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Monday
30
October |
Tuesday
31
October |
Wednesday
01
November |
Thursday
02
November |
Friday
03
November |
12pm -
5pm
Registration
1.30pm
- 2.30pm
Ecotourism Australia Annual General
Meeting
3.00pm -
4.30pm
Conference Opening Plenary session
7.00pm - 9.00pm
Welcome Cocktail
Party |
8.00am -
8.30am
Registration
8.30am
Transfers to Regional Themed
Streams
10.00am -
5.00pm
Regional Themed Stream conference
sessions
7.00pm -
10.00pm
Regional Networking Functions |
9.00am
Regional Themed Conference
Session
11.30am
Return
transfers to Townsville
12.00pm -
5.00pm
Registration
1.30pm - 5.00pm
Conference sessions
in Townsville
7.00pm -
10.00pm
Townsville Networking Function |
8.00am -
9.00am
Registration
9.00am - 5.00pm Conference
session
7.00pm til
late
Official Conference Dinner |
Field Trips for Delegates
Meeting of International
Ecotourism Societies |
| 12.00pm - 1.15pm |
Ecotourism Australia - Savannah Guide lunch |
| 12.00pm - 3.00pm |
Registration at Quality Hotel Southbank and Convention
Centre |
| 1.30pm - 2.30pm |
Ecotourism Australia Annual General Meeting |
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Opening Plenary
Session |
| 3.00pm |
Welcome, Clare McFarlane, Conference Convenor,
Ecotourism Australia |
| 3.05pm |
Welcome
to Country |
| 3.15pm |
Conference Opening: Hon Fran Bailey, Minister for
Small Business and Tourism |
| 3.20pm |
Keynote Speaker #1 Introduction of National Ecotourism
Associations from around the World, Clare McFarlane,
Conference Convenor, Ecotourism Australia |
| 3.30pm |
Keynote Speaker #2 Native Title - Opportunities for
Ecotourism Warren Mundine, Chief Executive Officer, NSW
Native Title Service Limited |
| 3.50pm |
Keynote Speaker #3 Climate Change: Emerging
Opportunities for Ecotourism, Natarajan Ishwaran,
UNESCO |
| 4.10pm |
Keynote Speaker #4 Tasmanian Outcomes Statement:
Charting the Course for the Future, Clare McFarlane,
Conference Convenor, Ecotourism Australia |
| 4.20pm |
Introduction of Regional Themed Streams, Tony
Charters, Tony Charters and Associates |
| 4.25pm |
Delegate
briefing for Regional Themed Streams |
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Facilitator: Clare
McFarlane
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| 7.00pm - 9.00pm |
Welcome
Cocktail Party at The Strand, Townsville
Sponsored by Townsville
City Council |
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Meeting of
National Ecotourism Societies
Ecotourism Australia will host
Ecotourism Associations from across the globe to facilitate a
sharing of information and discussion on issues and challenges
facing the international ecotourism industry. A meeting of the
Associations will be held on the first day of the
Conference.
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Workshop 1
National
Landscapes:
Delivering Australia's World Class
Tourism
Experiences.
Magnetic Island |
Workshop 2
'Ecotourism and
Climate Change'
A Challenge for the
Future
Magnetic Island |
Workshop
3
Sustainable Design and Practice
Delivering Profitability
Townsville |
Workshop 4
Thematic
Interpretation and Cultural Tourism
Charters
Towers |
|
8.30am
Depart Quality Hotel on bus to ferry terminal
9.00am - 9.30am Ferry to Magnetic
Island
9.30am Arrival to
Magnetic Island
9.40am -
10.30am Brand Australia, the 'Experience Seeker' target
market and a presentation on the 'Where the bloody hell are you'
campaign
10.30am - 11.00am
Morning tea
11.00am -
11.00pm Destination Branding and Management Regional
Masterplanning: case study Kakadu
12.00pm - 12.30pm Application to an icon
natural asset - case study Great Ocean Road/Otways
12.30pm -
1.20pm Lunch
1.20pm -
2.30pm National Landscapes status report
·
Summary of: Information Sheet, Strategic Intent and Expected
Outcomes
· 'Where the bloody hell are these places': a look at
the selection criteria used to identify these places
· A
preliminary assessment of three case studies: The Red Centre, The
Great Ocean Road and Flinders Ranges
2.30pm -
3.30pm Workshops:
· Destination Branding
exercise
· Master planning exercise
· Protecting the
Brand/Authenticity
3.30pm - 4.45pm Field
trip
7.00pm Regional
Networking function - Bungalow Bay
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7.45am Registration
8.15am
Depart Southbank Hotel
8.25am Arrive Reef
HQ
PART I - Climate
change & ecotourism: Great Barrier Reef case
study
8.30am Welcome
Lisha Mulqueeny;
Director of Tourism, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
Authority
8.40am
Field Experience: Tour of Reef
HQ
9.25am
Conference Session
Presentation:
Climate change impacts on coral reef ecosystems
Paul Marshall;
Climate Change Program Manager, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
Authority
9.45am
Presentation: GBR tourism industry
responses to climate change
Peter Gash, GBR Tourism Industry
Action Group
10.05am
Depart for Ferry
Terminal
10.30am
Ferry to Magnetic Island
10.55am Transfer to
Magnetic Island International Resort
11.10am Briefing by
resort staff; check-in at leisure throughout
afternoon
11.20am
Lunch
PART II - Can ecotourism operators afford to plan for
climate change? Can they afford not to?
