5 TH EUROPEAN ECOTOURISM CONFERENCE CONFERENCE PROGRAM

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1 5 TH EUROPEAN ECOTOURISM CONFERENCE CONFERENCE PROGRAM

2 European Ecotourism Network Common Approach Towards Sustainable Tourism September 2014 Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia 10th of September :00 10:00 Registration Registration Desks at Buildings 10:00 Opening session Welcome speeches from Officials Building G, Auditorium 106 Moderators: Aivar Ruukel, European Ecotourism Network; Natalia Bakhtadze-Englaender, Georgian Ecotourism 10:00 Giorgi Chogovadze. Head of the Georgian National Tourism Administration (GNTA) 10: 10 Valerian Mtchedlidze. Chairman of the Agency of Protected Areas in Georgia (APA) 10: 20 Giorgi Kadagidze. Dean of the Business School of Ilia State University. 10: 30 Ilia Okromelidze. Executive Director of the Georgian Ecotourism Association Session 1. Building -, Auditorium - Main Topic: Ecotourism tool for community development in destinations. Key Subjects: Ecotourism as an instrument for poverty reduction and its role in the circular economy. Ecotourism Destinations - Protected Areas for economic development. Session Moderators: Marta Mills, Sustainable Tourism Expert; Nata Robitashvili, Georgian Ecotourism 11:00 Community-based Ecotourism, Supporting Local People and their Economies. Dominika Zareba (Keynote Speaker), Environmental Partnership Association / Partnership Fund, Poland 11:30 Ecotourism destination Network in Romania, from concepts to economic development. Andrei Blumer - President Association of Ecotourism in Romania (AER). 12:00 Coffee Break 12:30 The Mediterranean Experience of Ecotourism (MEET): A Regional Approach to Developing, Managing, and Promoting Ecotourism in Protected Areas. Jeremy Sampson and Carla Danelutti. IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation. 13:00 Ecotourism in threatened Protected Areas in Socioeconomic Conflict in Catalan Farm Lands. Carles Santana. Biologist (Universitat de València) and DAS in Geography (Universidad Complutense de

3 Madrid). Photo Logistics SEO. Roger Sanmartí. Postgraduate in fauna and natural resources management (International University Study Center-Barcelona). PHOTO LOGISTICS PROJECT MANAGER. 13:30 Sustainable tourism cooperative 5 lands: A successful example of ecotourism management system. Elisa Spampinato, MSc in Social Engineering (Management and Innovation) Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil).MSc in Sociology (Socio-Anthropological and Development area) La Sapienza University of Rome (Italy) 14:00 Lunch 15:00 Ecotourism in the Context of Circular Economy and in Line with SDG 1 and 12 of UN Agenda 2030: Indicators for Measurement and Monitoring. Dr Cinzia De Marzo, lawyer, specialized in European Union law and sustainable tourism expert. 15:30 Exploring Sooma: Multifunctional land marginalized. Saara Mildeberg, Student in Department of Ethnology, University of Tartu Estonia 15:30 Protected Areas in Georgia: A common source and benefit for all. George Giacomini, Executive Director, Caucasus Nature Fund; David Morrison, CEO Morrison Ventures. 16:00 Family travel as a new way to reach sustainability. Lela Giorgadze, Associate Professor, Grigol Robakidze University. 16:30 Ecotourism as a Social Innovation: Lessons from Turkey. Assoc. Prof. Nuray Turker. Safranbolu Faculty of Tourism, Karabük University, Safranbolu-Karabuk, Turkey Prof. Faruk Alaeddinoglu. Faculty of Arts and Literature, Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey 17:00 The Role of Protected Areas towards the Economic Development of Tourism in Georgia. Prof Marina Metreveli, Georgian Technical University, Faculty of Business Technology; Maka Aphkhazava, PhD Candidate, - Georgian Technical University, Faculty of Business Technology, PhD Candidate. 17:30 Community Activities Day Let's do it! Estonia. Peep Tobreluts. Session 2. Building -, Auditorium - Main Topic: Standards and business development in Ecotourism Key Subjects: Ecotourism business models successful examples; Eco labeling for sustainable tourism Session Moderators: Michael Mayer, Founder OETE; Maia Sidamonidze, Head of Tourism Center at Ilia State University 11:00 Standardization as a quality seal in Ecotourism Herbert Hamele. Founder and chair of ECOTRANS. 11:30 "Natures Best Sweden - Opportunities, challenges and lessons learned in quality assurance of ecotourism Jeppe Klockareson Representative of the Swedish Ecotourism Society. 12:30 Best Practices Sweden 13:00 GIZ towards sustainable economic development on the grassroots level. Success story of Ecotourism Business.

