2021). Asian convention venue engaging in sustainable practice: The driving and hindering factors. Event Management. 25(5), 411-423. https://doi.org/10.3727/152599519X15506259856561

 

CONFERENCE PAPER

  • Lee, S. M. F. & Zhang, A.J. “Asian Hospitality in the Age of Tourism 4.0”, Asia Pacific Tourism Association Conference 2023, Thailand, July 2023.

  • Kelly, J. W. M., Hu, A., Lee, S. M. F. & Zhang, A.J. “Hospitality Asian-ness and customer satisfaction: A study of Hong Kong hotels”, Asia Pacific Tourism Association Conference 2023, Thailand, July 2023.

  • Lee, S. M. F., Filep, S., Vada, S., & King, B. (2022). Webcam travel: A preliminary examination of psychological well-being. Positive Technology International Conference 2023, Hong Kong, June 2023.

 

UNDER REVIEW

  • Lee, S. M. F., Kim, S.S.S., & Wong, A.K.F. (TBC) The influence of technology-led event sustainability consumption values (TESCVs) on event attendees’ perceptions of green brand, loyalty, and behavioral outcomes. International Journal of Hospitality Management
  • Lee, S. M. F., Wong, A.K.F., & Kim, S.S.S. (TBC) The impacts of technology-led event sustainability consumption values on personal social responsibility and collective psychological outcomes. Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing (Special Issue)