Conference Programme & Papers
Below is the full conference programme, including the Technical Excursions that took place within the conference. To view the presentations or speeches of the conference click on the title of the presentation or speaker name (as applicable):
DAY 1 - Thursday, 19 October 2006
Time | Activity | |
08:30 - 09:00 | Onsite Registration | |
09:00 - 10:30 | SESSION 1 THE IMPORTANCE OF RELIGIOUS TOURISM: CURRENT SITUATION - NEW TRENDS | |
presented by Mr Eugenio Yunis, Chief of the Sustainable Development of Tourism Department, UNWTO | ||
presented by Professor Dallen J. Timothy School of Community Resources and Development, Arizona State University, Arizona, USA | ||
presented by Ms Sorina Capp European Institute of Cultural Routes, Luxembourg | ||
Religious Tourism: Pilgrimages as Means to Promote Synergies Among Authorities and Agents conclusion presented by Rev. Pastor Berit Lanke Pilgrimtours, Norway | ||
10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee Break | |
11:00 - 12:00 | SESSION 1 (continued) THE IMPORTANCE OF RELIGIOUS TOURISM: CURRENT SITUATION - NEW TRENDS | |
presented by Professor Alexandros Stavropoulos Theology School, University of Athens, Athens, Greece | ||
presented by Geshe Kalsang Damdul Director and Principal, Institute of Buddhist Dialectics, Dharamsala, Tibet | ||
presented by Mr Ahmed El-Khadem Chairman of the Egyptian Tourism Authority, Cairo, Egypt | ||
| 12:00 - 13:15 | Opening Ceremony | |
| Ecclesiastical Hymns by the Nicosia Byzantine Choir "Constantinos Hadjinicolaou" | ||
| Address by the Chairman of the Cyprus Tourism Organisation Mr Panos Englezos | ||
| Address on behalf of the General Secretary of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Mr Francesco Friangialli given by Mr Luigi Cabrini, Regional Representative for Europe (UNWTO) | ||
| Address on behalf of the Ministry of Tourism of Greece | ||
| Address by His Eminence the Bishop of Mexico and Exarch of Central America and the Caribbean Isles, Colombia and Venezuela, Athenagoras | ||
| Address on behalf of His Beatitude the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, Christodoulos, given by Archimandrite Spyridon Katramados | ||
| Address on behalf of His Beatitude the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew and the Holy Synod of the Church of Cyprus, given by His Grace, the Bishop of Tremythus, Vasilios | ||
| Inaugural Address by the Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism Mr Antonis Michaelides | ||
13:15 - 14:30 | Lunch Break | |
14:30 - 16:00 | SESSION 2 RELIGIOUS TOURISM: CASE STUDIES AND BEST PRACTICES | |
presented by Mr Yehuda Shen Director, Central & Southern Europe Department and Hosting Department, Israel Ministry of Tourism, Jerusalem, Israel | ||
presented by Mr Hiroyuki Tsui Manager Preservation Section, Cultural Heritage Division, Wakayama, Japan | ||
presented by Mr Athanasios Papageorgiou Byzantinologist - Archaeologist, Nicosia, Cyprus | ||
16:00 - 16:30 | Coffee Break | |
16:30 - 17:30 | SESSION 2 (continued) RELIGIOUS TOURISM: CASE STUDIES AND BEST PRACTICES | |
presented by Ms Phoebe Katsouris Director of Tourism, Cyprus Tourism Organisation, Nicosia, Cyprus | ||
presented by Dr Milena Blazkova Director / Author of Special UNESCO Project, Czech Republic | ||
presented by Archimandrite Mr Spiridon Katramados Secretary of the Synodical Bureau of Religious and Pilgrimage Tours of Greece | ||
17:30 - 18:00 | Conclusions for Day 1 | |
19:00 | Welcome Reception at the Nicosia Lions' House - a Europa Nostra awarded building |
DAY 2 - Friday, 20 October 2006
09:00 - 09:30 | Onsite Registration | |
09:30 - 11:00 | SESSION 2 (continued) RELIGIOUS TOURISM: CASE STUDIES AND BEST PRACTICES | |
presented by Mr Rubén C. Lois González Tourism Director of Galician Government, Region of Galicia, Spain | ||
presented on behalf of Bishop Grigorievski Mark Golovkov Vice Chairman of the Public Relations Department of the Moscow Patriarchate, Moscow, Russia, by Priest Victor Zoguy | ||
Syria as a Holy Destination for Muslims and Christians | ||
presented by Mr Stelios Perdikis Director of the Kykko Byzantine Museum, Nicosia, Cyprus | ||
| The Role of NGOs in Promoting Religious Tourism presented by Mr Christos Petsides Secretary of the Cyprus Association for Cultural and Special Interest Tourism, Nicosia, Cyprus | ||
presented by Mr Kyriacos Droushiotis President of the Pafos Chamber of Commerce and Industry Tourism Committee, Pafos, Cyprus | ||
11:00 - 11:30 | Coffee Break | |
11:30 - 13:00 | SESSION 3 FUTURE STEPS: CHALLENGES, OPPORTUNITIES AND THREATS | |
presented by Professor Dallen J. Timothy School of Community Resources and Development, Arizona State University, Arizona, USA | ||
presented by Mr. John Winton National Director, National Churches Tourism Network, Wales, UK | ||
presented by Mr. Carlos Fernades ATLAS Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage SIG, Portugal | ||
| Address by the Archbishop of Warsaw and the Whole of Poland Savvas | ||
13:00 - 13:30 | Conclusions for Day 2 & Closing of Conference Proceedings | |
13:00 - 14:30 | Lunch break | |
14:30 - 15:30 | Rest Time | |
15:30 - 19:00 | Technical Excursion to Nicosia (Lefkosia): the 1,000 year old capital | |
20:00 - 23:00 | Conference Dinner |
DAY 3 - Saturday, 21 October 2006
Technical Visit to Kykko Monastery and the Troodos Byzantine Churches designated as World Heritage Sites. See below for more information on the Technical Excursions that were included in the ICORET 2006 conference programme.
Technical Excursions
Friday, 20 October 2006
Lefkosia (Nicosia): the 1,000 year old capital
Time | Activity | |
15:30 | Departure by bus from Hilton Park Hotel (Conference Hotel) to the center of Lefkosia (Nicosia) | |
15:35 - 18:30 | Visit to the Byzantine Museum, Saint John Cathedral and Omeriye Mosque, short walk in the charming winding alleys of the old walled city | |
18:35 | Arrival at Hilton Park Hotel (Conference Hotel) |
Saturday, 21 October 2006
Kykko Monastery and the Troodos Byzantine Churches designated as UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Time | Activity | |
08:30 | Departure by bus from Hilton Park Hotel (Conference Hotel) to Troodos Mountains | |
09:30 - 10:00 | Coffee Break at Orkontas village | |
10:00 - 11:00 | Trip to Kykko Monastery | |
11:00 - 12:00 | Tour of Kykko Monastery and the Kykko Byzantine Museum | |
12:00 - 13:30 | Trip to Kakopetria village. Visit to "Agios Nikolaos tis Stegis" Byzantine church (UNESCO World Heritage Church) on the way to Kakopetria village | |
13:30 - 16:00 | Lunch at Kakopetria village and afterwards walk through the old quarter of the village (protected area) which includes many restored traditional houses and traditional craft shops | |
16:00 - 17:00 | Visit to Galata UNESCO World Heritage Churches | |
17:00 - 18:00 | Trip back to Lefkosia (Nicosia) | |
18:00 | Arrival at Hilton Park Hotel (Conference Hotel) |