‘’The Practice of Low Impact, Educational, Ecological and Culturally Sensitive Travel That not only Benefits Local Communities and Host Countries but also conserves and preserves their heritage, art, lifestyle and practices.’’
Eco tourism is one of the fastest growing sectors in the tourism industry, literally growing at the rate of 10 to 15 percent worldwide and equally unmindful of the damage that is emerging especially in the African and Asian countries. Out of this concern was born: THE ECOTOURISM SOCIETY OF INDIA. A reversal is likely to be in place if tourism is practiced in a more responsible manner.
The pan India series’ fifth Eco Tourism Society of India (ESOI) workshop titled PRACTICING RESPONSIBLE TOURISM for Tamil Nadu and Puducherry has a few preludes and a clear agenda to move forward. While networking people and organizations, it will also take stock of where we are today. There is a need to surely think global and act local. Considering the eco-specifics of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, the workshop will focus on the following aspects:
· Coastal Zone Regulation.
· Hill-area development
· Protection and conservation of heritage buildings
· Art & culture preservation.
· Wild life protection.
· Environmental laws and their enforcement
· Media’s contribution to practicing responsible tourism
· Mass tourism products and their impacts.
Speakers have been identified with the above in mind across India. The challenge is to run the workshop in a manner that it travels through the identified issues and set a direction forward
· Definition and Elements of Eco Tourism & Responsible Tourism
· Current Resources, Linkages, vogue, etc
· Global thinking and practices
· Voicing concerns of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.
· Responsible tourism Practices & Government initiatives
· Media s role in propagating & upholding responsible tourism
· Some success stories and case studies
PROGRAM
Day 1
26th November, 2010, FRIDAY
8:00 AM
Registration begins.
9:00 AM
Welcome - Mr. Steve Borgia.
Founder M ember, ESOI
CMD, INDeco Leisure Hotels
Introduction to ESOI and the workshop
Mr. Mandip Singh Soin
Founder President, ESOI
MD, IBEX Expeditions
Inaugural Address
Mr. N. Suresh Rajan
Minister for Tourism, Tamil Nadu
Key note speaker
Mr. R. Chandramohan IAS
Chief Secretary, Government of Pondicherry.
10:00 – 11:20 AM
Technical Session – ONE
ELEMENTS OF ECO TOURISM AND RESPONSIBLE TOURISM
Moderator:
Mr. Sujith Banerjee IAS
Former secretary of Tourism, Government of India
Speaker one:
Mr. Jose Dominic,
Founder Member, ESOI.
MD, CGH
Subject: Elements of Eco Tourism & Responsible Tourism.
Speaker two:
Mr. C. B. Ramkumar
MD, Our Native Village
E-mail: cbramkumar@nativeresorts.com
Subject: Practicing responsible tourism/Our Native Village - a case study
Speaker three:
Mr. Steve Borgia
Discussion
11:20 - 11:35 AM
Tea break
11:35 - 12:55 PM
Technical session – TWO
CURRENT SCENARIO AND FUTURE RESPONSIBILITY OF HERITAGE CONSERVATION IN TAMIL NADU AND PUDUCHERRY
Moderator:
Mr. Sudhir Sahi
Consultant, UNDP
Speaker one:
Mr. S. Muthiah
Historian & Columnist, the Hindu
E-mail: smuthiah.mes@gmail.com
Speaker two:
Mr. Mathew Samuel,
Director of Tourism, Govt. of Puducherry
Subject: Conservation and restoration of heritage zones – The Puducherry perspective
Speaker three:
Mr. Aman Nath
MD, Neemrana
Discussion
12.55 - 2.00 PM
LUNCH
2.00 - 3.20 PM
Technical Session – THREE
RESPONSIBLE PRACTICES/ GOVERNMENT INITIATIVE, GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
Moderator:
Mr. Francis Wacziarg,
Co Chairman,Neemrana Hotels.
Speaker one:
Mr. Sujith Banerjee IAS
Subject: Responsible Practices/ Government and Private partnership
Speaker two:
Dr. Mohan Das IAS
Managing Director, TTDC Government of Tamil Nadu
Subject: Eco Tourism Policy and Responsible tourism initiatives in Tamil Nadu.
