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Programme
Mona Academic Conference 2005
Friday, August 26 – Sunday August 28, 2005
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Venue: Undercroft
Professor The Hon. Kenneth Hall
Welcome Remarks:
Vice Chancellor, The University of the West
Indies, Mona Campus
Professor E. Nigel Harris
Greetings:
Chairman’s Opening Address & Welcome
Pro Vice Chancellor and Principal, The
University of the West Indies, Mona Campus
Introduction:
Minister of Education
The Honourable Maxine Henry-Wilson MP
Senior Research Fellow, Dept. of Language,
Linguistics & Phylosophy, The University of the
West Indies, Mona Campus
The Hon. Dr. Oswald Harding OJ, CD,QC
Keynote Address:
Musical Item:
Distinguished Fellow, The University of the West
Indies
The Most Honourable Edward Seaga, ON, PC
Dr. Kathy Brown
Book Launch: Minister of Information & Leader of Government
Business in the Senate
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Vote of Thanks:
Office of the Prime Minister
The Honourable Burchell Whiteman, MP
Research Fellow/Dir. of Tourism & Hospitality
Unit, Research & Policy Group, Mona School of
Business, UWI
Mr. James Samuels
Closing Remarks: Pro Vice Chancellor and Principal, The
University of the West Indies, Mona Campus
Professor The Hon. Kenneth Hall
Cocktail Reception: The Mona Visitor’s Lodge and Conference
Centre
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Signing of the Register Social Sciences Lecture Theatre (SSLT)
9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Presentation
‘Vision of Tourism for Jamaica’
The Hon. Aloun Ndombet-Assamba, MP
Minister of Industry &Tourism
9:50 a.m. – 10:20 a.m.
10:20 a.m. – 11:10 a.m.
Presentation
‘Challenges & Opportunities in the Tourism
Sector’
Mr. Edmund Bartlett
Opposition Spokesperson on Tourism
Round Table
‘ Evolution of the Tourist Industry in Jamaica’
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Chair:
Rapporteur:
Presenters:
11:10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Chair:
Mrs. Carolyn Hayle
Senior Programme Officer, Institute for Hospitality &
Tourism, School for Graduate Studies & Research, The
University of the West Indies, Mona Campus
Mr. Claremont Kirton
Lecturer, Department of Economics
The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus
Dr. Derrick Deslandes
Coordinator, Hotel & Tourism Management
Department of Management Studies
“The Role of International Chains and How they Impact
Jamaica’s Development”
Mr. Paul Pennicook
Director of Tourism, Jamaica
“The All Inclusive Concept: Improving the Benefits to the
Jamaican Economy”
Mr. Dennis Morrison
Chairman, The Jamaica Tourist Board
“Linkages of Tourism with the Jamaican Economy:
Levels of Retention”
COFFEE BREAK
Presentations
‘The Tourism Product; What it is and What it
Could Be”
Mr. Michael Muirhead
Executive Director
Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCO)
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Presenters:
DISCUSSION
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Chair:
Presenters:
Dr. Henry Lowe
Executive Chairman, Eden Gardens – Wellness Centre
“Promoting Health as Part of the Tourism Product”
Dr. Anthony Vendryes
Director, The Wellness Centre
“Wellness: Combining Health & Pleasure”
Mr. Patrick Lynch
Director of Finance, Sandals Resorts International
“Time Sharing in Jamaica: Challenges and Prospects”
Lunch Break
The Undercroft
Presentations
‘ Industry Challenges’
Professor Elizabeth Thomas-Hope
Head of Environmental Unit, Dept. of Geography &
Geology
Dr. Anne Crick
Head of Department, Dept. of Management Studies
“E.P./Small Hotels: Prospects for the Future”
The Hon. Mr. Karl Hendrickson OJ, CD
Chairman, National Continental Corporation
“Community Planning and Development: Bringing
Tourism to the People”
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Professor Barry Chevannes
Research Fellow, Research & Policy Group, Mona
School of Business
“Tourism & the Capital City: The Sociological Impact”
Mrs. Karen Ford-Warner
Head of School, School of Hospitality & Tourism
Management, The University of Technology
“Challenges of Growth”
DISCUSSION
Signing of the Register: Social Sciences Lecture Theatre (SSLT)
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Presentation
‘
Tourism is Now the Global Leader: Are We
Making the Most of it?
Mr. Allen Chastanet
Owner & Managing Director
CoCo Resorts
Round Table
‘Travel & Tourism’
Chair: Mr. James Samuels
Research Fellow/Director, Tourism & Hospitality Unit,
Research & Policy Group, Mona School of Business,
University of the West Indies, Mona Campus
Rapporteur: Mr. Harry Abrikian
Senior Lecturer, Mona School of Business
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Presenters:
11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Chair:
Presenters:
Mrs. Juliet Moss-Solomon
Chairman/CEO, Compact Travel
“Travel Agents & Reservations Systems: The Impact of
Technology and the Internet”
Mr. Jean Holder
Chairman of LIAT
“Branding & Transportation”
Ms. Alison Stone,
Assistant Director, Foreign Trade
Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Foreign Trade
“Liberalisation & GATS: Implications for Tourism”
Coffee Break
Presentations
‘Vulnerability Issues’
Professor Alvin Wint
Lecturer, Department of Management Studies
Dr. Anthony Harriott
Senior Lecturer, Department of Government
“Crime & Violence in the Tourism Sector: Perception &
Reality”
Dr. Ian Boxill
Head of Department,
Sociology, Psychology & Social Work
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1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Chair:
Presenters:
“HIV & Transportable Diseases: Impact on the Tourism
Sector”
Mr. Hugh Cresser
Tourism Consultant
“The Impact of Tourism on the Environment: How Do
We Respond?”
Dr. Chandana Jayawardena
Professor, Niagara College, Canada
“Attitudes, Beliefs & Customs: Assets or Liabilities to
Tourism?”
Lunch Break
The Undercroft
Presentations
‘ The Value of Tourism to the Jamaican
Economy’
Dr. Michael Witter
Head of Department, Economics
Dr. Wesley Hughes
Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica
“Economics of Tourism: Are we Winning?”
Dr. Noel Watson
Executive Coordinator for Civic Dialogue
United Nations Development Programme
“The Destination is Hero: Long Live the Destination”
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4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Chair:
Speaker:
Executive Director, Mona School of Business
The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus
Dr. Neville Ying
Professor Emeritus,
The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus
Sir. Alister McIntyre
Closing Remarks:
Pro Vice Chancellor and Principal, The University of the
West Indies, Mona Campus
Professor The Honourable Kenneth Hall
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