12.30pm Keynote
Presentation
A Destination We Can't Afford?: Tourism,
Ecotourism and Climate Change
C. Michael Hall,
Department
of Tourism, University of Otago
1.30pm Panel
Presentations & Facilitated Discussion
·Panellist 1 - C.
Michael Hall, Department of Tourism, University of
Otago
·Panellist 2 - Col McKenzie, Association of Marine
Park Tourism Operators
·Panellist 3 - Mark Stone, CEO,
Parks Victoria
2.30pm Afternoon
tea
PART III -
Response strategies: how should the industry move
forward?
2.50pm Panel
Presentations & Facilitated
Discussion
Presentation: What can the tourism industry
do to minimise climate change impacts?
Andrew Zuch,
Queensland Dept of Natural Resources &
Mines
Presentation: Walking a Tightrope: Maintaining
destination image in a changing environment
Daniel Gschwind,
Chief Executive, Queensland Tourism Industry
Council
3.45pm
The Great Debate: "Built attractions,
like amusement parks, are the future of ecotourism."
Speaking
for:
Andrew Skeat, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
Authority
John McIntyre, Tropical Tourism North
Queensland
Speaking against:
John Rainbird,
Cairns and Far North Environment Centre
Gary Smith,
Tourism Leisure Corporation
4.30pm Adjourn
6.00pm Bus to
Horseshoe Bay Dry Tropics Rainforest and Water Recycling
Plant
7.00pm
Regional Networking Event at Bungalow
Bay |
7.30am Registration
PART I
8.00am Welcome, Greg Bruce, Townsville City Council and
Cheryl Paten The Natural Edge Project
8.20am Transport,
Tourism, Destination Planning and Climate Change, Andrew
McNamara (click for bio), Member for Hervey Bay, Queensland
State Government; Parliamentary Secretary for the Minister for
Transport Member for Hervey Bay
9.10am Facilities management
and Demand Side Management, Gavin Lee, Ergon
Energy
9.30am
Terry Kelly, Department of Public Works
Director, Centre for Excellence in Tropic Design,
Architect
9.45am
Summary and facilitated discussion,
Cheryl Paten, TNEP
9.50am Morning
Tea
10.10am Facilitated
Discussion
PART
II
10.25am Workshop
commences: Sustainable tourism/green buildings and
transport
PART
III
11.25am Cultural tourism;
park management & sustainability in Kenya, Gideon Amboga
Ranger-in-Charge, Amboselli National Park, Kenya
11.35am Social
Sustainability in Ecotourism: incorporating local and indigenous
communities, Dr LeaScherl – Consultant, Natural Resource
Management and Social Development
11.45am Marketing, ethics and
the economic opportunities of eco-tourism, Andrew McEwen,
Manager of Economic Development Thuringowa
Council
11.55am
Lunch
12.25pm Workshop
presentation TNEP - Greening Building/facilities mgt, marketing,
certification etc - (2 hours)
Workshop the 5 groupings;
1.
water
2. energy/transport
3. waste
4.
biodiversity/design
5. community/social/
cultural
PART IV
2.30pm Transfer to Pallarenda Quarantine
Station, Welcome, Rob Lawrence, Regional Director,
Environmental Protection Agency
3.00pm Site visit and assessment of
Pallarenda Quarantine Station.
