Time |
Venue |
Sponsors |
Event
(The events
are subject to change as deemed fit by the
Organising Committee)
(Mobile services 016,019,017,013 available only at Kuala
Tahan, Conference Venue and official resorts except Nusa Holiday
Village. All hotel guestrooms do not have
telephone. Delegates are advised to carry handphone for ease of
communication. Latest updates & reminders may be sent by SMS)
HOTLINE AT TAMAN
NEGARA: 6-017-8845033 |
DAY 1 Thu,
2-11-06 |
9.00am & 1.00pm |
Crown Plaza Hotel, Kuala Lumpur |
|
Assemble and departure by air
conditioned coach to Taman Negara (3.5 hrs)
Delegates taking 9.00am coach
will disembark at Kuala Tembeling (River Jetty)
and continue journey by boat (RM28 one way) to
Kuala Tahan Jetty at Mutiara Taman Negara Resort
arriving at 4pm. Travelling light and in
possession of a rain coat during boat journey is
highly recommended.
Delegates taking 1.00pm coach
will disembark at Kuala Tahan Village (near
Mutiara Taman Negara Resort) at 5pm. |
9.00am to 6.00pm |
Kuala Tahan Tourist Information
Centre & Mutiara Taman Negara |
|
Registration of Delegates and
collection of Name Tags will be at Kuala Tahan
Tourism Information Centre and Mutiara Taman
Negara Resort. Coordinators will be in
attendance.
Your name tag (representing your
entry permit) is mandatory within National Park
boundaries. (Please do not change hotels without
informing the Organisers) |
9.00am
11.30am
3.00pm |
Mutiara Taman Negara Lobby |
|
Field Trip A : Canopy Walk (2.5 hrs)
Field Trip B : Sg Tahan/Lata Berkoh +
Fish Sanctuary (2.5 hrs)
Field Trip C : Gua Telinga Cave
Excursion (2.5 hrs)
(Please register early at Mutiara
Resort lobby; limited
to 30 persons per departure) |
7.30pm |
Dewan Sri Janing, Rainforest
Resort |
|
APECO 2006 Welcome Dinner hosted
by Pahang State Government.
Dress Code: Malaysian Batik/Smart
Casual.
|
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DAY 2
Fri, 3-11-06 |
7.00am
to 8.30am |
Respective hotels |
|
Breakfast |
8.30am |
Bayan
Nuri Hall, Mutiara Taman Negara |
|
Opening
Ceremony (Dress Code: Smart Casual)
Welcome Remarks
by Organising Chairman, Mr Burhanuddin bin
Ghazali, MATTA Pahang Chapter Chairman
Speech
by President of MATTA, Mr Ngiam Foon
Speech
by Hon. Pahang State Tourism Minister, Datuk
Maznah Mazlan
|
9.10am |
Foyer |
|
Group Photo
Sessions
Teabreak
Press Conference (All Speakers
are invited) |
9.30am |
Bayan Nuri Hall |
|
Video Presentations - Taman Negara National Park |
10.00am |
Bayan
Nuri Hall, Mutiara Taman Negara |
|
Session 1 - Ecotourism developments and trends
in the Asia Pacific region |
Speaker: Ms Ayako Ezaki, Asia Pacific
Coordinator, The International Ecotourism
Society, Washington, USA. |
Speaker: Mr Stephen Yong, Executive Director,
Mekong Tourism Development, Thailand |
Panel Discussion. Chair:
Dr Junaida Lee Abdullah |
11.00am |
" |
|
Session 2 - Ecotourism opportunities in the Asia
Pacific region |
Speaker: Mr Steven Schipani, Team Leader, LNTA-ADB Mekong
Tourism Development Project - Laos |
Speaker: Dr Junaida Lee Abdullah - Principal
Assistant Secretary, Ministry of Tourism,
Malaysia |
Panel Discussion. Chair: Dr F. De
S. Gurusinghe |
12.00pm |
" |
|
Session 3 - Challenges in running a community
based ecotourism project (1) |
Speaker: Dr. F.De.S. Gurusinghe, President, Sri Lanka Ecotourism
Foundation, Sri Lanka |
Speaker: Mr Rabi Jung Pandey - Ecotourism for
Rural Poverty Alleviation Programme (TRPAP),
Nepal |
Panel Discussion
Chair: Mr Albert Teo |
1.00pm |
Seri
Mutiara Restaurant |
|
Buffet
Lunch & Networking |
2.30pm |
Bayan
Nuri Hall, Mutiara Taman Negara |
|
Session 4 - Development of ecotourism products
|
Speaker: Mr Bijaya Pradhan, Chairman, Discover Nepal
Travel & Tours, Nepal |
Speaker: Mr Mirza Mohammad Taiyab, Director
General, Tourism Malaysia (pending) |
Panel Discussion: Mr
Anthony Wong |
3.30pm |
" |
|
Session 5 - Challenges in marketing ecotourism
products and community based ecotourism project |
Speaker: Mr Anthony Wong, Asian Overland
Services Sdn Bhd -
Malaysia |
