BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Exware Solutions Inc.//ExSite v3.8//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ExSite-EvtCal-276-@tiac-aitc.ca DTSTAMP:20260315T071527 DTSTART:20230112 SUMMARY:Sustainable Tourism Symposium – powered by TIAC (North) DESCRIPTION:-- Northern Territories - Open to participants from Yukon, N orthwest Territories, Nunavut --\n\n \n\nTime: 8:45 AM to 3:30 PM MST \n\nOnline via Zoom Meeting link click here\n\nSessions will be in Engl ish\n\n \n\nThe Tourism Industry Association of Canada introduces it's all-new Sustainable Tourism Symposium.\n\n \n\n-- Agenda --\n\nSchedule in Mountain Standard Time (MST)\n\n8:45 AM - 9:00 AM\n \n Introductio n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n--------------------------------------------- ---------------------------\n\n9:00 Am - 10:00 AM\n \n SDG Decade of A ction Planning\n \n\n \n \n\nIntroduction to the UN SDGs and Synergyâ €™s Decade of Action Plan Program\n\nIntroduction to the UN SDGs. An ove rview of how organizations can develop their own sustainability/regenera tive tourism plans build around the SDGs.\n\n \n\n--------------------- ---------------------------------------------------\n\n10:00 AM - 11:00 AM\n \n Fast Track to Sustainable Tourism & Pathway to Net Zero Carbon \n \n\n \n \n\nGain a sneak peek into how your tourism business, orga nization, or destination can accelerate your sustainability efforts thro ugh our two highly interactive Masterclass options; the Fast Track to Su stainable Tourism, and the Pathway to Net Zero Carbon.\n\nWe’ll first explore the key challenges tourism organizations face when it comes to m eaningfully tackling sustainability, why it’s imperative that we get s tarted now, and the business case to demonstrate how integrating sustain ability into the business model is great for the bottom line. An overvie w of the two Masterclass options will then be presented.\n\nYou will lea rn how the FastTrack to Sustainability program will help you measure you r sustainability performance using criteria that have been recognized by the Global Sustainable Tourism Council and aligned with the UN Sustaina ble Development Goals, and then create a set of goals, targets, and an a ction plan for improvement, customized to meet the size and needs of you r organization.\n\nIn the second part of the session, participants will gain insight into how the Pathway to Net Zero Carbon Masterclass will he lp you measure your carbon footprint based on the internationally accept ed Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol, learn how to set a science-based carbo n reduction target, and create an action plan to both reduce emissions a nd save money in the process.\n\nFor both masterclasses, participants wi ll leave with an action plan and key tips for how to implement, and then authentically and credibly report and communicate their plans to improv e performance.\n\n \n\n------------------------------------------------ ------------------------\n\n11:00 AM - 12:00 PM\n \n Flourishing Busin ess Strategy for Tourism\n \n\n \n \n\nIf you are an owner or operato r of a tourism business or a senior executive or manager at a tourism or ganization, and you want to effectively respond to perceived risks and o pportunities, then you will benefit from the Flourishing Business Strate gy for Tourism session!\n\nAfter a sense-check on the state of the world today and what this means for tourism now and into the future—includi ng looking current trends, outlooks, and implications—this session wil l build the case for and share the benefits of planning with the future in mind.\n\nThe Flourishing Business Canvas will then be introduced to p articipants as an innovation management and storytelling tool for strate gically planning futures for integrated social, environmental and financ ial results, leading to the possibility remains for humans and all other life to flourish on this planet for generations to come.\n\nThis sessio n ends with an invitation to both reflect upon and explore whether you a re ready to take action for your flourishing futures!\n\n \n\n--------- ---------------------------------------------------------------\n   \n \n12:00 PM - 12:30 PM\n \n BREAK\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n-------------- ----------------------------------------------------------\n\n12:30 PM - 1:30 PM\n \n\n Regenerative Event Management\n\n \n   \n\n \n \ n\nAn introduction to the Masterclass on Regenerative Event Management\n \nIn this short and dynamic session we will give you an introduction to the regenerative event management masterclass. We will look at the core concepts of regenerative development; explore how this applies to the ev ents industry, and discuss what this means for your business and the ser vices you offer. We will explore the concept of impact management and hi ghlight the importance of both footprint and handprint measurement. We w ill do all of this in a fun. interactive and dynamic format using theore tic models and lots of real case studies.\n\n \n\n--------------------- ---------------------------------------------------\n\n1:30 PM - 2:30 PM \n \n The Pathway to Regenerative Trails Tourism\n \n\n \n \nThe Pa thway to Regenerative Trails Tourism, an introduction to solutions to vi sitor use impacts.\n \n\n---------------------------------------------- --------------------------\n\n2:30 PM - 3:30 PM\n \n Strong Farm & Rur al Shores - Rural Community Strategy\n \n\n \n \n\nTourism is respons ible for helping people to optimize the resources and heritage existing in rural communities to create sustainable paths to the economy and impo rtant solutions for social maintenance.\n\nOne of the goals of the Stron g Farm and Rural Shores Destinations programs is to create safe environm ents for residents and visitors. Addressing food security issues, EXA Gr oup Canada directs agriculture and tourism strategies to deliver value s olutions to communities in the Canadian Arctic.\n\n \n END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR