Past Presentations and Events

Events

2009

Sustainable Tourism Mini Summit

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On February 11, 2009, in partnership with the North Carolina’s Eastern Region, Northeast Commission, and the Craven County Tourism Authority, the Center conducted a Mini-Summit on Sustainable Tourism at the New Bern Riverfront Convention Center. The program focused on opportunities for tourism entities in sustainability in addition to the important linkages of tourism to economic development and stabilization of the region. To access the program and individual presentations please click on the link above.

2008

Climate, Weather, and Tourism Workshop

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On November 14-15, 2008, in partnership with the North Carolina Sea Grant, the National Climatic Data Center and the East Carolina University Institute for Coastal Science and Policy, the Center conducted a workshop to address the complexities of the relationship between climate seasonality and variability and weather, and their affect on the business and economic sectors of tourism.    

To access each of the presentations live please click here.  To access the pdf version of each of  the presentations please go to the workshop program and click on the presenter's name. 

Presentations

2010

• Wind Energy and the Tourist Gaze: Empowering, Entertaining, or Total Turnoff? (Feb 2010). Dr. Patrick Long, Dr. Enrique Reyes, & Garrett Ziegler. Presented at the Wind Energy Colloquium: Alternative or Distraction?

• Presentation to the ECU Board of Trustees. (Feb 2010). Dr. Patrick Long and Dr. Joseph Fridgen, Center for Sustainable Tourism.

• Eastern Region Tourism Summit presentation. (Feb 2010). Dr. Patrick Long, Center for Sustainable Tourism.

• Sustainable, Community-Driven, Economic Well-Being. (Jan 2010). Presentation to the board of directors of the Partnership for the Sounds. Dr. Patrick Long.

• Sustainable Tourism in New Zealand. (Jan 2010). Chris Adams.

2009

• ReLeaf Annual Meeting. (Oct 2009). Greenville, North Carolina. Overview of Sustainability and the Center for Sustainable Tourism. Dr. Patrick Long, Center for Sustainable Tourism.

• Tarboro Rotary Club. (Sept 2009). Tarboro, North Carolina. Overview of the Center for Sustainable Tourism. Dr. Patrick Long, Center for Sustainable Tourism.

• NC Venue and Event Recycling Workshops. (July and Aug 2009). Greensboro, Greenville, Charlotte and Raleigh, NC. The Business Case for Recycling at Venues and Events. Alex Naar, Office of Engagement, Innovation and Economic Development and Center for Sustainable Tourism.

• NC Association of Festivals and Events Summer Seminar. (July 2009). Raleigh, NC. Going Green at Festivals and Events. Alex Naar, Office of Engagement, Innovation and Economic Development and Center for Sustainable Tourism.

• National Resource Conservation and Development Councils National Conference. (June 2009). Albuquerque, NM. Sustainability in Rural Tourism Development. Dr. Patrick Long, Center for Sustainable Tourism.

• NCW-FM. (May 2009). Western NC. What is Sustainable Tourism? Alex Naar, Office of Engagement, Innovation and Economic Development and Center for Sustainable Tourism.

• NCAPA Summer Planning Institute. (May 2009). Appalachian University, Boone, NC. Planning for Tourism. Alex Naar, Office of Engagement, Innovation and Economic Development and Center for Sustainable Tourism.

• Golden K Kiwanis Club of Pitt County. (May 2009). Brook Valley Country Club, Greenville, NC. Overview of the Center for Sustainable Tourism. Dr. Paige Schneider, Recreation and Leisure Studies/Affiliate Faculty, Center for Sustainable Tourism.

• Outer Banks Chamber of Commerce—Tourism Impacts Study. (May 2009). Hilton Garden Inn, Kitty Hawk, NC. Tourism and the Dare County Economy. Dr. Jim Kleckley and Dr. Huili Hao.

• Open Forum on Tourism Impacts Study for Dare County Residents. (May 2009). Roanoke Island Festival Park, Manteo, NC. Tourism and the Dare County Economy. Dr. Jim Kleckley, Bureau of Business Research and Dr. Huili Hao, Center for Sustainable Tourism.

• Vacation Rental Managers Association Eastern US Meeting. (April 2009). Blake Hotel, Charlotte, NC. Some Thoughts about Greening. Dr. Patrick Long, Center for Sustainable Tourism.

• National Intramural Recreational Sports Association. (April 2009). Convention Center, Charlotte, NC. Free Trade, Travel and Sustainability. Dr. Patrick Long, Center for Sustainable Tourism.

• Mid-East RC&D Council’s 2009 Spring Fish Fry and Sponsor Appreciation Environmental Education Event. (April 2009). Williamston, NC. Overview of the Center for Sustainable Tourism and Sustainable Tourism Practices. Dr. Patrick Long, Center for Sustainable Tourism.

• ECU RCLS 3120: Commercial Recreation. (March 2009). Greenville, NC. Sustainability and Tourism: What’s the Link. Alex Naar, Office of Engagement, Innovation and Economic Development and Center for Sustainable Tourism.

• Asheville School World Awareness Day. (March 2009). Asheville, NC. Sustainability and Tourism: What’s the Link. Alex Naar, Office of Engagement, Innovation and Economic Development and Center for Sustainable Tourism.

• Mini-Summit on Sustainable Tourism. (March 2009). Convention Center, New Bern, NC. Series of presentations regarding sustainable practices and their value representing business, government, non-profits and academia.

• North Carolina Association of International Educators. (March 2009). University of North Carolina Greensboro, Greensboro, NC. Greening International Programs: Incorporating Environmental and Socio-Cultural Sustainability into Study Abroad. Brandi Dudley, ECU Study Abroad Program and Katie Baucom, Center for Sustainable Tourism.

