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It's not too late to register for the TIAC 2001 National Conference on Tourism! The events of September 11, 2001, have dramatically impacted the Canadian tourism industry. The National Conference on Tourism, entitled, Tourism: Gateway to Opportunity, being held October 21-23 at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, will focus on the issues and challenges facing the tourism industry. This conference is organized by the Tourism Industry Association of Canada (TIAC) and a Canada-wide industry committee. Here's an update of the latest topics and speakers. Keynote speaker Allan Gregg, host of the critically acclaimed TVO public affairs show Allan Gregg in Conversation With…whose experiences include media, public opinion research and public affairs, kicks off the Conference. Maurizio Bevilacqua, Chairman of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance, provides an economic update and his vision for the future of the economy and its impact on tourism. Patrick Kell, - Canadian Tourism Commission, talk about tourism research and its value to the tourism industry in this uncertain climate in Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics. Eggs and Issues is a provocative exchange on key issues affecting tourism and features top tourism CEOs, including: Marc LeFrancois, President & CEO - VIA Rail Canada, Chris Cahill, President & CEO, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Rick Antonson, President & CEO - Tourism Vancouver, and Jim Watson, President & CEO - Canadian Tourism Commission. Terence Francis, Managing Director - InterGlobe Air Transport will address the topic of air travel and the challenges the carriers and the tourism industry face in Transportation as a Gateway to Opportunity. Patrick Gedge, Sr. VP Sales & Marketing - Canadian Tourism Commission will update the industry during International Marketing &endash; Gateway to the World This year's conference gives you the chance to participate in concurrent sessions and focus on the topic of most interest to you. International Gateways to Tourism with Robert Brennan - Brennan Tours, Ursula Thiboutot - CTC Industry & Product Development Committee, and Julian Lewin - Frontier Duty Free; moderated by Mary Mahon Jones - COTA BC. Physical Gateways to Tourism with Jim Facette - Coalition to Renew Canada's Infrastructure; moderated by Jennifer Demers - TIAC. Financial Gateways for Small Tourism Businesses with Andrew Douglas and Terry Burbridge - Export Development Corporation.   Gateway to Investment for Destinations with Pierre Labrie - Greater Québec Area Tourism & Convention Bureau, Doug Fyfe - Tourism Toronto, Rick Antonson - Tourism Vancouver, and Kent Stewart - Western Management Consultants. TIAC & Parks Canada: Opportunities for Collaboration, featuring representatives from both organizations and the TIAC/Parks Canada Collaborative Committee. Your Guide to the Electronic Gateway with Stuart MacDonald - Expedia.ca. Sustaining our Tourism Product, featuring the National Geographic Traveler and National Geographic Society and Fairmont Hotel's award winning Green Guide. The National Conference on Tourism gratefully acknowledges the following supporters of tourism in Canada for their sponsorship: AAA Going Places Air Canada American Publishers Representatives The Boston Globe Bill Communications (Successful Meetings and Meeting News Magazines) Canadian Association of Convention & Visitors Bureaux Canadian Tourism Commission Export Development Corporation Endless Vacation Fairmont Hotel Vancouver The Globe and Mail Globe Specialty Products Hertz Canada Ltd. Midwest Magazine Network National Geographic Magazine National Geographic Traveler The Toronto Star Tourism British Columbia Tourism Industry Association of PEI Tourism Vancouver VIA Magazine VIA Rail Canada Western Magazine Network Recognizing the unique current circumstances, we are extending the cut-off date for the early-bird deadline. Complete and return the attached registration form by Friday, September 28. For more information about the 2001 National Conference on Tourism, please contact the TIAC Office at 613-238-3883 or info@tiac-aitc.ca. TOURISM: Gateway to Opportunity 2001 National Conference on Tourism October 21 &endash; 23, 2001 Fairmont Hotel Vancouver &endash; Vancouver, British Columbia For toll-free reservations call: 1-800-441-1414 More Detais: 2001 National Conference on Tourism, c/o Taylor & Associates Box 46066, 2339 Ogilvie Road, Ottawa, ON K1J 9M7 Tel: (613) 747-0262 / Toll Free: 1-800-853-4494 FAX (613) 745-1846 The Tourism Industry Association of Canada (TIAC) was founded in 1931 to encourage the development of tourism in Canada. Today, it serves as the national advocacy body for this $50 billion sector, representing the interests of the tourism business community nationwide. Through partnerships with Provincial and Territorial tourism organizations, as well as the US-based National Tour Association (NTA), TIAC's lobbying efforts focus on the removal of restrictive legislative and regulatory barriers to the growth and cultivation of the Canadian tourism industry. Canada's tourism industry has been enjoying unprecedented success. Among the reasons for the country's achievements - aside from its unique and plentiful attributes as a destination - have been strong marketing efforts through well-financed government and industry partnerships, a favourable exchange rate and a cohesive national association of tourism businesses that is growing increasingly larger and more effective as the voice of the industry. TIAC has been focusing on building a strong membership base from all sectors of the industry, while advocating for some of the more difficult and often complex issues affecting the development and profitability of tourism. Such issues are: Further investment in Canada's national highway system; Eliminating administrative and legislative tax policies that put certain sectors at a competitive disadvantage vis-à-vis other sectors within the tourism industry; Customs and immigration issues that congest the Canada/US border. In addition, TIAC is in its third year of managing Rendez-vous Canada (RVC), the nation's premier annual tourism industry marketplace. RVC 2001 will be held at the Metro Convention Centre in Toronto, Ontario, from May 12-16. TIAC looks forward to working with the Canadian tourism industry to build on its achievements for the betterment not only of the tourism industry, but also Canadians and Canada. VISION The Tourism Industry Association of Canada is the leading national private- sector advocate for policies and programs that enhance the viability and sustainability of Canada's tourism industry. MISSION The Tourism Industry Association of Canada's mission is to forge consensus and action on major tourism issues and foster effective communications within the tourism industry and with government. OBJECTIVES Establish a level of awareness within governments and other constituencies of the economic and social benefits of tourism. Develop, communicate and support tourism industry positions on key public issues, with emphasis on the national level. Maintain a strong and broad industry base for representation. Be Canada's recognized industry authority on national tourism issues. Web Site: http://www.tiac-aitc.ca/

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