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  June 30, 2004 July 1, 2004 July 2, 2004
  July 3, 2004 July 4, 2004 July 5, 2004
 
Time   Speaker/Activity
15:00 - 17:30   Registration at Cab-Inn and Hermitage Skolehjemmet
18:30   Optional dinner at "Dronning Louise"
   
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Time   Speaker/Activity
Registration at Cab-Inn and Hermitage Skolehjemmet (08:00 - 16:00)
Welcomes and Introduction I (09:00 - 09:15)
09:00   Dr. Janne J. Liburd
Chair THINK TANK IV, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
Prof. Dr. Flemming Just
Pro-Rector, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
Prof. Dr. Pauline J. Sheldon
Chair BEST Education Network Committee, University of Hawaii, USA
Opening Keynote Address (09:15 - 10:15)
09:15   Dr. Eduardo Fayos-Sola
Executive President of the World Tourism Organization Themis
Foundation & Director of WTO.HRD, Spain
"The Role of Knowledge in Destination Policy Formulation"
09:45   Dr. Louis D'Amore
President of International Institute for Peace through Tourism (IIPT)
"Peace through Tourism - Intellectual Foundations to Global Application"
10:15   Break
Plenary Session I (10:30 - 11:00)
10:30   Mr. Ulrik Bülow
CEO of the Danish Tourist Board
"The Challenge of Sustainability for the Danish Tourist Board"
Paper Presentations (1): "Mass Tourism and Sustainability" (11:00 - 12:15)
11:00   Moderator:
Ms. Deborah Edwards, University of Western Sydney, Australia
Presenters:
Ms. Federica Buffa, Ms. Maria Della Lucia,
"Mass-ski Tourism in the Dolomites and Sustainability: Some Evidence from two Field Research Projects" - University of Trento, Italy
Prof. Dr. Antoni Serra Cantallops,
"Sustainability and Mass Destinations: Challenges and Possibilities. The Case of the Balearic Islands" - University of the Balearic Islands, Spain
Ms. Chryso Panayidou,
"Cultural Tourism as a Means for Sustainability in a Mass Tourism Destination: The Case of Cyprus" - College of Tourism and Hotel Management, Cyprus
Prof. Dr. Pauline Sheldon,
"Sustainability in a Mature Mass-Tourism Destination: The Case of Hawaii" - University of Hawaii, USA
Prof. Meng-Mei Chen,
"Tourism focused NGO's - An Online Content Analysis" - Ecole Hoteliere De Lausanne, Switzerland
Paper Presentations (2): (12:15 - 12:30)
"Sustainable Financial Management and Accounting (Triple Bottom Line)"
12:15   Moderator:
Prof. Dr. Larry Dwyer, University of New South Wales, Australia
Presenters:
Dr. Jeffrey Faux,
"A Theoretical Perspective of Triple Bottom Line Reporting and Issues of Performance and Disclosure in the Australian Tourism and Hospitality Industry" - Victoria University, Australia
12:30   Luncheon at SDU
Paper Presentations (3): "After the Mega Event: What Then?" ( 13:30 - 13:55)
    Moderator:
Ms. Rajka Presbury, University of Western Sydney, Australia
Presenters:
Prof. Dr. Jack Carlsen,
"Evaluation of Tourism Events: A Critical Review with a View to Sustainability" - Curtin University of Technology, Australia
Ms. Sacha Reid,
"After the Sydney Olympic Games: Sustainable Infrastructure Developments Reality or Ruse?" - University of Western Sydney, Australia
Paper Presentations (4): "Sustainable Facilities Management" (13:55 - 15:00)
13:55   Moderator:
Dr. Claudia Jurowski, Northern Arizona University, USA
Presenters:
Ms. Paulina Bohdanowicz, Mr. Branko Simanic,
"Environmental Training and Measures at Scandic Hotels, Sweden" - Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
Prof. Dr. Joseph S. Chen, Mr. Willy Legrand, Mr. Philip Sloan, Dr. Josephine Zhou,
"Evaluating Environmental Initiatives of German Hotels" - International University of Applied Sciences Bad Honnef, Germany
Dr. Meryem Atik,
"Possibilities for Sustainable Tourism Management in Accommodations; South Antalya Region, Turkey" - University of Akdeniz and University of Çukurova, Turkey
Dr. James Holleran,
"Integration of Theory and Practice in Hospitality Sustainability" - Ecole Hoteliere De Lausanne, Switzerland
Ms. Paulina Bohdanowicz,
"Attitudes towards Environmental Responsibility among Swedish, Polish and Croatian Hoteliers" - Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
Ms. Rayka Presbury,
"Impediments to Sustainable Service Quality in Luxury Hotels. A Case of ineffective Human Resource Practices" - University of Western Sydney, Australia
Questions
15:00   Break
Paper Presentations (5): "City and Urban Tourism" (15:30 - 15:55)
15:30   Moderator:
Prof. Dr. Patt Manheim, Johnson & Wales University, USA
Presenters:
Ms. Deborah Edwards,
"It's Mostly About Me: Reasons why Volunteers contribute their Time to Museums and Art Museums" - University of Western Sydney, Australia
Paper Presentations (6): (15:55 - 17:00)
"Innovative Technologies in Destination Management"
15:55   Moderator:
Prof. Dr. Pauline J. Sheldon, University of Hawaii, USA
Presenters:
Dr. Pat Sterry, Ms. Debra Leighton,
"The Benefits of Visitor and Non-Visitor Research in the Shaping of Sustainable Tourism" - University of Salford, UK
Dr. Janne J. Liburd,
"Sustainable Tourism and Innovation in Mobile Tourism Services" - University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
Prof. Dr. Leo Jago,
"A Framework for the Development of Social and Socio-Economic Indicators for Sustainable Tourism in Communities" - Sustainable Tourism CRC, Australia
Dr. Christian Schott,
"Environmental Attitudes of Tourism Activity Providers in New Zealand" - Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Ms. Renata Szynklarz,
"Aboriginal Cultural Tourism and Sustainability: Sociocultural Impacts of Tourism on the Manyallaluk Community" - University of Western Sydney, Australia
Questions
Opening Reception and Dinner at Musikhuset Esbjerg / Centre for Performing Arts (18:30 - 21:00)
18:30 - 21:00   Welcome by MP Christian Lund Jepsen

