Alvin Toffler to get $33,000 for one-hour lecture

Alvin Toffler to get $33,000 for one-hour lecture

JAKARTA (JP): American futurologist Alvin Toffler will get Rp
75 million (US$33,000) to speak for an hour at a seminar in the
ancient central Javanese city of Yogyakarta next week.

Experts in Indonesia, where the minimum daily wage averages
about US$1.70, want to get ideas on how to develop the country's
tremendous tourism potential while preserving its cultural
heritage.

Organizing committee chairperson Wiendu Nuryanti said in
Yogyakarta yesterday the fee did not include Toffler's return air
tickets and accommodation during his stay.

Toffler, the author of best the sellers Future Shock, Third
Wave and Power Shift, will be the keynote speaker at the
International Conference on Tourism and Heritage Management that
will be held from Oct. 28 to 30.

Wiendu said the committee originally limited the number of
conference participants to 150 but because of rising demand, the
number was increased to 300, each to pay US$200.

At the conference, which will be held at the Senate Hall at
Gadjah Mada University, Toffler will talk for 45 minutes and
allow 15 minutes for a question and answer session.

"We hope that by having world-class experts, Indonesia will
have more meaningful input on how to manage its tourism and
preserve its cultural heritage," Wiendu was quoted as saying by
Antara.

Another prominent speaker will be Clifford Geertz, an American
anthropologist, who has written several books on Javanese
culture.

Indonesian government officials who will address the
conference are the Minister of Tourism, Post and
telecommunication, Joop Ave, and the Minister of Education and
Culture, Wardiman Djojonegoro.

The program includes a tour to Borobudur Temple, the Sangiran
archeological site, Mangkunegaran Palace in Surakarta and the
Pabelan Islamic boarding school in Magelang. (pan)