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Third Global Conference
CONFERENCE
PROGRAMME
Glasgow, Scotland
October 17 - October 21, 1999
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Sunday, October 17
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09:00 - 11:00 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT FORUM
SPONSORED BY JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY - U.S.
Facilitators Dr. Robert Blanchard, Director, Johnson & Wales University
Dr. Gary Praetzel, Dean, Tourism & Hospitality, Niagara University
An orientation to the IIPT Third Global Conference including a discussion
within a strategic framework on the opportunities, issues and constraints
to "Building Bridges of Peace, Culture and Prosperity through Sustainable
Tourism" led by Prof. Ian Kelly, Swinburne University of Technology,
Australia. The Student Forum will be held in Alsh 1 at the SECC.
13:30
- 14:30 INTER-FAITH SERVICE
Inter-Faith Committee of the Glasgow Community Coordinators: Revd. Prof.
John Riches, Theology Department, University of Glasgow Fr. Brian Reilly,
Religious Education Centre, Archdiocese of Glasgow
15:00 - 16:00 PEACE GARDEN DEDICATION
Rotary Clubs of Glasgow in cooperation with the City Parks Department
and the Govan Community Coordinators: Mr. Ronald Tasker, Rotary District
International Coordinator Mr. John McLaughlin, Chairman, Govan Initiative
16:30
- 17:00 MEETING OF CONFERENCE MODERATORS
The moderators meeting will be held in Alsh
1 at the SECC.
19:00
- 20:30 CIVIC WELCOME RECEPTION
Sponsored by the City of Glasgow
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1999
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08:30 - 10:00 OPENING
CEREMONIES
Master of Ceremony Dr. Noel Brown President, Friends of the United
Nations and Chairman, IIPT International Advisory Board
Welcome Lord Gordon of Strathblane Chairman, Scottish Tourist Board
Alex Mosson The Rt. Hon. Lord Provost of Glasgow
Louis D'Amore Conference Chairman
President, International Institute for Peace through Tourism
Videotape message from Mr.
Federico Mayor, Director General, UNESCO
09:15 - 10:00 Keynote Speaker To Be Announced
10:00 - 10:30 Coffee Break
10:30 - 12:00 PLENARY
SESSION I: GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES
Francesco Frangialli Secretary General World Tourism Organization
Confirmed Nobel Peace Prize Winner To be announced
Jacqueline Aloisi de Larderel Director, Division of Technology, Industry
and Economics United Nations Environment Programme
12:00 - 13:30 Lunch
13:30 - 15:00
CONCURRRENT SESSIONS 1
INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING AND COLLABORATION -1
Achieving Sustainable Tourism through International Collaboration
Moderator: Dr. Mindy Reiser, Global Peace Services, US
Mundo Maya: Where Time, Nature and Man Are One
Ms. Maria Vega, Past President, Belize Tourism Industry Association,
Belize
A Collaborative Development of Cruising as a New Tourism Segment
- the Baltic Sea Experience
Gary Russell, Baltic Sea Tourism Commission, Denmark
East - West Collaboration in Developing Sustainable AgroEcological
Demonstrations on Two South China Tropical Islands Using Science Based
Ecotourists
Dr. Walter Parham, Honorary Research Fellow, Kadoorie Agricultural
Reseach Center, University of Hong Kong, China
INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING & COLLABORATION - 7
Tourism's Ambassadors for Peace
Moderator: Dr. Ishwar Modi, Department of Sociology, University of
Rajasthan, Jaipur, India
Travelling in Service to Humanity: Airline Ambassadors - Caring and
Sharing for Each Other and the Earth
Nancy Rivard, Founder and President, Airline Ambassadors,
US Les Clefs d'Or Concierges: Ambassadors of Peace
Colin Short, Chief Concierge, Lanesborough Hotel, London, UK
The Children's Peace Exchange
Lynne Knudsen, Executive Director, Peace Pavilion Project, US
EDUCATION - 1
Education and Research for Sustainable Tourism in the 21st Century
Moderator: Dr. Tom Baum, The Scottish Hotel School, University of
Strathclyde, Scotland
Internationalizing the Curriculum: The Experience of Niagara University
Dr. Gary Praetzel, Dean, Tourism and Hospitality, Niagara University
Dr. Robert Blanchard, Director, Hospitality Program, Johnson & Wales
University, US
The Co-operative Research Centre for Sustainable Tourism: An Experiment
in Partnership
Dr. David Weaver, Senior Lecturer, Griffith University, Australia
The Important
Role of Distance
Education in Building Foundations of Peace through Tourism
Betsy Pudliner, Center for Hospitality, Recreation & Tourism Outreach
& Research, Penn State University,
US HERITAGE - 1
Preserving Heritage through Sustainable Tourism Moderator: Tony
Gates, Trust Manager, The Mournes Heritage Trust, Northern Ireland
Stirling Castle Project: The Great Hall Preservation
Peter Buchanan, Principal Architect, Historic Scotland, Scotland
Regeneration of an Industrial Landscape through Tourism: The Blackstone
River Valley of New England
Robert Billington, President and Natalie Carter, Director of Operations,
Blackstone Valley Tourism Council, US
New Lanark Conservation Trust: The Restoration and Re-vitalization
of a Decaying Industrial Village
Jim Arnold, Director and Village Manager, New Lanark Conservation
Trust, Scotland
RURAL & COMMUNITY BASED TOURISM - 1
Strategic Approaches to Rural and Community Based Tourism
Moderator: Kaye Thorn, Massey University at Albany, New Zealand
Development of Sustainable Tourism in Traditional Communities: An
Alternative Livelihood Opportunity - the Philippines Experience
Margot Sallows, Manager, Environmental Service, Green Globe, U.K.
