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Good News Early Bird Extended Until 20 August
"The best part is, it's bloody great value!" - Paul Norris, Real Journeys.
Nature-based tourism's biggest event of the year! 
Business development. Inspirational speakers. Field trips. Small group workshops. Social events.
Ecotourism Conference bringing people together
"The speakers are inspirational and the web development sessions are incredibly useful. There's nothing else like it for ecotourism operators." - John Barrett, Kapiti Island Alive.
Get together with like-minded people in an atmosphere of warmth and hospitality at Ecotourism NZ Conference 2010.
Enhance and improve your business, share ideas, debate latest issues and explore new opportunities. Enjoy evening entertainment and a sumptuous banquet at the Blue Baths. Network with industry professionals and be inspired!
See you in Rotorua!
Good news! Early bird registration extended.
Register now before 10 August and save $140. Tickets only $420pp
Destination Rotorua
For the first time ever the Ecotourism NZ Conference will be held outside the South Island. This year we will be gathering in Rotorua.
Get behind the scenes and find out why ecotourism is so successful here. Learn from the best how to grow and improve your business.
Field trips and In-depth tourism workshops at :
· Te Puia
· Rainbow Springs
· Agroventures
· Waimangu Volanic Valley
· Whakarewarewa Thermal Village
· River Rats on the Kaituna River
· Te Urewera Treks
· Cycling tourism in the Redwoods Forest
Polar explorer set to inspire
Our keynote speaker this year is Robert Swan - polar explorer, environmental leader and the first person to have walked to both the North and South poles. Swan is a passionate and exceptionally gifted communicator who is inspiring people around the world to make a positive difference to our planet.
Find out what drives and motivates him. Learn about his mission to combat the effects of climate change. Understand why his lifetime goal is: "working towards the preservation of Antarctica as the last great wilderness on earth". Be inspired to make a positive difference in your world!
Go to www.2041.com for more on Robert Swan.
Speakers announced for Ecotourism NZ Conference 2010
Each year we present speakers who entertain, inspire and motivate us to do better and be better. This year is no different.
Learn about :
· Website management, online marketing and booking systems
· Setting up your own restoration trust
· Marketing to an international audience
· Business development
· Concessions and operator issues from the Department of Conservation
· Tourism on working farms
· And much, much more....
Registration fees
Full Registration
Includes: All sessions, lunches, morning and afternoon teas*, conference handbook, workshops** and the conference dinner.
*At Waiariki Institute of Technology only **Except Riverrats Rafting
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Full Registration – Early (before 20 August) |
$420 |
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Full Registration – Late (from 20 August) |
$560 |
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Double Registration – Early (before 20 August) |
$720 |
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Double Registration – Late (from 20 August) |
$960 |
Day Registration
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Thursday 02 September |
$280 |
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Friday 03 September |
$280 |
Includes: All sessions, lunches, morning and afternoon teas*, conference handbook, workshops** Please note that the Conference Dinner is included in the registration fee.
FREE LISTING ON ECOTOURISMNZ.COM
Operators are entitled to a free listing on the Ecotourism NZ directory worth $145 with a full 2 day conference registration.
