Greetings!
Thursday, July 31st is the last day to register and save on the conference fee. The fee is only $375 per person, but will go up to $425 after July 31. Of course you may sign up for one day ($150) as well.
You are invited to shape the conference conversation. The content of Civic Tourism II will come from you, the participant. Comment here to tell us what you are doing or want to do to "create and market your somewhere". | | New Speaker Dr. Jonathon Day  Jonathon will be speaking on has been involved in the destination development and tourism marketing for over 15 years. In 2001 he established Placemark Solutions, Inc a consulting and marketing company focusing on the specific needs of destination marketers.
During the past 15 years Jonathon has been instrumental in developing marketing strategies that deliver real, long term results for international tourism destinations. He has undertaken successful marketing campaigns for two of the South Pacific's most successful destinations - New Zealand and Australia's Great Barrier Reef State, Queensland. | | | Ron Anzalone from Preserve America Ron is coming to our conference! He'll will be speaking on Wednesday and Thursday, October 15 and 16. Ron Anzalone is the Director, Office of Preservation Initiatives, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (an independent Federal agency). Ron has been involved in historic preservation and public policy at the Federal level for nearly 30 years, and since 2003 has had lead responsibility for the national Preserve America initiative with the White House and the Executive Branch. In 2006 he served as program director for the Preserve America Summit in New Orleans, part of the National Historic Preservation Act's 40th anniversary celebration.
For more information about Ron and Preserve America please go here. | Our "Keynote" Speakers in Conversation Engage with three speakers who will provide keynotes for our conversation as we collectively ponder and shape the thinking, linking and doing of creating civic tourism as a force for change in the world. Scott Russell Sanders: will talk on "Traveling at Home" or go to his website for more. 
Dan Shilling: the founder of civic tourism, will talk on "The Essence of Civic Tourism". Go to Dan's site The Poetry & Politics of Place for more information.
 Costas Christ: from National Geographic Society's Adventurer Magazine, for more go to Costas' blog:
| 8 Southern New England Places will be our Learning Laboratories:
At Civic Tourism II, the places of Southern New England and the Blackstone Valley will be our learning laboratory for 3 1/2 days. Experience our distinct places as we walk through these cities and villages engaging residents, learning how place matters, and figuring out what we can do to keep our places whole and with soul. Participate in any one of our eight civic labs in places such as Mystic, CT or visit the Northern Rhode Island Tri-Communities: Central Falls, Cumberland and Pawtucket For a full listing of all the sites and to see what the learning experience will entail click here: Eight Sites.
The protocol to guide the civic labs will be developed to use at each site with 3 parts:
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Orientation: what to see and want to explore (either on the bus or at the local location) -
Walking and experiencing: what to look for -
Debrief lessons learned and what to share with whole conference on Saturday morning 
| | Sincerely, Robert Billington and Robert Leaver
BVTC New Commons | | |
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| | This conference: 
Creating and Marketing Your Somewhere is a gathering of diverse professionals who want to change the face of tourism: Tourism Leaders, Humanities Councils, Chambers of Commerce, Community Leaders and many more. | |
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