Good, strong interactive session few places left – Hasselt, Belgium 24 – 28 August
According to Professor Geoffrey Lipman, Convenor of the 2nd Green Growth and Travelism Summer School this is a perfect time and opportunity for managers in the industry, consultants and postgraduate students to evaluate the essential changes that the Travelism sector (Travel & Tourism) will have to make in the coming years.
Join for all or part of the 2nd Green Growth and Travelism Summer School at the University of Hasselt in the last week of August.
There are still a few places left in what promises to be the most timely and informative session on Travel, Tourism and the post 2015 Climate / Sustainable Development Agenda.
It promises to be a very good, strong and interactive learning session and it comes at a time when the international community is charting a new Green Growth path.
The school is focused on the post 2015 Transformation Agenda following the 3 pivotal Heads of State Summits on Development Financing, Sustainable Development Goals and Climate Change. “In 40 years of International Travelism activity and 20 promoting sustainable development, I have never seen a more focused transformation policy reality, nor potential for a genuine multi-decade paradigm shift to a more renewable energy based, resource efficient, sharing, caring world.”
This is a perfect time and opportunity for managers in the industry, consultants and postgraduate students to evaluate the essential changes that the Travelism sector (Travel & Tourism) will have to make in the coming years. “We don’t have options, this is a societal change, we either join and shape or get left behind….the time for growth blinkers and sustainability cosmetics is over.”
The 4 day “school” is full of interactive lectures from top class academics and practitioners in the field from Europe, Australia & Asia - issues covered include green growth, measuring benefits/impacts, climate change, adaptation financing, CSR, Certification +, big data etc. See below and www.uhasselt.be/GGTsummerschool
There will also be special sessions on the Nepal Disaster Response and the SUN Green Growth transformation system that links solar energy, cloud based communications and smart community delivery. The school also features visits to the European Parliament and Hoge Kempen - Belgium’s National Park, with its internationally acclaimed lead Ignace Schops, who is one of our School Directors.
So please do take a look at the program below, we are looking forward to welcoming some 50 students and lecturers to green Limburg and the University’s campus – in a beautifully restored “city jail” in the heart of the delightful ancient city of Hasselt
2015 Green Growth & Travelism Summer School at Hasselt University Limburg Belgium
Monday August 24th to Friday August 28th Fee 575 Euro (covers course, Holiday Inn & meals)
– including field trips to Hoge Kempen National Park and the European Parliament.
There are still a few places left in what promises to be the most timely and informative session on Travel, Tourism and the post 2015 Climate / Sustainable Development Agenda.
An intensive, interactive, educational and analytical program, designed to prepare Travel & Tourism managers and postgraduate students for the radical changes that will be the new global norm, after the year end Heads of State Summits on Sustainable Development Goals and Climate Change.
World Renowned experts on Biodiversity, Climate Change, Green Growth & Sustainability – Ignace Schops, Felix Dobbs, Geert Wets, Geoffrey Lipman, Harold Goodwin and Roger Carter - along with Professors, Parliamentarians and Practitioners will discuss transformation in the Travel & Tourism sector.
At the same time there will be up to date specialized briefings on UN Strategies, EU Financing Programs, Renewable Energy, Community Frameworks, Big Data, Econometric and Mobile market/sustainability support systems as well as Travel Industry Leadership Aspirations. A highlight will again be the Maurice Strong Reflections evening in which Felix Dobbs, author and activist will discuss what the UN post 2015 goals are designed to deliver and the potential opportunities. Professor Harold Goodwin, father of the Responsible Tourism movement, will look at the opportunities and challenges for the Travel & Tourism sector and the communities in which it operates. There will be follow up examples on Nepal, Romagna and Rwanda.
