Climate, Weather, and Tourism Workshop

 

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"Climate, Weather and Tourism: Bridging Science and Practice" Report

 

Welcome Comments by Dr. Patrick Long, Director, Center for Sustainable Tourism and Workshop Co-Planner

 

Importance and Potential of the Workshop

Congressman Walter B. Jones, United States House of Representatives

Dr. Deirdre Mageean, Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Studies

Trends in National and Regional Recreation and Tourism Behaviors

Dr. Ken Cordell, Pioneering Scientist and Project Leader, USDA Forest Service Research and Development

 

Comments by Dr. Steve Rebach, Associate Director, North Carolina Sea Grant Program

 

Comments by Dr. John Rummel, Director, Institute for Coastal Science and Policy, ECU

 

Application of Climate Data to Tourism Business Decision-Making.

J. Neal Lott,Chief, Data Access Branch, National Climatic Data Center, NOAA

 

Tourism Business Owners and Operators Panel--Moderator, Jason Oliver, College of Business

Jeff Greiner, Vice President of Marketing, Wildwater, LTD. Asheville, NC.

Bob Farren, Director of Grounds and Golf Course Management, Pinehurst Resort & County Club.

Patricia McRitchie, Owner/Operator, McRitchie Winery and Cider Works

Tim Lampkin, Director of Convention Sales and Group Services, Asheville Convention & Visitor Bureau

Carolyn McCormick, Executive Director, Outer Banks Tourism Authority

Donna Kain, Assistant Professor, Department of English (Technical and Professional Discourse) and Natural Hazards Research Center

 

The "Footprint" of Tourism in the North Carolina Economy

Dr. Tom Allen, Associate Director, RENCI Engagement Center, East Carolina University

Introduction by Dr. Joe Fridgen, Recreation and Leisure Studies

 

Climate and Tourism—Impacts and Adaptations

Dr. Daniel Scott, Chair, WMO Committee on Climate and Tourism, Canadian Research Chair in Global Change and Tourism, University of Waterloo, Canada

Introduction by Ryan Covington, Graduate Assistant, Center for Sustainable Tourism

 

Climate and Weather Trends Impacting North Carolina’s Tourism—Agency Responsibilities

Moderator, Carolyn McCormick, Executive Director, Outer Banks Tourism Authority

Dr. Ryan Boyles, Director, State Climate Office of North Carolina

Dr. Peter J. Robinson, Director, NOAA Southeast Regional Climate Center

Ms. Jessica Whitehead, Regional Climate Specialist, South Carolina/North Carolina Sea Grant Extension Program

Dr. Stan Riggs, ECU Distinguished Research Professor, Department of Geology

 

Case Studies on Climate, Weather and Tourism

Bald Head Island, Dr. Suzanne Dorsey, Executive Director, Bald Head Island Conservancy

Grandfather Mountain, Luke Appling, Green Manager

Introductions, Dr. Jamie Kruse, Director, Natural Hazards Research Center

 

Climate and Tourism Index

Drs. Scott Curtis and Jennifer Arrigo; Graduate Student Ryan Covington

 

Sector Perspectives on Climate, Weather and Tourism

Moderator, Dr. David Edgell, Hospitality Management Faculty and Scholar in Residence, CST

Dr. James Kleckley--Business and the Economy

Dr. Ron Mitchelson--Transportation

Dr. Nancy White--Stormwater Impacts on Recreational Water Use

Dr. Marian Swinker--Climate Change and the Range of Diseases and Invasive Species

 

The Future of the Travel Industry in a Climate Changing World

Mr. Ken Erickson, Senior Director of Development, Great Wolf Resorts, Inc.

Introduction by Dr. Glen Gilbert, Dean, College of Human Performance

 

Wrap-up and next steps

Dr. Eileen Shea, Chief, Climate Services Division, NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center

 

Closing comments

Dr. Patrick Long, Director, Center for Sustainable Tourism