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Cairngorms ViSIT Forum 
13/09/06 Paper 1 

Cairngorms Tourism Conference 2006 

Prepared by: Heather Galbraith, Sustainable Tourism Officer 

Purpose: To update the ViSIT Forum on arrangements for the Cairngorms Tourism Conference 2006. 


1. Background 

An annual park-wide Tourism Conference is recommended in the Sustainable 
Tourism Strategy to allow 2-way communication between local tourism-related 
businesses and the CNPA & partner organisations. The 2006 conference has been 
scheduled for Wednesday 1st November and will take place at the Lecht ski centre. 
At the ViSIT Forum meeting on 18th May 2006, it was agreed that the conference 
should be held in partnership with the Cairngorms Chamber of Commerce, who had 
their monthly lunch and AGM scheduled for the same day. Suggested topics were 
‘Making the most of local events’ and ‘Transport’. 


2. Draft Programme 

Morning Session – ‘Making the Most of Local Events’ co-ordinated by CNPA 

9:45 Registration & refreshments 
10:00 Welcome & introduction 
10:10 Speaker 1TBC 
10:50 Speaker 2 Mairi Adam, Lochaber Enterprise 
11:10 Speaker 3 Pete Irvine, Unique Events (TBC) 
11:40 Update on the work of the CNPA 

12:15 LUNCH 

Afternoon Session – ‘Transport’ co-ordinated by CCC 

13:30 ‘Demand Responsive Transport in the Cairngorms’ 
Presentation by Brian Masson 
14:15 Workshop sessions 
15:00 Refreshments 
15:15 CCC AGM 
15:45 Close 


4. Conference promotion and administration 

An information leaflet is currently in production and will be mailed to all businesses on 
the CNPA tourism database (700) and CCC members (an additional 170). 
Information has already been circulated to Chamber members by e-bulletin and 
adverts will be placed in local papers. 
Due to constraints on venue size, numbers must be capped at a maximum of 115, so 
places must be booked in advance. Delegates will be advised to book as soon as 
possible to avoid disappointment. 
All bookings will be handled by the CCC There is no charge for attending the 
conference, but there is an opportunity for businesses to promote themselves with 
stands / banners for a small fee. 

CNPA 
September 2006