Session 3

Tuesday October 28, 3:30pm-5:30pm

Climate Change and Tourism Track

Marketing and Media

Location: Waddington Room

Moderator: Wolfgang Strasdas, Eberswalde University of Applied Sciences

Mr. Hank Stewart, Green Team

• Presentation Title: Trends Affecting the Awaking Consumer and Ecotourism

Mr. James Armstrong, Good for Business, Inc.

• Presentation Title: Communicating the Purpose of Place

Parks and Protected Areas Track

Interpretation and Education

Location: Board Room

Moderator: Andrew Fairley, Alpine Resorts Coordinating Council and TIES Board

Ms. Mimi Mather Shapins Belt Collins

• Presentation Title: To Sustain, Share Stories

Mr. Chuck Lennox, Cascade Interpretive Consulting

• Presentation Title: Adding meaning to the Visitor Experience

Mr. Kevin Smith, Maple Leaf Adventures

• Presentation Title: Being in Business can be Good for the Environment: Why Putting Education As Your Highest Value Offering Can Help Save the World and Your Business

Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities

Policies and Guidelines

Location: Vancouver Island Room

Moderator: Rick MacLeod Farley, MacLeod Farley and Associates

Dr. Brian White, Royal Roads University

• Presentation Title: Island Self Government and Sustainable Tourism

Dr. Keith Bosak, The University of Montana

• Presentation Title: Community Owned Ecotourism – Process and Politics

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

Ms. Natalie Thiesen, Ted Rogers School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Ryerson University

• Presentation Title: Aboriginal Ecotourism in Ontario

Green Operations and Technologies

Financing

Location: British Ballroom

Moderator: Dr. PFJ Eagles University of Waterloo

Ms. Andrea Schuweiler, University of Minnesota, College of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources

• Presentation Title: Sustainable Energy Solutions for Minnesota Resorts

Mr. Gary Golla, SERA Architects

• Presentation Title: LEED Hospitality Properties, Techniques and Costs