Countrystyle Community Tourism: Protecting and Experiencing the Heritage
of Jamaican Communities
Diana McIntyre Pike, Managing Director, The Astra Country Inn and
Countrystyle Ltd., Jamaica
Rural Tourism in Northern Island: What Role for Divided Communities?
Martin McDonald, Chief Executive, Rural Development Council, Northern
Ireland and Gerry McWhinney, Head of Rural Development, Department
of Agriculture, Northern Ireland
NATURE BASED TOURISM - 1
Nature Based Tourism - Issues and Opportunities
Moderator: Dr. Thom Kettlekamp, Chair Recreation and Leisure Studies,
Houghton College, US
The Ecotourism Myth: Challenges to Sustainable Tourism Development
in South Africa
Gareth Singleton, Director, Environmental Design Partnership, South
Africa
Ecotourism as a Tool For Conservation and the Fostering of Peace in
the Great Lakes Region of Africa
Annette Lanjouw, Director, International Gorilla Conservation Program,
Rwanda
Saving the Rainforest - Developing Ecological Awareness - Stimulating
Economic Development: La Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Costa Rica
Lorena Villalobos, Press Attachee, Embassy of Costa Rica, UK
INDIGENOUS TOURISM - 1
Strategic Approaches to Indigenous Tourism
Moderator: Anna Nibby-Woods, President, Nebooktook Tours, Canada
Reviving the Ancient Traditions of Native Americans in the South West
United States
Dennis Moquino, Executive Director, New Mexico Indian Tourism Association,
US
Principles for Partnership Building: Successful Strategies for Indigenous
Tourism Alison Johnston, Executive Director, International Support
Group on Sustainable Tourism, Canada
Algonquins of Wolf Lake: A Community Approach to Enhancing Culture
- Protecting the Land
Chief Harry St. Denis, President, Mahingan Development Corp., Canada
15:00
- 15:30 Coffee Break
15:30 - 17:00 CONCURRENT SESSIONS 2
INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING AND COLLABORATION - 2
Tourism and the Transition from Conflict to Peace
Moderator: Dr. Yoel Mansfeld, Program Director, Center for Tourism,
Pilgrimage and Recreation Research, Israel
Building Bridges of International Understanding and Cooperation through
Education for Peace Service Dr. Mindy Reiser, Global Peace Services,
US
Sustainable Tourism Development and the North Atlantic Peace Dividend
Dr. Tom Baum, The Scottish Hotel School, University of Strathclyde,
Scotland
How Tourism Diminishes the Threat of the Indo-Pak War Dr. Muhammad
Sharif Khan, Al-Hayat Travel & Tours, Pakistan
HUMAN - SOCIAL - CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT - 1
Building North-South Bridges through Sustainable Tourism
Moderator: Dr. Joan Janson, State University of New York, US
What Do We People Need?
Ute Wannig, International Coordinator, Christian Initiative International
Learning, Germany
Fair Trade in Tourism: Co-operation through Equality in Trade
Angela Kalisch, Tourism Concern, UK
Tourism and Socio-Economic Development in a Small State - The Bangladesh
Experience
Victor Ray and Abdul Zahed, Alternative Tour, Bangladesh
HERITAGE - 2
Strategies and Benefits from the Preservation of Natural and Cultural
Heritage Moderator: Robert Billington, President, Blackstone Valley
Tourism Council, US
The Mournes Heritage Trust: Protecting and Enhancing an Area of Outstanding
Natural Beauty for the Benefit of Present and Future Generations
Tony Gates, Trust Manager, The Mournes Heritage Trust, Northern Ireland
Cultural Tourism in Deccan Region of Southern India: A Thousand Years
of Heritage
Dr. Ayub Ali Syed, Master of Tourism and Travel Management, Kakatiya
University, India
Cultural Audits: A Useful Tool of Research for Preserving Cultural
Heritage
Prof. David Harrison, Tourism, Culture & Development, University of
North London,
UK SUSTAINABLE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT - 1
Tourism's Contribution to Sustainable Economic Development
Moderator: Jim Carr, President, CERETEC, Inc., US
Tourism
Development Opportunities at the Community Level: The Experience in
Lower Kinabatangan, Sabah, Malaysia
Jennifer Chan, University of Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia
"Changing Focus" - A Partnering Approach to Sustainable Urban Tourism
and Economic Development in Belfast
Gareth E.R. White, Chief Executive, Belfast Visitor and Convention
Bureau, Northern Ireland
The Glasgow Science Centre: Centrepiece for Social, Economic and Cultural
Development in a 21st Century Knowledge Based Economy
Paul Smith, Director, Glasgow Science Centre Charitable Trust, Scotland
RURAL & COMMUNITY BASED TOURISM - 2
Innovative Approaches to Rural and Community Based Tourism
Moderator: Margot Sallows, Manager, Environmental Service, Green Globe,
U.K.
