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- Think Tank XVI
- Think Tank XV
- Think Tank XIV
- Think Tank XIII
- Think Tank XII
- Think Tank XI
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- Think Tank IX
- Think Tank VIII
- Think Tank VII
- Think Tank VI
- Think Tank V
- Think Tank IV
- Think Tank III
- Think Tank II
- Think Tank I
PAST THINK TANK: THINK TANK XVI
Conference Programme
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TUESDAY, 12th July 2016 (Think Tank XVI Welcome)
| Time | Programme | Venue |
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| 16:30 – 18:00 | BEST-EN Executive Meeting (Executive Members only required) |
Café Sarah Wiener, Invalidenstraße 50-51, Berlin-Mitte |
| 18:30 – 19:30 | Welcome Reception (Drinks & Nibbles), Welcome by the Chair of BEST EN and the Host,
Introduction to Steigenberger’s environmental management and Green Meetings Berlin; (Order train tickets to Eberswalde if needed) |
Foyer, Steigenberger Hotel, Am Kanzleramt, Berlin |
| 20:00 | BEST EN Group Dinner (optional; not incl. in conference fees) |
Restaurant No5
Steigenberger Hotel Am Kanzleramt, Berlin |
WEDNESDAY, 13th July (Full-day conference in Eberswalde)
| Time | Programme | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 08:30 | Depart Berlin Central by train; arrive Eberswalde 9:07; approx. 20 min. by foot to the university’s City Campus; chaperoned by student volunteers | |
| 09:30 – 10:45 | Registration with morning tea | Outside Auditorium + Meeting Room, House 6, City Campus |
| 10:45 – 11:15 | Opening of Think Tank with Welcome from Hosts | Auditorium, House 6, City Campus |
| 11:15 – 12:30 | Keynote 1: Dr Xavier Font, Leeds Beckett University Research for impact: Engaging with corporations to encourage responsibility for being more sustainable. Session Chair – GIANNA MOSCARDO |
Auditorium, House 6, City Campus |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch | Room 01.011, House 1, City Campus |
| 13:30 – 15:30 | Concurrent Paper Presentations: Session 1: C(S)R Concepts, Aspects, Governance and Policies Facilitated by: FELICITE FAIRER-WESSELS |
Room 05.203, House 5, City Campus |
| Valentina Dinica, “Volunteering and donations for biodiversity conservation: an exploration of the factors influencing tourism businesses in New Zealand”
Verity Anne Greenwood, “Navigating Evolving Global Trends in Financial Crime: a Tourism Focus” Larry Dwyer & Verity Anne Greenwood, “In Search of a New Mindset to Underpin Tourism Development” Stephen Wearing & Kevin Lyons, “Examining Corporate Social Responsibility in Tourism: The Sharing Economy and its Regulation” Ercan Sirakaya-Turk, Seyhmuz Baloglu & Haywantee Rumi Ramkissoon, “Values, Sustainability and Destination Choice Decisions of North Americans” Valentina Dinica, “Influencing sustainability through engagement in policy processes - tourism businesses as policy stakeholders” Andreas Kagermeier, “Challenges to attaining ‘Accessible Tourism for All’ in German destinations as part of a CSR-oriented approach” Dagmar Lund-Durlacher, Hannes Antonschmidt & Klaus-Peter Fritz, “Analysing CSR Practices in Food Operations: A case study of holiday resorts in Gran Canaria and Antalya” Alexandra Law & Putu Indah Rahmawati & Terry De Lacy, “Spirituality and corporate social responsibility in tourism: a view from lesser developed countries” Ayako Ezaki, “eTraining for Sustainable Tourism: Investing in Skills as Part of Corporate Responsibility and CSV Initiatives” |
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| Session 2: C(S)R Attitudes, Practices and Certification of
Tourism Businesses Facilitated by: ANITA ZEHRER |
Room 05.305, House 5, City Campus | |
| Kevin Mearns, Empowering communities and enabling conservation: Reviewing 24 years Africa Foundations operations in Africa Candice Hunter & Kevin Mearns, Assessing the sustainability reporting of a JSE company on the Travel and Leisure Board, 2010-2012 Sema Alimoğlu Özkan & Ali Şükrü Çetinkaya, SWOT Analysis of Social Entrepreneurship in Enterprises Kerstin Heuwinkel, CSR, tourism and health – new markets, new responsibilities Lluís Garay, Xavier Font & August Francesc Corrons, The moderating role of values in planned behaviour: the case of tourism SMEs managers' intention to implement CSR measures Kristof Tomej, Can Tourism Businesses Foster Better Inclusion for People with Visual Impairment? Christian Baumgartner, Human Rights in Tourism: Shared Responsibility Johanna Zanon & Andreas Kallmuenzer & William Nikolakis & Mike Peters, Adoption and diffusion of sustainability in tourism and nature-based family firms: drivers and outcomes Kelsy Hejjas, Caroline Scarles & Dr Graham Miller, Reaching the hard to reach: CSR and employee engagement in tourism Harald Buijtendijk, Jorine Vermeer & Juultje Blom, A study of innovation in the making CARMACAL and the Dutch outbound travel industry Wolfgang Strasdas, Certification for Sustainable Tourism in Germany – Overview, requirements and effectiveness Susanne Reimann & Sandro Carnicelli, The Concept of Corporate Social Responsibility: An overview of German Tour Operators |
