De Cuellar, Naisbitt to talk on tourism<\/p>\n
YOGYAKARTA (JP): Former UN secretary-general Havier Perez de
\nCuellar and futurist John Naisbitt will address a three-day
\nInternational Conference on \"cultural tourism\" at Gadjah Mada
\nUniversity here, which begins today.<\/p>\n
The conference, organized by the Indonesian-Swiss Forum on
\nCulture and International Tourism, intends to focus discussion on
\ncommunity-based tourism development.<\/p>\n
Some noted speakers will present papers to the conference,
\nincluding the World Tourism Organization's Henryk Hanshuz; South
\nAfrican Minister of Environment and Tourism D.J. de Villiers;
\nMohammed Arkoun of the Sorbonne University in Paris; and Ismail
\nSerageldin of the World Bank.<\/p>\n
Gadjah Mada University's Budiono, who is also vice chairman of
\nthe meeting's organizing committee, told The Jakarta Post
\nyesterday that conference participants will be divided into
\nworking groups to discuss seven different topics, including human
\nresources development in the tourism industry, the role of the
\nprivate sector in cultural tourism and heritage and environmental
\nmanagement.<\/p>\n
The working groups' meetings will be held in various places of
\ncultural significance, such as the Prambanan Museum, the Affandy
\nFine Arts Museum and the Ardiyanto Gallery.<\/p>\n
Over 400 participants from 25 countries are expected to take
\npart in the conference, which is held every two years, in
\nYogyakarta and a Swiss city alternately.<\/p>\n
The conference, to be opened by Speaker of the House of
\nRepresentatives Wahono, will feature cultural events and
\nexhibitions of paintings and handicrafts. One highlight will be a
\nfashion show, involving five prominent Indonesia designers,
\nentitled Haute Couture Indonesia. The show is to be held in the
\nshadow of the Prambanan Hindu Temples on Thursday evening.<\/p>\n
Last night, Yogyakarta Governor Paku Alam VIII hosted a dinner
\nparty for the delegates to the conference at the Kasongan Crafts
\nVillage in Bantul, about 15 km south of here. Kasongan has been
\ndeveloped as a center of pottery crafts by the local
\nadministration.<\/p>\n
This morning's opening ceremony will feature a dance performed
\nby students of the Yogyakarta-based Indonesian Institute of the
\nArts and a demonstration of pencak silat, a local martial art,
\ninvolving more than 3,000 youths.(Mun)<\/p>",
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