Agenda Subject to Change
Wednesday, September 25
4pm-5:30pm
Diamond Tooth Gerties
- Industry Insights
7pm-9pm
Dawson City Museum
- Welcome Reception
Thursday, September 26
KIAC
Registration opens at 8am
8:30am
- Welcome
9am-10am
- “The Future of
Travel: Adapting to the Next Generation”
- Mikey Sadowski: Marketing Director, Intrepid Travel
10:15am-11am
- “Managing the Invisible Burden of Tourism”
Megan Epler Wood: Director, International Sustainable Tourism Initiative, Harvard School of Public Health
11am-11:30am
- Coffee Break & Camp TIAY overview
11:30am-12:30am
- Workshop Sessions
Downtown Hotel + Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre
12:45pm-1:15pm
- LUNCH
KIAC
1:30pm-2:30pm
- Workshop Sessions
Downtown Hotel + Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre
2:45pm-3:45pm
- Workshop Sessions
Downtown Hotel + Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre
4pm-5pm
- Workshop Sessions
Downtown Hotel + Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre
6:30pm – Cocktails
Diamond Tooth Gerties
7pm – Dinner & Auction
Diamond Tooth Gerties
Friday, September 27 (World Tourism Day)
KIAC
9am
- Welcome
9:15am-10:15am
- “Greenland’s
Tourism Story: A tale of innovation and adaptation”
- Jesper Oraker: Owner & Operator, Greenland-Escape
10:15am
Coffee Break
10:30am-12pm
- Panel Discussion
- “Responsible tourism in communities: observations and ideas for building capacity”
12pm-12:45pm
LUNCH
1pm-4pm
Camp TIAY Challenge
4pm-4:30pm
Judging, Awards, and Wrap Up
Sessions:
- Session A –
“Choose Your Own Adventure: Concurrent Sessions”
- “Emergency Planning: How to prepare your business”
- “Tourism Research: New trends and insights to help you plan”
- “Food Tourism: How to use food to accentuate the guest experience”
- “Customer Service: Increase your competitive edge with customer service best practices”
- Session B – “Destination Management and Measurement: The International Sustainable Tourism Initiative (ISTI) Framework and how it can benefit the Yukon”
- Session C – “Navigating perspectives: bringing history and culture to life”
- Session D – “Interactive, Immersive, XR, Games and Play: How Visitor Agency is the Future of Tourism” and “Design Perimeters: How to use what you have to build what you want””