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| 15:30 – 16:00 | Afternoon Tea | Meeting Room, House 6, City Campus |
| 16:00 – 16:45 | Annette Schmidt-Räntsch, German Federal Ministry for the
Environment: “CSR Beyond Voluntary Action – The EU Non-Financial Reporting Directive” Session Chair: WOLFGANG STRASDAS |
Auditorium, House 6, City Campus |
| 17:20 | Return to Eberswalde train station on foot or by public bus (leave at 17:20 at latest) | |
| 17:54 | Train to Berlin Central Station | Train |
| 18:29 | Arrive at Berlin Central Station | |
| 19:00 | No evening programme; Recommendations: (optional; not incl. in conference fees) Pantry Iberian-Pacific cuisine with a hint of German and Asian fusion - sustainable dining Friedrichstraße 120, 10117 Berlin Open: 6pm - 11pm Price €€€ Further information: http://pantry-berlin.com Zollpackhof Bavarian/south german cuisine & beer garden Elisabeth-Abegg-Straße 1, 10557 Berlin Open: 10am - midnight Price €€ Further information: http://www.zollpackhof.de/index.php/en/ Frittiersalon Organic sausages and soy burgers Boxhagener Straße 104, Friedrichshain, U5 Frankfurter Tor Open: noon - 10pm Price € Further information: http://www.frittiersalon.de/en/ |
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THURSDAY, 14th July (Half-day conference in Eberswalde, field trip to the Uckermark, voted Germany’s most sustainable destination)
| Time | Programme | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 08:30 | Depart from Berlin Central; arrive Eberswalde 9:07 | |
| 09:45 – 11:30 | Concurrent Paper Presentations: Session 3: C(S)R, Sustainable Development and Stakeholder Engagement in Tourism Destinations Facilitated by: DAGMAR LUND-DURLACHER |
Room 05.203, House 5, City Campus |
| Kerstin Heuwinkel, Responsible High Performance Sport Travel – Opportunities and Limitations Arayeh Afsordegan, Mar Vila, Núria Agell & Mónica Sánchez, Towards Sustainable Tourism: Whatfactors most influence decision makers in water-energy planning? Limpho Lekaota, Rural communities’ participation in the planning and management of tourism developments: a case study from Lesotho Presented by Fabian Webster: Gabriela Estrella, Myrta Zemp & Urs Wagenseil, Corporate Social Responsibility: The Role of Modern Destination Management Organizations Bonnie Lewtas & René Schmidpeter, Sustainable Tourism Management on Small Island Destinations: A New Model for Sustainable Development Gabrielle McGinnis, Tamara Young & Mark Harvey, New approach on creating shared value in corporate social responsibility: Effective engagement with Indigenous stakeholders for community empowerment Fabian Weber & Barbara Taufer, Challenges of the development of sustainable products in tourism destinations Jeremy Pearce, Polar bears, Climate Change, CSR and Sustainable Tourism Julia N. Albrecht, Third sector organisations and stakeholders in tourism management in protected areas, the case of visitor management Felicite A Fairer-Wessels, CSR and tourism practices in communities near mines: A South African case study |
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| Session 4: C(S)R Communication, Education and C(S)R-
related Consumer Attitudes/Behaviour Facilitated by: PIERRE BENCKENDORFF |
Room 05.305, House 5, City Campus | |
