Session 2

Session 2

Tuesday October 28, 1:00pm-3:00pm

Climate Change and Tourism Track

Interpretation and Education

Location: Waddington Room

Moderator: Christina Cavaliere, TIES

Dr. Robert Pfister, Vancouver Island University

  • Presentation Title: Call for Action: From Sustainability To Sustainability Reporting

Mr. William Young, Florida Solar Energy Center – UCF

  • Presentation Title: Real Education in Sustainable Energy

Dr. Chris Bottrill, Capilano University

Mr. Roy Jantzen, Capilano University

  • Presentation Title: BC Tourism and Outdoor Recreation Educators: Commitment to Action on Climate Change

THIS SESSION WILL BE AVAILABLE TO ALL VIA LIVE WEBINAR

Parks and Protected Areas Track

Policies and Guidelines

Location: Board Room

Moderator: Dr. Kelly Bricker, TIES Board

Mr. Paul Radchenko, Alberta Ministry of Tourism, Parks and Recreation

  • Presentation Title: Supporting Sustainable Partnerships between Managers and Operators

Mr. Todd Comen, Johnson State College

  • Presentation Title: How Public Education and Certification can be vital forces in the fight against green-washing and the appropriation of the ecotourism experience

Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities

Financing

Location: Vancouver Island Room

Moderator: Dave Butler, Canadian Mountain Holidays and BC Sustainable Tourism Collective

Mr. Rick MacLeod Farley, MacLeod Farley & Associates

  • Presentation Title: Financing YOUR Project

Mr. Michael Robbins, The Tourism Company

  • Presentation Title: Mixing Business and Philanthropy

Chief Randy Kapashesit, Chief, MoCreebec Council of the Cree Nation

  • Presentation Title: TBA

Green Operations and Technologies

Conservation

Location: British Ballroom

Moderator: Arthur DeJong, Whistler Blackcomb and BC Sustainable Tourism Collective

Dr. Sonya Graci, Ted Rogers School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Ryerson University

  • Presentation Title: Can Small be Green; BnB in Ontario

Dr. Scott Underwood, Mother Lode River Center

  • Presentation Title: The Accidental Ecotourist: The Marketing of River Conservation

Mr. Richard Franko, AIA, Mithun

  • Presentation Title: Integrated Design and Planning for Ecotourism Destination for the 21st Century