Wednesday September 26, 4:00pm-5:30pm

Policy/Issues Track

Impact Assessment from a Regulatory Perspective

Location: Hall E

Moderator: Kelly Bricker, Chair, Board of Directors, TIES/ Associate Professor, Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism, University of Utah

1. Deb Kerstetter, Associate Professor, Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management, Penn State University

AND Kelly Bricker, Chair, Board of Directors, TIES/ Associate Professor, Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism, University of Utah

Presentation Title: A Review of Community Impacts of Tourism Development: Ways to Measure and Mitigate for Sustainable Relationships

2. Angela West, National Program Manager-Tourism & Community Services, Bureau of Land Management

Presentation Title: Tourism & Outdoor Recreation

Communities Track

Community Involvement and Ecotourism

Location: Hall H

Moderator: Costas Christ, Judging Chairman, World Travel and Tourism Council -Tourism for Tomorrow Awards

1. Michael Strigel, Executive Director, Gathering Waters Conservancy

Presentation Title: Protecting the Special Places: The Role of Land Trusts in Ecotourism

2. David Taylor, Professor, University of North Texas

Presentation Title: The Role of Narrative in Ecotourism

3. Jason White, Project Specialist, Canadian Ecotourism Services

Presentation title: A Cooperative Approach to Ecotourism: Creating Community Relationships

Greening Track

Eco-labels and Certification

Location: Ballroom

Moderator: Abigail Rome, Consultant, Terra Vista Consulting

1. John Imes, Executive Director, Wisconsin Environmental Initiative /Travel Green Wisconsin /Co-owner, Arbor House, an Environmental Inn

Presentation Title: Starting a “green tourism” certification program….the Wisconsin experience, how you can “Do well, by doing good”.

2. J. Michael Robbins, Partner, The Tourism Company

Presentation Title: 25 Years of Listening and Learning

3. Abigail Rome, Consultant, Terra Vista Consulting

Presentation Title: Tourism Certification in America

How-to Track

Developing Aboriginal Projects

Location: Hall G

Moderator: Rick MacLeod Farley, Principal Consultant, MacLeod Farley & Associates

1. Sylvie Blangy, EU Marie Curie Research Fellow, Carleton University

Presentation Title: Aboriginal Tourism and Biodiversity

2. Rick MacLeod Farley, Principal Consultant, MacLeod Farley & Associates

Presentation Title: Vision to Reality: Developing Your Project