| Nicole Häusler & Kathrin Dischereit, The Act of Giving – Understanding CSR in Myanmar in a Buddhism Context Karen Hughes & Gianna Moscardo, United we stand, divided we fall: Strategies for engaging customers in Corporate Responsibility Programs Stefan Raich, The Influences of Hotel Contexts on Tourist Behaviour. Comparative Analysis of Factor Configurations Matthias Straub, Crowdsourcing – New Ways of an efficient Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting in the Hospitality Industry Tamara Young & Amy Maguire, Decolonising tourism education through Indigenisation: Responsive efforts to the corporate social responsibility of Australian universities Anita Zehrer, The impact of CSR activities of family businesses on consumer purchase decision Isabel Lissner & Marius Mayer, Tourists’ attitude towards and willingness to pay for a new eco-label in tourism: The potential for Blue Flag’s new certification for sustainable boating tourism operators, exemplified by the case of whale watching in Iceland Christina Tölkes, The role of sustainability communication in the attitude-behaviour gap of sustainable tourism – the case of certified tour-operators in Germany Tobias Danielmeier, Communicating sustainability values of wine producers |
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| 11:30 – 11:45 | Morning Tea | Meeting Room, House 6, City Campus |
| 11:45 – 13:00 | Introduction to group work & brainstorming Session Session Chair – GIANNA MOSCARDO & PIERRE BENCKENDORFF |
Auditorium, House 6, City Campus |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch | Room 01.011, House 1, City Campus |
| 14:00 – 15:00 | Travel to Lychen (Uckermark) | Chartered Bus |
| 15:00 – 16:30 | Sightseeing tour on lake, Coffee & Cake | Pontoon Raft |
| 16:30 – 18:00 | Industry Stakeholder Forum: - Lynn Ciminski, Tourism Marketing Organisation and Tourism Cluster Management of the State of Brandenburg - Silke Rumpelt, Uckermark Tourism Marketing (DMO) - Thomas Kersten, Schloss and Gut Liebenberg (Liebenberg Castle, an Inclusive Business) - Thomas Volpers, nature guide and self-catering apartments Session Chair – WOLFGANG STRASDAS |
Pontoon Raft |
| 18:00 – 19:30 | Picnic/Barbecue | Pontoon Raft |
| 19:30 | Return to Eberswalde Train Station | Chartered Bus |
| 20:54 | Train to Berlin Central Station | Train |
| 21:29 | Arrive at Berlin Central Station | |
FRIDAY, 15th July (Full-day conference in Eberswalde)
| Time | Programme | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 08:30 | Depart from Berlin Central; arrive Eberswalde 9:07 |
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| 09:45 – 10:45 | Keynote 2: Petra Thomas, Forum Anders Reisen Criteria development for sustainable tour operating - Experiences from the business perspective of the association forum anders reisen Session Chair – GIANNA MOSCARDO |
Auditorium, House 6, City Campus |
| 10:45 – 12:45 | Think Tank Workshops (with coffee/tea break in between) |
Auditorium, House 6, Rooms 05.203/303/305 and 312, City Campus |
| 12:45 – 13:30 | Lunch | Room 01.011, House 1, City Campus |
| 13:30 – 14:00 | Book presentations | Outside Auditorium, House 6, City Campus |
| 14:00 – 15:30 | Workshop outcomes, Visioning and Think Tank Synthesis
Session Chair – PIERRE BENCKENDORFF & GIANNA MOSCARDO |
Auditorium, House 6, City Campus |
| 15:30 – 16:15 | Afternoon tea and sustainable souvenir auction | |
| 16:54 | Train to Berlin Central Station | Train |
| 20:00 | Farewell Dinner and Best Paper Award Ceremony
Silent Auction Conference Close |
Bistro Bardot at Almodóvar Hotel, Boxhagener Straße 83, Berlin-Friedrichshain |
| 23:00 | After Party in Berlin-Friedrichshain Recommendations: Cocktails Chapel Sonntagstr 30 Great cocktails! Cool atmosphere and Berlin style design. Beer HOPS & BARLEY Wühlischstr. 22/23 a micro brewery - all the beers are self made and you can choose from pilsner, dark, wheat beer, cider and the special changing beer tap Wine [w]einkehr Simplonstrasse 23 a great collection of wines from the Rheingau and further stunning German wine-growing districts“ |
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SATURDAY, 16th July (the Real Berlin Experience)
Time |
Programme |
Venue |
10:30 – 15:00 |
Walking tour organised by Alternative Berlin: During this private tour, you get the chance to explore the city from a local perspective. You will for example get to see some of Berlin’s hip and multicultural districts. As food is an important factor of our daily life you are able to taste typical beverages and you will visit a local organic market. During this trip, you will also experience creative spaces, open air/underground galleries and street art. As Berlin is seen as a green city, you will see a lot of canals, parks, urban farms and guerrilla gardens during this 4.5 hours tour. |
Meeting point: Steigenberger Hotel Am Kanzleramt, Foyer; Price: EUR 18/person, to be paid in cash at the beginning of the tour. Please contact Michelle Geigenmüller, if you want to particpate: michelle.geigenmueller@hnee.de |
Uckermark Field Trip: Pontoon Raft
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