Summit
Preliminary Program Outline
IIPT is
pleased to announce the "Preliminary Program Outline" for the Second
Global Summit on Peace through Tourism being held at the U.N.
Conference Center, 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.
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, or Executive Committee meeting in connection
with the Summit are invited to contact IIPT iipt@together.net to
make arrangements.
For more information and to
Register
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GLOBAL PARTNERS |
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IIPT COALITION OF PARTNERS FOR WORLD PEACE THROUGH
TOURISM
Each Partner committed to a Millennium
Project that contributes to the
vision of "Tourism
as a Global Peace Industry"
The
Second Global Summit is Being Organized in Partnership with
the World Travel & Tourism Council
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| IIPT Credo of the Peaceful Traveler
Grateful for the
opportunity to travel and experience the world, and because
peace
begins with the individual, I affirm my personal
responsibility and commitment to:
Journey with an open
mind and gentle heart
Accept with grace and gratitude the
diversity I encounter
Revere and protect the natural
environment which sustains all life
Appreciate all
cultures I discover
Respect and thank my host for their
welcome
Offer my hand in friendship to everyone I meet
Support travel services that share these views, and act
upon them and,
By my spirit, words and actions, encourage
others to travel the world in peace. |
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Dear
Colleague,
IIPT is proud to announce that the Bermuda Ministry of
Tourism will be a luncheon sponsor at the Second Global Summit
on Peace through Tourism, being held at the UN Conference
Center, Geneva, February 5-8, 2003. Hon. David H. Allen will
host the luncheon, which will feature the recently launched
"African Diaspora Heritage Trail." We are similarly proud to
announce the continued support of Reed Travel Exhibitions. The
Geneva Summit will be featured in a center-stage ceremony on
Opening Day, November 11th, at World Travel Market.We are also
pleased to provide you with the "Preliminary Program Outline"
of the Geneva Summit which will honor the legacy of UN
Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold as a Man of Peace. The
Summit is being organized by the International Institute for
Peace through Tourism (IIPT) in collaboration with the World
Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC). Aim of the 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.
Preparatory Roundtables have now been scheduled for Geneva,
September 25 and 27, and Washington October 15. The
Roundtables will provide significant input to the outcomes of
the Summit. Representatives of international organizations
interested in participating in one of the workshops in either
Geneva or Washington are invited to contact the IIPT.
Conventus of Switzerland has been selected as the PCO for the
Summit. They are currently constructing a website for online
registration and hotel accommodation. The website should be
functioning by September 12 at www.iipt2003.ch. We look
forward to your joining us in this milestone event for the
travel and tourism industry in support of the UN Decade of
Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World. With
best regards, Louis D'Amore Founder and President
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Geneva Summit to be Featured at World Travel
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 The
Second Global Summit on Peace through Tourism will be featured
in a Center-stage ceremony on Opening Day, November 11th at
World Travel Market, the premier global event for the travel
and tourism industry. Now in its 23rd year, the four-day event
will bring together some 5,000 travel and tourism companies
from more than 172 countries. This year, the exhibition will
be held for the first time at ExCeL - the purpose built
exhibition and conference center located in the heart of
London's historical Docklands.Speakers in the center-stage
ceremony will include Jean-Claude Baumgarten, President, World
Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC); H.E. Akel Biltaji, Aqaba
Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA); Louis D'Amore,
Founder and President, International Institute for Peace
through Tourism (IIPT); and host Tom Nutley, Managing
Director, Reed Travel Exhibitions.
Tom Nutley captured the spirit of World Travel Market, the
IIPT, and indeed the travel and tourism industry in his
opening paragraphs of his Foreward to the "Official Catalogue"
of WTM 2001: "Bringing people together from around the world
of every creed and colour to conduct business and make what
are often lifelong friendships, has always been one of the
heart warming bi-products of World Travel Market. For many
years now, I have watched and delighted in the greetings and
sincere welcomes you see in every aisle, and around every
corner of the event; people from totally different
backgrounds, cultures and regions who grasp hands together
and, before getting down to business, talk about their
families, their children, how they have been, and what's new"
IIPT is honored and grateful for the wholehearted support of
Tom Nutley and Reed Travel Exhibitions. For more information
on World Travel Market and to Pre- Register
WTM website
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Bermuda to Sponsor Geneva Summit
Luncheon |
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 IIPT is
proud and honored to announce that the Bermuda Ministry of
Tourism will sponsor a luncheon at the Second Global Summit on
Peace through Tourism. The luncheon, featuring the African
Diaspora Heritage Trail (ADHT) will be hosted by Hon. David H.
Allen, Bermuda Minister of Tourism. The Concept of an African
Diaspora Heritage Trail was seeded at the First Global Summit
on Peace through Tourism in Amman, Jordan, November 2000. By
the spring of 2001, The African Diaspora Heritage Trail was
launched as a self-guided tour in Bermuda. The following
month, at the Africa Travel Association Conference, Cape Town,
South Africa, the "Trail" was endorsed by both the ATA and
IIPT as a global cross border initiative.
The aim of the African Diaspora Heritage Trail is to
"identify, conserve and promote historic sites linked with the
development and progress of people of African descent."