• 2009 North Carolina State Tourism Conference. (February 2009). Raleigh, NC. Impact of Tourism on Community Life. Dr. Patrick Long, Center for Sustainable Tourism.

• 2009 NC Parks and Recreation Directors’ Meeting. (January 2009). Raleigh, NC. Sustainable Tourism and Partnerships. Alex Naar, Office of Engagement, Innovation and Economic Development and Center for Sustainable Tourism.

2008

• Carolina Living Green Expo NC Green Job Forum. (November 2008). Concord, NC. Green Tourism Jobs. Alex Naar, Office of Engagement, Innovation and Economic Development and Center for Sustainable Tourism.

• Climate, Weather and Tourism Workshop. (November 2008). East Carolina University campus. Series of presentations addressing the relationship of climate and weather data to tourism business decision-making given by representatives of business, government, and academia.

• ECU Military Advisory Committee. (November 2008). East Carolina University campus. Strategic Positioning, Global Leadership, and National Security. Dr. Patrick Long, Center for Sustainable Tourism.

• Tourism Day. (October 2008). Oriental, NC. Sustainable Tourism and Coastal Carolina. Alex Naar, Office of Engagement, Innovation and Economic Development and Center for Sustainable Tourism.

• ECU Faculty Senate Campus Environmental Committee. (October 2008). East Carolina University campus. Overview of Center and Proposed Master of Science in Sustainable Tourism. Dr. Patrick Long and Alex Naar, Center for Sustainable Tourism.

• Tryon Palace/New Bern Tourism Authority. (September 2008). Tryon Palace, New Bern, NC. Sustainable Practices in Heritage and Cultural Tourism Setting. Bernard Lane, Editor, Journal of Sustainable Tourism, Bristol, England.

• NC Division of Tourism Mid-Year Marketing Update. (September 2008). Raleigh, NC. Sustainable Practice Inventory Tool for North Carolina. Alex Naar, Office of Engagement, Innovation and Economic Development and Center for Sustainable Tourism.

• Northeast Recreation Resources Services Training. (September 2008). Jackson, NC. Sustainable Tourism for Local Parks and Recreation Departments. Alex Naar, Office of Engagement, Innovation and Economic Development and Center for Sustainable Tourism.

• Northeast Commission Tourism Membership. (September 2008). Edenton, NC. Sustainable Practices in Heritage and Cultural Tourism Setting. Bernard Lane, Editor, Journal of Sustainable Tourism, Bristol, England.

• NC Festival and Events Association Summer Seminar. (August 2008). Raleigh, NC. Going Green: Environmental & Social Responsibility at Festivals and Events. Alex Naar, Office of Engagement, Innovation and Economic Development and Center for Sustainable Tourism.

• Friends of Mountain History Fall Resources Program. (August 2008). Asheville, NC. Sustainable Tourism and Local Agriculture. Alex Naar, Office of Engagement, Innovation and Economic Development and Center for Sustainable Tourism.

• North Banks Rotary Club. (August 2008). Kitty Hawk, NC. Holding Steady in a World of Change. Dr. Patrick Long, Center for Sustainable Tourism.

• Public Radio Program on Sustainable Tourism. (June 2008). East Carolina University link with public radio. Overview of the Center and Sustainable Tourism. Dr. Patrick Long, Center for Sustainable Tourism.

• Brunswick County Entrepreneurial Conference. (April 2008). Brunswick County Golf Resort. Shaping the Economy . . . One Dream at a Time--New Innovations in Tourism. Dr. Patrick Long, Center for Sustainable Tourism.

• Great Smoky Mountains Sustainability Summit. (April 2008). Knoxville, TN. Wrap-up Session on Conference Content and Future Actions. Dr. Patrick Long, Center for Sustainable Tourism.

• 2008 North Carolina State Tourism Conference. (March 2008). Greensboro, NC. Sustainability and the North Carolina Tourism Industry. Dr. Patrick Long, Center for Sustainable Tourism.

• Greenville Noon Rotary. (February 2008). Greenville, NC. Sustaining the Tourism Industry. Dr. Patrick Long, Center for Sustainable Tourism.

• NE Commission NET Planning Meeting. (January 2008). Hope Plantation. Sustaining the NE Region’s Tourism Economy. Dr. Patrick Long, Center for Sustainable Tourism.

• Outer Banks Chamber of Commerce. (January 2008). Kitty Hawk, NC. Sustaining a Pristine Coastal Tourism Economy. Brian Mullis, President, Sustainable Travel International.

Interviews

• Interview (Dr. David Edgell) with WITN News. "Wacky Weather Impacts Tourism." (February 2010).

• Recorded radio program on tourism and sustainability for North Carolina Public News Network (Dr. Patrick Long).

• Interview (Dr. Patrick Long) with Lisa Slade from the Knoxville, TN, "Knoxville Voice" newspaper on 09-26-08 on sustainable tourism.  slade@knoxvoice (865) 522-8684 or cell at (336) 202-8158.

• Interview (Dr. Patrick Long) published in Travel Professional: The Official Journal of the Travel Institute (August/September 2008).  "Tackling the Sustainability Challenge"

• Interview (Dr. Scott Curtis) on "Talk of the Town" regarding the ECU/CST Climate, Weather and Tourism Workshop.

• Interview (Dr. Patrick Long) with Channel Nine Television Station regarding the ECU/CST Climate, Weather and Tourism Workshop.

• Interview (Dr. Patrick Long) The Daily Reflector, regarding the ECU/CST Climate, Weather and Tourism Workshop.

• Interview (Drs. Patrick Long and Scott Curtis) with Christine Neff, ECU, regarding the ECU/EST Climate, Weather and Tourism Workshop.