Session 5

Session 5

Wednesday October 29, 1:00pm-3:00pm

Climate Change and Tourism Track

Financing

Location: Waddington Room

Moderator: Valerie Sheppard, BC Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts

Ms. Kimberly Slicklein, Enclave Rising

  • Presentation Title: People, Profit, Planet; Rethinking Sustainability from the Ground Up

Mr. Mark Crowdis, Think Energy, Inc.

  • Presentation Title: Clean Energy for Clean Tourism

Mr. Ted Martens, Sustainable Travel International

  • Presentation Title: Tourism & Climate Change – Leading by Example: Best Practices Across Multiple Travel & Tourism Industry Sectors

Parks and Protected Areas Track

Conservation

Location: Board Room

Moderator: Karen Lewis, Lapa Rios Ecolodge and TIES Board

Mr. David Jones, University of Southern Maine

  • Presentation Title: The International Appalachian Trail/Sentier International des Appalaches: Thinking Beyond Borders

Mr. Andrew Fairley, TIES Board of Directors

  • Presentation Title: Why Zoos Can Be the Ultimate Ecotourism Experience

Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities

Marketing and Media

Location: Vancouver Island Room

Moderator: Dr. Kelly Bricker, TIES Board

Ms. Beverley O’Neil, O’Neil Marketing & Consulting and Numa Communications Ltd.

  • Presentation Title: Melding Eco, Culture & Tourism; Examination of First Nation Tourism Practice

Mr. Rick MacLeod Farley, MacLeod Farley & Associates

Mr. Clarence Trapper, Moose Cree Outdoor Discoveries & Adventures

  • Presentation Title: Washow Lodge: Aboriginal Ecotourism Development in Northern Ontario

Mr. Daniel-Paul Bork, Aboriginal Tourism Canada

  • Presentation Title: To Create a Supportive Narrative and Visual Approach in the 21st Century

Green Operations and Technologies

Interpretation and Education

Location: British Ballroom

Moderator: Masaru Takayama, Japan Ecolodge Association and TIES Board

Mr. David Udow, Ziptrek Ecotours, Inc.

  • Presentation Title: Ziptrek Ecotours: Adventure and Education

Mr. Hitesh Mehta, HM Design

  • Presentation Title: Romancing the Ecolodge

Mr. Mark Dineen, EDSA

  • Presentation Title: Ecolodge Design