BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Exware Solutions Inc.//ExSite v3.8//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ExSite-EvtCal-277-@tiac-aitc.ca DTSTAMP:20260314T170331 DTSTART:20230117 SUMMARY:Sustainable Tourism Symposium – powered by TIAC (Atlantic) DESCRIPTION:-- Atlantic Provinces - Open to participants from Newfoundla nd & Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick --\n\n  \n\nTime: 8:45 AM to 3:30 PM AST\n\nOnline via Zoom Link - Click here\ n\n \n\nSessions will be in English\n\n \n\nThe Tourism Industry Assoc iation of Canada introduces it's all-new Sustainable Tourism Symposium.\ n\n \n\n-- Agenda --\n\nSchedule in Atlantic Standard Time (AST)\n\n8:4 5 AM - 9:00 AM\n \n Introduction\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n------------ ------------------------------------------------------------\n\n9:00 Am - 10:00 AM\n \n SDG Decade of Action Planning\n \n\n \n \n\nIntrodu ction to the UN SDGs and Synergy’s Decade of Action Plan Program\n\nIn troduction to the UN SDGs. An overview of how organizations can develop their own sustainability/regenerative tourism plans build around the SDG s.\n\n \n\n------------------------------------------------------------ ------------\n\n10:00 AM - 11:00 AM\n \n Fast Track to Sustainable Tou rism & Pathway to Net Zero Carbon\n \n\n \n \n\nGain a sneak peek int o how your tourism business, organization, or destination can accelerate your sustainability efforts through our two highly interactive Mastercl ass options; the Fast Track to Sustainable Tourism, and the Pathway to N et Zero Carbon.\n\nWe’ll first explore the key challenges tourism orga nizations face when it comes to meaningfully tackling sustainability, wh y it’s imperative that we get started now, and the business case to de monstrate how integrating sustainability into the business model is grea t for the bottom line. An overview of the two Masterclass options will t hen be presented.\n\nYou will learn how the FastTrack to Sustainability program will help you measure your sustainability performance using crit eria that have been recognized by the Global Sustainable Tourism Council and aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and then create a set of goals, targets, and an action plan for improvement, customized to meet the size and needs of your organization.\n\nIn the second part o f the session, participants will gain insight into how the Pathway to Ne t Zero Carbon Masterclass will help you measure your carbon footprint ba sed on the internationally accepted Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol, learn how to set a science-based carbon reduction target, and create an actio n plan to both reduce emissions and save money in the process.\n\nFor bo th masterclasses, participants will leave with an action plan and key ti ps for how to implement, and then authentically and credibly report and communicate their plans to improve performance.\n\n \n\n--------------- ---------------------------------------------------------\n\n11:00 AM - 12:00 PM\n \n Flourishing Business Strategy for Tourism\n \n\n \n \ n\nIf you are an owner or operator of a tourism business or a senior exe cutive or manager at a tourism organization, and you want to effectively respond to perceived risks and opportunities, then you will benefit fro m the Flourishing Business Strategy for Tourism session!\n\nAfter a sens e-check on the state of the world today and what this means for tourism now and into the future—including looking current trends, outlooks, an d implications—this session will build the case for and share the bene fits of planning with the future in mind.\n\nThe Flourishing Business Ca nvas will then be introduced to participants as an innovation management and storytelling tool for strategically planning futures for integrated social, environmental and financial results, leading to the possibility remains for humans and all other life to flourish on this planet for ge nerations to come.\n\nThis session ends with an invitation to both refle ct upon and explore whether you are ready to take action for your flouri shing 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 Ma nagement\n\n \n   \n\n \n \n\nAn introduction to the Masterclass o n Regenerative Event Management\n\nIn this short and dynamic session we will give you an introduction to the regenerative event management maste rclass. We will look at the core concepts of regenerative development; e xplore how this applies to the events industry, and discuss what this me ans for your business and the services you offer. We will explore the co ncept of impact management and highlight the importance of both footprin t and handprint measurement. We will do all of this in a fun. interactiv e and dynamic format using theoretic models and lots of real case studie s.\n\n \n\n------------------------------------------------------------ ------------\n\n1:30 PM - 2:30 PM\n \n The Pathway to Regenerative Tra ils Tourism\n \n\n \n \nThe Pathway to Regenerative Trails Tourism, a n introduction to solutions to visitor use impacts.\n \n\n------------- -----------------------------------------------------------\n\n2:30 PM - 3:30 PM\n \n Strong Farm & Rural Shores - Rural Community Strategy\n  \n\n \n \n\nSince 2021, EXA Group Canada has been developing projects and research in Nova Scotia, with the introduction of activities in the province of New Brunswick in 2022.\n\nThe startup has created and is de veloping two strategic economic growth programs for rural communities, S trong Farm and Rural Shores Destinations.\n\nThe programs are aligned wi th important international guidelines that focus on sustainable developm ent and the regeneration of our planet. Learn how Strong Farm and Rural Shores Destinations create value and deliver strategies for rural commun ities.\n\n \n END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR