GEILO, NORWAY—The Norwegian Ecotourism Assn. and The International Ecotourism Society (TIES) have announced the second annual European Ecotourism Conference (EuroEco), to be hosted in Geilo, Norway, from May 30 to June 3, 2011. The EuroEco 2011 is expected to bring together 150 ecotourism stakeholders in the region and will offer an effective platform for knowledge sharing, networking and partnership building.
The EuroEco conference was first held in September 2010 in Parnu, Estonia, and was attended by more than 120 participants from across Europe and other regions. Conference partners and participants have shown enthusiastic support for EuroEco as an important European-wide conference addressing key issues and challenges facing the ecotourism community in Europe and around the world. Many, in addition, have expressed support for continuing EuroEco as an annual gathering, with ongoing discussions and exchanges throughout the year, among key European ecotourism stakeholders.
“We are honored to participate in this great conference as a main supporting partner,” said Ayako Ezaki, director of communications for TIES. “We believe that the continued dialogue enabled through the EuroEco conferences—as well as online and off-line discussions between the conferences—will offer critical opportunities for ecotourism stakeholders to work together towards the common goal of achieving sustainable growth of ecotourism in Europe.”
Speakers Sought for Event
Speaker nominations for the EuroEco 2011 are now being accepted. Conference organizers are seeking nominations of engaging speakers to present on best practice examples pertinent to ecotourism development in Europe, addressing the following themes:
• Marketing & PR: What are some of the key ingredients of successful marketing strategies for ecotourism businesses?
• Business Development: Why do some ecotourism projects and initiatives manage—and why do others fail—to become financially successful tourism enterprises?
• Destination Management: What are some best practice examples of developing, managing and promoting ecotourism destinations?
• Conservation & Communities: How are communities, businesses and destinations working together to support conservation and communities through ecotourism?
For more information on the conference, and to nominate a speaker, click here.
