South Africa Story National Tourism Conference Indaba About SA Excerpts A Excerpts B Adventures Attractions Airlines Airports Background Bank- Financial Cape Technikon Contacts, SA Cultural Tours Cultures - Zulu Did You Know? Flying Times Golfing Government Kagga Kamma Love Notes Railways Safety Shopping Working Holiday Regions Cape Town Gaueng Map- Provinces Mpumalanga Soweto Food and Wine Cape Dining Cape Gourmet Festival Cape Wines Conservator Dutch Festival Five Flies Wine Country Wine Tours Hotels, Resorts Astron Resort Caesar's Emperor Cape Hotels Exeter Lodge Lord Charles Sandton Towers Singita Sun International Tulbagh Hotels Tour Operators Canada Contacts USTOA				4th ANNUAL NATIONAL TOURISM CONFERENCE SUN CITY - NORTH WEST PROVINCE 06-07 OCTOBER 2005 THEME: TOURISM EQUITY AND GROWTH THROUGH 2010 WORLD CUP AND BEYOND DRAFT PROGRAMME Thursday, 06 October 2005 08:00 - 09:00 REGISTRATION 09:00 -10:00 OPENING CEREMONY PROGRAMME DIRECTOR Mr Ndleleni Duma MEC for Agriculture, Conservation, Environment and Tourism, North West Word of Welcome Ms B Molewa Premier of North West Opening Address Mr Marthinus van Schalkwyk Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism 10:00 - 10:30 TEA BREAK 10:30 -11:30 REPRORT BACK ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TOURISM BEE CHARTER PROGRAMME DIRECTOR Chairperson: Tourism BEE Council Questions and discussion   11:30 - 13:00 Presentation OF THE 2010 NATIONAL TOURISM DEVELOPMENT PLAN Presenter: Ms Pam Yako DG &endash; Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism Questions and discussion 13:00- 14:00 LUNCH 14:00 -19:00 COMMISSION BREAK-AWAYS ON: • MARKET ACCESS Chairperson: Ms Dawn Jones Managing Director: Imperial   • TRANSPORT Chairperson: Ms Mpumi Mpofu Director-General: Department of Transport   • TOURISM SAFETY AND SECURITY Chairperson:Mr Sophney Tshukudu HOD: Mpumalanga Department of Economic Development and Planning   • INFORMATION Chairperson: Mr Pali Lehohla Statistician-General: Statistics South Africa   • PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND INVESTMENT Chairperson: Mr Jabu Mabuza CEO: Tsogo Sun   • SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AND QUALITY ASSURANCE Chairperson: Mr Clifford Ross CEO: City Lodge   • INSTITUTIONAL UPGRADING Chairperson:Ms Lindiwe Msengana-Ndlela Director-General: Department of Provincial and Local Government   19:30 DINNER AND ENTERTAINMENT UNDER THE AFRICAN SKY   DAY TWO   FRIDAY, 07 OCTOBER 2005 FACILITATORS: DR ABRAHAMSE AND MR MOEKETSI MOSOLA 08:00 - 08:30 REGISTRATION AND TEA 08:30 &endash; 11:00 COMMISSIONS REPORT BACK: IMPLEMENTATION ACTION PLANS FROM COMMISSIONS QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION 11:00 - 11:30 TEA/COFFEE BREAK   11:30- 13:00 AGREEMENT ON IMPLEMENTATION ROLL-OUT PLAN   13:00 - 13:30 CLOSURE Mr Marthinus van Schalkwyk: Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism   13:30 -14:15 LUNCH