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UNWTO Calendar of Events 2017 November 2017

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January 10 16 17 18-20 18 18 18 19 19 20 20 20 24-25 26 30-31

Official Launching of the UNWTO Office in Geneva 13th UNWTO Awards Forum 14th Meeting of the Board of Director of the UNWTO ST-EP Foundation FITUR Green 2017 Opening Ceremony of the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development (IYSTD) 2017 Meeting of the UNWTO Committee of Tourism and Sustainability 13th UNWTO Awards Ceremony & Gala Dinner UNWTO & Casa Arabe Ministerial Discussion Forum on Strengthening the resilience of Tourism in the Middle East and North Africa and sustaining growth VIII Tourism Investment and Business Forum for Africa – INVESTOUR 5th Presential Meeting of the Commitee on Tourism and Competitiveness (CTC) 44th Meeting of the UNWTO Board of the Affiliate Members Working Lunch with the Central-America Tourism Ministers 17th session of the UNWTO Committee on Statistics and Tourism Satellite Account 9th Working Group meeting of the Convention on the Protection of Tourists and the Rights and Obligations of Tourism Service Providers 2nd Meeting of the Working Group on Ethics Convention

Geneva, Switzerland Madrid, Spain UNWTO HQ, Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain UNWTO HQ, Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain UNWTO HQ, Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain

February 1 3 13-15 15-17 28

18th meeting of the World Committee on Tourism Ethics UNWTO Meeting and Lunch of the American Ambassadors UNWTO Regional Statistics Capacity Building Programme 1st UNWTO World Conference on Smart Destination 10th Working Group meeting of the Convention on the Protection of Tourists and the Rights and Obligations of Tourism Service Providers (Part I)

Madrid, Spain UNWTO HQ, Madrid, Spain Algiers, Algeria Murcia, Spain UNWTO HQ, Madrid, Spain

March 1 8-12 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 12 14 20-23 24-25 27 27-31 28-29 30-31

10th Working Group meeting of the Convention on the Protection of Tourists and the Rights and Obligations of Tourism Service Providers (Part II) ITB and related events 7th UNWTO Silk Road Ministers’ Meeting at ITB Meeting of the ExCom of the World Tourism Network on Child Protection Accounting and Statistics for Sustainable Tourism - Lunchtime Seminar 32nd meeting of the World Tourism Network on Child Protection UNWTO Panel on Indigenous Tourism: Promoting equitable partnerships 6th UNWTO Silk Road Tour Operators Forum at ITB New platform tourism services (or the so-called sharing economy) UNWTO Seminar for the Russian Silk Road Regions at Intourmarket 10th Working Group meeting of the Convention on the Protection of Tourists and the Rights and Obligations of Tourism Service Providers (Part III) 11th UNWTO Asia Pacific Executive Training Programme on Tourism Policy and Strategy UNWTO/Chimelong Initiative: A Workshop for Poverty Reduction and Tourism Development in Guangdong Connecting Europe through Innovation UNWTO/CTO Workshop on Sustainable Tourism Destination Management and Marketing 11th Working Group meeting of the Convention on the Protection of Tourists and the Rights and Obligations of Tourism Service Providers 7th UNWTO Silk Road Task Force Meeting

UNWTO HQ, Madrid, Spain Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany New York, USA Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany Moscow, Russian Federation UNWTO HQ, Madrid, Spain Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea Guangdong, China Madrid, Spain St. Lucia, Saint Lucia Madrid, Spain Valencia, Spain

April 4-7 17-21 18-21 24 24 25 26-27 27-28

3rd Euro-Asian Mountain Resorts Conference 2017 MCSTO Training Programme for China Observatories - Tourism Destination Carrying Capacity Management 59th UNWTO Regional Commission for Africa and High-level meeting on Chinese Outbound Tourism to Africa 42nd UNWTO Regional Commission for the Middle East UNWTO & ATM Ministerial Round Table onTourism’s contribution to sustainable and inclusive economic growth and diversification in the MENA region WTTC/UNWTO Ministerial Roundtable 1st International Western Silk Road Workshop 3rd International Congress on Ethics and Tourism

Tiblisi, Georgia Zhanjiajie, China Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Dubai, UAE Dubai, UAE Bangkok, Thailand Alexandroupoli, Greece Krakow, Poland

May 4 5-6 8-9 10-12 10 10 10 12-13 15-17 20 24 29/05-2/06

UNWTO Tourism Star Awards in the context of the World Tourism Forum 4th World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue 3rd UNWTO World Forum on Gastronomy Tourism 105th Session of the UNWTO Executive Council 11th Meeting of the Programme and Budget Committee (PBC) High Level Task Force on Tourism and Security Round Table on “Sustainable Urban Tourism” 3rd Meeting of the Working Group on the Draft Framework Convention on Tourism Ethics 29th UNWTO Joint Commission for Asia Pacific and South Asia & UNWTO Conference on Crisis Communication PATA/UNWTO Ministerial Debate Master Class on Attracting Chinese Tourism to the Mediterranean 61st UNWTO Regional Commission for the Americas and International Seminar on New Technologies Applied to Tourism

Lucerne, Switzerland Baku, Azerbaijan San Sebastian, Spain Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain Dhaka, Bangladesh Negombo, Sri Lanka Valletta, Malta San Salvador El Salvador Roatán, Honduras

June 5-7 14 21-24 26-27 27-28

61st UNWTO Regional Commission for Europe 12th Working Group meeting of the Convention on the Protection of Tourists and the Rights and Obligations of Tourism Service Providers 6th UNWTO International Conference on Tourism Statistics: Measuring Sustainable Tourism World Conference on Tourism and Future Energy: Unlocking low-carbon growth opportunities 2nd International Western Silk Road Workshop

Chisinau, Moldova UNWTO HQ, Madrid, Spain Philippines Astana, Kazakhstan Sofia, Bulgaria

July 5-7

9-16

Conference on Branding: Innovative Ideas to attract Tourists (in collaboration with UNWTO) UNWTO Regional Workshop on Evaluation of National Tourism Administrations Marketing Activities UNWTO Practicum on “Crisis Communication in Tourism”

16-18

International Conference on Rural Tourism

6-8

Minsk, Belarus Changshu, China Madrid, Spain / Escaldes-Engordany, Andorra Huzhou, China

September 2 4-8 11-16 11-12 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11

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UNWTO-WTCF Workshop “City Tourism Performance Research” UNWTO Regional Course on “Strategies of Sustainable Tourism for Local Development” 22nd Session of the UNWTO General Assembly Working Group on the UNWTO Draft Convention on Tourism Ethics 39th Plenary Session of the Affiliate Members 12th Meeting of the Programme and Budget Committee (PBC) Committee on Tourism and Sustainability (CTS) 52nd Regional Commission for East Asia and the Pacific 56th Regional Commission for South Asia 62nd Regional Commission for Europe 6th Meeting of the Committee on Tourism and Competitiveness (CTC) UNWTO/Greater Tumen Initiative (GTI) Meeting on Marketing and Promotion Opportunities for the Greater Tumen Region – Gateway to North-east Asia Special Meeting of the Members of the Committee on Statistics and TSA 19th Meeting of the World Committee on Tourism Ethics 60th UNWTO Regional Commission for Africa 43rd UNWTO Regional Commission for the Middle East

Tianjin, China Guadalajara, Mexico Chengdu, China Chengdu, China Chengdu, China Chengdu, China Chengdu, China Chengdu, China Chengdu, China Chengdu, China Chengdu, China Chengdu, China