Speaker: Mr Peter Richards, Marketing Manager - Responsible
Ecological Social Tours (REST), Thailand |
Panel Discussion. Chair: Dr
Azlizam Aziz |
4.30pm
|
Seri
Mutiara Restaurant |
|
Refreshments & Networking |
Field Trip A:
Canopy Walk or
Field Trip B: Sg Than/LataBerkoh/Fish Sanctuary or
Field Trip C: Gua Telinga Cave Excursion |
7.15pm |
Woodland
Resort |
|
Buffet
Dinner (Dress Code: Smart Casual) |
8.30pm |
|
|
Concurrent Workshops - Malaysia Ecotourism
Destinations
Workshop 1
Tasik Bera RAMSAR Site
Speaker: Ms Sarala Aikanathan,
Director Wetland International Malaysia
Workshop 2
Taman Negara National Park
Speaker:
Dr. Azlizam Aziz, Lecturer/Researcher, The
Department of Forest Management, Faculty of
Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor,
Malaysia |
9.30pm |
Assemble
Mutiara
Taman Negara Lobby |
|
Night
Jungle Walk (Optional)
(Please
wear shoes and white/light coloured cotton
T-shirts) |
|
|
|
DAY 3
Sat, 4-11-06 |
7.00am
to 8.30am |
Respective hotels |
|
Breakfast |
8.30am |
Bayan Nuri Hall,
Mutiara Taman Negara |
|
Session 6 -
Challenges in running a community based
ecotourism project (II) |
Speaker: Dr Loh Chi Leong, Executive Director,
Malaysia Nature Society, Malaysia - Challenges
and Opportunities in Developing Ulu Geroh, Perak
as an Ecotourism Site with Indigenous People (Semai) |
Speaker:
Speaker: Mr Samir Thapa - Chairman, Silver Mountain School
of Hotel Management, Nepal |
Panel Discussion. Chair: Mr
Peter Richards |
9.30am |
Bayan Nuri Hall,
Mutiara Taman Negara |
|
Session 7 - Conservation Programmes and
Awareness |
Speaker: Dr Ghazally Ismail, Ecotourism
Consultant, Malaysia -
“Making good of the ‘Eco’ in ‘Ecotourism’”. |
Speaker: Mr Ooi Chin Hock, Chairman, Bird
Conservation Council (BCC) - Tourism and Bird
Conservation in Peninsular Malaysia |
Panel Discussion:
Mr Rabi Jang Panday |
10.30am |
" |
|
Teabreak |
10.50am |
" |
|
Session 8 - Designing, building and maintaining
ecotourism facilities |
|
" |
|
Speaker: Mr Albert Teo, Managing Director, Sukau Ecolodge Sabah, Malaysia |
Speaker: Mr Masaru Takayama, Executive Director,
Japan Ecolodge Association, Japan |
Panel Discussion. Chair: Mr
Steven Schipani |
11.50am |
Bayan
Nuri Hall |
|
Conclusion |
12.10pm |
" |
|
Presentation of Certificates and Mementoes |
12.30pm |
" |
|
Closing
Speech by YB Datuk Ir Donald Lim Siang Chai,
Deputy Minister of Tourism, Malaysia |
12.50pm |
Seri
Mutiara Restaurant |
|
Lunch
& Networking
Press Conference with YB Deputy
Minister of Tourism |
2.30pm |
Mutiara
Taman Negara Lobby |
|
Field Trip A:
Canopy Walk or
Field Trip B: Sg Tahan/Lata Berkoh/Fish Sanctuary or
Field Trip C: Gua Telinga Cave Excursion |
Bayan
Nuri Hall, Mutiara Taman Negara
Special Preparatory Meeting in collaboration
with The International Ecotourism Society to
submit APECO outputs and specific
recommendations to Ecotourism Global Conference
2007, Oslo, Norway. Advisory Board Members :
Mr Masaru Takayama and Mr Steven Schipani |
5.00pm |
Seri
Mutiara Restaurant |
|
Refreshments & Networking |
Press
Conference with Members of Preparatory Meeting |
5.40pm |
|
|
Free for
leisure |
7.30pm |
Mutiara
Taman Negara
Resort |
|
Farewell
Barbeque Dinner hosted by Tourism Malaysia
(Dress Code: Malaysian Batik/Smart Casual)
Speech by Deputy Minister of
Tourism, YB Datuk Ir Donald Lim Siang Chai |
9.30pm |
Assemble
at
Mutiara
Taman Negara Lobby |
|
Night
Jungle Walk (Optional)
(Please
wear shoes and white/light coloured cotton
T-shirts) |
9.30pm |
Mutiara
Taman Negara |
|
Special Dialogue between Deputy Minister of
Tourism & Taman Negara
Tourism Providers (By Invitation for Malaysians
Only) |
|
DAY 4
Sun, 5-11-06 |
7.00am
to 10.00am |
Respective hotels |
|
Breakfast |
9.00am |
Mutiara
Taman Negara Resort Jetty |
|
Check
out and Return boat trip to Kuala Tembeling - 2
hrs (RM28 per person one way)
12.30 Depart Tembeling for Kuala
Lumpur 3 hrs |
10.00am |
Transfers from respective hotels to Car Park |
|
Checkout & Return coach trip to Kuala Lumpur - 4
hours |
|
|
|
Checkout
for optional post-tours |