ICTP is offering scholarships to help students with course fees. See www.uhasselt.be/GGTsummerschool and contact glipman@greenearth.travel
PROGRAMME:
Monday August 24, 2015
11:00 12:15 REGISTRATION @ CAMPUS HASSELT
12:15 13:45 LUNCH & WELCOME SPEECHES
(Rector of the University and School Directors)
13:50 14:50 WHY GREEN GROWTH & TRAVELISM
(Geoffrey Lipman (Hasselt University - BE, Victoria University - AU)
15:05 15:55 CLIMATE AND BIODIVERSITY
(Ignace Schops (RLKM - BE)
16:10 17:00 SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY
(Geert Wets (Hasselt University - BE)
19:00 22:00 DINNER DEBATE - THE POST 2015 RENEWABLES AGENDA
(Tom Goldberg (Chair SUN ARK) - Geoffrey Lipman - Ignace Schops
Tuesday August 25, 2015
09:00 10:00 GREEN GROWTH ROADMAPS (For Smart Communities)
(Geoffrey Lipman - Alex Law (Victoria University - AU)
10:15 11:15 CORPORATE VISIONS
(Dr. Rebecca Hawkins (The Responsible Hospitality Partnership - UK)
11:30 12:30 COMMUNITY FRAMEWORKS
(Roger Carter (TEAM - UK)
12:30 13:40 LUNCH
13:45 14:45 MARKETS & MOBILES
(Marcel Henry (Chief Mobility Officer Civic Resources Group Int.- IR)
15:00 16:00 GREEN GROWTH & RESILIENCE
(Pankaj Pradhananga (Chair ICTP Himalayas/ - NP)
Wednesday August 26, 2015
09:00 10:00 TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE TOURISM MOBILITY
(Elke Hermans (Hasselt University - BE)
10:15 11:15 AVIATION - A GLOBAL VIEW FROM EUROPE
(U.Schulte-Strathouse (President Aviation Strategy & Concepts)
11:30 12:30 LINKING MAPS WITH DATA
(Mike McGrath & Alex Law (Victoria University - AU)
12:30 13:40 LUNCH
13:45 14:45 BIG DATA
(Davy Janssens (Hasselt University - BE)
15:00 16:00 MOBILITY FOR ALL IN A TOURISM CONTEXT
(An Neven (Hasselt University - BE)
16:15 17:15 CROWDSOURCING TOOLS
Ansar Yasar (Hasselt University - BE)
19:00 22:00 MAURICE STRONG “REFLECTIONS”
- CLIMATE RESILIENCE
Keynote,: Focal Interventions: Q&A:
Dinner in the amazing “Atellier Koen Vanmechelen”
Thursday August 27, 2015
09:00 10:00 CLIMATE POLICY IN THE PROVINCE OF LIMBURG
(David Michiels (Province of Limburg- BE)
10:15 11:15 FIELD RESEARCH CENTRE
(Natalie Beenaerts (Hasselt University - BE)
11:25 12:55 TRANSPORT TO PARK & LUNCH
13:00 17:00 FIELD TRIP AT HOGE KEMPEN NATIONAL PARK
17:00 17:30 TRANSPORT TO HOTEL
Friday August 28, 2015
08:00 10:00 TRANSPORT TO BRUSSELS
10:00 12:00 VISIT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
12:15 13:55 LUNCH BIRGIT DE BOISSEZON, MEMBER OF EU PARLIAMENT
14:00 14:30 EUROPE'S GLOBAL ROLE IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(Oliver Julian (EurActiv - BE)
14:30 15:00 CLOSING SESSION
According to Professor Geoffrey Lipman, Convenor of the 2nd Green Growth and Travelism Summer School this is a perfect time and opportunity for managers in the industry, consultants and postgraduate students to evaluate the essential changes that the Travelism sector (Travel & Tourism) will have to make in the coming years.
Join for all or part of the 2nd Green Growth and Travelism Summer School at the University of Hasselt in the last week of August.
There are still a few places left in what promises to be the most timely and informative session on Travel, Tourism and the post 2015 Climate / Sustainable Development Agenda.
It promises to be a very good, strong and interactive learning session and it comes at a time when the international community is charting a new Green Growth path.
The school is focused on the post 2015 Transformation Agenda following the 3 pivotal Heads of State Summits on Development Financing, Sustainable Development Goals and Climate Change. “In 40 years of International Travelism activity and 20 promoting sustainable development, I have never seen a more focused transformation policy reality, nor potential for a genuine multi-decade paradigm shift to a more renewable energy based, resource efficient, sharing, caring world.”
This is a perfect time and opportunity for managers in the industry, consultants and postgraduate students to evaluate the essential changes that the Travelism sector (Travel & Tourism) will have to make in the coming years. “We don’t have options, this is a societal change, we either join and shape or get left behind….the time for growth blinkers and sustainability cosmetics is over.”
The 4 day “school” is full of interactive lectures from top class academics and practitioners in the field from Europe, Australia & Asia - issues covered include green growth, measuring benefits/impacts, climate change, adaptation financing, CSR, Certification +, big data etc. See below and www.uhasselt.be/GGTsummerschool
There will also be special sessions on the Nepal Disaster Response and the SUN Green Growth transformation system that links solar energy, cloud based communications and smart community delivery. The school also features visits to the European Parliament and Hoge Kempen - Belgium’s National Park, with its internationally acclaimed lead Ignace Schops, who is one of our School Directors.
So please do take a look at the program below, we are looking forward to welcoming some 50 students and lecturers to green Limburg and the University’s campus – in a beautifully restored “city jail” in the heart of the delightful ancient city of Hasselt
2015 Green Growth & Travelism Summer School at Hasselt University Limburg Belgium
Monday August 24th to Friday August 28th Fee 575 Euro (covers course, Holiday Inn & meals)
– including field trips to Hoge Kempen National Park and the European Parliament.
There are still a few places left in what promises to be the most timely and informative session on Travel, Tourism and the post 2015 Climate / Sustainable Development Agenda.
