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INTEREST
BUILDS FOR
IIPT 2nd AFRICAN CONFERENCE
“Community
Tourism – Gateway to Poverty Reduction”
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – December 7-12, 2003
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Considerable interest is
developing for the IIPT 2nd African Conference on Peace through Tourism
to be held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 7-12 December, 2003. Theme of the
Conference is:
“Community Tourism – Gateway to Poverty Reduction.”
The Conference is being organized in partnership with the African Travel
Association (ATA) and hosted by the Ministry of Natural Resources and
Tourism (MNRT), Tanzania.
Aim of the Conference
The Conference seeks to harness travel and tourism – the world’s largest
industry – as a leading force for poverty reduction in Africa. Towards
this end, the aim of the conference is to develop partnerships,
implementation strategies, and action initiatives that contribute to
sustainable community development, peace and poverty reduction.
Conference Participants
The Conference will bring together senior African executives from both
the public and private sectors of tourism, NGO’s, donor agencies,
educators, policy makers, leading practioners, entrepreneurs, future
leaders of the industry, and senior representatives of related sectors
including environment, culture and economic development.
Government – Industry – Donor – NGO Roundtable
A feature of the conference will be a Government – Industry – Donor –
NGO Roundtable to build consensus on a collaborative strategy in
mobilizing tourism as a dynamic and catalyzing force for poverty
reduction in Africa.
Key Topics for Discussion
The following topics will be addressed in plenary, concurrent sessions,
and workshops:
• Community Tourism – Achieving Sustainable Livelihoods,
Poverty Reduction and Community Cohesion
• The Community Tourism – Wildlife Interface
• The Challenges and Opportunities of Sustainable
Cultural and Heritage/Community Tourism
• Micro-Enterprise and SME Development
• Community Capacity Building
• Education and Training for Poverty Reduction and
A Culture of Peace
• Technology Sharing and Transfer
• The Role or Tourism in Healing the Wounds of Conflict
• Youth Travel & Empowerment
• Sports for Peace and Development
• Accessible Travel for all
• Getting the Community Tourism Message to the Media
Persons wishing to submit proposals for the presentation of “Success
Stories” and examples of “Best Practice” are invited to send a brief
abstract to Liz Smith, Conference Coordinator, email address:
liz.smith1@att.net
“Africa 100”
Recognizing that youth are our future, we are seeking to identify an
“Africa 100” – 100 young persons who show promise of being future
leaders of the African travel and tourism industry. We welcome your
nomination and ask that your consideration in sponsoring one or more of
the “Africa 100” for their participation in the Conference and a special
“Youth Leadership Forum.” Please contact: Liz Smith liz.smith1@att.net,
Conference Coordinator.
Educators Forum
The Conference will also feature an Educators Forum with a goal of
bringing together educators of Travel and Tourism from colleges and
universities throughout Africa to share knowledge, experiences and ideas
for future curricula development and educational initiatives that
contribute to the aims of the Conference.
The Educators Forum will also feature a selected number of presentations
by leading educators. Proposals for presentation of papers can be sent
to Dr. Daniel McDonald
Dan.mcdonald@uni.edu - Coordinator of the IIPT Educators
Network.
Assistance in identifying African Colleges and Universities with
Tourism/Hospitality programs would be most welcome and helpful. Please
send contact information to Judy Karwacki, email: Judy Karwacki
jkarwacki@shaw.ca
Outcomes
An outcome of the Conference will be a “21st Century African Agenda for
Peace through Tourism" with a focus on implementation of strategic
initiatives and pilot projects that empower local communities to achieve
jobs with dignity and sustainable futures.
Sponsors
We are proud to announce that the Development Bank of Southern Africa is
again a major sponsor of the IIPT 2nd African Conference on Peace
through Tourism. DBSA was also a major sponsor of the IIPT 1st African
Conference in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga Conference, South Africa in March
2002.
Organizations interested in having a sponsorship role in the IIPT 2nd
African Conference are invited to contact Rich Fromer, Email address:
IIPT2@together.net
Conference Venue and Official Hotel
We are pleased to announce that the Golden Tulip Hotel, Dar es Salaam is
the venue and official hotel of the IIPT 2nd African Conference. Special
hotel rates have been negotiated.
To Register
To Register, please visit our website:
www.iipt.org and complete the registration form.
The Second IIPT African Conference builds on the foundations of two
Global Summits on Peace through Tourism (Amman, Jordan – Nov. 2000; and
Geneva, Switzerland, Feb. 2003) and the First IIPT African Conference,
Nelspruit, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa, March 2002).
JOINT CORNELL – IIPT SYMPOSIUM ON AFRICAN TOURISM
McManus Lounge, Hollister Hall, Cornell University
Saturday, October 4th, 2003
The Africa Development Institute of Cornell University, and IIPT have
collaborated in the organization of a Symposium to be held Saturday,
October 4th, 2003 at Mcmanus Lounge, Hollister Hall, Cornell University.
Theme of the Symposium:
Tourism, Sustainable Tourism, Culture and Development in Africa
Speakers will include Prof. Muna Ndulo, Director, Institute for African
Development and Professor, Cornell Law School; IIPT Founder and
President, Louis D’Amore; Neel Inamdar, Center for Ecotourism and
Sustainable Development, a joint initiative of Stanford University and
Institute for Policy Studies; Agi Kiss, Africa Environment and Social
Development Group, World Bank; Giovanni DiCola, Director, Universitas;
Fred Nelson, Representative, Kenya Office, World Bank; David Stipanuk,
Professor, Hotel Management, Cornell; Amit Shamar, University of Iowa;
Duane Chapman; Professor, Environmental Economics, Cornell; Tom Milton,
Global Manufacturing and Service Department, International Finance
Corporation; Margaret Greico, Visiting Professor, Institute for African
Development, Cornell; and Joel Frank, Acting Director, Tourism, U.S.
National Parks Service.
The Symposium will also serve as a Preparatory Conference for the IIPT
2nd African Conference on Peace through Tourism, Dar es Salaam,
Tanzania,
December 7-12, 2003.
Institute for African Development Director, Prof. Muna Ndulo, and IIPT
President Louis D’Amore, are pleased to extend a welcome to all who are
interested in participating. There is no registration fee. |
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CHAPTER ACTIVITIES AND
DEVELOPMENT |
 Daphne
Lowe Kelley Appointed Coordinator of Chapter Development
We are pleased to announce that Daphne Lowe Kelley has been appointed as
IIPT Chapter Development Coordinator. Daphne is President of the IIPT
Australia Chapter, which has had several successful events since its
formation including the First IIPT Australia Conference reported on in
last months’ newsletter. Daphne brings several years of experience to
her role as Coordinator from both travel and tourism, as well as public
relations and event management.
Considerable interest in the formation of new chapters was expressed at
the Geneva Summit. Some 10 chapters are currently at various stages of
development in addition to the existing IIPT Caribbean, Australian, and
Indian Ocean Chapters. The IIPT Pakistan Chapter had its official
opening last month as reported on in the August newsletter.
A preliminary set of guidelines for chapters has been prepared and will
be refined further in the months ahead. For additional information on
Chapter development, please contact Daphne Lowe Kelley, email: Daphne
Lowe Kelley
lowekelley@bigpond.com
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Australia Chapter’s 2003
Annual General Meeting a Celebration of Achievements |
Australia
Chapter members and guests attended the annual general meeting of the
International Institute for Peace through Tourism (Australia)
Incorporated, held in Sydney on September 25, 2003 in the presence of
City of Sydney Councillor Fabian Marsden. The meeting was held in a
private room at the Marigold Restaurant and was followed by a Chinese
banquet dinner.
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City of Sydney Councillor
Fabian Marsden and Timor-Leste Consul General Abel Guterres with
Daphne Lowe Kelley, IIPT Australia Chapter President. |
Committee member Gail
Parsonage with Paul Gianniotis (centre) and Treasurer Jeff Hakim. |
Daphne Lowe Kelley making
a presentation to Timor-Leste Consul General Abel Guterres. |
President Daphne Lowe Kelley reported on the chapter’s projects and
activities. Noteworthy achievements included: the very successful first
conference held in March 2003; the Peace Through Tourism academic course
developed by chapter members, Lynda-Ann Blanchard and Freya Higgins-Desbiolles
(see next article); and the two exhibitions in support of East Timor,
Timor Lorosae-Images for Peace (May 2002) and Weaving Women’s Stories
Tias Exhibition (May 2003). Mention was made of the importance of
“getting the message to the media and the industry” and that this was an
on-going educational process. A second Australia conference is scheduled
for September 2004.
The newly elected 2003-2004 Executive Committee has nine members:
President, Daphne Lowe Kelley; Vice President, Marilyn Readhead;
Treasurer, Jeff Hakim; Secretary, Faye Alexander; Committee members
Lynda-Ann Blanchard, Ian Kelly, Gail Parsonage, Georgina Pickers and
Jaqui Preketes. This expanded committee has representatives from the
states of New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Queensland and
Western Australia.
Guest of honour was the Consul General for Timor-Leste, Abel Guterres,
who spoke about East Timor’s approach to the development of its tourism
industry. Consul General Guterres was presented with a set of mounted
photographs (by photo-journalist HT Lee) from the exhibition.
Australia Launches First Academic Course on Peace through Tourism
An initiative of the International Institute for Peace through Tourism (IIPT)
Australia, the first academic course on Peace through Tourism, will be
offered at national and international universities from next year.
