BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Exware Solutions Inc.//ExSite v3.8//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ExSite-EvtCal-278-@tiac-aitc.ca DTSTAMP:20260316T023358 DTSTART:20230119 SUMMARY:Sustainable Tourism Symposium – powered by TIAC (Ontario) DESCRIPTION:-- Ontario  --\n\n \n\nTime: 8:45 AM to 3:30 PM AST\n\nOnl ine via Zoom Link - Click here\n\nSessions will be in English\n\n \n\n The Tourism Industry Association of Canada introduces it's all-new Susta inable Tourism Symposium.\n\n \n\n-- Agenda --\n\nSchedule in Atlantic Standard Time (AST)\n\n8:45 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 Plannin g\n \n\n \n \n\nIntroduction to the UN SDGs and Synergy’s Decade of Action Plan Program\n\nIntroduction to the UN SDGs. An overview of how organizations can develop their own sustainability/regenerative tourism plans build around the SDGs.\n\n \n\n---------------------------------- --------------------------------------\n\n10:00 AM - 11:00 AM\n \n Fas t Track to Sustainable Tourism & Pathway to Net Zero Carbon\n \n\n \n  \n\nGain a sneak peek into how your tourism business, organization, or destination can accelerate your sustainability efforts through our two h ighly interactive Masterclass options; the Fast Track to Sustainable Tou rism, and the Pathway to Net Zero Carbon.\n\nWe’ll first explore the k ey challenges tourism organizations face when it comes to meaningfully t ackling sustainability, why it’s imperative that we get started now, a nd the business case to demonstrate how integrating sustainability into the business model is great for the bottom line. An overview of the two Masterclass options will then be presented.\n\nYou will learn how the Fa stTrack to Sustainability program will help you measure your sustainabil ity performance using criteria that have been recognized by the Global S ustainable Tourism Council and aligned with the UN Sustainable Developme nt Goals, and then create a set of goals, targets, and an action plan fo r improvement, customized to meet the size and needs of your organizatio n.\n\nIn the second part of the session, participants will gain insight into how the Pathway to Net Zero Carbon Masterclass will help you measur e your carbon footprint based on the internationally accepted Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol, learn how to set a science-based carbon reduction t arget, and create an action plan to both reduce emissions and save money in the process.\n\nFor both masterclasses, participants will leave with an action plan and key tips for how to implement, and then authenticall y 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 touris m business or a senior executive or manager at a tourism organization, a nd you want to effectively respond to perceived risks and opportunities, then you will benefit from the Flourishing Business Strategy for Touris m session!\n\nAfter a sense-check on the state of the world today and wh at this means for tourism now and into the future—including looking cu rrent trends, outlooks, and implications—this session will build the c ase for and share the benefits of planning with the future in mind.\n\nT he Flourishing Business Canvas will then be introduced to participants a s an innovation management and storytelling tool for strategically plann ing futures for integrated social, environmental and financial results, leading to the possibility remains for humans and all other life to flou rish on this planet for generations to come.\n\nThis session ends with a n invitation to both reflect upon and explore whether you are ready to t ake 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 introdu ction to the Masterclass on Regenerative Event Management\n\nIn this sho rt and dynamic session we will give you an introduction to the regenerat ive event management masterclass. We will look at the core concepts of r egenerative development; explore how this applies to the events industry , and discuss what this means for your business and the services you off er. We will explore the concept of impact management and highlight the i mportance of both footprint and handprint measurement. We will do all of this in a fun. interactive and dynamic format using theoretic models an d lots of real case studies.\n\n \n\n---------------------------------- --------------------------------------\n\n1:30 PM - 2:30 PM\n \n The P athway to Regenerative Trails Tourism\n \n\n \n \nThe Pathway to Rege nerative Trails Tourism, an introduction to solutions to visitor use imp acts.\n \n\n----------------------------------------------------------- -------------\n\n2:30 PM - 3:30 PM\n \n Strong Farm & Rural Shores - R ural Community Strategy\n \n\n \n \n\nCanada has more than 60 million hectares of farms and Ontario has one of the concentration areas.\n\nTh e economic importance of rural communities and farms drives the thinking behind the Strong Farm and Rural Shores Destinations programs, created and developed by EXA Group Canada.\n\nHow to create strategies for econo mic growth and continuous improvement, seeking sustainability and the re generation of the planet?\n\nDiscover the Strong Farm and Rural Shores D estinations programs and learn how to create value in rural communities by developing sustainable tourism systems.\n\n \n END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR