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AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF ARMENIA 3rd Annual Conference on Ecotourism in Armenia
Conference working language is Armenian Some session will have Armenian-English simultaneous translation
, 14, 2018 | Saturday, April 14, 2018 ace.aua.am/ecotourism
9:00 – 17:00 Registration (open all day) AUA Main Building (MB) Entrance
Exhibition Hall (all day) Large Auditorium entrance lobby, MB 10:00 – 10:30 Opening Remarks Large Auditorium, MB (Armenian and English simultaneous translation) Welcome by Dr. Armen Der Kiureghian, President, American University of Armenia Mr. Artsvik Minasyan, Minister, RA Ministry of Nature Protection Ms. Zara Zeitountsyan, Chair, RA State Tourism Committee Mr. Alen Amirkhanian, Director, AUA Acopian Center for the Environment 10:30 - 10:45 Mr. Artak Grigoryan, Head of the Department of Tourism, Ministry of Culture, Youth Affairs and Tourism, Republic of Artsakh Topic 11:00 – 11:45 12:00 – 12:45 13:00 – 13:45 14:00 – 14:45 15:00 – 15:45 16:00 – 16:45
NATIONAL TOURISM DIGITAL PLATFORMS PROGRESS IN REGION: ARMAVIR, REGION: ARARAT, VAYOTZ REGION: LORI, TAVUSH, POLICY AND ROLE OF IN ARMENIA: ALIGNING INTEGRATING PROTECTED ARAGATSOTN, SHIRAK DZOR, SYUNIK AND GEGHARKUNIK ECOTOURISM EFFORTS FOR BIGGER AREAS IN TOURISM IMPACT
Large Auditorium, MB Large Auditorium, MB Large Auditorium, MB Large Auditorium, MB Large Auditorium, MB Large Auditorium, MB (Armenian and English (Armenian and English (Armenian and English simultaneous translation) simultaneous translation) simultaneous translation)
–– Mekhak Apresyan, RA –– Astghik Chaplin, Head –– Karen Manvelyan, –– Karen Badishyan, –– Lusine Baghdasaryan, –– Tatevik Sargsyan, IDeA, State Tourism Committee, of Marketing and PR, RA Director, WWF Head of Department of Zangezur Biosphere Dilijan Community Development Programs, Deputy Chair State Tourism Committee –– Arsen Gasparyan, WWF Complex Development –– David Kartashyan, Tourism and Analysis, –– Khachik Hakobyan, –– Aram Aghasyan, RA –– Lily Torosian, Khosrov –– Karen Balyan, Head Programme Expert, GIZ Shirak Marz Deputy Minister of Nature –– Gayane Araqelyan, Ministry of Nature –– Artak Farzadyan, Lake Forest State Reserve of Tourism, Youth and Arpi National Park Protection Product Lead, Visit Protection –– Arusiak Mikaélian, Culture Department, –– Varazdat Karapetyan, –– Tigran Abgaryan, –– Tigran Tsaturyan, “Gnishik” Protected Chambarak Municipality Armenia Director, Agrolog Deputy Minister of –– Tigran Tshorokhyan, Co- Director of Ecotour LLC –– Lilit Martirosyan, Landscape –– Lilit Apujanyan, Program Territorial Administaion founder & CEO at Eli.am –– Vahagn Sargsyan- Director of Marketing and –– Sargis Aghayan, Young Coordinator, SME DNC –– Arman Vermishyan, –– Njdeh Andreas, Director, Abovyan, RA Ministry of Sales, Nairian Biologists Association –– Inga Harutyunyan, National Coordinator, Adventures.am Nature Protection –– Gayane Grigoryan, –– Ruzan Ghazaryan, Haghartsin Development, CNF –– Artur Khalatyan, RA Director, Geological Director, “Ashkhatank ev Pahapan Development Museum hayrenik” NGO THEME 1 –– Sisak Mkhitaryan, My Ministry of Nature –– Armen Samvelyan, Foundation Armenia Program Chief Protection Deputy Head, Meghri –– Ashot Davtyan, Vice of Party –– Sevak Baloyan, RA Community President, TCT –– Arman Valesyan, Ministry of Nature –– Vazgen Khachikyan, Project Coordinator, Protection Director, Lori Renaissance Integrated Rural Tourism Foundation Development –– Arpine Hakobyan, NGO Center, Bicycle & Village Tourism
MODERATOR: MODERATOR: MODERATOR: MODERATOR: MODERATOR: MODERATOR: –– Alen Amirkhanian, –– Diana Avetyan, Founder, –– Alen Amirkhanian, –– Gagik Gabrielyan, Director, AUA Acopian –– Gagik Gabrielyan, –– Alen Amirkhanian, Morgan Director, AUA Acopian Center for the American University of American University of Director, AUA Acopian Environment Center for the Armenia Armenia Center for the National Policy and Regional Efforts to Advance Ecotourism Environment Environment
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE WINE TOURISM AGROTOURISM AND CULINARY TOURISM
Room 213W, PAB Manoogian Hall, PAB (Armenian and English simultaneous translation) Room 213W, PAB
–– Husik Sargsyan, Economic – Zaruhi Muradyan, Executive Director, Vine and Wine –– Haykaz Simikyan, Director, Development Technical Foundation of Armenia, Wine Tourism Development Archut Food, Organic Agro- Programme Manager, Perspectives in Armenia tourism – Silva Atoyan, Programs Manager, EVN Wine Academy/ World Vision Armenia –– Garik Paytyan, Agrotourism ICARE, Modern Education and Training Practices for –– Karine Sarkissian, Wine Tourism Development in Armenia: Case of EVN in Tavush: Ecotourism Marketing Expert of OASI Wine Academy Potential of Berd and Project – Vahe Keushguerian, Founder and CEO, WineWorks Adjacent Villages –– Anna Avagyan, Arevakar CJSC, Tourism in a Cube –– Arkadiy Khachikyan, Travel – Areg Khojoyan, President, Young Winemakers’ Union, Dried Fruits Production, –– Sedrak Mamulyan, Pres- Quality Homemade Wines for Boosting Wine Tourism in Yervandashat Village, ident, Development and Armenia Armavir
THEME 2 – Marina Mirzabekian, Researcher and Tourism Maintenance of Armenian –– Ani Melkonian, Ecotoursim Expert, ICARE, Best Practices of Global Wine Tourism: Culinary Traditions NGO Implications for Armenia in Karin Village, Aragatsotn, –– Mariam Poghosyan, – Simon Jones, My Armenia Program Senior Tourism ATP Armenian Young Women’s Specialist, Vice-President of Solimar International, Vayots Association dzor Wine Route –– Gohar Khachikyan, – Ani Manaseryan, Van 777 Wine Making, Ararat Province Armenian Young Women’s Association
Local Wine and Organic Food Ecotourism in MODERATOR: MODERATOR: MODERATOR: –– Natella Mirzoyan, –– Aram Babayan, GIZ –– Ruzanna Hayrapetyan, American University of UNDP Armenia
TEACHING FOR LOCAL SERVICES: GREEN COMMUNITIES AND TOUR GUIDES: TRAINING STUDENT RESEARCH ECOTOURISM AVAILABILITY, QUALITY, SUSTAINABLE TOURISM AND STANDARDS AND FINANCING
Room 114W, PAB Room 114W, PAB Room 114W, PAB Room 114W, PAB Room 114W, PAB
–– Venera Abovyan, Teach –– Sevak Hovhannisyan, –– Sabina Hoppe, Waste –– Sergey Tantushyan, –– Lusine Margaryan, MNP for Armenia, How to teach Partner, EV Consulting Management Expert, State Director, AUA Extension Intern, Research Paper to be Eco friendly –– Marianna Petrosyan, of Ostergotland, Sweden –– Lusine Saghatelyan, on Information Issues in –– Rudolf Harutyunyan, Deputy Executive Director, –– Narine Avetyan, Head KASA Foundation Developing Ecotourism in Teach for Armenia, Eco SME DNC –– Ophelie Petrossian, of Department of –– Garnik Sevoyan, Armenia Food and Interaction with President, Bari Galust Territorial Investment Operations Director, –– Narek Sahakyan, Social Community and Naira Adamyan, –– Gagik Aghbalyan, B&B Policy and Infrastructure and Cultural Impact –– Olya Hovhanissyan, Achajur, Tavush Partnership and Development, MTAD of Tourism on the Teach for Armenia, Eco –– Susanna Grigoryan, Communications –– Astghik Zargaryan, Clean Specialist, AGBU Development of Regions Bags Project Gyumri B&B –– Tsovinar Hakobyan, Armenia Armenian Virtual College (Lori Marz Example) –– Jivan Abrahamyan, Trails or Change –– Eduard Mesropyan, –– Zaruhi Orbelyan, Deputy –– Tigran Yengibaryan, Teach for Armenia, –– Zorair Kirakosyan, Director, Jinj Engineering Director, Armenian Assessment of the Natural Fostering Ecotourism and Director of Field and Consulting Association of Professional Resource Potential of the Community Development Operations, AUA –– Tigran Babayan, Tourist Guides Hrazdan Region in the THEME 3 –– Knara Ter-Hovhannisyan, Turpanjian Rural Development Program APPEAR, Sustainable –– Davit Hakobyan, Vice Context of Sustainable Teach for Armenia, Tourism in Mountainous President, Guides from Tourism Development Teaching and Ecotourism Countries South NGO –– Elena Vedovello WWOOF- –– Irshat Madyarov, TEFL –– Marine Matosyan, ing, as an Opportunity for Book, AUA APPEAR Ecotourism in Armenia, –– Gagik Sukhudyan (RAU), UWC Transport and food in –– Diana Martirosyan, Ecotourism Equestrian Ecotour, –– Areg Karapetyan, Faculty of Tourism, Director, Soluton Russian-Armenian University Local Readiness to Host Ecotourists (Language, Food, Lodging, Transport,Green Guides)Tour Communities, MODERATOR: MODERATOR: MODERATOR: MODERATOR: MODERATOR: –– Hripsime Khanzadyan –– Zorair Kirakosyan, –– Astghine Pasoyan, –– Areg Karapetyan, –– Norayr Benohanian, American University of and Irina Manukyan, Director of Field American University of Director, Soluton Operations, AUA Armenia Teach for Armenia Armenia Turpanjian Rural Development Program
HIKING, BIKING, HORSE-BACK RIDING AND TRAILS SAFETY AND EMERGENCY ADVENTURE TOURISM SOCIAL ENTERPRISES IN MAXIMIZING COMMUNITY PREP IN ADVENTURE TOURISM: MEASURING & INVOLVEMENT IN IMPACT TOURISM COMMUNICATING IMPACT TOURISM
Manoogian Hall, PAB Room 213W, PAB Room 213W, PAB Manoogian Hall, PAB Manoogian Hall, PAB (Armenian and English simultaneous translation)
–– Barbra Fitz, GIZ: “Hiking trails” –– Spartak Hovhannisyan, –– Gor Hovhannisyan, –– Siranush Vardanyan, ARK –– Tatev Asryan, Project –– Ardag Kosian, Hike Armenia The Importance of Mountainous Tourism Armenia, Coordinator, DVV International –– Arman Antonyan, Federation of Cyclists, Amateur Knowledge of First Aid –– Gevorg Gasparyan, –– Robert Ghukasyan, –– Abraham Artashesyan, Cycling and Sport Tourism and Personal Safety for Armenian Hiking Trails Timeland Foundation Deputy Chairman, –– Gagik Sargsyan, Ski Federation of Armenia Eco-Tour Guides Project –– Gohar Mnatsakanyan, Communities Finance –– Armen Sarkisyan, Paragliding and Kiteboarding in –– Vazgen Galstyan, Jermuk Boheme Café Officers Association Armenia, Sky Club Development Center, –– Liana Sargsyan Youth –– Vahe Darbinyan, –– Nairi Barseghyan, Ballooning Sports Federation of Ice Climbing and Rock Program Manager, World “EU4Tourism: Commu- Armenia Climbing Vision Armenia nity-driven Rural Tourism –– Arno Mosikyan Vahagn Tukharyan, Savage of Sevan, –– Siranush Vardanyan, –– Arsen Stepanyan, AGBU, THEME 4 and Cultural Activities in –– Tigran Ayvazyan, Para Guide ARK Armenia, Hiking Trail Bridge4CSOs Gegharkunik and Vayots
and Ecotourism –– Tigran Chibukhcyan, Yenokavan Development Projects in Syunik Dzor Marzes” Project Man- Foundation ager, World Vision Armenia –– Hovhannes Yeritsyan, Director of Business Development, Sevan Startup Summit Social Enterprises, Impact Investment,
Outdoor Activities and Adventure + Tourism MODERATOR: MODERATOR: MODERATOR: MODERATOR: –– Armine Melik-Israelyan, GIZ –– Vahagn Vardumyan, –– Nazareth Seferian, –– Nazareth Seferian, Transcaucasian Trail Independent CSR and Independent CSR and Social Entrepreneurship Social Entrepreneurship Consultant Consultant
17:00 – 18:00 Closing Remarks Large Auditorium, MB Report on Ecotourism in Armenia Social Media Campaign