Presentation of the Outstanding Paper Award
   
Time   Speaker/Activity
(08:00 - 16:00) Conference Registration at University of Southern Denmark
Keynote Address II (09:00 - 09:30)
09:00   Mr. Mikal Holt Jensen
Blue Flag Coordinator, Blue Flag International
"Blue Flag Campaign - a Contribution to Sustainable Development in Tourism"
Plenary Session II (09:30 - 10:00)
09:30   Ms. Britt S. Hansen & Mr. Soeren Vinding
Project Lead, Fanoe's Agenda 21 Group
"Local Agenda 21 Participation in Sustainable Development in a Mass Tourism Destination"
Introduction II: The THINK TANK Process and Objectives (10:00 - 10:30)
10:00   Prof. Dr. Pauline J. Sheldon
Chair BEST Education Network Committee, University of Hawaii, USA
Prof. Dr. Larry Dwyer
University of New South Wales, Australia
Dr. Claudia Jurowski
Chair BEST Modules Committee, Northern Arizona University, USA
10:30   Break
THINK TANK Framing Sessions (10:45 - 12:15)
10:45   Prof. Dr. Larry Dwyer
Qantas Professor of Travel and Tourism Economics
University of New South Wales, Australia
"Relevance of 'Yield' and Triple Bottom Line Reporting to Sustainable Tourism Development"
Ms. Paulina Bohdanowicz
Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
"Mass Tourism Facilities and the Environment"
12:15   Luncheon at Esbjerg Hoejskole
13:15   THINK TANK Break-Out Sessions

Special WTO-BEST Session on Community Tourism Host Curriculum
14:45   Break
15:00 - 17:00   THINK TANK Break-Out Sessions
18:30 - 21:00   Dinner at "Den roede Okse"
   
Time   Speaker/Activity
08:00 - 12:00 Registration at University of Southern Denmark
Keynote Address III (09:00 - 10:00)
09:00   Ms. Lyndall De Marco
Executive Director, International Tourism Partnership
The Prince of Wales International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF), UK
"Making the Private Sector a Partner in Sustainable Development"
09:30   Mr. Ian Salter
Management Consultant, Ramboell Denmark
"Quality Performance Evaluation of Tourist Destinations: Measuring, Monitoring and Benchmarking Quality"
10:00   Break
10:15   THINK TANK Break-Out Sessions
12:15   Luncheon at SDU
13:15   Local Site Visits
Fanoe, Ribe, Esbjerg Harbour/City Walks
Try the Local Cuisine at Sites of Visitation
   
Time   Speaker/Activity
Registration at University of Southern Denmark (07:30 - 12:00)
07:50   Visioning Session for the BEST Education Network at the cantine
Keynote Address IV (09:30 - 10:00)
09:30   Prof. Dr. Leo Jago,
Sustainable Tourism CRC, Australia
"Destination Australia: A Research Agenda for a Sustainable Industry. Building Research Capacity for Innovation in the 21st Century"
10:00   Break
10:15   THINK TANK Break-Out Sessions
Special WTO-BEST Session on Community Tourism Host Curriculum
12:00   Luncheon at SDU
13:00   Report-Outs
14:45   Break
15:15 - 16:00   General Session: Closing Plenary and Conclusions
17:30   Departure to Fanoe by ferry
18:00   Reception at the Fanoe City Hall hosted by Mayor Kjeld Nielsen
19:00 - 21:30   Closing Dinner at "Krogaarden, Fanoe"
   
Time   Speaker/Activity
Morning-12.00   Check Out