GLOBAL LEADERS OF RESPONSIBLE TOURISM LAUNCH FREE PUBLIC WEBINAR SERIES On Thursday 4 June at 13:00 GMT, six leading global advocates of responsible tourism will speak and listen at a free public webinar (Web-based seminar) about the present and future of their fast- expanding industry. This inauguration of a regular series of online gatherings will also serve as a call for future discussion topics and guest speakers.
The hosting sextet will begin discussing and illustrating some of the thoughts and ideas propounded during Responsible Tourism Week 2009 – an online discussion held the week of May 18-22 that focussed on responsible tourism around the world. Using examples pulled from their extensive store of experiences or promoted through their organisations, the speakers’ primary objective is to demonstrate the universal appeal of responsible tourism to a broad range of constituencies in all sectors. The six featured presenters are: Sally Broom, CEO of Your Safe Planet (www.yoursafeplanet.com ) & Fringe Network (http://fringetravel.ning.com); Stephen Chapman, Founder of Make Travel Fair (www.maketravelfair.com); Len Cordiner, CEO of whl.travel (www.whl.travel); Ron Mader, Founder of Planeta (www.planeta.com ); Kenrick Theus, Director of the International Centre for Responsible Tourism, Belize (www.icrtbelize.org); and Valere Tjolle, Editor of Vision on Sustainable Tourism (www.tourism-vision.com). Brief biographical material about the speakers can be found at http://www.whl.travel/blog/?p=536 . To register, please visit http://rtweek09-pr.eventbrite.com. Attendance is limited to 90 people and is on a first-come-first-served basis. Introductions will begin promptly at 13:00 GMT. For more information, contact: * Shaun Gilchrist, Chief Operations Officer, whl.travel, +61 431 020 173; sh...@whl.travel * Ethan Gelber, Media Liaison, whl.travel, et...@whl.travel ------------------------------------ <*> To buy Marcus L. Endicott's new book: Vagabond Globetrotting 3: The Electronic Traveler in the New Millennium, go to: http://www.lulu.com/mendicott <*> To post a message to this group, send an email to: green-travel@yahoogroups.com {* Remember, it is important to include a descriptive subject line.} {* Please do not quote entire Digests or long messages in replies!} Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/green-travel/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/green-travel/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:green-travel-dig...@yahoogroups.com mailto:green-travel-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: green-travel-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