Peace Through Tourism (PACS6910) will be offered as a Sydney Summer
School course from January 5 to 14, 2004, by the University of Sydney’s
Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies. Enrolments open on September 15
and close on November 28, 2003. The course will be available to
post-graduate degree students and tourism professionals with industry
experience.
www.summer.usyd.edu.au
According to Daphne Lowe Kelley, President of IIPT Australia, there is
increasing industry awareness about this new area of study. “The
industry needs peace to flourish and peace through tourism can be a
catalyst to international peace and security.” Travel and tourism
industry professionals who complete this course will be awarded a
Certificate in Peace Tourism from the University of Sydney.
The course coordinators are Lynda-Ann Blanchard, Lecturer, Centre for
Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Sydney and Freya Higgins-Desbiolles,
Lecturer in Tourism, School of International Business, University of
South Australia. “As a tourism academic, I think the contribution that
tourism can make to securing peace within our community is a very
important phenomenon to study and is at the cutting edge of academic
endeavour both within Australia and internationally,” said Higgins-Desbiolles.
“I am pleased to see this exciting development. This is the first course
of its type in Australia and should prove most attractive to students
across many disciplines,” said Professor John Fien, Director of the
Education Program at the Cooperative Research Centre for Sustainable
Tourism, Griffith University.
Transcend Peace University will also include Peace Through Tourism in
its interdisciplinary graduate program as a 13-week on-line course from
February 2004. www.transcend.org
For further information, please contact: Lynda-Ann Blanchard phone (02)
9351 5440 email:
lynda.blanchard@social.usyd.edu.au
IIPT (Australia) Inc, GPO Box 670, Sydney NSW 2001 Ph (61 2) 9299 8942
Email lowekelley@bigpond.com
Web site www.iipt.org
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Mary Long of Portland, Oregon to Coordinate West Coast (U.S.) IIPT
Chapter
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 Mary
Long will take steps in the coming months to begin organization of a
Northwest Chapter of IIPT (Oregon, Washington State, British Columbia,
U.S. and Canada). She is the Founder and President of Travel Resource
Center, Inc, a company specializing in travel education, Training and
Consulting and the author of “Travel Wise, Travel Safe: From One Who’s
Been There and Back.” A portion revenues from the sale of each book is
being donated for the start up of the IIPT Northwest Chapter. Mary
participated in the IIPT Second Global Summit earlier this year in
Geneva. Interested persons can contact Mary can be reached at, Email:
marylong@travelresourcecenter.com , Tel. 503 232-5362 |
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UN looks to sports to advance Millennium Development
Goals
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“Sports as a Tool for Development and Peace: Towards Achieving the
Millennium Development Goals” is the title of a report released on
September 17 by the 10 United Nations Agencies. The report suggests that
the world would be a healthier and less dangerous according to the
report. “The aim of the United Nations activities involving sport is not
the creation of new sporting champions and the development of sport but
rather the use of sport in broader development and peace-building
activities,” states the report, published at the request of
Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
The report says team sports embrace core values such as cooperation,
social interaction, fair play, sharing and respect. Participation in
sports and other physical activity also has public health benefits.
Initiatives incorporating sports are used to promote drug-free
lifestyles, control aggression and build volunteer support for multiple
causes. Thousands of street children and orphans also learn life skills
while sharing in basketball, dance and other activities.
http://www.unicef.org/media/media_14614.html
The IIPT will continue to incorporate the theme of “Sport for Peace and
Development” in its Conferences, including the IIPT 2nd African
Conference; and to forge partnering relationships with organizations
that harness sporting activities for the cause of peace and development.
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IIPT President to Speak at World Youth And
Student Travel Conference |
IIPT Founder and President, Louis D’Amore will be a keynote speaker at
the World Youth and Student Travel Conference (WYSTC) being held at the
Royal Cliff Beach Resort and Convention Center, Pattaya, Thailand,
12-18, October 2003. The Conference is the only international conference
and trade fair devoted exclusively to the needs of the youth and student
travel community.
The Conference is hosted each year by the Federation of Youth Travel
Organizations (FIYTO) organizes WYSTC in conjunction with the
International Student Travel Confederation (ISTC). Peter Kruyt, Director
General, FIYTO and David Jones, Director General, ISTC, as well as
Ulrich Bunjes, CEO, International Youth Hostels were featured on a panel
at the Geneva Summit on “Youth Travel – Tomorrow’s Leaders Building
International Understanding and Peace.” The WYSTC presents a further
opportunity to continue building a partnering relationship with the
world’s three largest youth travel organizations – together accounting
for more than 30 million international youth trips a year. In total,
youth travel accounts for 20% of the international travel market. For
more information, please visit website:
www.fiyto.org
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