Learning and training in ‘Tourism for All’ are under the spotlight at the final EU Conference organised by the APP TOUR YOU partnership.
All tourism sector actors and stakeholders are welcome to learn about the on-line open learning course developed by APP TOUR YOU, the first MOOC on accessible tourism worldwide.
The conference will share training experiences and review the learning and skills requirements for accessible, inclusive tourism services, with contributions from the European Commission, tourist boards, businesses, trainers and accessible tourism experts.
Participants are invited to a Networking Buffet Lunch from 13:15 to 14:00 hours.
Date: Tuesday 27 June 2017, from 10:00 to 13:15 hours, followed by a buffet lunch.
Venue: BTC Belgian Development Agency, "Espace Jacqmotte", Rue Haute, 139. 1000 Brussels, Belgium
Main topics: ‘Tourism for All’, eLearning and training for Tourism SMEs and Accessible Tourism Destinations.
Please register here.
DRAFT PROGRAMME
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09.30 |
Registration and coffee |
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10.00 |
Welcome & Introduction: The Importance of Training in ‘Tourism for All’ |
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10.00 |
Anna Grazia Laura, President of ENAT and APP TOUR YOU Project Manager |
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10.10 |
Girma Anuskeviciute, European Commission DG GROW, Tourism Unit |
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10.20 |
Chris McCoy, VisitScotland, ENAT NTOs’ Learning Group |
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10.35 |
Efi Kalampoukidou, President, Federation of European Tourist Guides Associations |
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10.50 |
Geneviève Delefortrie, VisitFlanders |
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11.05 |
INAIL – Superabile: Disability, accessibility and Sports (Speaker tbc) |
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11.20 |
European Tourism Manifesto. European Travel Commission, (Speaker tbc) |
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11.30 |
Xun Ji, disabled blogger on Accessible Tourism |
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11.40 |
Chris Veitch, Access New Business - UK Disability Champion for the Tourism Industry |
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11.50 |
Magnus Berglund, Director of Accessibility, Scandic Hotels, Sweden |
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12.00 |
Round-up by the APP TOUR YOU Partners |
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12.00 |
Anna Grazia Laura & Emiliano Deferrari, TANDEM. Summing up of the project activities and results by the project coordinator |
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12.10 |
Dr. Ákos Niklai, President of Hungarian Hotel and Restaurant Association and Vice President, |
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12.20 |
Montse Solé, Directorate General for Tourism, Government of Catalunya. Engaging with Small and Medium Sized Enterprises. |
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12.30 |
Sylvana Mestre, Play and Train Association, Barcelona. MOOC experiences. |
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12.40 |
What’s next? ASM, Poland |
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12.50 |
Benefits of accessible tourism for EU Member States. INCIPIT and PREMIKI, Italy |
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13.00 |
Conclusions: Ivor Ambrose, ENAT |
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13.15 |
Close |