Pacific Economic Cooperation Council

1500-2400

Early Arrival Registration

0830-0900

Credential Claiming

• Registration
• Distribution of Delegate Kit and Working Papers

0900-0930

Opening Ceremony

• Heinz Moeller, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ecuador
• Mauricio Dávalos, President of Ecuador - PECC
• David Parsons, Director General / PECC International Secretariat

0930-0945

General Instructions

• Working Methodology of the Forum
  Presented by Oswaldo Munoz, Technical Chair of the Forum, Ecuadorean Ecotourism Association
   QUITO Declaration (62.54 kB)

0945-1115

First Working Session

• "Conservation & the Environmental Movement"
  Presented by Diego Masera, Regional Coordinator - Mexico, United Nations Environmental Program -UNEP

• "The Economics of Tourism & Conservation"
  Presented by Eugenio Yunis, Director for Sustainable Tourism Development, World Tourism Organization - WTO

1115-1130

1130-1245

Second Working Session

• "Ecotourism Planning and Ecolodge Development Around the World"
  Presented by Hector Ceballos-Lascurain, General Director, Program of International Consultancy on Ecotourism-PICE

• "Mapping Ecotourism for the Pacific Basin Community"
  Presented by Patricio Zuquilanda, Executive Director, Ecuador-PECC

1300-1445

Hosted Lunch

Including multimedia presentation

1500-1645

Third Working Session

• "Ecotourism & the Regional Approach to Conservation"
  Presented by Stephen Edwards, Tourism specialist for Conservation International

• "Galapagos: A Laboratory for Ecotourism"
  Presented by Luis Maldonado, author and director of Metropolitan Touring

PERU

• "Community-based Ecotourism in the Peruvian Rainforest"
  Presented by Amanda Stronza, Texas A&M University, Dept of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences

1645-1700

Coffee/Tea Break at Ecotourism Exhibit Room

1700-1830

Fourth Working Session

• "Ecotourism's Underwater World - The Cousteau Story"
  Presented by Richard Murphy, Ocean Futures Society

ECUADOR

• "Natural & Cultural Scenarios: Preserving the Original"
  Presented by Jorge Anhalzer, photographer, and Oswaldo Munoz, ecotourism consultant

2000-2215

Hosted Welcome Reception offered by Ecuador-PECC

Including multimedia presentation:

• "Ecotourism destinations within the PECC Community"
  Presented by Ecuador-PECC

Wednesday, November 20

0800-0830

Late Registration

0830-1000

Fifth Working Session

• "Ecological Trends in City-Based Hotels"
  Presented by Sonya Graci, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

CHINA

• "Sustainable Ecotourism Development and Cultural Heritage Conservation"
  Presented by Wang Ping, China-PECC

• "Ecotourism Destinations for Conservationists"
  Presented by The Nature Conservancy

1030-1045

Coffee/Tea Break at Ecotourism Exhibit Room

1045-1245

Sixth Working Session

KOREA

• "Korean Ecotourism Experiences: The Sustainability Challenge"
  Presented by Youn-Taek Lee, President of the Korea Tourism Research Institute

• "SmartVoyager Ecotourism Certification Program"
  Presented by Ronald Sanabria, Manager for Sustainable Tourism at Rainforest Alliance

1245-1430

Hosted Lunch

Including multimedia presentation:

• "A Preview of the 2003 International Fair on the Potentials of the Tourism Industry & Eco-Preservation - Dalian,China"
  Presented by China-PECC

1500-1800

Eco-Tour to Colonial Quito

1900 - 2200

Evening Show & GALA Dinner

Thursday, November 21

0800-0830

Late Registration

0830-1030

Seventh Working Session

• "Strategic Alliances for Ecotourism within the Asia-Pacific Community"
  Presented by David Parsons, Director General / PECC International Secretariat

• "Ecotourism & the Web - Connecting After the Forum"
  Presented by Ron Mader, Director of PlanetaCom

• "Ecotourism & the Ecosphere - Some Final Thoughts"
  Presented by Oswaldo Munoz, Technical Chair of the Forum

1030-1045

Coffee/Tea Break at Ecotourism Exhibit Room

1045-1145

Drafting of the PECC Charter Agreement for Ecotourism

1145-1245

Final Session

• Approval of PECC Charter Agreement for Ecotourism
• Closing Ceremony

1245-1345

Press Conference

1500-1800

Eco-Tour to the Equatorial Monument
Theme: Uniting the World through Ecotourism
Presentation of Certificates

Friday, November 22

Post Forum Eco-Tours Begin

Participating International Environmental/Tourism Organizations:

• Conservation International
• World Tourism Organization
• United Nations Environmental Program
• The Nature Conservancy
• Rainforest Alliance
• Ocean Futures Society