Chengdu, China Chengdu, China Chengdu, China Chengdu, China

September 12 12 13

14 14-15 15 16 16 21-22 24-29 26 27 29-30

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62nd UNWTO Regional Commission for the Americas 106th Session of the UNWTO Executive Council High-level/Ministerial Segment on “Tourism and the Sustainable Development Goals & Building Partnerships for Development: the Example of the Belt and Road Initiative” Special Session with the UNWTO Ulysses Prize Laureate - Innovation Bridging Past and Future General Assembly Special Session on Smart Tourism 45th Meeting of the Board of the Affiliate Members 107th Session of the UNWTO Executive Council 13th Meeting of the Programme and Budget Committee (PBC) 1st Tourism EXPO Japan (TEJ) Ministerial Round Table 2017 (in collaboration with UNWTO) UNWTO International Course & Conference on “Gastronomy: a key factor for destination attractiveness” UNWTO-WTCF Workshop “City Tourism Performance Research” World Tourism Day 2017 Official Celebration: Sustainable Tourism - A Tool for Development 2nd UNWTO Global Conference on Wine Tourism

Chengdu, China Chengdu, China Chengdu, China

Chengdu, China Chengdu, China Chengdu, China Chengdu, China Chengdu, China Tokio, Japan Ushuaia, Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina Qatar, Doha Mendoza, Argentina

October 8-10 8-13 10-12 11-12 12-17 16-29

20 23 24 30-12 Nov

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2nd UNWTO Global Conference on Talent Development in Tourism: Strategies for Competitive Destinations UNWTO course on “Tourist Routes for Community Development” 11th UNWTO/PATA Forum on Tourism Trends and Outlook 2nd International Seminar on Multidestination Tourism Routes UNWTO Capacity Building Course on Tourism Marketing: from Product to Experience UNWTO, UNWTO Themis Foundation and the University of Valencia UNWTO Silk Road Training and Capacity Building Programme - online course on “Strategic Tourism Planning and the Silk Road” UNWTO/ILO Joint Conference on Decent Work and Socially Responsible Tourism European Ambassadors Meeting and Lunch UN Day - Annual Celebration UNWTO, UNWTO Themis Foundation and the University of Valencia UNWTO Silk Road Training and Capacity Building Programme - online course on “Project Management and the Silk Road” African Ambassadors Meeting and Lunch

Marbella, Spain Asunción, Paraguay Guilin, China Asunción, Paraguay Accra, Ghana Online

Madrid, Spain UNWTO HQ, Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain Online

UNWTO HQ, Madrid, Spain

November 6 7 13-14 16-18 16-18 20-29 22-23 27-30

29-30

Silk Road Social Media Seminar at the World Travel Market: “Selling the Silk Road: unite and conquer” 11th UNWTO & WTM Ministers’ Summit on: ‘Overtourism’: growth is not the enemy, it is how we manage it UNWTO/THEMIS Capacity building workshop on “Current trends in Tourism eMarketing” UNWTO/ETC International Seminar on Transnational Themes and Routes IY2017 Official Event: Promoting Sustainable Tourism a Tool for Inclusive Growth and Community Engagement UNWTO, UNWTO Themis Foundation and the University of Valencia UNWTO Silk Road Training and Capacity Building Programme - onsite course International Congress on Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage: the Potential of Sacred Places as a Tool for Sustainable Tourism Development UNWTO, Government of Jamaica, World Bank Group and Inter-American Development Bank Conference on Jobs and Inclusive Growth: Partnerships for Sustainable Tourism Workshop on Measuring the Economic Impact of Tourism in Europe: the Tourism Satellite Account (TSA)

London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom Kėdainiai, Lithuania Santiago de Compostela, Spain Lusaka, Zambia Madrid and Valencia, Spain Fátima, Portugal Montego Bay, Jamaica

Brussels, Belgium

December 4-6 7-9

11-12 13-14 18

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6th Global Summit on Urban Tourism 2017 International Symposium and Annual Conference of the 10YFP Sustainable Tourism Programme: Empowering Tourism Destinations’ Sustainability Second UNWTO/UNESCO World Conference on Tourism and Culture: Fostering Sustainable Development 2017 Global International Network of Sustainable Tourism Observatories (INSTO) Meeting EU-UNWTO joint event: Closing the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development 2017, Launching the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018 International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development, 2017: The Way Forward – Our Journey to 2030

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kasane, Chobe District, Botswana Muscat, Oman UNWTO HQ, Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain

Geneva, Switzerland

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