Ambassador Dr. Neil Parsan,
OAS Acting Executive Secretary for Integral Development
Bio │
Welcoming Remarks
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Magali
Silva
Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism, Peru
Bio
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Experiences with Community-based Rural Tourism in the Americas
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Leyla
Solano
Board Member, Costa Rican Tourism Institute
Panel Moderator
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Sandra Naranjo
Minister of Tourism, Ecuador
Bio │
Presentation
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Maru Acevedo
Deputy Director, Institute of Tourism of Guatemala
Bio │
Presentation
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Jim Sano
Vice President, World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
Bio │
Presentation
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Ed Hall
Tourism and Transport Specialist, BIA, Department of Interior, United States
Bio │ Presentation
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Competitiveness Factors in Community-based Rural Tourism
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Alejandro Varela
Deputy Regional Director for the Americas
UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
Panel Moderator
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Lcdo. José Napoleón Duarte
D.
Minister of Tourism, El Salvador
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Presentation
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Marko Machicao
Minister of Cultures and Tourism, Bolivia
Bio │
Presentation
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Cristina Suaña
Community-based Rural Tourism Entrepreneur, Puno, Peru
Bio │
Presentation
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Magali Silva
Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism, Peru
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Presentation
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Competitiveness Factors in Community-based Rural Tourism (cont.)
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Seleni Matus
Vice President of Global Programs, Sustainable Travel International
Panel Moderator │
Bio │
Presentation
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Richard Sealy
Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Barbados
Bio │
Presentation
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Emilio Silvestri
Director of the Honduran Institute of Tourism
Bio │
Presentation
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Telémaco Talavera
Presidential Advisor for the Promotion of Nicaragua
Bio │ Presentation
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Elecia Meyers, Senior Director, Tourism Policy and Monitoring, Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment, Jamaica
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Presentation
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Pedro Gamboa Moquillaza
Chief, National Protected Natural Areas Services, Peru
Bio │ Presentation
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Measuring the Impact of Community-based Rural Tourism
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Dr. Maryse Robert, Director
Department of Economic Development, OAS
Panel Moderator │
Bio
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Víctor Chalé, International Tourism Expert / Professor, University of Anáhuac México Norte
Bio │ Presentation
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Dr. Kristin Lamoureux
Director of the International Institute of Tourism Studies, George Washington University, United
States
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Presentation
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Ena Harvey,
IICA Representative, Barbados and Management Coordinator, Caribbean Region
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Presentation
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Guidelines for the Future of Community-based Rural Tourism
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Davina Layne
General Secretariat, Caribbean Tourism Organization
Panel Moderator │ Bio
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María Elena Mejia
Director, Fundación Sonrisa de Vida, Colombia
Bio │
Presentation
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Margarita Mateu
Director of AGRORURAL,
Ministry of Agriculture, Peru
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Presentation
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David Vicent
Director of Innovation, STA Consultants, Spain
Bio │
Presentation
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Dr. Don Hawkins
Dwight D. Eisenhower Professor of Tourism Policy, School of Business, George Washington University, United States
Bio │
Presentation
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Reports
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Emilio
Silvestri
Director of the Honduran Institute of Tourism, Chair CITUR
Presentation
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Richard Campbell
Chief of the Culture and Tourism Section, Department of Economic Development, OAS
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Presentation
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CLOSING SESSION
Ambassador Dr. Neil Parsan,
OAS Acting Executive Secretary for Integral Development
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Closing Remarks
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