Part 1: Robin Worsnop, Chair of ETAG and Chief Executive of Rabbie's Small Group Tours
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The document announces a technology solutions for tourism conference to take place on March 1, 2013. The conference will explore how technology and tourism can collaborate, with a focus on creating new tech products/services and technologies that improve efficiencies. The agenda includes speakers from tourism organizations and tech companies discussing social media strategy, Google Analytics, mobile development and more. An exhibition and various workshops on technology topics will also be part of the event.
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Part 1: Robin Worsnop, Chair of ETAG and Chief Executive of Rabbie's Small Group Tours
- 1. Technology Solutions for Tourism Conference Friday 1 March 2013 Where Technology and Tourism Collaborate Welcome and Introduction
- 3. Welcome and Introduction Robin Worsnop Chair of ETAG and Chief Executive of Rabbie's Small Group Tours #TechTourism2013
- 4. Tourism/Technology Focus Vs #TechTourism2013
- 5. Strategic Focus on Technology • Creation of new technology based products and services • Technologies which achieve efficiencies and exploit opportunities #TechTourism2013
- 6. Agenda Robin Worsnop, Chair of ETAG & Chief Executive, Rabbie's Small Group Tours Ritchie Sommerville, Programme Strategy Manager, City of Edinburgh Council Roger Carter, Director, Team Tourism Consulting David Slocombe. Head of Mobile Development, Lastminute.com Exhibition and Coffee Break Aoife Behan, Director, Jelly and Gin Bronwen Robinson, Director, Zolkc Ltd Panel discussion Exhibition and Lunch #TechTourism2013
- 7. Tourism Technology Programme – Coming Soon! 5 March – Social Media Strategy SOLD OUT ! 20 March – Google Analytics 22 March - Twitter Beginners 22 March - Twitter Intermediate SOLD OUT ! 23 April – Developing a Mobile Web Strategy 18 June – Developing a Mobile Web Strategy #TechTourism2013
- 9. To learn about ETAG visit www.etag.org.uk For information on conference exhibitors, go to www.etagdigitalexhibitionzone.com Audio, video, web and slidecast production for ETAG by creative content communications company Inner Ear: www.innerear.co.uk
Editor's Notes
- GOOD MORNING, WELCOME AND THANKS FOR COMING ALONG TODAY TO THE 3 RD ANNUAL TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS FOR TOURISM CONFERENCE WHICH FOR THE 3 RD YEAR RUNNING HAS BEEN A COMPLETE SELL OUT! FOR THOSE THAT DON’T KNOW ME I AM ROBIN WORNOP, CE OF RABBIES AND CHAIR OF ETAG BEFORE WE GET STARTED I NEED TO START WITH SOME PRACTICAL ISSUES: NO FIRE ALARMS PLANNED, TOILET ARE SIGNPOSTED FROM THE FOYER. PLEASE TWEET ABOUT THE CONFERENCE USING #Techtourism2013 I’D LIKE TO THANK SCOTTISH ENTERPRISE AND INTERACTIVE SCOTLAND FOR THEIR SUPPORT - TODAY’S EVENT WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THEM. I CAN’T BELIEVE WE ARE NOW IN THE 3 RD YEAR OF OUR TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME FOR TOURISM WHICH HAS GROWN DRAMATICALLY IN SCALE AND POPULARITY. IT HAS GIVEN US A GREAT COLLABORATION OPPORTUNITY FOR THE TOURISM AND DIGITAL INDUSTIRIES .
- IN ADDITION TO THE CONFERENCES WE HAVE DEVELOPED AND DELIVERED A FULL PROGRAMME OF SUPPORT IN DIRECT RESPONSE TO YOUR REQUESTS. SINCE OUR CONFERENCE LAST YEAR MORE THAN 350 PEOPLE HAVE ATTENDED 20 WORKSHOPS FOR WHICH HAVE INCLUDED: TECHNOLOGY TUESDAYS ON TOPICS SUCH AS PINTEREST AND Google+ A RANGE OF SOCIAL MEDIA WORKSHOPS FROM FACEBOOK FOR BEGINNERS TO SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGY DEVELOPMEN IN RESPONSE TO THE DRAMATIC INCREASE IN PEOPLE ACCESSING TRAVEL INFORMATION FROM MOBILE DEVISES A RECENT ADDTION TO THE PROGRAMME IS A WORKSHOP TO HELP YOU DEVELOP YOUR MOBILE STRATEGY TO ENSURE YOUR WEBSITE WORKS WELL WHEN VIEWED FROM A PHONE OR TABLET. AND WE’LL HEAR MORE ABOUT THE RELEVANCE OF THAT WORKSHOP FROM OUR SPEAKERS TODAY. ENBRACING TECHNOLOGY IS NOT JUST A KEY OPPORTUNITY FOR INDIVIDUAL BUSINESSES BUT FOR EDINBURGH AS A WHOLE.
