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Civic Tourism 2 Conference
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08/21/2008
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What is Civic Tourism?
Mission: To reframe tourism’s purpose, from an end to a means–that is, from a market-driven growth goal to a tool that can help the public preserve and enhance what they love about their place, while revitalizing the local economy.
This conference - Civic Tourism 2 - will bring a lively discussion to New England this autumn! Our conversation at the conference will be about rethinking the economics of tourism, connecting citizens directly to the touring public, and telling the next tourism story. This conference will focus on a new way to think about and do sustainable tourism. The conference will be held October 15-18, 2008 in Blackstone Valley, Rhode Island.
Why attend?
For the Program For the Speakers For the amazing 8 Lab Tours of Southern New England NetworkingSign up today for full conference
“Civic tourism is about appreciating tourism as a public good, valuing it as a public responsibility and practicing it as a public art.” Dr. Dan Shilling
“The conference will allow tourism practitioners from around the world to not just learn about the latest in tourism marketing but to discuss how to integrate a community’s culture, character, ecology, history and commerce into a whole place strategy.” Dr. Robert Billington, conference Chairman and President of the Sustainable Tourism Planning and Development Laboratory
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