Conference Proceedings 2014

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Time	Details
8:30am - 8:40am	Opening / Welcome Address Tony Charters AM, Convenor, Global Eco Forum
8:40am - 9:00am	Conservation Gains Through Tourism Supporting Community Development Márcio Favilla, Executive Director for Operational Programmes and Institutional Relations, UNWTO Chair: Sally Barnes, Director of National Parks, Parks Australia
9:00am - 9:10am	Case Study 1 - Conservation Ecology Centre Lizzie Corke, Chief Executive Officer, Conservation Ecology Centre
9:10am - 9:20am	Case Study 2 - Tourism Delivering Community Conservation Gains - a case study from Peru Dr. Paul F. J. Eagles, Professor, Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies, University of Waterloo
9:20am - 9:40am	Panel Discussion
9:40am - 10:00am	Tourism Partnerships supporting Conservation Karen Vohland, Director, Tourism and Stewardship, GBRMPA Chair: Dr. Robyn Bushell, Professor in the Institute for Culture & Society and School of Social Sciences, University of Western Sydney
10:00am - 10:10am	Case Study 1 - Odzala - Kokoua, Model of Conservation Commerce Dr. Paul Telfer, Chief Executive Officer, Congo Conservation Company
10:10am - 10:20am	Case Study 2 - Partnerships Between RV Traveller Richard Barwick, Chief Executive Officer, Campervan & Motorhome Club of Australia (CMCA)
10:20am - 10:40am	Panel Discussion
10:40am - 11:00am	Morning Tea
11:00am - 11:20am	Tourism Certification and Quality Standards Prof. Marc Hockings, Professor and Program Director, School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management, The University of Queensland Chair: Tony Charters AM, Convenor, Global Eco Forum
11:20am - 11:30am	Round Up of Australian Policy on Commercial Tourism on Protected Areas Rod Quartermain, Manager, Policy and Tourism Branch, Parks and Visitor Services Division, Department of Parks and Wildlife [no PowerPoint used] Chair: Tony Charters AM, Convenor, Global Eco Forum
11:30am - 11:40am	Encouraging Investment in Ecotourism on Protected Areas Janet Mackay, Director, TRC Tourism Chair: Tony Charters AM, Convenor, Global Eco Forum
11:40am - 12:00pm	Panel Discussion
12:00pm - 12:20pm	Ecotourism Enabling Conservation and Community Development in Protected Areas Jeremy Lindblad, Business Development Director - Australia, Lindblad Expeditions Chair: Tony Charters AM, Convenor, Global Eco Forum
12:20pm - 12:45pm	PPP's and Joint Ventures in National Parks - the Namibian experience Colgar Sikopo, Director, Regional Services and Parks Management, Ministry of Environment and Tourism, Namibia Chair: Tony Charters AM, Convenor, Global Eco Forum
12:45pm - 1:30pm	Lunch
1:30pm - 1:50pm	Tools and Technology Hong Tianhua, Deputy Director and Secretary-General, HIST under the auspices of UNESCO Chair: Prof. Natarajan Ishwaran, Visiting Professor, HIST under the auspices of UNESCO
1:50pm - 2:00pm	Case Study 1 - Monitoring Impacts of Tourism on Biodiversity and Climate Change in the Cinque Terre National Park, Italy Vittorio Alessandro, President, Cinque Terre National Park [speaker did not attend]
2:00pm - 2:10pm	Case Study 2 - Linking Tourism & Conservation Dr. Peter Prokosch, Founder and Chairman of the Board, Linking Tourism & Conservation
2:10pm - 2:30pm	Panel Discussion
2:30pm - 2:50pm	Nature – Australia's Greatest Strength Leigh Sorenson, Manager, Industry Development, Tourism Australia Chair: Tony Charters AM, Convenor, Global Eco Forum
2:50pm - 3:10pm	Programs of Excellence Rod Hillman, Chief Executive Officer, Ecotourism Australia Chair: Tony Charters AM, Convenor, Global Eco Forum
3:10pm - 3:20pm	Geotourism’s Contribution to Protected Areas Prof. Ross Dowling OAM, Acting Head, School of Business, Edith Cowan University Chair: Tony Charters AM, Convenor, Global Eco Forum
3:20pm - 3:30pm	Tourism in Protected Areas - Ontario Parks Bradley Fauteux, Managing Director, Ontario Parks Chair: Tony Charters AM, Convenor, Global Eco Forum
3:30pm - 3:35pm	Q & A
3:35pm - 3:40pm	Tourism Journey through the WPC Dr. Anna Spenceley, Chair, IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) Tourism and Protected Areas Specialist Group Chair: Tony Charters AM, Convenor, Global Eco Forum
3:40pm - 3:45pm	Closing Address Peter Cochrane, Director, Ecotourism Australia [no PowerPoint used]