Fwd(2): Conference - Partners in Responsible Tourism

Ron E. Mader (ron@GREENBUILDER.COM)
Tue, 16 Dec 1997 20:00:02 GMT

http://www.pirt.org

Sunday, February 1, 1998
San Francisco Marriott Hotel, 55 4th Street (and Market)

9:00AM Press Conference
Karen Killebrew, CTC, Executive Director
Noe Guerreiro, Way to Go Expo Chairman, Partners in Responsible Tourism

10:00AM Welcome & Introductions
Karen Killebrew, CTC, Executive Director, Partners in Responsible Tourism

10:30AM Keynote address
Helen Nodland, CTC, Adventure & Exotic Travel Seminars

11:30AM-12:15PM Finding the Way: Global Green Networking
Marcus Endicott, Moderator of the green-travel e-mail list

12:30- 1:15PM The Marine Way: Trends in Marine Ecotourism
Paul Walsh, Alaskaís Glacier Bay Tour & Cruise Company
Richard Murphy, Ph.D., The Jean-Michel Cousteau Institute

1:30-2:15PM The Green Way of Lodging: Ecolodges & Green Hotels
HVS Eco-Services

2:30-3:15PM Leading the Way: Trends in Latin American Ecotourism
Ron Mader, El Planeta Platica
Audrey Patterson, Tread Lightly, Ltd.

3:30-4:15PM Guiding the Way: Connecting the Community & Ecotourists through
Naturalist Guides
Catherine Evans, Tours of Exploration
Patrick Tierney, Ph.D., SF State University/Adrift Adventures

Admission to the trade show and full seminar program is $15.00 with
pre-registration and $25.00 at the door. General admission to the trade show
only is $8.00, and $5.00 for seniors and students. Admission to individual
seminars on the day of the event is $5.00 per seminar.

The Way to Go Expo is sponsored by Partners In Responsible Travel, a non-profit
network of individuals and representatives of organizations and tourism
companies in the San Francisco Bay area who are concerned about worldwide
impacts of tourism on cultures and environments; Princess Cruises and The
Ecotourism Society.

Travel agents, exhibitors or individuals interested in participating in the Way
To Go. A New Travel Expo, should contact Drew Tulchin at (415) 273-1430 or
email bapirt@aol.com¿

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