The Uganda Community Tourism Association: Building Tourism Excellence
at the Community Level
Elissa Williams, Technical Advisor, Uganda Community Tourism Association,
Uganda
Enhancing Linkages Between Rural Communities and Protected Areas in
Kwazulu-Natal through Tourism
Tim
Foggin, Lecturer, Dept. of Tourism, Centre for Environment & Development,
University of Natal, South Africa and Detlev
O. Munster, Tourism Planner, KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Service,
South Africa
North Antrim Leader Camping Barn Initiative
Peter Harper, Manager, North Antrim Leader, Ltd., Northern Ireland
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - PARKS - & BIODIVERSITY - 1
Promoting Conservation, Biodiversity and Peace - Partnering for
Sustainable Tourism
Moderator: Chris Gledhill, Regional Park Manager, Clyde Murishiel
Regional Park, Scotland
Integrating Biodiversity Considerations into the Tourism Sector: A
Global Perspective of Key Issues and Opportunities
Stephen Edwards, Manager, Ecotourism Development Program, Conservation
International, US
Transfrontier Conservation Areas in Southern Africa: A Unique Contribution
to the Promotion of Sustainable Tourism, Biodiversity, and a Culture
of Peace
Dr. John Hanks, Director, Peace Parks Foundation, South Africa
Ecotourism Development in the Protected Areas of Mongolia Purevjav
Suvd, Program Director, GTZ German Tehnickal Assistance "Development
of Buffer Zones of Protected Areas of Mongolia"
TECHNOLOGY - 1
'State of the Art' Technology for Travel & Tourism: What You Need
to Know
Moderators: Jo Ann Bell, Co-Executive Director, Professional Association
of Innkeepers International and Marcus Endicott, US
Can the Internet Really Help the Small Tourism Supplier?
Jenny Naylor, Marketing Manager, WorldRes - UK
Internet: Friend or Foe
Ashvin Pathak, Managing Director, ICC Travel Systems - UK
The Internet: Working Wonders for Small Properties
Jo Ann Bell, Co-Executive Director, Professional Association of Innkeepers
International, US
SPIRITUALITY IN TOURISM WORKSHOP
Facilitators: Rev. and Prof. John Riches, Theolo gy Department, University
of Glasgow, and Fr. Brian Reilly, Religious Education Centre, Archdiocese
of Glasgow
Participants in the workshop will be invited to share their views
on the topic of "Spirituality in Tourism" and the directions that
a "Spirituality in Tourism" initiative might take. Interest in a symposium
on the topic in the Spring of 2000 will be explored and the content
and form such a symposium might take.
17:15 - 18:45
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT FORUM
SPONSORED BY JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY - U.S.
Facilitators Dr. Robert Blanchard, Director, Johnson & Wales University,
US Dr. Gary Praetzel, Dean, Tourism & Hospitality, Niagara University,
US
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Tuesday, October 19
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08:30
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PLENARY SESSION II - PATHWAYS FROM CONFLICT TO PEACE
Cora Weiss President Hague Appeal for Peace Elhamy ElZayat Chairman,
Executive Council Middle East & Mediterranean Travel & Tourism Association
(MEMTTA)
Dr. Pamela Hartigan Director, Health Promotion World Health Organization
10:00 - 10:30 Coffee Break
10:30 - 12:00 CONCURRENT SESSION - 3
INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING & COLLABORATION - 3
The Role of Tourism in the Arab - Israeli Peace Process - I
Moderator: Amos Ron, Center for Tourism, Pilgrimage and Recreation,
University of Haifa, Israel
Impact of the Arab - Israeli Peace Initiative of the Early to Mid-1990's
on the Israeli 'Tourism Climate'.
Dr. Yoel Mansfeld, Program Director, Center for Tourism, Pilgrimage
and Recreation Research, Israel
Development and Impacts of Tourism Between Israel and its Arab Neighbours
Dr. Raphael Raymond Bar-On, Advisor to Union of Local Authorities in
Israel, Israel
Opportunities and Constraints for Tourism in the Middle East
Peter Cave, Senior Lecturer, Department of Hospitality and Tourism,
University of Central Lancashire, U.K.
