| The 15th annual Tourism
Educators Conference brings together leaders from the tourism
industry and education. The event takes place May 8-10 in Whistler,
British
Columbia.
The conference theme is 'Taking Action - Global Climate Change
and Tourism/Hospitality Education.' The conference is organized
by the British Columbia
Centre for Tourism Leadership and Innovation (BCTLI), which
hosts the Tourism
Online Resource Centre.
The event is hosted by Capilano College (Tourism and Outdoor
Recreation Programs) with a provincial program planning team
from other BC tourism colleges and universities.
Flyer
(PDF)
PARTNERSHIP
Planeta.com is proud to be a partner of the 2008
Tourism Educators Conference. "We wish the participants
the very best," said Planeta.com founder Ron Mader.
"We invite those in charge of the conference to update
the Wiki
Event Guide before, during and after the event. We also
encourage all of the participants to use Web 2.0 technologies
including Flickr and YouTube to document the discussion. The
conference agenda addresses critical topics which deserve to
be discussed and acted upon in a timely manner."
Ron Mader added that Planeta.com looks forward to responding
to colleagues with international interests in making the most
of this event and tourism education in particular. "We
are committed to using the Web as means to better educate travelers
and policy-makers alike to the many lessons learned around the
world," Mader said. Planeta.com has created a series of
questions for delegates to respond before
arriving in Whistler.
QUESTIONS
Planeta.com poses the following questions for conference participants:
In what ways will this conference be eco-friendly and people-friendly?
What
are your suggestions for measuring the impact of climate change
on tourism and tourism on climate change?
How comfortable are your tourism education programs in using
Web 2.0 technologies, including Flickr, YouTube and Wiki?
What are specific examples of linkages among businesses and
tourism education programs?
Do you have any suggestions on how can Planeta.com help connect
tourism education programs at the international level (facilitating
discussion and interaction via the Planeta
Forum and the Planeta
Wikispace)?
During the conference, can we identify a half dozen leaders
who want to use Planeta.com as a tool for networking and publication?
UPDATES
The following features on Planeta.com will be updated in 2008.
Editorial suggestions are always welcome.
Tourism and Climate
Change
Canada Guide
Whistler
Indigenous Tourism in Canada (upcoming)
FLICKR
Re-Imagining
North American Ecotourism
Fall
in Whistler - Tom Walter
ONLINE
FLICKR
WIKI
Canada
- Planeta Wikispace
Canada
ONLINE
WIKI
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