A not for profit industry association that encourages sustainable community development through the incorporation of education, environment, culture and heritage with tourism
WE ARE STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION!(volunteers accepted)
(photo) Lana , Dr. Bruno Hamel Sr. Trade Commissioner and Canadian Ambassador Matthew Levin in Havana
A HUGE THANKS to everyone that participated and sponsored our 1st CETA event! A special thinks to CubaPlus Magazine, which you can check out and read the article below that was written and published about the event.
From November 7 to 9, 2010 the Havana Melia Cohiba Hotel hosted the CETA International Conference on Sustainable EduTourism attended by Canadian,Cuban and international speakers and tourism industry representatives.
The conference was organized by the Canadian EduTourism Associates Cooperative LTD and was supported by the Cuban Ministry of Tourism, the Canadian Embassy in Cuba and other international partnerships. The event explored the benefits that exist when educational, cultural, environmental and tourism sectors join to promote a region's edutourism offerings.
Attendees were welcomed by CETA Conference Chair Lana Wood and Canadian Ambassador in Cuba Matthew Levin. In his introductory speech, Ambassador Levin stated that tourism is a pillar in the relationship between Cuba and Canada and, in turn, creates many other relationships between the Cuban and Canadian peoples. "We see this event as closely aligned with our efforts at the Embassy to facilitate a broad range of contact and engagement between Canada and Cuba, as a means of exploring and promoting our many areas of sharedinterests." added Ambassador Levin.
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It was a tremendous two days, jam packed with insight and networking. Conference evaluations were extremely positive and the comments are being compiled made available via the website, along with a general debrief of the conference discussions and findings.
Many new friendships and partnerships were made at this inspiring event, and we would love to hear your comments and see your photo's of the sessions and your learning experience in Cuba. Please email us your stories and photo's and we will get them posted to a special section of the site.
We also have a FACEBOOK page that you are encouraged to visit and post your comments, pics and videos.
Hope to see you all back in Cuba for a follow-up session in the spring, or at the 2nd Annual CETA Conference being held in the fall 2011.
From Brad McRae, Director, The Atlantic Leadership Development Institute- "The 1st CETA conference in Havana Cuba was just as much a think tank as a conference and the results speak for themselves. CETA EduTourism is now an international organization with chapters in Canada, Jamaica, Cuba, US and the UK. This was truly one of the most educational and cultural conferences I have had the privilege of attending."
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