UNWTO Calendar of Events 2017 November 2017
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January 10 Official Launching of the UNWTO Office in Geneva Geneva, Switzerland 16 13th UNWTO Awards Forum Madrid, Spain 17 14th Meeting of the Board of Director of the UNWTO ST-EP Foundation UNWTO HQ, Madrid, Spain 18-20 FITUR Green 2017 Madrid, Spain 18 Opening Ceremony of the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development (IYSTD) 2017 Madrid, Spain 18 Meeting of the UNWTO Committee of Tourism and Sustainability Madrid, Spain 18 13th UNWTO Awards Ceremony & Gala Dinner Madrid, Spain 19 UNWTO & Casa Arabe Ministerial Discussion Forum on Strengthening the resilience of Tourism in the Middle East and North Africa and sustaining growth Madrid, Spain 19 VIII Tourism Investment and Business Forum for Africa INVESTOUR Madrid, Spain 20 5th Presential Meeting of the Commitee on Tourism and Competitiveness (CTC) UNWTO HQ, Madrid, Spain 20 44th Meeting of the UNWTO Board of the Affiliate Members Madrid, Spain 20 Working Lunch with the Central-America Tourism Ministers Madrid, Spain 24-25 17th session of the UNWTO Committee on Statistics and Tourism Madrid, Spain Satellite Account 26 9th Working Group meeting of the Convention on the Protection of UNWTO HQ, Madrid, Spain Tourists and the Rights and Obligations of Tourism Service Providers 30-31 2nd Meeting of the Working Group on Ethics Convention Madrid, Spain
February 1 18th meeting of the World Committee on Tourism Ethics Madrid, Spain 3 UNWTO Meeting and Lunch of the American Ambassadors UNWTO HQ, Madrid, Spain 13-15 UNWTO Regional Statistics Capacity Building Programme Algiers, Algeria 15-17 1st UNWTO World Conference on Smart Destination Murcia, Spain 28 10th Working Group meeting of the Convention on the Protection of Tourists and the Rights and Obligations of Tourism Service Providers (Part I) UNWTO HQ, Madrid, Spain
March 1 10th Working Group meeting of the Convention on the Protection of Tourists UNWTO HQ, Madrid, Spain and the Rights and Obligations of Tourism Service Providers (Part II) 8-12 ITB and related events Berlin, Germany 8 7th UNWTO Silk Road Ministers Meeting at ITB Berlin, Germany 8 Meeting of the ExCom of the World Tourism Network on Child Protection Berlin, Germany 8 Accounting and Statistics for Sustainable Tourism - Lunchtime Seminar New York, USA 9 32nd meeting of the World Tourism Network on Child Protection Berlin, Germany 9 UNWTO Panel on Indigenous Tourism: Promoting equitable partnerships Berlin, Germany 9 6th UNWTO Silk Road Tour Operators Forum at ITB Berlin, Germany 9 New platform tourism services (or the so-called sharing economy) Berlin, Germany 12 UNWTO Seminar for the Russian Silk Road Regions at Intourmarket Moscow, Russian Federation 14 10th Working Group meeting of the Convention on the Protection of Tourists UNWTO HQ, Madrid, Spain and the Rights and Obligations of Tourism Service Providers (Part III) 20-23 11th UNWTO Asia Pacific Executive Training Programme on Tourism Policy and Strategy Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea 24-25 UNWTO/Chimelong Initiative: A Workshop for Poverty Reduction and Guangdong, China Tourism Development in Guangdong 27 Connecting Europe through Innovation Madrid, Spain 27-31 UNWTO/CTO Workshop on Sustainable Tourism Destination St. Lucia, Saint Lucia Management and Marketing 28-29 11th Working Group meeting of the Convention on the Protection of Tourists Madrid, Spain and the Rights and Obligations of Tourism Service Providers 30-31 7th UNWTO Silk Road Task Force Meeting Valencia, Spain
April 4-7 3rd Euro-Asian Mountain Resorts Conference Tiblisi, Georgia 17-21 2017 MCSTO Training Programme for China Observatories - Tourism Zhanjiajie, China Destination Carrying Capacity Management 18-21 59th UNWTO Regional Commission for Africa and High-level meeting on Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Chinese Outbound Tourism to Africa 24 42nd UNWTO Regional Commission for the Middle East Dubai, UAE 24 UNWTO & ATM Ministerial Round Table ontourism s contribution to sustainable Dubai, UAE and inclusive economic growth and diversification in the MENA region 25 WTTC/UNWTO Ministerial Roundtable Bangkok, Thailand 26-27 1st International Western Silk Road Workshop Alexandroupoli, Greece 27-28 3rd International Congress on Ethics and Tourism Krakow, Poland
