11.25.2011
DURHAM TOURISM SUMMIT & DURHAM ART OF TRANSITION CREATIVE AWARDS
PROGRAM
UOIT / Durham College College Campus Recreation and Wellness Centre
2000 Simcoe St. N., Oshawa
11.25.2011
DURHAM TOURISM SUMMIT & DURHAM ART OF TRANSITION CREATIVE AWARDS
PROGRAM
Welcome
Message from Roger Anderson, Regional Chair and Chief Executive Officer
Art of Transition Committee Members
for their commitment to this project
8:10 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. - NOVEMBER 25, 2011
Robin Sharma
Be moved by motivator and author ROBIN SHARMA. Ticket includes a light breakfast and a signed copy of his bestseller Letters From The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari, compliments of Dagmar Resort.
10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. - NOVEMBER 25, 2011
Cultural Tourism
Specialist in Place-Based Cultural Tourism, STEVEN THORNE, discusses why “place” is the key to cultural tourism, and how you can unlock its treasures.
10:50 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. - NOVEMBER 25, 2011
Cycle Tourism Panel Discussion
JEFF BROOKS, Principal Planner, Regional Municipality of Durham will moderate as ELEANOR MCMAHON, President and Founder, Share the Road; LOUISA MURSELL, Project Manager, Welcome Cyclists Network and MELISSA CLAXTON-OLDFIELD, President, Oshawa Cycling Club discuss how to foster a cycling culture and increase cycle tourism in the region.
NOON – 12:50 p.m. - NOVEMBER 25, 2011
Culinary Arts Demonstration
Durham College’s Chef DAVID HAWEY and his crew show us how to entertain in style. Using local ingredients they will demonstrate how to prepare hors d’oeuvres, mini-scotch eggs, keftedes, and herbed mushroom pastries.
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. - NOVEMBER 25, 2011
Culinary Tourism
REBECCA LeHEUP, Executive Director, Ontario Culinary Tourism Alliance (OCTA) will present about culinary tourism, giving visitors a taste of our culture.
2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. - NOVEMBER 25, 2011
Social Media
BARRY A. MARTIN , Principal at Hypenotic, shares how marketing has changed and so has the way we’re influenced by it. Come learn how to design a marketing strategy for a social era!
2:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. - NOVEMBER 25, 2011
Film Industry Presentation
DONNA ZUCHLINSKI, Film Commissioner, Industry Development Ontario Media Development Corporation and BRIAN MALCOLM, Executive Director, Parkwood National Historic Site, discuss the film industry.
3:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. - NOVEMBER 25, 2011
Customer Service Excellence
The Bowmanville Zoo’s MICHAEL HACKENBERGER speaks to The Biology of Training for Customer Service Excellence.
3:45 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. - NOVEMBER 25, 2011
Creativity Presentation
Artist WILLIAM LISHMAN speaks of the Creative Continuum.
Creative Marketplace
Will McGuirk, Dani Crosby & United Arts of Durham Present The Creative Marketplace
Exhibitors
Explore more than 50 booths and discover what Durham Region has to offer!
Award In Transition
Edward Falkenberg was selected by a committee of volunteers from the arts community in Durham Region as the successful artist to design the awards statue.
Nominees
Congratulations to all the people, businesses and organizations who were nominated for a Durham Art of Transition Creative Award this year.
