7. međunarodna naučna konferencija ,,Turizam u Južnoj i Istočnoj Evropi’’ ToSEE (ENGAGEMENT & EMPOWERMENT: A PATH TOWARD SUSTAINABLE TOURISM) održana je u periodu od 25. do 27. maja u Opatiji (Hrvatska). Glavni govornici su bili Margarita Zaera Espinos (UNWTO), Faizan Ali (School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Muma College of Business, University of South Florida, USA), Tina Šegota (Greenwich Business School, University of Greenwich, London, United Kingdom) i Georg Christian Steckenbauer (Deggendorf Institute of Technology – European Campus Rottal-Inn, Pfarrkirchen, German). Na konferenciji je predstavljen rad u okviru projekta TOURCOMSERBIA, pod nazivom: IS TOURISM DESTINATION MANAGEMENT IN SERBIA ALIGNED WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF SMART TOURIST DESTINATIONS?