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PAST THINK TANK: THINK TANK III

Agenda

THINK TANK III, DAY 1

MONDAY, JULY 7, 2003


20:00 - 22:00
Optional dinner at Ranch Garibaldi restaurant

THINK TANK III, DAY 2

TUESDAY, JULY 8, 2003


08:00 - 09:00
Breakfast & Conference Registration

09:00 - 09:30
Welcomes and Introduction I

Michael Seltzer and Ginger Smith, BEST
Lawrence Pratt, INCAE
Luis Diego Jimenez Gongora, EARTH University
Bary Roberts, Advisor to the Minister of Tourism of Costa Rica


09:30 - 10:15
Opening Keynote Speaker

Dr. Eduardo Fayos-Sola
Executive President of the World Tourism Organization
Themis Foundation & Director of WTO.HRD, Spain
"The Creation and Dissemination of Knowledge in Tourism from the WTO Perspective"


10:15 - 10:45
Paper Presentations (1): "Sustainable Events & Meeting Management"

Moderators:
Deborah Edwards & Rayka Presbury, University of Western Sydney, Australia

Presenters:
Deborah Edwards
"Evaluating the Socio-cultural Impacts of a Festival on a Host Community: A Case Study of the Australian Festival of the Book" – University of Western Sydney, Australia

Bonnie Canziani
"A Framework for Managing the Cultural Impact of Conferences and Events" – University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA


10:45
Break

11:15 - 12:15
Paper Presentations (2): Community Development & Sustainable Tourism

Moderator:
Fred Collison, University of Hawaii, USA

Presenters:
Michela Magliacani
"The Contribution of Rural Tourism to the Environmental and Managerial Development of Local Community: The Case of the Province of Siena" – University of Siena, Italy

Sue Beeton
"Rails to Trails: From a State Liability to a Local Community Asset" – La Trobe University, Australia

Kweku Michael Commeh
"Eco-Tourism Development in the Context of Indigenous Participation for the Sustainability of Biodiversity and Community Development-A Case Study in Sekzere East and West District in the Ashanti Region, Ghana" – Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology, Ghana

Eileen Gutierrez & Kristin Lamoureux
"Rapid Tourism Assessment for Sustainable Tourism Development" - Conservation International & George Washington University, USA

Regina Binder
"Resort Community Preservation: Sustainable Practices for Managing Change" – Binder Boland & Associates, Inc., USA


12:15
Luncheon

13:55 - 14:30
Paper Presentations (3): "Management in Sustainable Tourism"

Moderator:
Larry Dwyer, University of New South Wales, Australia

Presenters:
Nancy Scanlon
"An Analysis and Assessment of the Impact of Environmental Operating Practices in Hotel and Resort Properties on Developing Communities" – Washington State University, Switzerland

Audrey Tantamjarik
"Examining Sustainability Issues in the Costa Rican Surf Tour Industry" – University of Hawaii, USA

Ronald Sanabria
"Feasibility Study, Organizational Blueprint and Implementation Plan for a Sustainable Tourism Stewardship Council" – Rainforest Alliance, Costa Rica

Rich Harill
"Best Practices in Tourism and Destination Management" - Georgia Tech University, USA

Maureen Flores
"How Sustainable Tourism is Being Traded Under The Framework of the General Agreement of Tariff and Services" – Fundacao Getulio Vargas, Brazil

Apacacio Quintero
"Forecasting Demand Techniques: Useful Tool to Reduce tourism Impacts in Venezuelan National Parks" – Freelancer, Venezuela


14:30 - 15:15
Paper Presentations (4): "The Pedagogy of Sustainable Tourism"

Moderator:
Claudia Jurowski, Northern Arizona University, USA

Presenters:
William Chernish
"Supporting Sustainable Tourism through Distance Learning Collaboratives" – University of Houston, USA

David Stipanuk
"Teaching Sustainability at Cornell University" – Cornell University, USA

Katrina Church-Chmielowski
"Culture and Heritage Management in Rural Alaska Tourism" – Prince William Sound Community College, USA


15:15
Break

15:15 - 16:30
Paper Presentations (5): "Sustainable Culture & Heritage Management"

Moderators:
Janne Liburd, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
Jerry Koenke, Sandpiper Gulf Resort, USA

Presenters:
Rich Harill
"Tourism Planning in Historic District: Community Attitudes Toward Tourism Development in Charleston, South Carolina" – Georgia Tech University, USA

Charles Rutheiser
"Heritage as a Catalyst for Urban Revitalization: Lessons from Havana, Rio de Janeiro, and Mexico City" – Consultant, USA