Delegates will break into
groups (water, energy, waste, biodiversity/design,
community/social/cultural) to conduct a site assessment based on
Ecotourism certification criteria
4.00pm Transfer to Bald
Rock
4.30pm
Interpretative site visit to Bald Rock and Town Common
wetlands accompanied by Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
Rangers & Townsville City Council Includes briefing on "Crocs in
Space" - radio tracking of large crocodiles in Townsville
area
5.35pm Transport to
the Wetland site (10 mins)
5.45pm Sundowner drinks over wetlands
6.45pm Transfer to Quality
Hotel Southbank |
7.50am Delegates meet in the foyer of Quality Hotel
Southbank
8.00am
Coach departs Quality Hotel Southbank for
Charters Towers
10.00am
Arrive at Charters Towers. Field Experience:
Charters Towers Colourful History
10.20am Morning
tea
10.45am
Field Experience: Exploring Historic
Charters Towers
11.45am
Workshop Session 1: Thematic
Interpretation
Welcome and short introduction of workshop:
Bram Collins, Facilitator, Savannah Guides and Undara Experience
11.50am
Keynote 1: Bram Collins, Savannah
Guides
Topic: Thematic Interpretation - The Savannah Guide
Philosophy
(20 mins)
12.10pm Keynote 2: Robin Aiello,
Topic: The power of nature, culture and interpretation in
tourism (20 mins)
12.30pm Facilitated Discussion (15
mins)
12.45pm
Lunch
1.30pm Workshop Session 2: The
Integration of Nature and Culture in Thematic
Interpretation
Keynote Speaker 3 (30 mins): Rick Murray,
Middle Star Consultants
Topic: Nature & Culture - an
inseparable theme - Kakadu's Shared Vision for
Tourism
Keynote Speaker 4 (20 mins): Mandy Muir,
Murdudjurl
Topic: The Murdudjurl Approach to Culture, Nature
& Interpretation
Keynote Speaker 5 (10 mins) Richard Austin, Tourism
NT, Delivering the Experience: the Tourism NT
approach
Facilitated discussion (30 mins)
3.00pm Afternoon Tea
3.30pm Workshop Session 3 - Different Practical Approaches to
Thematic Interpretation
Panel of speakers:
Hank Horton,
Jahadi Indigenous Experiences
Challenges and Opportunities for
Cultural Tourism & Interpretation in Tasmania: A Case Study of
Jahadi Tours
Russell Boswell, Wilderness Challenge,
Thematic Interpretation & Cultural Tourism in North Queensland:
A Local Perspective
Graham Morris, Sanmor Consulting,
"The Red Centre: An integrated and new approach to
interpretation"
Andy Ralph & Jennifer Hunter, Kakadu
Culture Camp, "Putting Interpretation into Practice: Kakadu
Culture Camp approach"
Facilitated Discussion (30 mins)
5.00pm Close of
Workshop. Delegates transferred to accommodation
6.30pm Coach pick up
for delegates from accommodation for Networking function.
Transferred to Towers Hill
6.50pm Drinks and nibbles at
Towers Hill overlooking picturesque Charters
Towers
7.00pm
Film at Towers Hill
7.25pm Coach
transfer to Henry's restaurant
7.30pm
Arrive Henry's restaurant
9.30pm End of
Networking Function. Buses to return delegates to
Accommodation |
Workshop
One
Theme: “Management of Australia's Icon
Natural/Cultural Tourism Experience
Destinations”
Location: Magnetic Island, North
Queensland
This workshop is the first of two workshops to be held on
beautiful Magnetic Island. Delegates will enjoy the world
heritage listed surrounds as they actively participate and
contribute to discussions on how to deliver Australia’s World
Class Tourism Experiences. Central to the workshop will be a
presentation and workshop on destination branding and brand
authenticity; as well as discussion on the importance of
regional master planning. An update on the National Landscapes
project will be provided, together with case studies for
discussion.