HUMAN - SOCIAL - CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT - 2
Nepal's Efforts in Building North-South Bridges
Moderator: Angela Kalisch, Tourism Concern, UK
A New tourism for a New Century: Experiences of Developmental Tourism
in Western Nepal
Jane Hawkins, Director, The Nepal Trust, Nepal
Solar Sisters
- A Brighter Future for Himalayan Communities, Nepal
Stephanie Davis, Program Coordinator, Himalayan Light Foundation, Nepal
Creating a
'Global Family' by Linking community Development and Tourism - A Case
Study of Community Development in Nepal
Govinda P. Dhital, President, Center for Community Development and Research,
Nepal
EDUCATION - 2
Visionary Concepts and Practical Applications of Tourism Education
and Training
Moderator: Dr. Gary Praetzel, Dean, Tourism & Hospitality, Niagara University,
US
Scholarship Fund for the American Dream: The H.P. Rama Success Story
Dr. Robert W. Blanchard, Director, Hospitality Program, Johnson & Wales
University, US
Educational Development in a Sustainable Tourism Context: The Mpumalanga
Eco-Tourism Training School, Republic of South Africa
Ross Anderson, Partner, ASH Consulting Group, Scotland
Small Group Training: Opportunities to Manage Your Own Group Tour Business
Anne Brobyn, Director, Hibiscus International-Education Through Travel,
Canada
SUSTAINABLE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT - 2
Policy Frameworks for Sustainable Tourism Development
Moderator: James Carr, President, CERETEC, Inc., US
Policy Guidelines for Sustainable Tourism Development: The Award Winning
Bahamas Experience
Earlston McPhee, Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, Bahamas
The Scottish Tourism and Environmental Forum: Achieving Sustainable
Tourism Development through Partnering at the Local and National Level
Duncan Bryden, Scottish Tourism and Environment Forum, Scotland
Preserving the Environment and the Social and Cultural Values of the
People Whose Land We Use and Whose Talents We Employ: The Casino Croup
of Hotels - India
Anil Mathur, Correspondent, Travel News Asia, India
RURAL & COMMUNITY BASED TOURISM - 3
Rural Tourism - Building Intra & Inter-Community Peace
Moderator: Dr. Steve Illum, Director, Office of Leisure Research, Southwest
Missouri State University,US
Silos and Smokestacks: Inter-Community Co-operation in Agri-Tourism
Development in Mid-Western U.S.
Dr. Dan McDonald, Assistant Professor, University of Northern Iowa,
US
Cooperative Strategies for Nature Based Tourism: The Florida Experience
Dr. Steve Holland, Director, Center for Tourism Research and Development,
University of Florida, US
Waitomo: Tourism's Contribution to a Rural Community (New Zealand)
Kaye Thorn, Massey University at Albany, New Zealand
Cooperative Strategies for Promoting Nature Based Tourism
Dr. Steve Holland, Director, Center for Tourism Research and Development,
University of Florida, US
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - PARKS - & BIODIVERSITY - 2
Strategic Approaches to Sustainable Tourism in Protected Areas
Moderator: Dr. John Hanks, Director, Peace Parks Foundation, South Africa
A Management Model for Sustainable Tourism in Protected Areas: An Integrated
Approach Embracing People, Landscape and Wildlife - Clyde Murishiel
Regional Park, Scotland
Christopher Gledhill, Regional Park Manager, Clyde Murishiel Regional
Park, Scotland
Sustainable Use of Biological and Landscape Diversity in the Kyrgyz
Republic - Benefiting People, the Economy and the Environment
Chinara Sadykova, Coordinator of "Tree of Life" and Gulmira Ryskkulova,
Ecological NGO Consortium of the Kyrgyz Republic Designing Travel through
Mission: Parkscapes - Travelling to National Parks With an Organization
Dedicated to Park Preservation and Protection
Dan Gifford, Travel Program Manager, National Parks and Conservation
Association, US
NATURE BASED TOURISM - 2
Global Benefits From Local Strategies - Thinking Globally, Acting
Locally Moderator: Dr. Patrick Tierney, Professor of Tourism, San Francisco
State University, US
One Person's Contribution to International Understanding, Heritage Preservation
and Community Development: The Story of Wongchu Sherpa, Nepal
Veronica Martain Haverbeck, US
Promoting Cultural Sensitivity of Third World Communities through First
World Ecotourists
Dr. Thom Kettlekamp, Chair Recreation and Leisure Studies, Houghton
College, US
Impact of Development of Grassroots On Ecotourism in Bangladesh
Nasir Hossain Nasim, Travel and Tourism Consultant, Transparent Logistic
Ltd., Bangladesh
INDIGENOUS TOURISM - 2
Reviving Aboriginal Identity & Spirit Through Tourism
