Optional dinner at Ranch Garibaldi restaurant

Breakfast & Conference Registration

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

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"

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

Break

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

Luncheon

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

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

Break

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

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

Opening Reception & Dinner

Registration

Breakfast

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

Break

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

THINK TANK Break-Out Session (1)

Luncheon & Plenary Session (1):
Partnerships with Indigenous & Traditional Peoples

Moderator:
Pauline Sheldon, University of Hawaii, USA

Presenter:
Francisco Cali, Indigenous Tourism Rights International, Guatemala

THINK TANK Break-Out Session (2)

Break

THINK TANK Break-Out Session (3)

Dinner & Keynote Speaker
Ana Baez, President & Consultant
Tourism and Conservation Consultants, Costa Rica

Registration

Breakfast

THINK TANK Break-Out Sessions (4)

Break

THINK TANK Break-Out Sessions (5)

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

Site Visits

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

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

Registration

Breakfast

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

Break

Luncheon at SDU

Luncheon & Plenary Session (4):
Beyond 'Greenwashing' : Exemplary Practices

Moderator:
Ronald Sanabria, Rainforest Alliance, Costa Rica

Speaker:
Amos Bien, Avis Rainforest Reserve, Costa Rica

Report-Outs Plenary

Break

THINK TANK Planning Committee Meeting

Closing Dinner

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