Programme in .pdf format - here
CULTURE - A UNIFYING GUIDE
WFTGA: 1985 - 2010: 25 Years of Guiding World Culture & Heritage
January 29-30, 2011 Delegates` Meeting
Friday, January 28th
Delegates arrive and are met at the airport or port terminal
Check-in
Hospitality desk opens
Leisure time
20.00 - Dinner for delegates at the Nordic Hotel Forum
restaurant Monaco
Dress code: smart casual
Saturday, January 29th
09.00 - 11.00 Delegates’ meeting
11.00 - 11.30 Coffee break
11.30 - 13.00 Delegates’ meeting continues
13.00 - 14.00 Lunch
14.00 - 15.30 Delegates’ meeting continues
15.30 - 16.00 Coffee break
16.00 - 17.00 Delegates’ meeting continues
18.00 - Departure for coach tour + walking tour (1h 30 min) in
the Old Town
19.30 - Dinner and reception in Town Hall hosted by City Government
Dress code semi-formal
Sunday, January 30 th
09.00 – 18.00 Cruise Guide Training (participation only with pre-registration)
09.00 - 11.00 Delegates’ meeting
11.00 - 11.30 Coffee break
11.30 - 13.00 Delegates’ meeting continues
13.00 - 14.00 Lunch
14.00 - 15.30 Delegates’ meeting continues
15.30 - 16.00 Coffee break
16.00 - 17.00 Delegates’ meeting continues
09.00 - 18.00 Cruise Guide Training
20.00 - Informal welcome gathering in hotel Bogart Bar
MAIN CONVENTION
Monday, January 31st
Theme of the Day – MEDIEVAL CULTURE
10.00 - 11.30 Opening ceremony
Welcoming performance
Welcome by the Host
Mrs. Laura Taul, President, Tallinn Guide AssociationWFTGA Welcome
Mrs. Rosalind Newlands, WFTGA PresidentOfficial Greeting
Mr. Juhan Parts, Minister of Economic Affairs and Communications, Estonia
Press Conference
11.30 - 12.00 Coffee break
12.00 - 13.00 PLENARY SESSION
Interpreting World Heritage Sites: The Tourist Guides’ Role
Keynote speaker Mr. Hervé Barré, Programme Specialist in Sustainable Tourism, Division of Cultural Expressions and Creative Industries UNESCO Head Office
13.00 - 14.00 Lunch at the hotel restaurant Merineitsi
14.00 - 17.00 Accompanying persons’ tour: Estonian Art and Handicraft
PLENARY SESSION continues
14.00 - 15.15 Introduction to the Middle Ages
Jüri Kuuskemaa, art historian, Estonia
15.15 - 15.45 Medieval music
Early music group Rondellus, Estonia
15.15 - 18.30 Delegates` meeting
Bidding countries countries presentations
15.45 - 16.45 Interpretation of the Story of Tallinn Town Hall Tapestries
Bo Göran Hellers, Professor Em. Techn Dr, Sweden
18.00 - 19.30 Walking tour in the old town ending
with dinner
Guided tours in small groups including a visit to the Town Hall
19.00 Delegates depart to dinner from Sokos Hotel Viru
19.30 - 22.00 Medieval dinner in Olde Hansa restaurant
Medieval dancers and musicians
Dress code: casual
Tuesday, February 1st
Theme of the Day - NATIONAL and TRADITIONAL CULTURE
09.00 – 15.00 Accompanying persons’ tour to Lahemaa National Park
09.00 - 10.30 WFTGA President & EXBO Report
WFTGA EXBO
Area Representatives Reports
10.30 - 11.00 Coffee break
11.00 - 12.30 Culture/self-expression/self-determination
Keynote speaker
Sif Gunnarsdottir, Director of Visit Reykjavik, Iceland
12.30 - 13.30 Lunch at the hotel restaurant merineitsi
13.30 - 15.00 WORKSHOPS
UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Tourist Guide`s Role
Mr. Hervé Barré, Programme Specialist in Sustainable Tourism, Division of Cultural Expressions and Creative Industries UNESCO Head Office Industries UNESCO Head OfficeChoral singing I
Conductor Hirvo Surva, the Song and Dance Festival CommitteeFolk dancing I
Dance coach, Kristiina Kapper, EstoniaThe Werewolf in National traditions
Merili Metsvahi, University of TartuSauna Culture in Estonia
Kalle Eller, Traditional Religions of Ancient Estonia Foundation, Võro Institute and Viljandi Culture Academy and Eda Veeroja, Võro Institute
15.10 - 17.20 Delegates’ meeting with coffee
15.30 Departure for 1-hour coach tour
Kadriorg Park and the Song Festival Grounds,
site of the Estonian Song Festival, featured on the
UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible
Heritage of Humanity
16.30 - 19.30 Social event at the National Art Museum
KUMU, European Museum of the year 2008.