|
Workshop
Two
Theme: “Ecotourism and Climate Change:
Challenges for the Future”
Location: Magnetic
Island, North Queensland
FOR MORE INFORMATION CLICK HERE
Workshop Two will explore an integral issue that will
impact enormously on the ecotourism and nature tourism
industry. What are the economic and environmental affects of
climate change? How can the tourism industry prepare for
significant changes to the environmental resources that are at
the heart of tourism product? Utilising key case studies in
the Alpine regions of Australia and the marine environments
along our Coastline, this topical issue will provide delegates
with an opportunity to assist in charting the course forward
for the industry. |
Workshop
Three
Theme: Sustainable Design and Practice
Enhancing Profitability
Location: Townsville, North
Queensland
The aim of the workshop is to use a rigorous 'Design
Charette' process to facilitate a structured but innovative
design space around a mock Ecotourism Facility on an existing
building and site. Participants will gain first hand
experience in the Design Charette process as a tool to bring
about improved outcomes in sustainability in ecotourism
faciliteis.The Workshop will be a combination of contextual
presentations, facilitated sessions, a site visit and
walk-through. The Charette will encourage discussion and
concept planning between delegates. It will be of relevance to
delegates involved in the planning and refurbishment of
eco-tourism facilities, from technical design experts (eg
engineering, architeture, planning etc), to community
representatives, local government and business. This will
include consideration of aspects such as renewable energy,
eco-efficiency, adaption to climate change, ecotourism
accreditation/certification, facilities management and
marketing.
The Design Charette will be facilitated The
Natural Edge Project (TNEP - see ) in
partnership with Townsville City Council and Ergon Energy as
Major Sponsor and the CETD (Sustainability and Innoovation -
see ). |
Workshop
Four
Theme: Thematic and Cultural
Interpretation
Location: Charters Towers, North
Queensland
Building on the outcomes of Ecotourism Australia's 2005
Conference workshop on Thematic Interpretation, this workshop
will continue to explore the innovative interpretive
techniques and the vital role these play in the development of
the experience of a
destination. | |
|
Workshop 1
National
Landscapes:
Delivering Australia's World Class
Tourism
Experiences.
Magnetic Island |
Workshop 2
'Ecotourism and
Climate Change'
A Challenge for the
Future
Magnetic Island |
Workshop
3
Sustainable Design and Practice
Delivering Profitability
Townsville |
Workshop 4
Thematic
Interpretation and Cultural Tourism
Charters
Towers |
|
8.30am - 10.00am Presentation of results from each group
10.00am - 10.20am Morning tea
10.20am - 10.45am Final
discussion
10.45am
Depart for ferry
11.15am Ferry
departs Magnetic Island
11.40am Arrive at Ferry Terminal,
Townsville, Buses to meet ferry
11.50am Arrive at Quality Hotel
South Bank and Convention Centre |
PART IV - Charting a Course
Forward
8.30am Conference
Session
Presentation: Principles for responding to
climate change: Australia's alpine areas
9.05am Workshop
Statement: Drafting and Adoption
9.10am Workshop
Statement drafting in groups
9.45am Coffee
Break
10.15m
Workshop Statement review and
adoption
10.45am
Depart for Ferry terminal and return to
Townsville
|
8.00am Workshop commences
PART V
8.10am Solar Cities: Environmental tourism in a World Heritage
area and Climate Change, Dean Comber, Ergon Energy
8.40am Reflection and development of
themes and innovations from previous day
10.00am Morning tea
PART VI
10.20am
Solar power and camel
festivals, Gereltuv Dashdoorov - Program Director Nomadic
Expeditions Mongolia. Presention on the Three Camel Lodge- (10
mins)
10.30am Participants
continue design Charette workshop to develop themes &
innovations
12.00pm
Mapping the future - connections, certification, and
project for Townsville and internationally, TNEP
12.30pm Workshop concludes |
6.00am Coach
transfer for optional guided walk up Towers Hill
7.00am Coach transfer back to accommodation
for delegates
8.45am Coach
transfers for delegates from accommodation to Arthur Titley
Centre
9.00am Workshop
Session 4: An International Perspective
