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This conference brought a lively discussion to New England last autumn!

“The conference allowed tourism practitioners from around the world to not just learn about the latest in tourism marketing but to discuss how to integrate a community’s culture, character, ecology, history and commerce into a whole place strategy.” Dr. Robert Billington, conference Chairman and President of the Sustainable Tourism Planning and Development Laboratory

“Civic tourism is about appreciating tourism as a public good, valuing it as a public responsibility and practicing it as a public art.” Dr. Dan Shilling

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Identity, Landscape, and Inside-Out Design - Maia Small, Thurlow, Small Architecture, Josh Silverman, Schwadesign and Wilfred Gates, Gates Leighton & Associates.  Two-hour and 15 minute Workshop, 2:30 - 4:45 pm

(To see our updated workshop schedule click here)

Role of design
Finding relationships between identity, identification, and landscape is a design process that requires collaboration between expertise and local knowledge. While we typically think of design as articulating a representation of a visual idea or a physical object, it can also extend to the creation of a landscape experience-how people and environments can be intentionally brought together. As revitalizing cities look to new ways to sustainably transform, innovative design can help shape and reinforce existing networks and systems beyond the built environment and offer people new ways of seeing urban and natural places over time.

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Plan to attend our conference and get hands on experience with our Civic Labs.  Here is what is in store for our five sites:

• Cape Cod, MA: Creating local food production and the emerging loss of cranberry production, “Cranberry Heritage Area.”
• Mystic, CT: Creating “A Sustainable Village.”
• Newport, RI: “New Development Options for a Historic Destination.”
• Providence, RI: “Grow Providence without Losing Soul and Character.”
• Watch Hill/ Westerly, RI: Stimulating local people to experience the town as a year round destination, “Getting Locals to be Year-Round Visitors.”

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Dr. Robert Billington is the President of Blackstone Valley Tourism Council and was recently voted North American Travel Personality of the Year at the prestigious World Travel Awards. Dr. Billington is a pioneer of sustainable tourism and shares his views and insights into regeneration with BTN. Read more here:

BTN: Congratulations on the winning WTA North American Travel Personality of the Year. What does it mean to you to pick up the award? Continue Reading »

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The Civic Tourism 2 Conference is now offering 11 CM credits for AICP members of the American Planning Association (APA)!  All eligible sessions (at least 1 hour), luncheon speakers, and tours have been submitted to AICP for approval of CM credits.

Our communities are constantly changing and so, too, is the planning profession. AICP’s Certification Maintenance (CM) program will help planners gain the knowledge and skills necessary to remain current in the practice of planning and continue to demonstrate professional credibility through continuing education.

These CM credits will keep you up to date on the latest trends, technologies, and best practices. It also strengthens the value of your AICP certification, demonstrating your ongoing commitment to excellence to elected officials, community leaders, and employers.

This is a great opportunity for you to earn your required CM credits.  Tell us what you think!

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Mission: To reframe tourism’s purpose, from an end to a means–that is, from a market-driven growth goal to a toll that can help the public preserve and enhance what they love about their place, while revitalizing the local economy.

To get started click on our “Program at a Glance” and preview the details and register today for our 2008 conference.

Want to present a paper or short presentation, go to our “Call for Papers” for submission requirements. Deadline is October 1, 2008.

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The content of Civic Tourism II will come from you, the participant.  Tell us what you are doing or want to do to “create and market your somewhere”?

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Get engaged…upon reviewing the Program at a Glance, tell us what you sense you will learn at Civic Tourism II?

Also, what did we miss - an issue, a topic, and so on?

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