Hosted by the Nordic Council of Ministers.
1-h guided tour in the museum;
words of welcome from Berth Sundström;
choir performance; film programme.
Refreshments. Dress code smart casual
17.30 Delegates depart to KUMU
19.30 - 20.00 Shuttle coaches back to the hotel
Dinner at leisure
Wednesday, February 2nd
Theme of the Day - CONTEMPORARY CULTURE
09.00 - 11.00 1. UNESCO and Estonia
45 min + 15 min Q
Keynote Speaker prof. Mart Kalm, co-chair of the
Estonian delegation at the
UNESCO World Heritage Committee
2. Tallinn: European Capital of Culture 2011
Jaanus Mutli, Member of the Board, Foundation Tallinn 2011
11.00 - 11.30 Coffee break
11.30 - 13.00 WORKSHOPS
Guiding in Museums - Sharing Best Practice
Iris Barry, M.A. Cantab., International Tourist Guide Training Consultant and WFTGA Lead Trainer, UKXXI Century Museum
Mariann Raisma, Director of the Tartu University History Museum, Estonia and Ain Hinsberg, Estonian School of Hotel and Tourism Managment (EHTE), EstoniaGuiding of visually impaired clients
Sylvi and Kadi Sarapuu, MTÜ Kakora, EstoniaCruise Guiding Issues
Intercultural Communication through Art, Improv and Storytelling
Grant Holmes (UK)
Maricar Donato, WFTGA Accredited International Trainer, USA
FREE AFTERNOON to browse the museums with free Tallinn CardLunch at leisure
14.00 – 17.00 WORKSHOP Training Division
WFTGA Trainers only
14.00 - 15.00 Workshop: Bidding & Hosting a WFTGA Convention
Rosalind Newlands WFTGA President
15.00 - 16.00 OPTIONAL TOUR to the Ceramic workshop
Meet the guide Mrs Külli Kõiv in the lobby. Walking tour
15.30 - 16.30 Workshop: Duties, Requirements and Responsibilities
of EXBO Members & Area Representatives
Rosalind Newlands WFTGA President & Aladdin Khalifa,
EXBO Member (Egypt)
17.40 Departure from the hotel to the theatre. 10 min walk
18.00 - 20.00 Evening in Theatre NO99
Experimental Theatre.
Unified Estonia - project presentation by Eero Epner.
Refreshments.
Dress code casual
21.00 Auction at hotel nightclub Amigo
Thursday, February 3rd
Theme of the Day - ALTERNATIVE CULTURE
09.00 - 10.30 Official and Alternative Cultures:
Professionalism,
Creativity and Innovation.
Keynote speaker Riitta Heinämaa, President of the
Finnish Institute in Estonia
and representative of the Nordic Council of Ministers
10.30 - 11.15 Status of Tourist Guides Worldwide
Felicitas Wressnig Vice President (Austria) and
Govind Agrawal EXBO Member (India)
10.00 - 13.00 Accompanying persons’ tour to the Estonian
Freedom Fighters’ Museum
11.15 - 11.45 Coffee break
11.45 - 13.15 WORKSHOPS
Choral singing II
Hirvo Surva, conductor
Folk dancing II
Kristiina Kapper, dance coach
Culture Factory Polymer
Madis Mikkor, EstoniaMarketing for Tourist Guides including website building
Aladdin Khalifa EXBO Member (Egypt)
Lunch at leisure
FREE AFTERNOON to browse the museums with the Tallinn Card
14.00 - 15.00 OPTIONAL TOUR to the Synagogue
Meet the guide Mrs Ljubov Judeikina in the lobby. 10 min walk
15.00 - 17.30 Delegates’ meeting
19.30 -24.00 Gala dinner
Restaurant Merineitsi, Sokos Hotel Viru
Dress code: semi-formal/informal or traditional dress
Friday, February 4th
CONCLUDING DAY of the CONVENTION
09.00 - 10.00 Panel discussion: Bridging Cultures with Tourist Guides
Panel led by Mary Kemp Clarke,
WFTGA International Lead Trainer, UK
Panelists: Amir Arbaban, Iran and Ivana Curuvija,
WFTGA International Trainer, Serbia
10.00 – 12.00 Closing plenary session. Reports on lectures and
workshops, discussion points. Presentation of new
host, new EXBO and Area Representative.
Goals for
next EXBO. Closing ceremony.
WFTGA EXBO
12.00 - 13.30 Farewell lunch at the hotel restaurant Merineitsi
14.00 -15.00 Departures to the post tours
14.30 Post tour to Riga, Latvia, 3 days
14.30 Post tour to St. Petersburg, Russia, 3 days