May 4 UNWTO Tourism Star Awards in the context of the World Tourism Forum Lucerne, Switzerland 5-6 4th World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue Baku, Azerbaijan 8-9 3rd UNWTO World Forum on Gastronomy Tourism San Sebastian, Spain 10-12 105th Session of the UNWTO Executive Council Madrid, Spain 10 11th Meeting of the Programme and Budget Committee (PBC) Madrid, Spain 10 High Level Task Force on Tourism and Security Madrid, Spain 10 Round Table on Sustainable Urban Tourism Madrid, Spain 12-13 3rd Meeting of the Working Group on the Draft Framework Convention Madrid, Spain on Tourism Ethics 15-17 29th UNWTO Joint Commission for Asia Pacific and South Asia & UNWTO Dhaka, Bangladesh Conference on Crisis Communication 20 PATA/UNWTO Ministerial Debate Negombo, Sri Lanka 24 Master Class on Attracting Chinese Tourism to the Mediterranean Valletta, Malta 29/05-2/06 61st UNWTO Regional Commission for the Americas and International Seminar on New Technologies Applied to Tourism San Salvador El Salvador - Roatán, Honduras
June 5-7 61st UNWTO Regional Commission for Europe Chisinau, Moldova 14 12th Working Group meeting of the Convention on the Protection of UNWTO HQ, Madrid, Spain Tourists and the Rights and Obligations of Tourism Service Providers 21-24 6th UNWTO International Conference on Tourism Statistics: Measuring Philippines Sustainable Tourism 26-27 World Conference on Tourism and Future Energy: Unlocking low-carbon Astana, Kazakhstan growth opportunities 27-28 2nd International Western Silk Road Workshop Sofia, Bulgaria
July 5-7 Conference on Branding: Innovative Ideas to attract Tourists (in Minsk, Belarus collaboration with UNWTO) 6-8 UNWTO Regional Workshop on Evaluation of National Tourism Changshu, China Administrations Marketing Activities 9-16 UNWTO Practicum on Crisis Communication in Tourism Madrid, Spain / Escaldes-Engordany, Andorra 16-18 International Conference on Rural Tourism Huzhou, China
September / 1 2 UNWTO-WTCF Workshop City Tourism Performance Research Tianjin, China 4-8 UNWTO Regional Course on Strategies of Sustainable Tourism for Local Guadalajara, Mexico Development 11-16 22nd Session of the UNWTO General Assembly Chengdu, China 11-12 Working Group on the UNWTO Draft Convention on Tourism Ethics Chengdu, China 11 39th Plenary Session of the Affiliate Members Chengdu, China 11 12th Meeting of the Programme and Budget Committee (PBC) Chengdu, China 11 Committee on Tourism and Sustainability (CTS) Chengdu, China 11 52nd Regional Commission for East Asia and the Pacific Chengdu, China 11 56th Regional Commission for South Asia Chengdu, China 11 62nd Regional Commission for Europe Chengdu, China 11 6th Meeting of the Committee on Tourism and Competitiveness (CTC) Chengdu, China 11 UNWTO/Greater Tumen Initiative (GTI) Meeting on Marketing and Chengdu, China Promotion Opportunities for the Greater Tumen Region Gateway to North-east Asia 12 Special Meeting of the Members of the Committee on Statistics and TSA Chengdu, China 12 19th Meeting of the World Committee on Tourism Ethics Chengdu, China 12 60th UNWTO Regional Commission for Africa Chengdu, China 12 43rd UNWTO Regional Commission for the Middle East Chengdu, China