4 15:00 Ecotourism as successful business model. Glen Jampol Chairman of Global Ecotourism Network 15:30 Best Practices of Georgia Living Roots ; Ia Tabagari Director of Company and Chairwomen of Georgian Incoming Tour operator Association- 11th of September Session 1. Building -, Auditorium - Main Topic: Ecotourism in the digital century digital storytelling, virtual travel itineraries. Session Moderators: Michael Mayer, Founder OETE; Natalia Bakhtadze Englaender, Georgian Ecotourism Association 10:00 What is the ROI of Effective Storytelling and Communication. Rob Holmes (Key note speaker),. 11:00 Ilia State University To be Confirmed 12:00 Coffee Break 12:30 Interpretation as an Important Component of Ecotourism. Dr. Valeria Klitsouna, Chair of the Board, Belarusian Association for Rural and Ecotourism. Country Escape ; Belarusian State University, International Tourism Department 13:00 Maja Campelj, Tourist Guides Key Accelerators of Local Development, Responsible Tourism and Circular Economy. CEO and tourist guide trainer at G-Guides School for tourist guides 13:30 To be Confirmed Session 2 Building -, Auditorium - Main Topic: Ecotourism in the education of future tourism managers Session Moderators: Marta Mills, Sustainable Tourism Expert; Nata Robitashvili, Georgian Ecotourism 10:00 Ecotourism in Academic Tourism Education: How to Connect two Worlds. Marcus Bauer M. A. htw saar, Saarland Business School 11:30 Destination management, from monitoring to wise decisions. Study case Romania. Bogdan Papuc, Association of Ecotourism in Romania (AER) 11:00 Olaf Schliepper, Sustainable Tourism in Destination Germany. 12: 30 Maia Sidamonidze. 13:00 Ilia State University 13:30 Ilia State University

5 Session 3. Building -, Auditorium - Main Topic: Transboundary Trails and Cooperation in Ecotourism Eco-corridors Session Moderators: Marta Mills, Sustainable Tourism Expert; Nata Robitashvili, Georgian Ecotourism 10:00 Peaks of Balkan- Kirsi Hyvaerinen (Key note speaker), 11:00 Coffee Break 11:30 Alex Crevar - Western Balkans' Via Dinarica Trail -- The How and Why of Authentic Adventure Tourism Development and Promotion. Alex Crevar Travel Journalist and Editor, working with National Geographic, Lonely Planet, New York Times. 12:30 A successful tool for sustainable tourism development theme: Transboundary Trails and Cooperation in Ecotourism - Eco-corridors Dominika Zareba 13:00 Servi Naburus, Lali Tevzadze- Transboundary Joint Secretariat for the Southern Caucasus Promoting cooperation in nature conservation Building -, Auditorium - and Institute of Botanic 12th of September 10:00 - Global Ecotourism Network - Glenn Jampol, 10:30 Asian Ecotourism network. Masaru Takayma 11:00 Overview Towards Ecotourism in Europe Aivar Ruukel: 12:30 Official Presentation of European Ecotourism Network- Aivar Rukel/Kirs Hyvaerinen /Vicky Smith 15:00 Presentation of Ecotourism Trail Mtatsminda- Turtle lake