2009 ENAT Conference

1. Congress Information
Main Sponsor:
Time: Wednesday, 30 September 2009 Infoplattform
9:00 to 17:00, lectures, workshops Barrierefreier Tourismus
Thursday, 1 October 2009
9:00 to 14:00, lectures, round-table
discussion
Supported by:
Location: Austria Center Vienna,
Bruno Kreisky Platz 1 Invitation
Organizer: Infoplattform Barrierefreier Tourismus to the
(IBFT), c/o ÖHTB, Humboldtplatz 6.
A-1100 Wien 2nd International ENAT Congress:
Congress English, with simultaneous translation
Vienna Tourist Board Language into German in plenary
Chamber of Commerce
Tagungs-
gebühr:
till 30.6.2009: € 100.-
(€ 70 for ENAT-Members)
Trends and Prospects for
Österreichische Bundesbahnen from 1. 7. 2009: € 120.-
(€ 90 for ENAT-Members)
Accessible Tourism
E-Mail: info@enatcongress2009.info
Austrian Airlines Registration,
Conference http://www.enatcongress2009.info/ Austria Center Vienna
info:
30.09.2009 - 01.10.2009
Websites of http://www.ibft.at/
Proworker gemeinnützige
Gastronomiebetriebe GMBH the http://www.accessibletourism.org/
organizers:
Imprint: Responsible for content:
Dr.in Angelika Laburda (IBFT) see
above
Hilfsgemeinschaft der
Blinden und Sehschwachen
Österreichs
Österreichische Arbeitsgemeinschaft
für Rehabilitation - Dachorganisation der
Behindertenverbände Österreichs
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2. European Network for Accessible Tourism Excerpts from the programme:
Schedule *
ENAT was established in 2006 as an initiative of Topics of the presentations at the plenary
nine sponsoring organisations in six EU Member Location: ACV sessions, with simultaneous translation into German
States. The European Commission, DG Employ- Time
30.09.09 01.10.09 (Selection)
ment and Social Affairs, gave financial support for
the first two years of operations. In February 2008 08:00 Registration • Marketing strategies for Accessible Tourism,
ENAT was registered in Belgium as the European Prof. Dr. Dimitrios Buhalis, Deputy Director,
Network for Accessible Tourism asbl. 09:15- Opening Presentations at the International Centre for Tourism and Hospitality
10:30 Ceremony plenary Research (ICTHR), Bournemouth University
• ENAT brings together leading sector actors to
• Servicing tourists with specific needs: towards
share their experience, learn and collaborate. 10:30-
Coffee Break Coffee Break synergies between public and private tourism
• ENAT promotes wider awareness and
11:00
sectors, Annagrazia Laura, Consorzio Sociale
understanding of the need for accessibility in all 11:00- Presentations at COIN Società Cooperativa Sociale, Italy
areas of travel and tourism throughout Europe. the plenary Round- table
12:00
Topics of the Short Presentations, with
• ENAT supports the development and spread of
simultaneous translation into German. (Selection)
good policies and practices. 12:00-13:00 Lunch Closing Ceremony
• ENAT works to develop knowledge and expertise • Travel agencies as a value generator for
on accessibility issues in the European tourism Workshop Lunch persons with disabilities, Ainhoa Perez-Moreiras
field. 13:00-13:15 Information at Medina, Viajes 2000 S.A., Business Corporation
the Plenary “ONCE”, Spain
• ENAT provides a platform for those who support • Measuring Up The North: A Canadian Model to
accessibility in tourism, and a representative Workshops and From ~ 14:00 Increase Accessible Tourism and Economic
voice towards European and national institutions 13:15-
Short Presen- Excursions (Tickets Growth in British Columbia, Laurie Ringaert,
and organisations whose actions have a direct 15:00
tations for bus/tram to be Project Director, British Columbia, Canada
influence on the tourism sector. paid by the
15:00- Topics of the Workshops (Selection)
Coffee Break participants)
15:30
Infoplattform BarriereFreier Tourismus • Success evaluation of Accessible Tourism
Workshop and/or for all, Dipl.-Geogr. Dr. Peter Neumann,
15:30-
The project Infoplatform for Accessible Tourism in Reports at the President of the European Institute Design for All
~17:30 Sightseeing (to be
Austria (IBFT) is an initiative of the ÖHTB (Austrian Plenary in Germany (EDAD), Neumann Consult
Relief Organization for People Who Are Deafblind paid by the
• Innovationen und zukünftige Trends im
and People with Significant Vision and Hearing Information participants)
~17:30 about the Barrierefreien Tourismus (in German), Dr. Mark
Impairments www.oehtb.at) and stands as a Markus und Dr. Markus Lassnig, e-motion Salzburg
service- and information point for all matters evening event
Research
concerning accessible tourism for all.
• IBFT is aligned to the ideas and objectives of the Round-Table: “What has to be done next” with
Accessible Tourism for All 19:00 domestic and foreign experts (simultaneous
• IBFT sees itself as a initial contact-point for Casual meeting translation into German) Dimitrios Buhalis (Bourne-
tourists with special needs who want to spend Official mouth University), Peter Neumann (Neumann
with ENAT-board-
their holiday in Austria 20:00 Reception by Consult), Betty Dion (GAATES), Maria Aigner
members, self
the Mayor of (WKÖ), Cleon Angelo (ENAT, ANLH), Wolfgang
• IBFT maintains an extensive topic-specific payment.
Vienna in the Kuhn (Salzburg Land Tourismus) Moderator:
database, organizes conferences and provides Location will be
Town Hall Ivor Ambrose (Managing Director, ENAT)
skills seminars for professionals in tourism. 21:00 announced
A detailed overview can be found on
Previously IBFT was funded by the Federal Ministry http://www.enatcongress2009.info/
of Economics, Youth and Familiy BMWFJ * May be subject to change