September / 2 12 62nd UNWTO Regional Commission for the Americas Chengdu, China 12 106th Session of the UNWTO Executive Council Chengdu, China 13 High-level/Ministerial Segment on Tourism and the Sustainable Development Chengdu, China Goals & Building Partnerships for Development: the Example of the Belt and Road Initiative 14 Special Session with the UNWTO Ulysses Prize Laureate - Innovation Chengdu, China Bridging Past and Future 14-15 General Assembly Special Session on Smart Tourism Chengdu, China 15 45th Meeting of the Board of the Affiliate Members Chengdu, China 16 107th Session of the UNWTO Executive Council Chengdu, China 16 13th Meeting of the Programme and Budget Committee (PBC) Chengdu, China 21-22 1st Tourism EXPO Japan (TEJ) Ministerial Round Table 2017 (in collaboration Tokio, Japan with UNWTO) 24-29 UNWTO International Course & Conference on Gastronomy: a key factor Ushuaia, Argentina for destination attractiveness 26 UNWTO-WTCF Workshop City Tourism Performance Research Buenos Aires, Argentina 27 World Tourism Day 2017 Official Celebration: Sustainable Tourism Qatar, Doha - A Tool for Development 29-30 2nd UNWTO Global Conference on Wine Tourism Mendoza, Argentina
October 8-10 2nd UNWTO Global Conference on Talent Development in Tourism: Strategies Marbella, Spain for Competitive Destinations 8-13 UNWTO course on Tourist Routes for Community Development Asunción, Paraguay 10-12 11th UNWTO/PATA Forum on Tourism Trends and Outlook Guilin, China 11-12 2nd International Seminar on Multidestination Tourism Routes Asunción, Paraguay 12-17 UNWTO Capacity Building Course on Tourism Marketing: from Product Accra, Ghana to Experience 16-29 UNWTO, UNWTO Themis Foundation and the University of Valencia Online UNWTO Silk Road Training and Capacity Building Programme - online course on Strategic Tourism Planning and the Silk Road 20 UNWTO/ILO Joint Conference on Decent Work and Socially Responsible Madrid, Spain Tourism 23 European Ambassadors Meeting and Lunch UNWTO HQ, Madrid, Spain 24 UN Day - Annual Celebration Madrid, Spain 30-12 Nov UNWTO, UNWTO Themis Foundation and the University of Valencia Online UNWTO Silk Road Training and Capacity Building Programme - online course on Project Management and the Silk Road 31 African Ambassadors Meeting and Lunch UNWTO HQ, Madrid, Spain
November 6 Silk Road Social Media Seminar at the World Travel Market: Selling the London, United Kingdom Silk Road: unite and conquer 7 11th UNWTO & WTM Ministers Summit on: Overtourism : growth is not London, United Kingdom the enemy, it is how we manage it 13-14 UNWTO/THEMIS Capacity building workshop on Current trends in Kėdainiai, Lithuania Tourism emarketing 16-18 UNWTO/ETC International Seminar on Transnational Themes and Routes Santiago de Compostela, Spain 16-18 IY2017 Official Event: Promoting Sustainable Tourism a Tool for Inclusive Lusaka, Zambia Growth and Community Engagement 20-29 UNWTO, UNWTO Themis Foundation and the University of Valencia UNW- Madrid and Valencia, Spain TO Silk Road Training and Capacity Building Programme - onsite course 22-23 International Congress on Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage: the Potential Fátima, Portugal of Sacred Places as a Tool for Sustainable Tourism Development 27-30 UNWTO, Government of Jamaica, World Bank Group and Inter-American Montego Bay, Jamaica Development Bank Conference on Jobs and Inclusive Growth: Partnerships for Sustainable Tourism 29-30 Workshop on Measuring the Economic Impact of Tourism in Europe: the Tourism Satellite Account (TSA) Brussels, Belgium
December 4-6 6th Global Summit on Urban Tourism Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 7-9 2017 International Symposium and Annual Conference of the 10YFP Sustainable Tourism Programme: Empowering Tourism Destinations Kasane, Chobe District, Botswana Sustainability 11-12 Second UNWTO/UNESCO World Conference on Tourism and Culture: Muscat, Oman Fostering Sustainable Development 13-14 2017 Global International Network of Sustainable Tourism Observatories UNWTO HQ, Madrid, Spain (INSTO) Meeting 18 EU-UNWTO joint event: Closing the International Year of Sustainable Madrid, Spain Tourism for Development 2017, Launching the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018 19 International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development, 2017: The Way Forward Our Journey to 2030 Geneva, Switzerland
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