Program

Ecotourism Track Sessions and Talks

Location: UMC 415-417
Detailed Bios and Talk Descriptions

(Not all the people on the bio and talk list will be presenting, only the ones listed below.) You can register for as many sessions as you'd like: just click register, fill in the contact information and add the number of sessions you'd like to attend. You don't have to match this with the specific session and can change your mind and go to a different one.

Register for any of these individual sessions, $25 each

Session 1: "Ecotourism and Development"
Thursday, Sept 30, 1:30 – 3:30
Rebecca Hacker-Santos, Marine Reserve Punta de Manabqiue, Guatemala, "Ecotourism as a Poverty Reduction Strategy in Guatemala -- Opportunities and Challenges"
Steve Dudenhoefer, Asociacion Ak' Tenamit, Guatemala, "Ecotourism and Community Culture"
Tomas Cuevas, Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juarez, "Ecotourism a Vision for Chihuahua Northwest Region"
Amanda Daflos, International Mountain Explorers Connection, "Shifting the Porters Burden: How Partnerships Impact Development Projects"
Scott Dimetrosky, International Mountain Explorers Connection, "Shifting the Porters Burden: How Partnerships Impact Development Projects"

Chair: Judy Walden, Industry Advisory Council, CU Center for Sustainable Tourism

Facilitator: Dr. Laura DeLuca

Session 2: "Ecolodge Development: Combining Business and Community Benefits"
Thursday, Sept 30, 4:00 - 5:30 pm
Ed Sanders, Belize Lodge and Excursions, "Ecolodges"
Juan Kunchicuy, Yachana Lodge, Ecuador, "Ecolodge Development: Combining Business and Community Benefits"

Karen Lewis, Lapa Rios Eco Lodge, Costa Rica, "Ecolodge Development: Combining Business and Community Benefits"
Mark Willuhn, Meso-American Ecotourism Alliance, Balancing Capacity Building and Business Development -- The Challenges of an Expanding Market-Driven Sustainable Tourism Model in Mesoamerica

Chair: John Feinberg, the Collaborative Inc.

Facilitator: Colleen Scanlon-Lyons

Session 3: "Responsible Travel and Certification"
Friday, Oct 1, 1:30 – 3:30
Peter Krahenbuhl, Sustainable Travel International, "Responsible Tourism"

Mandip Singh Soin, Ibex Expeditions Private Limited, India, "How Do We Tread lightly? The Traveller and the Travel Industry? A Focus on How This is Being Achieved in India"

Abi Rome, International Ecotourism Society, "Ecotourism Certificaton"
Chair: Chris Adams, Jason's Travel New Zealand

Facilitator: Ed Sanders

Session 4: Workshop: Ecovillages and Social Change

Friday, October 1, 4:00 - 5:30

Daniel Greenberg, Ecovillages and Social Change

Session 5: "Developing a Community of Responsible Travelers"
Saturday, October 2, 1:30 – 3:30
Karl Kim, University of Hawaii, "Modeling Sustainable Development"
Laura Deluca, University of Colorado, "Creating a Colorado Ecotourism Network"
Colleen Scanlan-Lyons, Global Green Grants Fund, "Creating a Colorado Ecotourism Network"

Chair/Facilitator: Pat Long, Center for Sustainable Tourism

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