Speaker three:
Mr. Jose Dominic
Subject: Responsible Practices/ Kerala Government initiative, Government and Private partnership
Discussion
3:20 – 3:35 PM
Tea Break
3:35 – 4:55 PM
Technical Session – FOUR
IMPACT OF TIMESHARE AND OTHER MASS TOURISM PRODUCTS
Moderator:
Mr. Steve Borgia
Speaker one:
Ms. Radhika Shastry
MD, RCI, INDIA
E-mail: indiarci@rci.com
Speaker two:
Mr. Peter Martin
Head of operations, Club Mahindra Resorts
E-mail: Peter.Martin@mahindraholidays.com
Speaker three:
Dr. M. K. Ajith Kumar.
MD, Global Conference Management Group, Chennai
Discussion
4:55 – 6:15 PM
Technical Session – FIVE
ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS IN RELATION TO TOURISM SECTOR AND CASE STUDIES
Moderator:
Mr.M.G.Rao
Addl Chief Conservator of Forests. (BIO)
Speaker one:
Dr. P. Jeganathan
Senior Scientist Nature Conservation Foundation, Mysore
E-mail: jegan@ncf-india.org
Subject: Towards an ecotourism that is sustainable and ecologically-friendly: a view from the Western Ghats
Speaker two:
Mr. N. L. Rajah
Trustee, Citizen Consumer & Civic Action, Chennai
Speaker three:
Ms. Sathyabhama, IFS
Superintending Archeologist, ASI
Email: circleche.asi@gmail.com
Subject: Tourist destinations of ASI – current scenario. Next 5-year plan with relation Tamil Nadu and Puducherry
Discussion
7:30 PM
Gala Dinner Followed By Subject-Related Films and Documentaries
Day 2
27th November 2010, SATURDAY.
9:00 – 10:20 AM
Technical Session – SIX
INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT FOR CONSERVATION & PRESERVATION & RURAL PROJECTS
Moderator:
Mr. Sujith Banerjee IAS
Speaker one:
Mr.M.G.Rao
Conservator of Forests. (BIO)
Speaker two:
Mr. Dharmalingam Venugopal
Environmentalist, Save Nilgiris, Ooty
Subject: Managing Regions Flora and Fauna – a community approach
Speaker three:
Mr. Sudhir Sahi
Subject: Institutional Support for conservation & preservation & RURAL Tourism projects
Discussion
10:20 – 11:40 AM
Technical Session – SEVEN
MEDIA’S ROLE IN PRACTICING RESPONSIBLE TOURISM
Moderator:
Mr. Mandip Singh Soin
Speaker one:
Ms. Soma Basu
Reporter The Hindu
Email: sirishoma@gmail.com
Subject: Media’s role in practicing responsible tourism
Speaker Two:
Mr. Nirmal
Chief, Exnora
Subject: Practicing responsible tourism – A community approach.
Speaker three:
Dr.V.Venu IAS
Secretary Tourism, Government of Kerala
Subject: Defining adverse tourism projects and tourist behavior.
Discussion
11:40 - 11:55 AM
Tea break
11:55 – 1:15 PM
Last technical session – EIGHT
MANAGING ECOLOGY; CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES
Moderator:
Dr. V. Venu I.AS.
Speaker one:
Mr. Niranjan Khatri
GM. ITC Hotels
Subject: ITC Initiative
Speaker two:
Mr. Mandip Singh Soin
Subject: Sustainable tourism development: current scenario
Speaker three:
Mr. Sudhir Sahi
Subject: Delivering tourism products through and with local people and communities.
Discussion
1:15 - 2.15 PM
Lunch
2.15 - 3:45 PM
OPEN HOUSE (Pre-Booked)
5mts X 6 views
- Mr. S. Sundar, CEO, SMTT Holiday
3:45 - 4:15 PM
Summarizing session/ documentation
Mr. Steve Borgia
3:45 - 4:15 PM
Rapid session (group) – Way Forward
Moderator:
Mr. Mandip Singh Soin
4:15 - 4:45 PM
Distribution of certificates/memento
Group photo
Tea/Departure
Workshop Moderator:
LAVANYA P. ARUN
Note:
Post-workshop tours:
1. Puducherry
INTACH Puducherry and Tourism Department of Puducherry host this heritage tour. Complimentary travel to Puducherry. Complimentary one night room. Half day heritage tour in Puducherry. Tour finishes with lunch. Contact Ashok Panda:
2. Yercaud
One night room complimentary at The Lake Forest Hotel
3. Swamimalai
One night room complimentary at INDeco hotels Swamimalai, India’s only winner of the Global Ecotourism Award
Limited seats available with highly discounted prices or complimentary stay. Please hurry. First-come-first served basis.
For booking contact: Mr. Arvind Balan – Coordinator
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