INTERNATIONAL TOURIST MARKET "SMOLYAN '09"

15 - 17 October 2009

PRELIMINARY A G E N D A

15 October 2009 /Thursday/

12:00 - 12,30 h.

Official Opening of the market

Location:  Lobby of the Smolyan District Administration
Stefan Staikov –  Regional Governor of Smolyan
Ivo Marinov – Deputy Minister, Ministry of Economy, Energy and Tourism  (M.E.E.T)
Dora Yankova  -  Mayor of Smolyan
Assoc. Prof. Ivan Chobanov, PhD, - Director of Smolyan Affiliate of Plovdiv University “Paisii Hilendarski”

12,30 - 13,30 h. Cocktail for the participants in the market and the scientific conference
13.00 - 13.30 h.

Opening of the scientific conference with international participants 
“Trends in contemporary tourism development”
Congratulatory address to the participants in the market. Celebration of the 10-year anniversary of the establishment of the Tourism Program offered at the  Smolyan Affiliate of Plovdiv University “P. Hilendarski”. 

13.30 – 14.00 h.

New Tourism Management policy of Republic of Bulgaria
Lecturer: Ivo Marinov – Deputy Minister of  Economy, Energy and Tourism
Discussion

14.00 – 14.30 h.  „10-years since the establishment of Bachelor’s Program in Tourism in Smolyan”
Lecturer:  Prof. Peter Slaveykov, PhD
Discussion
14,30 – 15,00 h.

“Opportunities to enhance competitiveness of Bulgarian tourist product considering the global financial crisis”
Lecturer:  Blagoy Ragin – President  of  BHRA                                   Discussion

15,00 – 16,00 h. 

Presentation of a Concept for the establishment of a new  Law on Tourism
Lecturers: Representative of  M.E.E.T
Representative of the Tourism branch association
Discussion

16,00  – 16.30  h. Coffee - Break  
 

15 October 2009 /Thursday/:  Round Table  «Education and Tourism»:       

16.30 – 17,00 h.

Education Quality – Quality of the hospitality services:
Lecturer:  Prof. George Somov, PhD – “University of Food Technology”- Plovdiv
Krasen Rousev – Director of „Albena” college - Dobritch
Discussion

17,00 – 17,30 h.  French Experience in tourism education
Lecturer:    Olivier Givrer – University of Lyon
Discussion
17,30 – 18,00 h.   Common Problems facing practical training in tourism
Lecturer:     Assoc. Prof. Nikolina Popova, PhD – Vice-Dean, Faculty of Geology and Geography at Sofia University „St. Kliment Ohridksi” - Sofia.
Discussion
19.30 h. Official Dinner
 

16 October 2009 /Friday/

9,30   -  10,30 h. Presentation of Eco-Path “vlg. Hvoyna –Elidge passage –  Stavrupolis, Greece”
10,30 – 11,00 h.

Presentation of a Greek Tourist Region
Commercial Video and presentation

11,00 – 11,30 h. Expectations for Winter season 2009/10 in Bansko
Commercial Video and presentation
11,30 –  12,00 h.  Expectations for Winter season 2009/10 in Chepelare
Commercial Video and presentation of „Chepelare Courort” – AD
12,00 –  12,30 h. Expectations for Winter season 2009/10 in Pamporovo
Commercial Video and presentation of „Pamporovo” - AD
12,30 -  13,30 h. LUNCH
13,30 h. Walking tour on part of Eco-Path “vlg. Hvoyna –Elidge passage –
Stavrupolis, Greece”
:  Smolyan – Orlov Kamak – Amzovo Preserved area – Section of the old Roman Road -  Smolyan
20,00 h. DINNER
 

17 October 2009 /Saturday/

Walking tour with Picknick: Smolyan – Regional History Museum – Art Gallery– Eco-path „Nevyastata” – Waterfalls Canyon
 

 

Note: The Organizers of the event keeps their right to make changes in the preliminary agenda   



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