Friday, September 28, 9:00am – 10:30am
Policy/Issues Track
Role of Visitors Bureaus in Promoting Ecotourism
Location: Hall E
Moderator: Krista Flanagan, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Greater Madison Convention & Visitors Bureau
1. Betsey Howell, Executive Director, Central Pennsylvania Convention & Visitors Bureau
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Deborah Kerstetter, Associate Professor, Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management, Penn State University
Presentation Title: Insight to Pennsylvania’s ecotourism initiatives at the state, regional and local levels
2. Dr. Lori Pennington-Gray, Associate Professor and Director of the Center for Tourism Research and Development, University of Florida.
Presentation title: Methods for Local CVBs to facilitate financial support for sustainable tourism practices
3. Tom Farley, Director of Marketing, Greater Madison Convention & Visitors Bureau
Presentation Title: The Marketing Power of Green
Communities Track
Indigenous Communities and Ecotourism
Location: Hall F
Moderator: Sylvie Blangy, EU Marie Curie Research Fellow, Carleton University
1. Clinton Belcher, President, CB Powers Enterprises, Proudly Representing Absolute Customer Service Group & Canadian Ecotourism Services
Presentation Title: Indigenous Ecotourism: an Incubator-Hub Model for Development
2. Sylvie Blangy, EU Marie Curie Research Fellow, Carleton University
Presentation Title: Indigenous Ecotourism: Connecting Communities through Integrated and Web-Based Technologies
3. Robin McGinley, Executive Director, Cree Outfitting and Tourism Association
Presentation Title: Cree Outfitting and Tourism Association: Technology Use for Tourism Development in Eeyou Istchee, Quebec Canada
Greening Track
Climate Change Stakeholder Meeting – Part 1
Location: Hall H
Sponsored by Native Energy Travel Offsets
1a. Internal Corporate Management of Carbon
1b. Voluntary Carbon Offsets
1.Ed Sanders, Co-Founder and President, Sanders International/Founder and President, Ecotourism International
2.Megan Epler-Wood, Partner, Native Energy Travel Offsets
3. Katherine Hamilton, Carbon Program Manager, Ecosystem Marketplace
4. Karen Lewis, Co-Founder and Owner, Lapa Rios Ecolodge /Board of Directors, The International Ecotourism Society
5. Christina Cavaliere, Director of Training and Education, TIES
6. Dr. Gian P. Zini, Professor, University of Utah/ Economist/ Strategy and Sustainable Development Consultant, Attorney at Law
- The experts above will participate in facilitating both part one and part two of the stakeholder meeting*
1a. *Internal Corporate Management of Carbon
- Where is carbon generated by travel companies
- What are some of the best means of reducing carbon
- What are some of the tools for companies to reduce carbon
- What are some the actions companies might consider to reduce carbon
1b. Voluntary Carbon Offsets
- What are the international standards included for a carbon offset program
- What standards are out there now and how are they evolving
- What kind of regulations are upcoming and what are the affects
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How-to Track
Interpretation and Experience
Location: Hall G
Moderator: Trace E. Gale, Community Based Business Development and Extension Assistant Professor, West Virginia University Extension Service
1. Kim Whytock, President & Strategic Planner, Kim Whytock & Associates Inc.
Presentation Title: Facilitating Meaningful & Sustainable Experiences – Personal Connection with Place
2. Carolyn Ward, Associate Professor, Department of Environmental & Natural Resource Sciences, Humboldt State University
Presentation Title: Practicing Defensible Interpretation
3. Jeremy Roberts, Senior Staff Naturalist, Papoose Creek Lodge
Presentation Title: Creating Optimal Guest Experience: A Naturalist’s Perspective