An intensive, interactive, educational and analytical program, designed to prepare Travel & Tourism managers and postgraduate students for the radical changes that will be the new global norm, after the year end Heads of State Summits on Sustainable Development Goals and Climate Change.
World Renowned experts on Biodiversity, Climate Change, Green Growth & Sustainability – Ignace Schops, Felix Dobbs, Geert Wets, Geoffrey Lipman, Harold Goodwin and Roger Carter - along with Professors, Parliamentarians and Practitioners will discuss transformation in the Travel & Tourism sector.
At the same time there will be up to date specialized briefings on UN Strategies, EU Financing Programs, Renewable Energy, Community Frameworks, Big Data, Econometric and Mobile market/sustainability support systems as well as Travel Industry Leadership Aspirations. A highlight will again be the Maurice Strong Reflections evening in which Felix Dobbs, author and activist will discuss what the UN post 2015 goals are designed to deliver and the potential opportunities. Professor Harold Goodwin, father of the Responsible Tourism movement, will look at the opportunities and challenges for the Travel & Tourism sector and the communities in which it operates. There will be follow up examples on Nepal, Romagna and Rwanda.
ICTP is offering scholarships to help students with course fees. See www.uhasselt.be/GGTsummerschool and contact glipman@greenearth.travel
PROGRAMME:
Monday August 24, 2015
11:00 12:15 REGISTRATION @ CAMPUS HASSELT
12:15 13:45 LUNCH & WELCOME SPEECHES
(Rector of the University and School Directors)
13:50 14:50 WHY GREEN GROWTH & TRAVELISM
(Geoffrey Lipman (Hasselt University - BE, Victoria University - AU)
15:05 15:55 CLIMATE AND BIODIVERSITY
(Ignace Schops (RLKM - BE)
16:10 17:00 SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY
(Geert Wets (Hasselt University - BE)
19:00 22:00 DINNER DEBATE - THE POST 2015 RENEWABLES AGENDA
(Tom Goldberg (Chair SUN ARK) - Geoffrey Lipman - Ignace Schops
Tuesday August 25, 2015
09:00 10:00 GREEN GROWTH ROADMAPS (For Smart Communities)
(Geoffrey Lipman - Alex Law (Victoria University - AU)
10:15 11:15 CORPORATE VISIONS
(Dr. Rebecca Hawkins (The Responsible Hospitality Partnership - UK)
11:30 12:30 COMMUNITY FRAMEWORKS
(Roger Carter (TEAM - UK)
12:30 13:40 LUNCH
13:45 14:45 MARKETS & MOBILES
(Marcel Henry (Chief Mobility Officer Civic Resources Group Int.- IR)
15:00 16:00 GREEN GROWTH & RESILIENCE
(Pankaj Pradhananga (Chair ICTP Himalayas/ - NP)
Wednesday August 26, 2015
09:00 10:00 TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE TOURISM MOBILITY
(Elke Hermans (Hasselt University - BE)
10:15 11:15 AVIATION - A GLOBAL VIEW FROM EUROPE
(U.Schulte-Strathouse (President Aviation Strategy & Concepts)
11:30 12:30 LINKING MAPS WITH DATA
(Mike McGrath & Alex Law (Victoria University - AU)
12:30 13:40 LUNCH
13:45 14:45 BIG DATA
(Davy Janssens (Hasselt University - BE)
15:00 16:00 MOBILITY FOR ALL IN A TOURISM CONTEXT
(An Neven (Hasselt University - BE)
16:15 17:15 CROWDSOURCING TOOLS
Ansar Yasar (Hasselt University - BE)
19:00 22:00 MAURICE STRONG “REFLECTIONS”
- CLIMATE RESILIENCE
Keynote,: Focal Interventions: Q&A:
- Felix Dodds The 2015Agenda
- Harold Goodwin Responsible Travelism
- Jurek Kasperowicz New Energy Solution for Africa
- Pankaj Pradhananga Safe & Captivating Nepal
- Valere Tjolle Community Tourism – the case of Romagna
Dinner in the amazing “Atellier Koen Vanmechelen”
Thursday August 27, 2015
09:00 10:00 CLIMATE POLICY IN THE PROVINCE OF LIMBURG
(David Michiels (Province of Limburg- BE)
10:15 11:15 FIELD RESEARCH CENTRE
(Natalie Beenaerts (Hasselt University - BE)
11:25 12:55 TRANSPORT TO PARK & LUNCH
13:00 17:00 FIELD TRIP AT HOGE KEMPEN NATIONAL PARK
17:00 17:30 TRANSPORT TO HOTEL
Friday August 28, 2015
08:00 10:00 TRANSPORT TO BRUSSELS
10:00 12:00 VISIT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
12:15 13:55 LUNCH BIRGIT DE BOISSEZON, MEMBER OF EU PARLIAMENT
14:00 14:30 EUROPE'S GLOBAL ROLE IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(Oliver Julian (EurActiv - BE)
14:30 15:00 CLOSING SESSION
