SPEAKER AND PRESENTATION GUIDE
Welcome to IIPT's Web resource for information on speakers, addresses
and presentations made at the 1st IIPT European Conference in October
2008. This guide contains biographies, research and presentation summaries
to better promote the exchange of peace and communication that was started
during the conference in Leeuwarden. This guide is also useful to people
who are new to IIPT to help them understand the scope and importance
of the 1st IIPT European Conference and other peace through tourism
initiatives.
As you may know, Conference presentations focused on the
theme and goal of leveraging current North-South and South-South
initiatives towards sustainable
tourism development, poverty reduction, and societal betterment through greater
collaboration among key stakeholders. Presentations were grouped into keynote
addresses and concurrent sessions (models of "best practice" on the
subjects of heritage, ecotourism, crisis management, technology, education,
sports, borders, responsibility and culture).
Below, you will find links to the plenary (keynote) and concurrent session
themes. If you are interested in the topic, missed the session or are eager
to learn more about a speaker in that session then please follow the link and
you will find up-to-date information, provided by the speakers, about their
current research, a presentation summary and link to their full presentation.
CONFERENCE KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Hon. Edmund
Bartlett, Minister of Tourism, Jamaica
PLENARY SESSIONS
I-V, including a Media Luncheon
•
Global perspectives on bridging the North-South divide: sustainable
tourism development and the U.N. Millennium Development Goals
• Achieving
greater societal ROI from tourism investments through enhanced
collaboration of key stakeholders
• Integrating
social, cultural and sports dimensions in bridging the North-South
divide through sustainable tourism development
• Catalizing
more effective models of collaboration to leverage North-South,
and South-South initiatives for sustainable tourism development,
poverty reduction, and societal betterment
• Tourism
and peace – myths and realities: education foundations for
a collaborative approach in bridging the North-South divide
• Media
Luncheon: Role of the media in bridging the North-South divide
through sustainable tourism development
CONCURRENT SESSIONS 1-7 (in order
based on the program)
Session One:
Management of cultural and environmental heritage to enhance local
participation
Session
One: Case studies in eco-tourism
Session
One: Tourism crisis management
Session
Two: New directions in environmental, energy and technological
policies for sustainable tourism
Session
Two: People and places for peace
Session
Two: Resources and approaches to educating for a culture
of peace through tourism
Session
Three: Sustainable tourism's contribution to poverty reduction
Session
Three: Innovations in sustainable tourism
Session
Three: Tourism in rural communities: benefits and issues
Session
Four: Promoting international understanding through cultural
tourism
Session
Four: Challenges and opportunities in cross-border and heritage
tourism
Session
Four: Contemplation Workshop
Session
Five: The role of sports in bridging the North-South divide
Session
Five: Strategies and measures towards responsible tourism
Session
Five: The creative linking of culture, sport, volunteerism
and ecology in responsible tourism
Session
Six: Borders as negotiated spaces for peace
Session
Six: Approaches to conflict resolution and peace-building
Session
Seven: New directions in sustainable tourism
Session
Seven: Perspectives on tourism and peace
Session
Seven: Tourism's contribution to conflict resolution
Thank you!
IIPT would like to thank everyone who participated and contributed to the success
of its European Conference. We hope that future conferences will be so well
attended.
We hope that you found this resource helpful.
Please send any feedback or additional speaker information to info@iipt.org.
