UNWTO and the Government of Cambodia are jointly organizing the Regional Conference on Tourism Development in Cultural and Natural Heritage Sites, from 1 to 3 November 2013 in Siem Reap, Cambodia. The conference will bring together representatives of UNWTO Member States both in the Asia Pacific Region and internationally. This event will be a forum for tourism authorities, experts and practitioners to discuss and review opportunities and challenges of sustainable tourism at Cultural and Natural Heritage Sites.

Aims and objectives of the conference:

• Showcase the cultural, natural and historical richness and heritage of the Asian Region
• Present case studies and country experiences on successful policies, guidelines for sustainable sites management preservation and strategies for cultural tourism development.

Conference Documents:

• Invitation letter
• Programme
• General information note
• Registration form
• List of participants
• Conference declaration

Presentations of the Conference:

Session 1

• Dr. Peou Hang, APSARA Authority - Water Management to assure the Sustainable Tourism Development in Siem Reap Angkor, Cambodia
• Mr. Sounh Manivong, Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism, Lao PDR - Managing Tourism In Luang Prabang World Heritage City
• Mr. Blaise Kilian, UNESCO - Managing Heritage and Tourism at Angkor
• Mr. James Rebanks, UNESCO - Managing tourism to create more effective and sustainable destinations

Session 2

• Mr. Graham Brooks, UNWTO Expert - Communicating heritage: a manual for the tourism sector
• Dr. Touch Hab, Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts on the Cultural Heritage Management in Cambodia - Community Based Heritage Tourism for Banteay Chmar Temple & Its Contribution to Effective and Sustainable Site Management
• Dr. Khin Sein Maung, Myanmar Tourism Federation - Communicating Heritage: A Component of the Tourism Experience
• Mr. Sok Sangvar, Inter-ministerial Committee for Clean City - Developing and Implementing a Visitor Code of Conduct in Angkor World Heritage Site

Session 3

• Dr. Samouth Neb, Inter-ministerial Committee for Clean City - Cambodia’s Endeavour in Green Tourism Development.
• Mr. Kim Nong, Ministry of Environment - Strategic Management for the Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve Conservation and Protection
• Dr. Suwanna Gauntlet, Wildlife Alliance - Management Strategy for Chi Phat Community-based Ecotourism Development and Conservation by Cambodia
• Mr. Thok Sokhom, Ministry of Tourism of Cambodia - Summary on Development of ASEAN CBT Standards

Session 4

• Mr. Mounir Bouchenaki, UNESCO - UNESCO with Tourism and World Heritage
• Ms. Vattho Tep, APSARA Authority - Management of Siem Reap City for the Sustainable Development of tourism
• Mr. Ryoichi Matsuyama, Japan National Tourism Organization - Tourism Development in Japanese Cultural and Natural Heritage Sites
• Dr. Bill Carter, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia - Making heritage sites meaningful
• Mr. Yu Byung-Chae, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Korea - Tourism Development in Heritage Sites
• Mr. Randy Durband, Chair, Global Sustainable Tourism Council - Global Standards for Sustainability in Travel & Tourism
• Mr. Jens Thraenhart, Digital Innovation Asia - Digital Innovation Asia

Documents

• GIN
• REGISTRATION FORM
• invitation letter
• programme_siem_reap_conference-_30-10_0.pdf
• hang_unwto.pdf
• managing_lpb_world_heritage_site.pdf
• blaise_kilian_presentation.pdf
• james_rebanks_-_presentation.pdf
• graham_brooks_presentation.pdf
• community-based_heritage_tourism_0.pdf
• myanmar_heritage_sites_0.pdf
• sok_sangvar_presentation_0.pdf
• green_tourism_dvt_cambodia_unwto_regional_conference_0.pdf
• kim_nong_presentation_0.pdf
• management_strategy_for_chi_phat_community_ecotourism_development_and_conservation_by_cambodia_0.pdf
• status_of_development_of_asean_cbt_standards_at_unwo_regional_conference_0.pdf
• mounir_bouchenaki_presentation_0.pdf
• unwto_3.pdf
• zui_xin_ban_unwto_cambodia.pdf
• carter_unwto_heritage_021113.pdf
• unwto_regional_conference_1-3_nov.2013_cambodiasession_4_mr._yu_byungchae_rok.pdf
• randall_durband_presentation.pdf
• unwto_siem_reap_nov2013-jens_thraenhart.pdf
• list_of_participants-final_version_0.pdf
• 00unwto_siem_reap_november_2013_conference_declaratio0n.pdf

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