Moderator: Chief Harry St. Denis, President, Mahingan Development Corp.,
Canada
Maori Attractions in Aotearoa: Strategies for Success
Dr. Tom Hinch, University of Alberta, Canada;
Wa-sh-ow James Bay Wilderness Centre: Welcoming Visitors in the Spirit
of Traditional Cree Hospitality
David Andersen, Ecotourism Planner, The Andersen Group Architects, Ltd.,
US
The Ese'eja Native Community Ecolodge and Tour Operation, Tambopata
Peru: Benefiting the Community, Their Culture, and Their Environment
Andrea Schulz, Adventure Travel Society, US
12:00 - 13:30 AWARDS LUNCHEON
Presentation of IIPT Ambassador for Peace Award to Airline Ambassadors
International
Receiving Award for Airline Ambassadors International
Nancy Rivard, President, Airline Ambassadors
Master of Ceremony: Dr. Noel Brown
13:30 - 15:00
PLENARY SESSION III: BRIDGING DEVELOPED AND EMERGING ECONOMIES
Hon. Michael Afedi Gizo President Africa Travel Association
Karin Millet Director, MIGA World Bank Group
Hon. George Payne Chairman Caribbean Tourism Organization
15:00 - 15:30 Coffee Break
15:30 - 17:00 CONCURRENT SESSION 4
INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING & COLLABORATION - 4
Building International and Cross-Cultural Understanding through Tourism
Moderator: Pat Hardy, Co-Executive Director, Professional Association
of Innkeepers International, US
International Tourism as a Goodwill Signpost to Global Understanding
Dr. Vladimir M. Kabes, Tourism Consultant, US
The "Columba Initiative" - Cultural Tourism Contributing to Sustainable
Development And Creating Links Between Deprived, Marginal and Peripheral
Communities In Gaelic Scotland and Ireland
Ray Burnett, Director and Dr. Kathryn A. Burnett, Dicuil Foundation,
University of Paisley, Scotland
Neve Shalom/Wahat al Salam (Oasis of Peace): How Hospitality Helped
a Small Village to Assume a Larger Role in the Arab-Israeli Peace Process
Smadar Kremer and Dorit Shippin, Neve Shalon/Wahat al Salam, Israel
HUMAN - SOCIAL - CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT - 3
Creating Opportunities for Human and Community Development
Moderator: Prof. Lois Wasserspring, Dept. of Political Science, Wellesley
College, U.S.
A Partnership Approach to Creating Paths for Walking, Cycling and Horse
Riding Pam Scott, The Paths for All Partnership, Scotland
The Accessible March: Making the Countryside Accessible to All
Julia Ionides, M.A. Churchill Travelling Fellow, Administrator, The
Dog Rose Trust, UK
Why Did One Successful Festival Become Two? Arts and Crafts Festivals
in Central Pennsylvania
Prof. Joan Janson, State University of New York, US
EDUCATION - 4
Building Opportunities and Cultural Understanding through Education
& Research Moderator: Jo Ann Bell, Co-Executive Director, Professional
Association of Innkeepers International, US
Educating the Disadvantaged for Careers in Hospitality: Jara Hotel School
- A Training Centre in an Ethiopian Children's Village
Ulla Holmann, Marketing Specialist and Saskia Regamey, Hotlelier, Switzerland
Hospitality Career Training for the Blind: The Statler Center
Dr. Robert Blanchard, Director, Hospitality Program, Johnson & Wales
University, US
Peace and Tourism: The Missing Link in the Middle East
Tom Mustric, Founder and President, the Middle East Peace Foundation,
US
HERITAGE - 3
The Role of Museums
and Technology in Developing a Culture of Peace: A Historic and Future
Perspective
Moderator: Dr. Michael Freed, Executive Director, Nature Protection
International, US
The Role of Peace Museums in the Development of a Culture of Peace
Dr. Peter van den Dungen, Department of Peace Studies, University of
Bradford, UK
Peace Museum of the "Bridge at Remagen", Germany - Healing the Past,
Building Hope for the Future
Hans Peter Kurten, Mayor (Ret.), Director of Museum, Germany
Heritage and Tourism Development: A Case Study of Pondicherry, India
Dr. A. Murugan, and Prof. Duraisamy Selvaraju, Department of Sociology,
Annamalai University, India
SUSTAINABLE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT - 3
Planning for Sustainable Tourism Development
Moderator: Duncan Bryden, Scottish Tourism and Environment Forum, Scotland
The Loch Lomond Project - Scotland
Danny Cusick, Partnership and Coordination Manager, and Gerry Connoly,
Client Representative, Dunbartonshire Enterprise, Loch Lomond Project,
Scotland
Social Inclusion and Tourism in the UK
Jennifer Stephenson, Director, Family Holiday Association, UK
Tourism Development Planning in Kentucky
James Carr, President, CERETEC, Inc., US
RURAL & COMMUNITY BASED TOURISM - 4
Partnering for Rural Community Development and Tourism
