Seminar on Community-Based Rural Tourism: 26 - 28 March 2008, Cebu City

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SEMINAR ON COMMUNITY BASED RURAL TOURISM
March 26-28, 2008
Marriott Hotel, Cebu City

TENTATIVE PROGRAMME
Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3

Day 1 (Wednesday – 26 March 2008)

0815 – 0900	Registration
0900 – 0915	Welcome Address GOV. GWENDOLYN F. GARCIA Governor Province of Cebu
0915 – 0930	Messages The Role of the Department of Tourism in Developing Rural Tourism HON. JOSEPH “ACE” DURANO Secretary Department of Tourism
0930 – 0940	The Role of Community Based Rural Tourism in the Productivity Movement in APO member Countries HON. SHIGEYO TAKANAKA Secretary General Asian Productivity Organization (APO) Japan
0940 – 1000	Program Overview DR. MINA T. GABOR President Philippine Small and Medium Business Development Foundation (PHILSMED) Philippines
1000 – 1015	Coffee Break
1015 – 1130	Presentation 1 Framework for the Development of Community Based Tourism and Successful Models of CBRT in Asia MR. JOSELITO C. BERNARDO Program Officer, Agriculture Department Asian Productivity Organization
1130 – 1230	Presentation 2 Development of Rural Areas as Prime Tourism Destinations: Trend Issues, Challenges and Opportunities for Rural Tourism Development DR. MINA T. GABOR President Philippine Small and Medium Business Development Foundation (PHILSMED) Philippines
1230 – 1330	Lunch Break
1330 – 1350	PRESENTATION: "SUROY - SUROY SUGBO" Hon. Agnes A. Magpale Board Member Province of Cebu
1350 – 1400	QUESTION AND ANSWER FOR PRESENTATIONS 1 AND 2
1400 – 1515	Presentation 3 Developing and Promoting Sustainable CBRT through Stakeholders Approach: Insights from Thailand’s Experience DR. TERDCHAI CHOIBAMROONG Area-based Tourism Research Manager Area-based Tourism Research Center Then Thailand Research Fund
1515 – 1530	Coffee/Tea Break
1530 – 1645	Presentation 4 Selected Models of CBRT in Latin America ENVER LOKE Project Leader Contour Projects b.v. Netherlands
1645 – 1715	QUESTION & ANSWER FOR PRESENTATIONS 3 AND 4
1900 – 2100	WELCOME DINNER

Day 2 (Thursday – 27 March 2008)

0900 – 1015	Presentation 5 Sustainable Development and Management of Natural Resource Endowments in Rural Areas for Recreational and Adventure Tourism RAJENDRA NARSINGH SUWAL Vice President KGH Group of Hotel, Resorts and Travels Nepal
1015 – 1030	Coffee/Tea Break
1030 – 1145	PRESENTATION 6 Empowering the Local Communities for the Tourism Industry. DIR. ASTERIA CABARTE Regional Director DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY REGION 7
1145 - 1230	Presentation 7 Homestay Philippines DR. MINA T. GABOR President Philippine Small and Medium Business Development Foundation (PHILSMED)
1230 – 1330	Lunch Break
1330 – 1345	PRESENTATION 8 Ecolabels in the Tourism Industry: The Voluntary Initiatives for Sustainability in Tourism (VISIT) and Green Key ENVER LOKE Project Leader Contour Projects b.v. Netherlands
1345 – 1430	Question and Answer for Presentations 5, 6, 7, and 8
1430 – 1730	CBRT Workshop Per Region

Day 3 (Friday – 27 March 2008)

0900 – 1230	CBRT Workshop/Presentation of workshop output Per Region
1230 – 1330	Lunch Break
1330 – 1500	CBRT Workshop/Presentation of workshop output Per Region
1500 – 1515	Coffee/Tea Break
1515 – 1615	Summation and Closing Remarks MR. ANTONIO D. KALAW, JR. President Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP)
1615	Farewell Dinner