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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. 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:
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
Geneva Summit to be Featured at World Travel Market
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 Foreword 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
Bermuda to Sponsor Geneva Summit Luncheon 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
Preparatory RoundTables Scheduled
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
More News
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.
Mountain Climbers for Peace 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.
First IIPT Caribbean Community Tourism Conference
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)
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