8.00am Depart Hobart

11.00am Arrive Freycinet, morning tea at Freycinet Visitor Information Centre

11.30am Field Experience "Sustainable Visitor Growth on Freycinet Peninsula"
Guest speaker: Dave Adams, Parks and Wildlife Service Tasmania

Conference session: 1.45pm Introduction of topic and speaker by Facilitator

1.55pm Keynote Address: Keynote presentation Jonathan Tourtellot, National Geographic

2.15pm Facilitated discussion
Facilitator: Art Pedersen, UNESCO World Heritage Centre

3.00pm Afternoon Tea

Conference session:
3.30pm Panel 1 Presentation

4.00pm Facilitated discussion of panel topic
Facilitator: Art Pedersen

5.00pm Transfer to local accommodation

7.00pm - 10.00pm Freycinet Networking Dinner

8.45am Depart Hobart

10.00am Field Experience Living History Museum.
Guest Speaker: "Tasmania's Aboriginal People of the South East Nation - Past, Present and Future" Faye Tatnell, Living History Museum

11.00am Depart Living History Museum

11.30am Arrive Peppermint Bay Field Experience
"A Community Transformed by Tourism: The Peppermint Bay story."
Guest Speaker: Simon Currant, Peppermint Bay

12.15pm Lunch

Conference Session:
1.30pm Introduction of topic and speaker by Facilitator

1.40pm Keynote Address

2.00pm Facilitated Discussion
Facilitator: Oliver Hillel, Sustainable Environmental Management Plan for Northern Palawan.

3.00pm Afternoon Tea

Conference Session:
3.30pm Panel 1 presentation

4.00pm Facilitated discussion of panel topic
Facilitator: Oliver Hillel

5.00pm Transfer to local accommodation

7.00pm - 10.00pm Kermandie Pub Networking Function

9.00am Depart Hobart

9.30am Arrive Antarctic Headquarters

9.30am Case study: "Managing Ecotourism in the Antarctic"
Guest speaker: Tom Maggs

10.00am Morning Tea

Conference Session: 10.30am Introduction of topic and speaker by Facilitator

10.40am Keynote Address

11.00am Facilitated Discussion
Facilitator: Daniel Gschwind, Queensland Tourism Industry Council

12.00pm Transfer to Tahune

12.45pm Lunch at Tahune Airwalk

2.00pm Field Experience: "Tourism at Tahune Airwalk: Balancing Protection, Profits & People"
Guest Speaker: Evan Rolley, CEO, Forestry Tasmania

3.00pm Afternoon Tea

Conference session
3.30pm Panel presentations and Facilitated discussion of topic Facilitator: Daniel Gschwind

5.00pm Transfer to local accommodation

7.00pm - 10.00pm Kermandie Pub Networking Function

Conference session: 9.00am Keynote Presentation:
Wendy Hills & Bruce Leaver, Tourism Australia and Dept Environment & Heritage

9.30am Facilitated discussion of topic
Facilitator: Art Pedersen

10.30am Morning Tea

Conference session:
11.00am Panel 2 presentation

11.30am Summary, record of actions and formulation of overarching statement
Facilitator: Art Pedersen

12.30pm Lunch

1.30pm Transfer to Vineyard

1.50pm Arrive and Tour of Vineyard

2.30pm Depart for Hobart

5.00pm Arrive Hobart

8.30am Pick up from accommodation and transfer to Tahune Airwalk

9.30am Field Experience: Tahune Airwalk. . "Tahune: A Catalyst for Rebuilding the Local Community and Economy." Guest Speaker Evan Rolley, CEO Forestry Tasmania

10.30am Morning Tea

Conference session: 11.00am Panel 2 presentation

11.30am Facilitated discussion of topic
Facilitator: Oliver Hillel

12.15pm Lunch

1.15pm Depart for
Geeveston Forestry Centre

Conference session:
2.00pm Keynote presentation: Hitesh Mehta, EDSA

2.30pm Facilitated discussion

3.00pm Summary, record of actions and formulation of overarching statement
Facilitator: Oliver Hillel

4.00pm Afternoon Tea

4.15pm Depart for Hobart

5.00pm Arrive Hobart

Conference session: 9.00am Panel 2 presentation

9.30am Facilitated discussion of topic
Facilitator: Professor Sam Ham

10.30am Morning Tea

Conference session: 11.00am Keynote Address: Julia Clark, Port Arthur Historic Site

11.20am Summary, record of actions and formulation of overarching statement
Facilitator: Professor Sam Ham

12.30pm Lunch

1.30pm Transfer to Coal Mine

2.00pm Field Experience"A Case Study of the Historical Interpretation of the Coal Mine Historic Site"

Guest Speaker: Jo Lyngcoln, Port Arthur Historic Site

3.00pm Depart for Hobart

4.30pm Arrive Hobart

Keynote #4 Don Henry, Australian Conservation Foundation
"The Partnership Between Tourism and Conservation"

11.00 am

Tourism Queensland Workshop
Opportunities for Tourism and Conservation Partnerships

Zaharul Zabidi
"A Comparative Study of Visitors to Small Island Destinations in Malaysia"

Carlos Teuffer
"Green Globe 21's
International Ecotourism
Standard: The Implications of Being the First in the World and Lessons Learned for Successful Ecotourism Partnerships"

9.00 am
– 10.30 am

Concurrent Conference Sessions

Dr Anne Hardy
Recreational "Vehicles, Automobiles and Ecotourism? An investigations into Self Drive Visitor Interactions with the Environment"

Keynote # 22 Wendy Hills & Bruce Leaver, Tourism Australia and Department of Environment and Heritage