Holland holding IIPT European Conference, Bridging the North-South Divide through Sustainable Tourism Development
Join the International Institute for Peace through Tourism and Host Stenden University for the 1st IIPT European Conference, “Bridging the North-South Divide through Sustainable Tourism Development,” October 21-24, 2008, in Leeuwarden, Netherlands.
- MEDIA LUNCHEON: Role of the Media in Bridging the North-South Divide through Sustainable Tourism Development.
The conference will bring together Ministers of Tourism and senior executives from both the public and private sectors of tourism, European Union, U.N. Agencies, foundations, donor agencies, and NGOs, as well as educators, policy analysts, leading practitioners, entrepreneurs, future leaders of the industry, and senior representatives of related sectors including environment, culture, sport and sustainable economic development.
To Register for the Conference, go to:
http://etncampaign.net/c/yWdGyxrNNNWz0Mr8AZ_A3g.html?0
Conference Program
The conference program will feature plenary sessions with keynote speakers as well as a series of concurrent sessions and workshops with case studies of success stories and models of best practice.
Plenary sessions will consist of an innovative combination of informative and inspiring keynote addresses followed by stimulating debate and interaction with conference delegates. Plenary panels will include industry leaders from government, private sector, NGOs and educators to gain insightful cross-sectoral perspectives and creative proposals for future directions.
Pictured:
Hon. Edmund Bartlett, Minister of Tourism, Jamaica
Hon. Netumbo Ndemupelila Nandi-Ndaithwah, Minister of Environment and Tourism, Republic of Namibia, Kathy Sudeikis, Immediate Past President, American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) and U.S Travel Agent of the Year 2008, Abdul-Sahib Shakiri, Editor and Publisher, Islamic Tourism Magazine
Mr. Luigi Cabrini Director, Sustainable Development, UN World Tourism Organization
Bea Broda, President, Society of American Travel Writers
John Hummel, Regional Senior Adviser/ Network Leader, Pro-Poor Sustainable Tourism, SNV Asia
For a full list of the keynote speakers, please visit IIPT’s October newsletter:
http://etncampaign.net/c/yWdGyxrNNNWz0Mr8AZ_A3g.html?1
Session Themes
� 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
� Catalyzing More Effective Models of Collaboration to Leverage North-South, and South-South initiatives for Sustainable Tourism Development, Poverty Reduction and Societal Betterment
� Educational 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
To Register for the Conference, go to:
http://etncampaign.net/c/yWdGyxrNNNWz0Mr8AZ_A3g.html?0
October 20, 2008
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