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2008 Travelers Philanthropy Conference to take place in Arusha, Dec 3-5
Posted: Saturday May 24, 2008 9:02 AM BT
Under the banner Making Travelers Philanthropy work for Development, Philanthropy Work for Development, Business, and Conservation, the Travelers Philanthropy international conference will focus on the growing trend among responsible tourism businesses to support community and conservation projects in the host countries where they operate.
Travelers Philanthropy Conference Registration Opens Under the banner Making Travelers Philanthropy work for Development, Philanthropy Work for Development, Business, and Conservation, the Travelers Philanthropy international conference will focus on the growing trend among responsible tourism businesses to support community and conservation projects in the host countries where they operate. The 200 to 300 international conference attendees will include representatives from tourism companies, as well as experts from development and conservation organizations, representatives from the UN and other international agencies, academics, government officials, the media, and others interested in how responsible tourism can contribute to poverty alleviation and biodiversity conservation. Nobel Peace Prize laureate Wangari Maathai, founder of Kenya's Greenbelt Movement, has been invited to give the keynote address. Via plenary sessions and workshops the conference will cover a range of current issues including: - The role of tourism businesses in supporting HIV-AIDS education and prevention. - Raising funds from travelers and travel businesses for conservation of wildlife, and parks and protected areas. - Travelers Philanthropy initiatives to address climate change. - Developing business models that incorporate Travelers Philanthropy as a central element. The conference will be held at the Ngurdoto Mountain Lodge in Arusha, near the base of Mt. Kilimanjaro and Mt. Meru that serves as at gateway to game parks The 2008 conference is organized by the Center on Ecotourism and Sustainable Development (CESD), a US-based nonprofit which hosted a highly successful Travelers Philanthropy conference at Stanford University in 2004. Change of Dates Dear friends, We write you today to advise you that the dates of the conference have been moved from August 25-27, 2008 to December 3-5, 2008 - still in Arusha, Tanzania. The reason for the change is that several leading tour companies told us that because August is high season (and tourism in East Africa is now booming), it would be very difficult for them to attend the conference and to help organize pre- and post-trips connected with the conference. Please be mindful of these new dates, and we apologize for any inconvenience the alteration might have caused. Please also be on the lookout for additional conference details over the months leading up to the event. Because we are keeping track of those who have requested information on particular opportunities (e.g. about speaking at the conference, or pre- and post-conference trips) we will be passing along the specifics to you directly; however, we do encourage you to check our conference website periodically at http://www.travelersphilanthropyconference.org as a means for keeping tabs on everything going on both prior to and during the event. Finally, if you have not yet replied to our initial email indicating your level of interest in attending, we encourage you to do so; you will find the form attached this email. All replies should be sent to staff@.... Thank you again for your interest, and we look forward to seeing you in December 2008! Martha Honey CESD Director/Washington, DC William H. Durham CESD Director/Stanford University More information at http://www.travelersphilanthropyconference.org/ |
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