Keynote Speaker
6: Judith Kepher-Gona, Ecotourism Kenya
Topic: Thematic
Interpretation and Cultural Tourism: The Kenyan Approach (20
mins)
Keynote Speaker 7: Fredericke De Silva Gurusinghe,
Sri Lankan Ecotourism Foundation: The importance of
Interpretation in Sri Lankan tourism - An international perspective
(20 mins)
Facilitated Discussion (20 mins)
Close
of Workshop
Formulation of Workshop Summary Statement (5 mins)
for Plenary
10.00am Coach
departs Arthur Titley Centre for local park for morning
tea
10.20am Coach departs
for Quality Hotel Southbank, Townsville
12.30m Coach arrives in Townsville,
delegates check in. Lunch provided at Quality Hotel
Southbank |
|
12.30 -
1.30pm Delegates reconvene in Townsville for
lunch at Quality Hotel Southbank and Convention
Centre |
|
Plenary Session
2
|
| 1.30pm |
Keynote Speaker #5 Potential for Ecotourism on
Indigenous Land, Joseph Elu, Chief Executive Officer,
Indigenous Business Australia |
| 1.50pm |
Keynote Speaker #6 Strategies for Success: Turning
Your Business into Big Business, Troy Hazard, Managing
Director, The Edge Corporate Strategies |
| 2.10pm |
Keynote Speaker #7 Ecotourism Reviews Strategy for the
Andaman Cluster of Thailand: A Turning Point After the Tsunami"
Dr Sasithara Pichaichannarong, Deputy Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Tourism and Sports of Thailand |
| 2.30pm |
Keynote Speaker #8 8 Partners in Ecotourism:
Queensland and South East Asia, Sallyanne Atkinson, Special
Representative for Queensland, South East Asia, Queensland
Government |
| 2.45pm |
Keynote Speaker #9 "Hamilton" - Today, Tomorrow and
Eco Value, Craig Davidson, General Manager, Hamilton Island
Resort |
|
Facilitator: Gary
Smith
|
|
3.00pm -
3.30pm Afternoon tea |
|
Concurrent Session
1 |
|
|
Raffles
Room |
Kingston
Room |
Savoy
Room |
Portside
Room |
| 3.30pm |
"To The
Islands" Some issues and challenges for communities and tourism in
Yasawa Islands, Fiji
Rik Thwaites & Karen Retra |
Ecotourism Development for Sustainable Ecosystem
Management - Amboseli National Park - Republic of
Kenya
Gideon Amboga |
Indigenous Eco-Tourism and the Cultural
Risks
Mary O'Dowd |
Opening
the Doors to
Nature Tourism - for Internationally Significant
Wetlands Centre
Leanne Cherry |
| 3.45pm |
Ecotourism opportunities in two biosphere reserves in
South Africa
Ruida Stanvliet |
Energy
conservation enables Japanese nature-based lodge financial and
environmental sustainability
Masaru Takayama |
Caring
for Country
Kaye Harris |
Australia's Camargue - the Burdekin Delta floodplain -
Tropical North Queensland "Building a Homestay Ecotourism
Experience"
Tony Chandler and Greg Bruce |
| 4.00pm |
Antarctic tourism: new site use guidelines
Dr
Stephen Powell |
Ecotourism and Competitive Advantage
Karlson
'Charlie Hargrove' and Cheryl Paten |
Community based Eco-tourism: Strategy for livelihood
Security
M. Aminul Islam |
The
Cape Otway Centre for Conservation EcologyMaintain the Magic - Live
on the Edge
Lizzie Corke |
| 4.15pm |
Ecotourism in Fiji - Planning for the
Destination
Guy Chester |
Sustainable Technologies for a Green
Future
Professor Lal Wadhwa |
Sustainable
Tourism and Sense of Place in Beloi,
Atauro Island, East Timor
National Ecotourism Society
presentation |
Tourism
and Conservation Partnerships Outcomes
Mark
Weaver |
| 4.30pm |
Lost in
an Indian Wildlife Safari: Visitor Guidebooks for Protected Areas.
Case Study: Ranthambhore National Park, Rajasthan,
India
Pip Chalk |
'Tree
Change Lifestyle Tourism' A Precinct Planning and Design Case
Study
Tourism Partnership in Protected AreasDuncan
McKenzie, Chairman, Birds Australia Gluepot Reserve |
Bali's
Village Ecotourism Network: planting new seeds in
'paradise'
Ambarwati Kurnianingsih (Atiek) |
Think
Globally - Act Locally
Paul Wittwer |
| 4.45pm |
Challenges for Ecotourism of Slovenian Saltpans
in
Northern Adriatic
Primoz Pipan |
Tourism
in Protected Areas - The emergence of a new partnership between
managers and Queensland's burgeoning tourism industry
John
De Campo |
Savannah Guides - grassroots tourism and
conservation
Bram Collins |
Go bush
to connect with nature
Jenni York |
|
7.00pm -
10.00pm Billabong Sanctuary Networking
Dinner |
Workshop
One
Theme: “Management of Australia's Icon
Natural/Cultural Tourism Experience
Destinations.”
Location: Magnetic Island, North
Queensland
This workshop is the first of two workshops to be held on
beautiful Magnetic Island. Delegates will enjoy the world
heritage listed surrounds as they actively participate and
contribute to discussions on how to deliver Australia’s World
Class Tourism Experiences. Central to the workshop will be a
presentation and workshop on destination branding and brand
authenticity; as well as discussion on the importance of
regional master planning. An update on the National Landscapes
project will be provided, together with case studies for
discussion.
|
Workshop
Two
Theme: “Ecotourism and Climate Change:
Challenges for the Future”
Location: Magnetic
Island, North Queensland
FOR MORE INFORMATION CLICK HERE
Workshop Two will explore an integral issue that will
impact enormously on the ecotourism and nature tourism
industry. What are the economic and environmental affects of
climate change? How can the tourism industry prepare for
significant changes to the environmental resources that are at
the heart of tourism product? Utilising key case studies in
the Alpine regions of Australia and the marine environments
along our Coastline, this topical issue will provide delegates
with an opportunity to assist in charting the course forward
for the industry. |
|
Workshop Three
Theme: Sustainable Design
and Practice Enhancing Profitability
Location:
Townsville, North Queensland
The aim of the workshop is to use a rigorous 'Design
Charette' process to facilitate a structured but innovative
design space around a mock Ecotourism Facility on an existing
building and site. Participants will gain first hand
experience in the Design Charette process as a tool to bring
about improved outcomes in sustainability in ecotourism
faciliteis.The Workshop will be a combination of contextual
presentations, facilitated sessions, a site visit and
walk-through. The Charette will encourage discussion and
concept planning between delegates. It will be of relevance to
delegates involved in the planning and refurbishment of
eco-tourism facilities, from technical design experts (eg
engineering, architeture, planning etc), to community
representatives, local government and business. This will
include consideration of aspects such as renewable energy,
eco-efficiency, adaption to climate change, ecotourism
accreditation/certification, facilities management and
marketing.
The Design Charette will be facilitated The
Natural Edge Project (TNEP - see ) in
partnership with Townsville City Council and Ergon Energy as
Major Sponsor and the CETD (Sustainability and Innoovation -
see ) |
Workshop
Four
Theme: Thematic and Cultural
Interpretation
Location: Charters Towers, North
Queensland
Building on the outcomes of Ecotourism Australia's 2005
Conference workshop on Thematic Interpretation, this workshop
will continue to explore the innovative interpretive
techniques and the vital role these play in the development of
the experience of a
destination. | |
| 8.00am |
Conference
Registration Desk opens |
|
Plenary Session
3 |
|
9.00am |
Keynote
Speaker #10 Learning from Lessons, Amitabh Kant, Joint
Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, Government of India |
| 9.20am |
Regional Workshop Introduction, Tony Charters, Tony
Charters and Associates |
| 9.25am |
Workshop One
summary: National Landscapes: Delivering Australia's World Class
Tourism Experiences, Peter Valentine |
| 9.30am |
Workshop Two summary: Ecotourism and Climate Change:
Challenges for the Future, David Morgans, Tourism
Queensland |
| 9.35am |
Workshop Three
summary: Sustainable Design and Practice Delivering
Profitability, Greg Bruce, Townsville City Council &
Cheryl Paten, The Natural Edge Project |
| 9.40am |
Workshop Four summary: Thematic Interpretation and Cultural
Tourism, Bram Collins, The Undara Experience |
| 9.45am |
Workshop
Conclusion, Tony Charters, Tony Charters and
Associates |
| 9.50am |
Keynote Speaker #11 Townsville: Why the Ecotourism
Sustainability Model, Cr Ann Bunnell, Deputy Mayor and Chair
of Sustainable Development Committee |
| 10.10am |
Keynote
Speaker #12: Ecotourism Planning and Development for Cambodia,
HE Dr Khon Thong, Secretary of State, Head of Steering
Committee for ADB Mekong Tourism Development, Ministry of Tourism,
Cambodia |
|
Facilitator: Tony
Charters
|
|
10.30am -
11.00am Morning Tea |
|
Concurrent Session
2 |
|
|
Raffles
Room |
Kingston
Room |
Savoy
Room |
Portside
Room |
| 11.00am |
Reef
Check Australia ~ Ecotourism in Action: The Underwater Reef Guide
Case Study
Jos Hill |
Building a network for tour operators on effects of
viewing and interacting with wildlife
Dr Ronda
Green |
Tourism, islands and jurisdictional
nightmares -
Managing tourism on Whitsunday and Mackay islands
Keith
Twyford |
Adventure Activity Standards
Peter
Vandepeer |
| 11.15am |
Tourism
in Protected Areas - Taking Tourism in Queensland's protected areas
into the Future
Karen Hopper, Brett Waring |
Karsts
and Kritters: Where the Wildlife 'Fits' at a Primarily Cave-Based
Tourist Attraction
Jillian Litster and Ann Augustyn |
Tourism
Potential in the Rangelands of Western Australia
Michael
Hughes |
Understanding the GeoTourist
Angela
Smith |
| 11.30am |
Nature
Based Tourism on public land in Victoria
Dick Ford |
Galapgos' Deadly Fly: Update
Sonia
Kleindorfer |
TQ
Queensland Tourism Strategy - mainstreaming ecotourism &
sustainable tourism
David Morgans |
Eco-cruising in the GBR - its not the size but what you
do with it that counts!
