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Day 1: Tuesday, October 5th
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8:00AM
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Registration Open, Breakfast
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| 9:00am-9:05am |
Welcome Remarks
Shyam Ranganathan, Dean, School of Hospitality, Tourism & Culture and CHI |
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9:05am-9:30am
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Opening Keynote Address
David A. Walden, Secretary-General for the Canadian Commission for UNESCO
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9:30am-10:30am
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MDGs and the Four Pillars of Sustainable Development (UNESCO World Report Collaboration)
Dr. Amareswar Galla, University of Queensland
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10:30am-11:00am
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Health Break
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11:00am-12:00pm
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Geotourism: National Geographic's Centre for Sustainable Destinations
Jonathan Tourtellot, Founding Director, Center for Sustainable Destinations, National Geographic
Geoffrey Cape, CEO, Evergreen
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12:00pm-1:00pm
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Working Lunch: Intercultural Dialogue in media: the Canadian example
Jean La Rose, CEO, Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN)
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1:00pm-2:00pm
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Social Significance and Dialogue in Sport
Charmaine Crooks, Olympian, Vancouver Olympics Board Member, Director on the Toronto 2015 Pan/Parapan American Games
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2:00pm-3:00pm
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Concurrent Sessions:
Toronto 2015 as an Intercultural Opportunity for Tourism
Roger Garland, Chair, Toronto 2015 Board of Directors, Pan/Parapan American Games
Charmaine Crooks, Director on the Toronto 2015 Pan/Parapan American Games
Janice Price, President, Luminato
Julian Sleath, City of Toronto
Tony Piggot, President & CEO, JWT Canada
Moderated by: Chris Rosati, Senior Program Consultant, Investment and Development Office, Ministry of Tourism and Culture
The Impact of Media on Intercultural Dialogue, Personally and Globally
Georgia Popplewell, Managing Director, Global Voices
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3:00pm-3:30pm
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Health Break
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3:30pm-4:30pm
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Concurrent Sessions:
Spiritual Tourism: The Spiritual Moves Us
Dr. Daniel Olsen, University of Manitoba
The 2012 Bicentennial site developments at Fort York
David O'Hara, Manager, The Historic Fort York
Alok Sharma, Supervisor, Special Events, Fort York Bicentennial of the War of 1812 Commemoration
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National Film Board & UNESCO Partnership Playlist
Lea Marin, Producer, National Film Board of Canada (NFB)
Susan Nosov, Senior Advisor Special Projects, (NFB) |
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Opening Reception |
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Day 2: Wednesday, October 6th
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8:00AM
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Registration Open, Breakfast
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8:55am-9:00am
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Welcome Remarks
Shyam Ranganathan, Dean, School of Hospitality, Tourism & Culture and CHI
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The Toronto Geotourism MapGuide and Dialogue
Jonathan Tourtellot, Founding Director, Center for Sustainable Destinations, National Geographic
Mike Williams, General Manager of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism, City of Toronto
Claire Hopkinson, Executive Director, Toronto Arts Council
Karen Carter, Heritage Toronto
Rose Bellosillo, Director of Development, Hot Docs Film Festival
Mark Kuznicki, social entrepreneur, Remarkk
Moderated by: Andrew Weir, Tourism Toronto
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10:30am-11:30am
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Incredible India!
Preeti Saran, Consul-General of India, Toronto
Masala!Mehndi!Masti! (www.masalamehndimasti.com/2010)
Abhishek Mathur, Jyoti Rana, Syma Shah
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11:30am-12:30pm
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Concurrent Sessions:
Museums and Places for Intercultural Dialogue
Dr. Christina Kreps, University of Denver
CHINA ADS and the Canadian Hero in our Midst
Scott Davidson, Curator, The Norman Bethune Memorial House
Christopher Jones, VP-Public Affairs, Tourism Industry Association of Canada
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12:30pm-1:00pm
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Working Lunch
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1:00pm-2:30pm
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‘First Voice': The transformation of museological and heritage practices
Dr. Amareswar Galla, University of Queensland
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2:30pm-3:30pm
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Voluntourism: Culturally Immersive Travel
Kathleen Edie, Expeditions and Volunteer Coordinator, Blue Ventures
Kelly Galaski, Partnership Coordinator, Planeterra Foundation
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3:30pm-4:30pm
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Closing Remarks
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