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Organised by Dharakoot under the banner \u003cem\u003eFrom Heritage to Hospitality\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCraft focus:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kalamkari, Kondapalli Toys.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho should attend:\u003c\/strong\u003e Students, scholars, researchers, GI producers and artisans, tourism \u0026amp; hospitality professionals, and policymakers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe conference lens — ROOT · RELATE · ROUTE · RETURN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 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?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDay 1 — Heritage (on campus):\u003c\/strong\u003e Registration \u0026amp; 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 \u0026amp; field-lab orientation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDay 2 — Hospitality (in the field):\u003c\/strong\u003e Route-based field lab — Kalamkari block-printing + Kondapalli toy makers. Community lunch at\/near the field site, return travel, Synthesis Circles, Rapid Pitch (one big idea per route), valedictory \u0026amp; outcome release (Heritage-to-Hospitality Charter), high tea \u0026amp; departure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat's included:\u003c\/strong\u003e Access to all sessions \u0026amp; keynotes; expert panels \u0026amp; paper presentations; Heritage Table lunch — Day 1 \u0026amp; Day 2; immersive field lab (Day 2); conference kit; participation certificate; live-stream access.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegistration:\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccommodation (optional, +₹5,000):\u003c\/strong\u003e Choose a \"With Accommodation\" variant. 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