Inaugural
Conference: Tourism - Passport to Peace
The Australia Chapter
of the International Institute for Peace through Tourism will hold its
inaugural conference at the Avillion Hotel in Sydney, on Saturday, 29
March 2003. A broad range of topics relating to "peace through tourism"
will be presented and discussed under the conference theme: Tourism -
Passport to Peace.
IIPT Founder and President,
Louis D'Amore, will travel to Australia to attend this Conference and
to report on the Second Global Summit on Peace through Tourism, held recently
in Geneva, Switzerland. Tourism New South Wales are the major sponsor
for this first conference organised by IIPT (Australia) Inc. IIPT is a
non-political, not-for-profit organization dedicated to fostering and
facilitating tourism initiatives which contribute to international understanding
and cooperation, an improved quality of environment, the preservation
of heritage, and poverty reduction; and through these initiatives, help
bring about a more peaceful and sustainable world. IIPT has organised
three international conferences (Vancouver, Montreal, Glasgow) and two
global summits (Amman, Geneva). The Australian Chapter, incorporated in
2001, is the first IIPT regional chapter to be formed.
Session
topics for this Australian Conference are:
· Cultural sensitivity and understanding
· Role of the media in projecting images and influencing attitudes
· The peace component in travel and tourism courses and programs
· Sustainable Tourism
· How best to get the peace message to the industry
In addition to the
invited speakers, the program format encourages audience participation
and discussion. Invited speakers include leading industry executives,
academics and IIPT members. IIPT membership is open to companies, organizations
and individuals, who support IIPT's mission, and appreciate and practise
IIPT's Credo of the Peaceful Traveller.
IIPT
Credo of the Peaceful Traveller
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.
Daphne Lowe Kelley,
president of the Australia Chapter, said, "If the conference stimulates
discussion and helps to increase awareness of the importance of peace
through tourism to the successful operation of the travel and tourism
industry, it will have been worthwhile."
To make it available
for anyone interested to attend, registration fees have been kept as low
as possible - $65 for members, $85 for non-membersand $50 for students.
The Avillion Hotel has also offered a special accommodation rate of $120
per room double/twin.
Registration
Forms are available from the Secretary, Faye Alexander, phone (02)
9567 1029, email falexander@ozemail.com.au
Daphne Lowe Kelley,
President, IIPT (Australia) Inc, GPO Box 670, Sydney NSW 2001. Phone (02)
9299 8942, Fax (02) 9290 3216, Email lowekelley@bigpond.com
