The organisers of the international conference "Romanian rural tourism in the context of sustainable development. Present and prospects" have the pleasure of inviting you to the 15th Edition to be held in Vatra Dornei on May 23–25, 2013.            The development of rural tourism in the last decades and the experience that Romania has achieved in this area have drawn the attention of researchers and academics from the country and from abroad and together with the managers of tourist and agritourist guesthouses they attempt to provide solutions to the problems, numerous and difficult, facing tourism. Hence, prestigious institutions in the ambit of Romanian scientific research and professional training such as "Gh. Zane" Institute of Economic and Social Research – Ia