Lorelle Schluter & Lisha
Mulqueeny |
| 11.45pm |
Sustainable Trails for Ecotourism
Nicolas
Bowman |
Development of a National Avitourism Industry - An
Australian Tourism & Conservation Initiative
Matt
Morris |
The
Future of Visitor Management in South Australian
Parks
Jean-Pierre Issaverdis |
Developing Long distance walking tracks as a product
for Australia
Janet Mackay |
| 12.00pm |
Planning and Management of Natural Area
Tourism
Peter O'Reilly |
The
Inconvenient Australian Wildlife
Graham Morris |
Ecotourism in the Sunderbans
Atish Prosad
Mondal |
Ecological Sustainability of Specialist Accommodation
Operators near Protected Areas in North Queensland
Julie
Carmody |
| 12.15pm |
Developing Marine Ecotourism on Inshore Fringing Reefs
of the Great Barrier Reef
Dr Andy Lewis |
Naturewise - a tourism and conservation
partnership
Joanne Davies |
Assessing the risks of a high standard
partnership
Hilary Skeat and Vicki Bonanno |
Community-based Avitourism in South Africa:
Investigating an innovative tool for conservation and
development
Duan Biggs |
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12.30 -
1.30pm Lunch at Quality Hotel Southbank and
Convention Centre, Townsville |
| 1.30pm |
Keynote Speaker #13 The Future of Marine Tourism: An
Operator's Perspective Hume Campbell, Chief Executive
Officer, Riverside Marine |
| 1.50pm |
Keynote
Speaker #14 An Epic Story: The Challenge of maintaining the
integrity of travel amidst ever increasing luxury, Brad Horn,
Managing Director, Epic Expeditions |
| 2.10pm |
Keynote Speaker #15 Ecotourism in the Greater Mekong
Subregion, Dr Rowan Mactaggart, Managing Director Sustainable
Tourism Development Consortium |
| 2.25pm |
Keynote
Speaker #12 Indigenous Employment Initiatives in Tourism in
Fiji, Poni Nakia, Community Liaison Officer,
Fiji |
| 2.40pm |
Keynote #16 Tourism Partnerships, Hon Lindy
Nelson-Carr, Queensland Minister for Environment |
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Facilitator: Rod
Hillman
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3.00pm -
3.30pm Afternoon tea |
| 3.30pm |
Keynote
Speaker #17 'Great Barrier Reef Tourism - Part of the Community,
Part of the Landscape' Hon Virginia Chadwick, Chair, Great
Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority |
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3.45pm |
Keynote Speaker #18 The African Ecotourism Experience:
The Classic Safari Company Approach, Peter Allison, The
Classic Safari Company |
| 4.05pm |
Reflection from
National Ecotourism Societies from across the World |
| 4.20pm |
Urban Nature
Ecotourism Youth Student forum report |
| 4.25pm |
Keynote
#19 Ecotourism Australia: The Way Ahead, Chairman,
Ecotourism Australia |
| 4.40pm |
Announcement of
Next Year's Conference Location |
| 4.50pm |
Close of
Conference, Chairman, Conference Convenor, Ecotourism
Australia |
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Facilitator: Clare
McFarlane
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7.00pm -
11.00pm Official Conference Dinner Venue:
Museum of Tropical Queensland
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8.00am -
5.00pm Field Trips |
Field Trips (organized
independently)
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