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Adrift Uganda's Adventure Tourism
Newsletter: Adventure
lovers will appreciate this news from our
friend Cam McLeay in Kampala.
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Cyber Seminar: Can Africa Trade
Her Way Out of
Poverty?As we are
approaching the 50th anniversary of the
serious drive to African independence, the
question of how the continent can use
trade to combat poverty and achieve
development should be addressed.The Cyber
Seminar seeks to offer an alternative
forum for debate, where an international
audience will have the opportunity to
discuss relevant issues facing Africa with
civil society activists, policy makers and
researches. The Cyber Seminar is moderated
by the Norwegian Council for Africa and is
open to everyone who wishes to
participate. The past fifty years have
been a struggle for industrialisation in
Africa. Despite attempts at building
manufacturing capacity and diversifying
production, the continent's role at large
in the global trading system is still one
of exporting raw materials - with
manufacturing and value addition taking
place elsewhere in the world. Today's
global trading regime can potentially
deepen this situation, as the current
climate of economic liberalisation and
demands for tariff reduction can result in
de-industrialisation. As a majority of
African countries have low levels of
industrialisation, a reduction of tariffs
will result in local
manufacturing/industry being incapable of
competing with foreign imports. This could
be the last nail in the coffin for
industrialisation in Africa. In the present WTO
negotiations, Norway advocates for tariff
reductions and free trade in the field of
industrial products on the one hand, and
protectionism and high tariffs in the
field of agriculture on the other. This,
despite the fact that Norway historically
protected and nurtured its own infant
industries for decades. How does this
position fit with African positions? What
does a global trading regime that places
the interests of African development and
poverty alleviation above that of western
export interests look like? What changes
should be made to the present WTO
negotiations for the system to contribute
to the continent's development? Panellists:
Oguor Ongwen - Country Director of
Southern and Eastern Africa Trade
Initiative and Negotiations Institute
(SEATINI), Kenya. Other panelists to be
confirmed shortly.. Place: World Wide Web
http://www.afrika.no/english/Information/Cyber_Seminar/index.htm AMERCIAN TOURISM
SOCIETY ANNOUNCES NEWLY ELECTED BOARD OF
DIRECTORS The other members of
the new ATS Board include: Malia Asfour,
The Jordan Tourism Board N.A.; Fred
Berardo, Central Holidays; Pamela Hoffee,
The Globus Family of Brands; Gordon
Stearns, Tour Designs; Donna Flora,
American Express Company; Mirko Ilich,
Traveling Times; Helena Novak, General
Tours World Traveler; and Robert Whitley
United States Tour Operators Association.
The ATS Board also expressed thanks and
appreciation to departing members of the
Board including H.E. Akel Biltaji,
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan; Knut
Haenschke , E H Marketing and Michael
Stolowitzky, American Express
Vacations. About ATS &endash;
Presenting Tomorrow's
Destinations The American Tourism
Society (ATS) was established in 1989 by a
group of US tourism industry executives to
provide exclusive access, business
networking and promotion for
transformational destinations. It is
a nonprofit, nonpolitical travel industry
organization whose membership includes
experienced tour operators, destination
tourist offices, hotels, airlines and
other travel industry professionals.
Collectively, ATS members generate
over four billion dollars in sales
involving three million North American
travelers. ATS holds an Annual Fall
Conference and a Tourism College hosted by
a different member destination each year;
conducts travel marts and seminars in the
US for its members; has a website
www.americantourismsociety.org. For more
information on The American Tourism
Society: 149 Madison Avenue, Suite 602,
New York, NY 10016; USA -Phone
212.893.8111, Fax 212.893.8153;
email:
info@americantourismsociety.org.
Editorial Contact:, Karen Hoffman, The
Bradford Group 212) 447-0027;
bradfordmktg@aol.com California Science Center Debuts
"America I AM: The African American
Imprint" The California Science
Center is home to the West Coast debut of
"America I AM: The African American
Imprint," a touring exhibition presented
by broadcaster Tavis Smiley that
celebrates 500 years of African American
history. Running through April 15, 2010,
the 12-gallery presentation highlights
pivotal moments that showcase the imprint
of African Americans on the nation and the
world. More than 200 rare historic
objects, documents, photos and multimedia
explore how African American artists,
activists and inventors have shaped
American culture. An interactive area
allows visitors to leave their own video
"imprints." One of the broadest
exhibitions ever mounted on this subject,
the exhibit showcases important events and
people from the beginning of the nation
through the present-day inauguration of
the first African American president. This
is the third stop on the 10-city, 4-year
tour.
www.californiasciencecenter.org
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