Welcome Remarks
Dr. Binayak Bhadra
Dr. Seth Sicroff
Session 1: April 2-6
Lead Paper
Discussion
Synthesis
Session 2: April 7-11
Lead Paper
Discussion
Synthesis
Session 3: April 12-21
Lead Paper
Discussion
Synthesis
Session 4: April 17-26
Lead Paper
Discussion
Synthesis
Closing
Remarks
Dr. S. Sicroff
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ANNOUNCEMENT
People, Park and Mountain Tourism (PPMT)
April 2-26, 2003
From April 2-21, Asia Pacific Mountain
Network (APMN) will hold a series of e-consultations sponsored by Bridges: Projects in Rational Tourism
Development (Bridges-PRTD) in coordination with the Namche Conference, May 24-26, Namche
Bazar, Khumbu, Nepal.
The Namche Conference coincides with the 50th anniversary
('Golden Jubilee') of the first ascent of Mt. Everest, as well as the first quarter century of Sagarmatha National
Park. Sir John Hunt's 1953 expedition not only placed the first two
summiteers on top of the world's highest mountain, it also unleashed a development process that
has radically transformed the Sherpa homeland. The conference venue, Namche Bazar (3450 m), at the gateway
to Sagarmatha National Park, is a significant departure from the usual academic symposium on mountain issues:
rather than simply reading papers to each other, the delegates and participants will have the opportunity to
'ground-truth' their ideas and to learn from local experts.
The e-consultations are conceived as a preliminary to the Namche Conference. Focusing specifically on issues
that are of concern to the residents of remote mountain tourism destinations, we will compile a set of questions,
generalisations, and suggestions to place before the conference participants (including members of the host
community). In so doing, Mountain Forum subscribers around the world may participate by proxy, and the actual
conference participants will have an opportunity to focus and sharpen their ideas in advance.
We have proposed the following themes for e-discussion:
- April 2-6: Cultural and ecological impact of tourism in remote mountainous destinations
- April 7-11: Security issues related to tourism in remote mountainous destinations
- April 12-16: Management systems: parks, protected areas, community- based development
- April 17-21: Shaping the future: achieving optimal results in the global
market
Results of the e-consultations will feed into the
Namche Conference for further deliberations and will become part of the conference proceedings.
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