Moderator: Dr. Steve Holland, Director, Center for Tourism Research
and Development, University of Florida, US
Agro-Tourism in Northern California: A Cooperative Approach to Adopting
Farm Tourism to Local Conditions
Ellen Rilla, Director, Cooperative Extension, University of California,
US
Earth Friendly Inns and Community Based Tourism Dennis Dahlin, WPM,
Inc. Environmental Consultants, US
Here We Are! Building Bridges Between Visitors and Residents in Shaping
the Economy, Culture and Environment of Small Communities
Christine Noble, Here We Are, Scotland
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - PARKS - BIODIVERSITY - 3
Environmental Conservation and Re-Vitalization through Sustainable
Tourism Moderator: Prof. David Harrison, Tourism, Culture & Development,
University of North London, UK
Turtle Island: A Paradise Re-discovered
Richard Evanson, Owner and Managing Director, Turtle Island, Fiji
The Battle for Turtle Conservation and Protection in Trinidad and Tobago
Ishmael Angelo Samad, Project Director, Tacaribe Tours, Trinidad
The Collaboration of Villagers and Government in Protecting a Multi-Habitat
Reserve: The Caye Caulker Forest and Marine Reserve, Belize
Maria Vega, Vega Sustainable Futures and the Caye Caulker Branch of
the Belize Tourism Industy Association, Belize
NATURE BASED TOURISM - 3
Strategies for the Development of Nature Based Tourism - The Caribbean
Experience
Moderator: Earlston McPhee, Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, Bahamas
Tourism Development in the Nature Island of the Caribbean: A Case Study
of Dominica
Maria T. Bellot, Tourism Consultant, Dominica
A Participative Approach to a Community-based Ecotourism Strategy: Acklins
and Crooked Islands in the Bahamas
David Andersen, Ecotourism Planner, The Andersen Group Architects, Ltd.,
US
A Remote Rural Community's Social and Economic Development through Ecotourism:
Case Study of Matelot, Trinidad
Opio Morani, Education Development Officer, Tacaribe Tours, Trinidad
17:15 - 18:45 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT FORUM
SPONSORED BY JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY - U.S.
Facilitators Dr. Robert Blanchard, Director, Johnson & Wales University,
US Dr. Gary Praetzel, Dean, Tourism & Hospitality, Niagara University,
US
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Wednesday, October 20
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08:30 - 10:00 PLENARY SESSION
IV: ONE EARTH - ONE FAMILY
Dr. Mohammed ElAshry Chief Executive Officer Global Environment Facility
Eli Mandamin Chairman and Marsha Smoke Secretary - Treasurer Islands
of the Golden Eagle Foundation (Indigenous Culture and Traditional Knowledge)
Canada
Jeremy Harris Mayor of Honolulu and Chairman of the Mayors Asia-Pacific
Environmental Summit
10:00 - 10:30 Coffee Break
10:30 - 12:00 CONCURRENT SESSION 5
INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING & COLLABORATION - 5
The Role of Tourism in the Arab-Israel Peace Process - II
Moderator: Dr. Vladimir M. Kabes, Tourism Consultant, US
Tourism with Peace Culture
Dr. Mohammed Shtayyeh, President, Palestinian Center for Regional Studies,
Palestine
Tourism and Peace: The Middle East Experience Across Newly Opened Boundaries
Prof. Shaul Krakover, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva,
Israel
Muslim Incoming Tourism to Israel from Non-Arab Countries: The Reality
and the Dream Amos Ron, Center for Tourism, Pilgrimage and Recreation,
University of Haifa, Israel
INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING & COLLABORATION - 6
The Power of Personal Approaches in Hospitality
Moderator: Dr. Mindy Reiser, Global Peace Services, US
Bed and Breakfast and Country Inns: 'Bioneers' of the Industry - The
Natural Way to Travel
Pat Hardy, Co-Executive Director, Professional Association of Innkeepers
International, US
Case Study of the Host-Guest Relationship in a Turkish Village
Hazel Tucker, Department of Anthropology, University of Durham, UK SERVAS: Changing
the World Into Family
Lynne Knudsen, Executive Director, Peace Pavilion Project, US
HUMAN - SOCIAL - CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT - 4
Human Resource Development and Tourism
Moderator: Prof. Dianne Davis, President, International Council for
Caring Communities, Inc., US
Tourism Opens Minds, Opens Doors: The Edinbugh City Centre Representative
Project Veronica Wallace, International Customer Care, Scotland
Oaxaca's Women Artisans and Tourism in Mexico; The Vulnerabilities of
Being Female
Prof. Lois Wasserspring, Dept. of Political Science, Wellesley College,
U.S.
An Investigation of Job Satisfaction Among Managers in the Hong Kong
Chinese Restaurant Sector
Dr. Terry Lam, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China and Dr. Tom Baum,
Scottish Hotel School, University of Strathclyde, Scotland
EDUCATION - 3
Educating for a Culture of Peace
Moderator: Anne Brobyn, Hibiscus International-Education Through Travel,
Canada
Educating the Young for a Culture of Peace: The International Holistic
Tourism Education Centre (IHTEC) and the Council of Global Issues
Julia Morton-Marr, President, Canada
Travel's Contribution to Self-Development, Cultural Understanding and
Peace Sashana Askjellerud, PhD Student, University of Brighton, Eastbourne,
UK
Teaching Peace and Preserving Heritage through Tourism
Dr. Mary De Qumsieh, Director, Anat Folk and Cultural Women's Center,
Palestine
SUSTAINABLE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT - 4
Balancing Tourism Development and Environmental Protection
Moderator: To be announced
Scotland's Green Tourism Business Scheme: Key to Scotland's Marketing
Strategy and High Quality Destinations
Tony Mercer, Head of Quality Assurance, Scottish Tourism Board, Scotland
Establishing an Environmental Management System for Resort Development:
The Sanya Nanshan Cultural Tourism Zone, China
Chenxing Liu, Editor, China Tourism News - English Edition, China
Managing Success to be Sustainable: The Balearic Islands of the Western
Mediterranean
Prof. Esteban Bardolet, University of the Balearic Islands, Spain
NATURE BASED TOURISM - 4
Nurturing Ecological Values and Socio-Economic Development: Sampling
the Diversity in Approaches to Ecotourism
Moderator: Maria Bellot, Tourism Consultant, Dominica
Opportunities and Constraints to Development of Ecotourism in Hong Kong
Aaron Yeung, Hong Kong Institute of Education and Florence Tong, Publisher,
Social Science, Parson Education China, Ltd., China
Hong Kong Cree Village EcoLodge: Reflecting the Values and Traditions
of Cree Culture
David Andersen, Ecotourism Planner, the Andersen Group Architects, Ltd.,
US and Rick MacLeod Farley, MacLeod Farley & Associates, Canada
Children as StrategicPromoters of Ecotourism: Environmental Education
Program of the Yunguilla Community, Ecuador
Paola Mejia, Catholic University of Ecuador, Ecuador
NATURE BASED TOURISM - 5
Promoting Nature Based Tourism, Peace and Environmental Sustainability
Moderator: Dr. Walter Parham, Honorary Research Fellow, Kadoorie Agricultural
Reseach Center, University of Hong Kong, China
Peace and Environmental Sustainability in Russia: "The Green Walk"
Dr. Michael Freed, Executive Director, Nature Protection International,
US and Andrey Suknev, Director of The Baikal Center for Regional Tourism,
Russia
Obstacles To Visitation of Natural Areas and the Success of Program
Initiatives to Bridge Participation Barriers
Dr. Patrick Tierney, Professor of Tourism, San Francisco State University,
US
Ecotourists From a Newly Industrializing Area: A Survey on the Attitudes
and Behaviour of Hong Kong Tourists
Andrew Chan, Associate Head, Department of Hotel & Tourism Management,
Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - PARKS - & BIODIVERSITY - 4
Protecting the Environment: Collaborative Initiatives Involving Local
Communities Moderator: Stephen Edwards, Manager, Ecotourism Development
Program, Conservation International, US
Managing Tourism and Environment in Mt. Everest National Park
Sanjay Nepal, Research Specialist, University of Bern, Switzerland
A River Is Re-born
Dr. Ishwar Modi, Department of Sociology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur,
India
Protecting the Environment and Enhancing Social Welfare: Case Study
of Mount Bromo Tengger, Semeru (East Java, Indonesia)
Janet Cochrane, U.K.
12:-00 - 13:30 LUNCH
13:30 - 17:00 SPECIAL HALF DAY SESSION
SUSTAINABLE TOURISM IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Moderator: Dr. Noel Brown
Dr. David Edgell, Former Policy Director, U.S. Travel & Tourism Administration,
Author, Lecturer, and Consultant Dick Sisman, Managing Director, Green
Globe
Case Studies:
Tourism's Contribution ot the Re-Vitalization of the City of Glasgow,
Scotland
Eddie Friel, Chief Executive, Greater Glasgow & Clyde Valley Tourist
Board
Re-Defining Sustainability for the 21st Century: Understanding the Land,
It's People, and Their Culture - The Playa Carmel Resort Project, Guanacaste
Province, Costa Rica
Robert Zimmer, Omikron Group, Inc./Zimmer Hundley Associates
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Thursday, October 21
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08:30 - 10:00 PLENARY SESSION
V: TOWARDS A CULTURE OF PEACE THROUGH TOURISM
Terry Francis Chairman Emeritus Pacific Asia Travel Association
Sangita Shrestha Einhaus Director Dwarika Hotels (India)
Subash Goyal President Indian Association of Tour Operators
10:00 - 10:30 Coffee Break10:30
- 12:00 CONCURRENT SESSION 6
HUMAN - SOCIAL - CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT - 5
Nurturing Well-Being, Spirituality, and Educational Development
Moderator: Stephanie Davis, Program Coordinator, Himalayan Light Foundation,
Nepal
The Findhorn Foundation and the Eco-Village Project
Clare Cummings, Community Member, The Findhorn Foundation, Scotland
Shiawase-No-Mura, "The Village of Happiness": A Multigenerational Well-Being
Center in Kobe, Japan
Prof. Diane Davis, President, International Council for Caring Communities,
Inc., US
Cathedrals as Tourist Attractions and Learning Centres Reverend Roger
Wild, Barwick in Elmet, UK
HERITAGE - 4
Pathways to Peace, Cultural Development, and Environmental Sustainability
Moderator: Dr. Kathryn Burnett, Dicuil Foundation, University of Paisley,
Scotland
The Promotion of International Peace through Tourism
G.C. Verma, Chief Editor, Tourism & Wildlife Magazine, India
The Cultural Highway - Let's Build It! R.
