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Malaysia will be organizing the Asia Pacific Ecotourism Conference or APeco 2002 from 3rd-6th October 2002 in Kota
Kinabalu.
Jointly organized by six organisations namely Malaysian Association of Tours and Travel Agents MATTA, Ministry of Culture, Arts and Tourism MOCAT, National Productivity Corporation NPC, Asian Productivity Organisation APO and Ministry of Tourism,Environment, Science and Technology Sabah MOTEST and Japan Ecotourism Society JES, the four days conference which is expected to attract some 500 delegates will be part of Malaysia's program during the International Year of Ecotourism IYE2002.
The conference is expected to attract 100 JES member delegates who will conduct field trips to evaluate the ecotours in Sabah and Sarawak, to conduct an evaluation and thereafter to present its findings at the conference. A.P.O an inter-governmental organization of eighteen Asian Pacific member countries will be sponsoring some 50 delegates from 18 countries to the conference. APeco2002 has already received the endorsement of The International Ecotourism Society TIES based Vermont, USA and support of PATA Malaysia Chapter, Sabah Tourist Association STA, Sabah Tourist Guides Association
STGA.
Among the programs to be covered in the four days conference is the two and half days of conference covering twenty five papers to be presented by twenty two international speakers on ecotourism, nine half day field trips, eight keynote addresses, welcome and farewell dinners, optional pre and post conference tours.
There will be plenty of opportunity for networking during the welcome and farewell dinners, nine field trips and many optional tours with both the international and national delegates. Table counters will be set up for buyers to meet sellers. |
