ESTC 2010: Will People with Disabilities be on Agenda?


Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Conference 2010 
September 8-10, 2010, Portland, Oregon, USA

  1. In today's ever-smaller world with endless means of communication tools, how can I select the right online and social marketing approaches? Where do I start?
  2. How can I secure funding for my conservation and sustainability initiatives and my tourism social enterprise ideas? What do I need to know?
  3. What's the best way to go about finding the right partners that can help maximize the potentials of my projects? What works and what doesn't?

These are some of the questions that will be addressed at the Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Conference 2010 (ESTC 2010) - Portland, Oregon, USA, September 8-10, 2010. Through innovative sessions on approaches to sustainability in travel and tourism, the ESTC 2010 will present the latest on sustainability tools, solutions and best practice ideas.  

The largest and only annual conference in North America focusing on sustainable tourism, the ESTC is the meeting place for tourism professionals where 500+ sustainability experts, business leaders and policy makers from across the industry gather to shape the roles of tourism in building a sustainable future.

Looking for effective networking and partnership building opportunities? Have innovative new ideas and solutions to share? Want to stay on top of the latest trends and opportunities? Mark your calendar now to participate in the ESTC 2010 and be part of the largest sustainable tourism who's-who event of the year. 

Registration will open in April. You can visit the ESTC 2010 website, sign up for the ESTC eNews, and join ESTC groups on Facebook and LinkedIn to stay up-to-date on conference news and to connect with key industry players. 

The ESTC 2010 is organized by The International Ecotourism Society (TIES) with the support of the ESTC sponsors and partners. Contact TIES conference team for more information at estc@ecotourism.org

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