Jonathan Meigs, President, Visionary Marketing Concepts, US
Pilgrimage and Contested Sites - Australia
Dr. Justine Digance, School of Tourism and Hotel Management, Griffith
University, Australia
RURAL AND COMMUNITY BASED TOURISM - 6
Assessing Opportunities for Community Based Tourism
Moderator: Diana McIntyre Pike, Managing Director, The Astra Country
Inn and Countrystyle Ltd., Jamaica
Tourism as a Socio-Economic Strategy for Community Development: Case
Studies from South Africa
Annamaria Nicholson, University of Durban-Westville, South Africa
Moving Towards Community Based Tourism in Fiji
Kathy Velander, School of Life Sciences, Napier University, Scotland
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - PARKS - & BIODIVERSITY - 5
Achieving Goals - Minimizing Impacts
Moderator: Lynne Knudsen, Executive Director, Peace Pavilion Project,
US
Visitor Impact Management: Case Studies from Mexico, Costa Rica and
Chile Tracy A. Farrell, Protected Area Planning and Management Consultant,
US
Helios the Heron: Solar Electric Powered Transportation for a Sustainable
Future: A 'Hands On' Project of the Riverdale Elementary School, US
Dr. Catherine DeLeo, Chair, Recreation Resources and Ski Resort Management,
Lyndon State College, and the Students of Riverdale Elementary, US
Providing Educational Technology to the Young People of Developing Nations:
Computer Recycling Project
Tom Rowen, Bell Atlantic Pioneers, US
INDIGENOUS TOURISM - 3
Successes in Aboriginal Human, Social and Cultural Development
Moderator: Mr. Barry Parker, Spirit Hawk Aboriginal Tourism Services,
Canada
A Formula For Success: A Hospitality Training Model In Aboriginal Communities
Sandra White, FirstHost Manager, Urban Native Indian Education Society,
British Columbia, Canada
Wikwemikong's Traditional Anishinabe Village: Meeting the Dual Goals
of Community Education and Tourism Development
Rick MacLeod Farley, MacLeod Farley & Associates, Canada
The Mapuche Women of Communidad Juan Antonio Hueche, Chile - Regaining
a Cultural Identity through Tourism
Prof. Barbara D. Steffen, Dept. of Tourism and Hospitality, City University
of New York, US
WORKSHOP
Peace and Tourism: A SWOT Analysis
Prof. Ian Kelly, Professor, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
A workshop to explore the opportunities, issues and constraints to Tourism
as a vital force for peace. The workshop will serve as excellent preparation
for the workshops to follow in the afternoon which are designed to develop
an Action Agenda for the 21st Century Agenda for Peace through Tourism.
12:00 - 13:30 Lunch
13:30 - 15:00 CONCURRENT SESSION -7 WORKSHOPS
The following Workshops are designed to develop an Action Agenda for
the 21st Century Agenda for Peace through Tourism. Additional workshops
will be added during the course of the conference based on the expressed
interest of Conference participants.
EDUCATORS WORKSHOP
Facilitator: Dr. Robert Blanchard, Director, Johnson & Wales University,
U.S.
TOWARDS A WORLD FORUM FOR INDIGENOUS TOURISM WORKSHOP Facilitator:
Marsha Smoke, Secretary/Treasurer, Islands of the Golden Eagle Foundation
BUILDING PEACE THROUGH TOURISM IN NORTHERN IRELAND
Facilitator: To be announced
BUILDING PEACE THROUGH TOURISM IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Facilitator: To be announced
BUILDING PEACE THROUGH TOURISM IN THE FORMER YOUGOSLAVIA
Facilitator: To be announced
BUILDING PEACE THROUGH TOURISM ON THE BORDER OF INDIA & PAKISTAN
Facilitator: Dr. Ishwar Modi, Department of Sociology, University of
Rajasthan, Jaipur, India
RETIRED PERSONS AS AMBASSADORS FOR PEACE
Facilitator: Professor Diane Davis, President, International Council
for Caring Communities, US
THE CULTURAL HIGHWAY - LET'S BUILD IT !
Facilitator: Jonathan Meigs, President, Visionary Marketing Concepts,
US
15:00 - 15:30 Coffee Break
15:30 - 17:00 CLOSING
PLENARY PRESENTATIONS FROM WORKSHOP FACILITATORS AND CONFERENCE WRAP
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