Anja Hergesell & Anja Kruger
"Re-inventing East Germanness in Culture and Heritage Tourism" – Hochschule Harz University, Germany & Syddansk Universitet, Denmark


16:30 - 17:15
Paper Presentations (6): "Conservation and Sustainable Tourism"

Moderators:
Ginger Smith & Kristin Lamoureux, George Washington University, USA

Presenters:
Jeremy Buultjens
"Conservation and Tourism in a Sri Lankan National Park" – Southern Cross University, Australia

Jose Luis Cabada & Erick Vargas
"Consolidation of a New Environmental Culture and its Importance for Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism" – Sunny Land Tours, USA & Costa Rica

David Vidal
"Sustainability and Business" – The Conference Board, USA

Dr. Eduardo Fayos-Sola & Arturo Crosby
"Tourism Training Programs for Sensitive Areas/TBD" - World Tourism Organization, Spain


17:15 - 21:00
Opening Reception & Dinner

THINK TANK III, DAY 3

WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 2003


08:00 - 16:00
Registration

08:00
Breakfast

09:00 - 10:00
Welcomes & Introduction II: The THINK TANK [Process & Focus]

Ginger Smith, BEST
Lawrence Pratt, INCAE
Luis Diego Jimenez Gongora, EARTH University
Dr. Eduardo Fayos-Sola, World Tourism Organization


10:00
Break

10:15 - 11:45
THINK TANK Framing Sessions:

(A) Incorporating Sustainability into Strategic Management
Presenter:
Larry Dwyer, University of New South Wales, Australia

(B) Incorporating Sustainability into Events and Meeting Management
Presenter:
Rayka Presbury & Debbie Edwards, University of Western Sydney, Australia


11:45
THINK TANK Break-Out Session (1)

12:45 - 13:45
Luncheon & Plenary Session (1):
Partnerships with Indigenous & Traditional Peoples


Moderator:
Pauline Sheldon, University of Hawaii, USA

Presenter:
Francisco Cali, Indigenous Tourism Rights International, Guatemala


13:45
THINK TANK Break-Out Session (2)

15:00
Break

15:30
THINK TANK Break-Out Session (3)

18:30 - 20:30
Dinner & Keynote Speaker
Ana Baez, President & Consultant
Tourism and Conservation Consultants, Costa Rica


THINK TANK III, DAY 4

THURSDAY, JULY 10, 2003


08:00 - 12:00
Registration

08:00
Breakfast

09:00
THINK TANK Break-Out Sessions (4)

10:15
Break

09:00
THINK TANK Break-Out Sessions (5)

12:00 - 13:00
Luncheon & Plenary Session (2):
Community Empowerment Through Tourism Development


Moderator:
Luis Jimenez, EARTH University

Presenters:
Leyla Solano, COOPRENA, Costa Rica
Damaris Arrieta, Instituto de Desarrollo Agario (IDA), Costa Rica
Vinzenz Schmack, Lagarto Lodge, Costa Rica


13:00 - 17:00
Site Visits

Option 1 : Finca Rosa Blanca Inn, Santa Barbara de Heredia
Option 2 : INBioparque, Santo Domingo de Heredia


18:30 - 20:30
Dinner & Keynote Closing Speaker
Martha Honey "Tourism Trends in the New Millennium: Implications for Community-Based Ecotourism" Executive Director, The International Ecotourism Society (TIES); Director of the Peace and Security Program, The Center on Ecotourism and Sustainability [A Joint Program of Stanford University and the Institute for Policy Studies], USA


THINK TANK III, DAY 5

FRIDAY, JULY 11, 2003


08:00 - 13:00
Registration

08:00
Breakfast

09:00 - 10:00
Plenary Session (3):
Maintaining the Costa Rica Experience in the Future


Moderator:
Crist Inman, La Paz Group, Costa Rica

Presenter:
Michael Kaye, Costa Rica Expeditions, Costa Rica


10:00
Break

10:30
THINK TANK Break-Out Sessions(6)

11:45
Luncheon at SDU

11:45 - 13:00
Luncheon & Plenary Session (4):
Beyond 'Greenwashing' : Exemplary Practices


Moderator:
Ronald Sanabria, Rainforest Alliance, Costa Rica

Speaker:
Amos Bien, Avis Rainforest Reserve, Costa Rica


13:00
Report-Outs Plenary

14:45
Break

15:15
General Session: Closing Plenary & Conclusion

16:30 - 18:30
THINK TANK Planning Committee Meeting

19:00 - 21:30
Closing Dinner

THINK TANK III, DAY 6

SATURDAY, JULY 12, 2003


Up to 12:00
Check Out from INCAE


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