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
Important Links for Information on
Booking Travel to South Africa
South African National
Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism -
www.deat.gov.za
South African Tourism
-
www.southafrica.net
South African National Parks
- www.sanparks.org
International Marketing
Council - www.sanparks.org.za
Edwin Sipho Rihlamvu
Tourism International Liaison
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
AFFAIRS AND TOURISM SOUTH AFRICA
Tel: 27 (12) 310 3940, Fax:
27 (12) 322 5754
Mobile: 073 902 4504
E-mail:
erihlamvu@deat.gov.za
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