Implementation of the Trail as an international initiative
gained significant momentum with the outstanding success of
the First African Diaspora Heritage Trail Conference in
Bermuda this past May. "The transatlantic slave trade
transported more than four million Africans to North America
and the Caribbean over a span of nearly four centuries. As
such, the African Diaspora left an indelible mark behind that
links nations together with a common historical and cultural
bond. It (is time) that we explore these bonds and create a
trail that examines our shared history." Hon. David H. Allen
Bermuda Minister of Tourism
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Preparatory RoundTables Scheduled |
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 Preparatory RoundTables for the Second Global Summit on
Peace through Tourism have been set for Geneva and Washington,
D.C. The "input" received in the Roundtables will be a
significant contributing factor in shaping the outcomes of the
Second Global Summit. Two RoundTables have been scheduled for
Geneva. Some 60 international organizations in Geneva have
been identified that, in one-way or another, as being related
to the Summit aim: "To mobilize the world's largest industry,
travel and tourism, as a leading force for poverty reduction."
The ILO, through IIPT partner Universitas, has graciously
offered a meeting room in their building close by the UN
campus in Geneva. All day RoundTables will be held Wednesday,
25 September, and Friday, 27 September. Representatives of
International organizations interested in participating in one
of the RoundTables are invited to email Dr, Nancy Scanlon -
Nancy.Scanlon@ritz.edu The third RoundTable will be held
Tuesday, October 15, at the World Bank, Washington, D.C. Iain
Christie, the World Bank's tourism expert, has again agreed to
collaborate with us in the hosting, organization and
facilitation of a RoundTable - the last one being in
preparation for the First IIPT African Conference. Persons
representing international organizations in the Washington
area interested in participating in the Washington RoundTable
are invited to contact iipt@together.net
Representatives of international
organizations Interested in participating in one of the Geneva
Roundtables can contact Dr. Nancy Scanlon
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More News |
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 Dr. Dan McDonald, coordinator of IIPT's Educators
Network will be IIPT's invited representative in a feasibility
study and conference "DISCOVERY LAKE BAIKAL - Ecotourism in
the Baikal Region as a Tool of Sustainable Development." The
Conference is being convened in Irkutsk, Lake Baikal Russia.
Lake Baikal, or "Sacred Sea," which was formed 25-30 million
years ago, is the world's oldest lake. The lake is estimated
to hold one fourth of the world's fresh waster. More than 300
rivers and streams flow into Lake Bikal within a watershed
area of 540,00 square kilometers
Steve Richards, member of IIPT's Board of Directors, will
participate in the Travelers' Philanthropy Symposium to be
held at the White Oak facility in Jacksonville, Florida from
September 20 to 22, 2002. The purpose of the Symposium, being
organized by BEST, is to assist travel-related companies and
foundations to develop strategies that educate visitors to the
challenges facing destinations and provide them with the
opportunity to make charitable contributions that address
these challenges. YOUR ASSISTANCE REQUESTED Your assistance in
helping us to promote the Second Global Summit among your
colleagues and through your various networks would be greatly
appreciated. We are seeking to reach all sectors of the travel
and tourism industry, public, private, not for profit and
educational, as well as related sectors including the arts,
culture and heritage, environment, economic development,
sports, and groups promoting inter-faith dialogue.
For more information and to
register
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Mountain Climbers for Peace |
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 IIPT was
honored to join with the Himalayan Club, Green Globe, Pacific
Asia Travel Association and SKAL International in endorsing
the members of the IUCN-UIAA Summit Team in their climb
together in Switzerland between 24 and 29 August 2002. The
purpose of the climb was to recognize the success of the Swiss
Government in achieving UNESCO World Heritage status for the
Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn region and to promote
transboundary co-operation for sustainable development and
peace. The climb was particularly noteworthy as the Team was
comprised of mountaineers from India and Pakistan and a
quadruple amputee from Scotland. Notable firsts of the
climbing team included climbs of the via ferrata on the Tour
d'Ai (2330m), Les Diablerets (3209m), and the Monch (4099m). A
full record of activities is available from www.iucn.org and
www.uiaa.ch.
The Summit Team stressed the value of international links
and exchanges in sport, culture and tourism as effective
vehicles for promoting peace, cooperation and understanding
among people of different backgrounds. The Team also hopes
that sports organizations in India and Pakistan will make new
efforts to share and enjoy the common sporting and cultural
interests of the two nations that would lead to co-operation
and understanding. IIPT is currently exploring ways to sustain
this noble initiative in promoting understanding between India
and Pakistan through Tourism, Culture and Sport at the Second
Global Summit in Geneva and is hopeful that one or more
members of the climbing team will be able to join us at the
Summit.
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First IIPT Caribbean Community Tourism
Conference |
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 The 1st
IIPT Caribbean Community Tourism Conference, "Building
Communities through Community Tourism," will be held at the
Wyndham Rose Hall Resort, Montego Bay, Jamaica, December 6-10
2002. The Conference is being organized and hosted by The
Sustainable Communities Foundation (SCF), which represents the
IIPT Caribbean Chapter.The purpose of the conference is to
raise awareness to the potential of community tourism as a
means of fostering micro-enterprise development and job
creation; and to empower communities through meaningful
community dialogue and participation in achieving sustainable
community development. International product standards, market
perspectives and financing approaches will be provided through
case studies and experts in the field. More information is
available from the IIPT Caribbean Chapter:Daphne Lowe Kelley,
President of IIPT Australia, and Corinne Parry, IIPT
representative in Turkey, are collaborating on two
initiatives.
POST ANZAC DAY PEACE CONCERT: Concept is to hold a Post
ANZAC Day Peace Concert in Turkey featuring bands and
entertainment from Turkey and Australia. Proposed date is 26
April 2003 and proposed venue is the Ephesus Amphitheatre.
PEACE PARKS: Separate to or in conjunction with the ANZAC Day
Peace Concert, this will involve the reciprocal dedication of
a Peace Park in Turkey and one in Australia. The parks will be
dedicated to all those who lost their lives at Gallipoli (or
in war)
Mail the IIPT Caribbean Chapter
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