- Edinburgh 2020:The Edinburgh Tourism Strategy RECOGNISES THE KEY ROLE THAT TECHNOLOGY PLAYS IN ENSURING EDINBURGH’S FUTURE COMPETITIVENESS. THE STRATEGY FOCUSSES ON 2 MAJOR TECHNOLOGY OPPORTUNITIES: CREATION OF NEW TECHNOLOGY BASED PRODUCTS AND SERVICES THAT WILL ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF VISITOR EXPERIENCE AND GENERATE NEW INCOME STREAMS TECHNOLOGIES THAT WILL HELP EDINBURGH TOURISM BUSINESSES TO ACHIEVE EFFICIENCIES, EXPLOIT OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENHANCED CUSTOMER SERVICE AND MARKET THEIR OFFER MORE EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY TODAY PROVIDES US WITH A GREAT CHANCE TO BRING THE DIGITAL AND TOURISM COMMUNITIES TOGETHER TO EXPLORE THE ART OF THE POSSIBLE TO HELP US DELIVER OUR VISION FOR EDINBURGH: TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF VISITS BY ONE THRID BY 2020 INCREASE THE VALUE OF EVERY VISIOR’S SPEND BY 10% BY 2020 REDUCE SEASONALITY ACROSS THE SECTOR – ADDITIONAL GROWTH BETWEEN OCT-MAR WE HAVE 30 EXHIBITORS HERE TODAY WHO ALL HAVE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES FOR THE TOURISM INDUSTRY – MAKE SURE YOU MEET THEM ALL DURING THE COFFEE BREAK AND OVER LUNCH. I’D LIKE TO INTRODUCE OUR FIRST SPEAKER TODAY – RITCHIE SOMMERVILLE, PROGRAMME STRATEGY MANAGER, CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL FOR CONNECTED EDINBURGH 2020 TO SHARE HIS THOUGHTS WITH US ON THE OPPORTUNITES AND CHALLENGES FOR TECHNOPHILES AND TECHNOPHOBES!
- Ritchie Somerville, Programme Strategy Manager at The City of Edinburgh Council Part of the Programme Management Team developing Edinburgh's Connected Capital Programme with Department of Culture, Media and Sport Urban Broadband Funding. Improving broadband and wireless availability in the city to drive economic growth and increase digital participation.
- Dr Roger Carter, Managing Director of TEAM Tourism Consulting Roger is a leading international consultant in tourism destination management and marketing. Since establishing his consultancy, TEAM Tourism Consulting, in 1997, he has worked throughout the UK and in 20 other countries. Previously, he had 25 years senior destination management experience, including 15 years at CEO level, working for tourism boards at national, regional and city level in the UK. He has worked extensively with the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), co-authoring five publications and speaking regularly at conferences and seminars on all aspects of destination management and marketing and on the use of e-business by tourism destinations
- David Slocombe. Head of Mobile Development, Lastminute.com Dave is an innovation thought leader and lean practitioner, currently leading the lastminute.com mobile team delivering global mobile platforms and services to its group companies and brands. Formerly the Head of Strategy and Services at Service Business Incubation Unit of Hitachi Ltd and Director of the design consultancy Project Bureau creating new products and services, for clients such as FIAT, Hitachi, Microsoft, Nissan and Skype.
- PLEASE USE THIS TIME TO THE EXHIBITORS DURING THE BREAK WHO HAVE DIGITAL SOLUTIONS FOR TOURISM.
- Aoife Behan, Director, Jelly and Gin Aoife is most definitely the glutton in the partnership of Jelly & Gin. A pop-up restaurateur and a guerilla dining mastermind, Aoife is obsessed with communal dining in unusual locations. As a committed carnivore she started Edinburgh’s first true guerilla dining experience Burgher Burger which has become a meat seeking monster of an event. Aoife has had many years experience working in public sector strategy and has a PG Dip in Management Studies and MSc in Policy and Planning from the London School of Economics. What does this have to do with what she’s doing now? Nothing really, other than the fact that she now knows how to get things done with military precision. She is a lover of pie and trifle; and has never knowingly under eaten. Aoife describes herself as a day-dreaming realist; an independently minded people pleaser; and a lover of tradition in hot pursuit of the next big thing
- Bronwen Robinson, Director Business Development, Zolkc Ltd Bronwen has over 20 year’s experience in strategic consultancy working with public, private and voluntary sectors in the development of online services focussed on enhancing the tourist experience through interactive technologies. During this time she has worked with agencies across the UK, Ireland and North America. Over the past seven years she has worked as Director of Business Development for ZolkC where her focus has been to work closely with clients to scope online interpretive applications and services for delivery on hand held guides and smartphones. Clients include National Trust for Scotland, Forestry Commission, Waterford County Council, Waterford City Council, CN Tower, Jasper Tramway, Dunbrody Flight from Famine visitor centre in New Ross, Shetland Amenity Trust and others.
- Themes for the discussion – please allow time for questions from the floor on each theme How important is it to collaborate with others in order to sell Edinburgh? What’s more important – getting your customer engagement strategy right or getting your technology strategy right? What impact will Connected Edinburgh have and where do you see the opportunities – perhaps directed at Aoife and Bronwen? Other questions from the floor (final 10 minutes)
- WRAP UP CONFERENCE – REMIND DELEGATES TO MEET THE EXHIBITORS. THE DIGITAL EXHIBITOR ZONE WILL APPEAR ON THE ETAG WEBSITE FOR YOU TO ACCESS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR