05
OCTOBER 2002
YOUR
INVITATION
GENEVA
SUMMIT ON PEACE THROUGH TOURISM
Dear
Colleague,,
We
are pleased to invite your participation as a delegate to the Second
Global Summit
on
Peace through Tourism being held at the International Conference
Center, Geneva, February 5-8, 2003. The Summit, honoring the
legacy of UN Secretary General
Dag
Hammarskjold as a Man of Peace, is being organized by the International
Institute for Peace through Tourism (IIPT) in partnership with the
World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC).
The
aim of the Second Global Summit is to continue "Building a Culture
of Peace through Tourism" and to mobilize the world's largest industry,
travel and tourism, as a leading force for poverty reduction.
Particular emphasis for poverty reduction will be
on
community empowerment through community tourism. Outcomes
will be centered on community microenterprise development in the
world's least developed countries. Towards this end, partnering
and coalition building which began at the first Global Summit in
Amman, Jordan will continue in Geneva.
The
Geneva Summit will bring together senior executives from all sectors
of the travel and tourism industry, as well as leaders from related
fields including environment, culture and heritage, sport, and economic
development. Selected leaders from these sectors will be featured
in a Roundtable discussion focusing on a "Beginning Coordinated
Strategy for the role of Travel and Tourism in Poverty Reduction."
Confirmed
keynote speakers to date include Jean-Claude Baumgarten, President
of the World Travel and Tourism Council; Francesco Frangialli, Secretary
General of the World Tourism Organization; Hon. Richard Gordon,
Chairman, Pacific Asia Travel Association;
and
Hon. Zakia Hamdani Meghji, President, Africa Travel Association.
Also invited are Senior executives of U.N. agencies, development
agencies, and the International Labor Organization. An outline
of the Program is attached.
The
Geneva Summit builds on the foundations of three Global Conferences
(Vancouver, 1988; Montreal, 1994; Glasgow, 1999); the First Global
Summit on Peace through Tourism in Amman, Jordan, November 2000;
and the First African Conference on Peace through Tourism earlier
this year in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa.
We look forward to your joining us in this milestone event of the
world's leading industry in gross revenues, the trade of goods and
services, investments; and job creation.
Sincerely
yours,
Louis
J. D'Amore
Founder
and President
Summit
Preliminary Program Outline
CICG,
Geneva, February 5-8, 2003
Plenary
Sessions
Tourism's
Potential Contribution to Poverty Reduction - Global Perspectives
Harnessing
Travel and Tourism as a Leading Force for Poverty Reduction
Linkages
of Tourism, Culture, Sport and Sustainable Development in
Building
a Culture of Peace and Reducing Poverty
RoundTable
Discussion
A "Government
- Industry - Donor - NGO Roundtable" with leaders from each of these
sectors focusing on "A Beginning Coordinated Strategy for Poverty
Reduction through Travel and Tourism."
Concurrent
Sessions
Strategies
for Tourism Related Micro-Enterprise Development in Least Developed
Countries
Educating
and Capacity Building for Poverty Reduction through Tourism
Development
and Marketing of Destinations Emerging from Conflict
Educating
and Capacity Building for Poverty Reduction
Youth
Travel - A New Generation Building Peace and Sustainable Development
The
Role of Sport in Peace and Development
Linkages
of Tourism, the Arts, Culture, and Heritage in Poverty Reduction
Accessible
Travel for All
Doing
Well and Doing Good
Environment,
Biodiverstiy, Sustainable Tourism and Poverty Reduction
Full
Day Sessions - Opening Day, Feb 5
International
Educator's Forum
Rural
and Community Based Tourism Forum
Spirituality
in Tourism Forum
International
Student Forum
Meetings
- Opening Day, Wednesday, Feb. 5
Founding
Meeting of IIPT Young Professionals Network
Meeting
of IIPT Coalition of Partners for World Peace through Tourism
Meetings
of Boards of Directors or Executive Committees
(International
organizations wishing to have their Board of Directors meeting connection
with the Summit are invited to contact IIPT iipt@together.net to make arrangements)
For more information on the summit, please click
here.
To register on line: www.iipt2003.ch
