Guwahati GI Conference — From Heritage to Hospitality · 11–12 Mar 2027

From Heritage to Hospitality — Guwahati GI Conference

A two-day national conference on Geographical Indications, Tourism and Destination Identity — 11–12 Mar 2027, Guwahati, Assam. Day 1 on campus, Day 2 in the field. Organised by Dharakoot under the banner From Heritage to Hospitality.

Craft focus: Muga & Eri Silk, Bamboo Craft, Tea.

Who should attend: Students, scholars, researchers, GI producers and artisans, tourism & hospitality professionals, and policymakers.

The conference lens — ROOT · RELATE · ROUTE · RETURN: ROOT — where does it come from, and how is that origin protected? RELATE — how is that origin told, branded, and made emotionally legible to a visitor? ROUTE — how does it become an actual, bookable tourism or hospitality product? RETURN — does the community of origin benefit, and how will we know?

Day 1 — Heritage (on campus): Registration & GI Heritage Gallery walk-through, inaugural ceremony, keynote, opening panel, four parallel paper tracks (ROOT · RELATE · ROUTE · RETURN), Heritage Table lunch, Producer Dialogue, Destination Identity Design Sprint, Day 1 close & field-lab orientation.

Day 2 — Hospitality (in the field): Route-based field lab — Muga/Eri weaving cluster, bamboo craft unit, tea estate. Community lunch at/near the field site, return travel, Synthesis Circles, Rapid Pitch (one big idea per route), valedictory & outcome release (Heritage-to-Hospitality Charter), high tea & departure.

What's included: Access to all sessions & keynotes; expert panels & paper presentations; Heritage Table lunch — Day 1 & Day 2; immersive field lab (Day 2); conference kit; participation certificate; live-stream access.

Registration: Students / Scholars ₹3,000 · Working Professionals ₹3,500 · Online Participant ₹1,000. With accommodation: Students / Scholars ₹8,000 · Working Professionals ₹8,500 (accommodation add-on ₹5,000). Online participation has no accommodation option.

Accommodation (optional, +₹5,000): Choose a "With Accommodation" variant. Stay details (property, room type, check-in/out) are shared by email after registration.

Paper Presentation: Present your research at the conference and publish in the Conference Proceedings (valid ISBN, editorial review). To add paper presentation to your registration, choose "With Paper Presentation (+₹500)" in the Paper Presentation option above — ₹500 is added to your registration. After registering with paper presentation, email your abstract to dharakoot@gmail.com with the conference name in the subject.

Collaboration: Each conference will be hosted with a local institution in collaboration, the details of which will be shared at a later stage.

Contact: dharakoot@gmail.com

Note: Dates and venue city are confirmed. The collaborating institution will be announced at a later stage.