LAKE BALATON PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMME CONNECTING PARTNERS IN TOURISM AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FOR SUSTAINABLE LAKES 12-14 SEPTEMBER 2006 LAKE BALATON REGION
MONDAY, 11 SEPTEMBER 2006 ARRIVAL DAY 12.00 20.00 Arrival at Budapest Ferihegy International Airport Bus Shuttle to the Conference Venue (2 hours) 20.00 23.00 Registration and Check-in at the Hotel Dinner at Hotel upon arrival THUESDAY, 12 SEPTEMBER 2006 GUIDED FIELD TRIP DAY I 7.00 8.30 Breakfast 8.30 9.30 Field Trip to Káli-Basin Bus trip to Salföld, Szentbékkálla for briefing and viewing of Balaton Uplands 9.30 10.00 Welcome Remarks Zita Egerszegi, Environmental Director, Lake Balaton Development Dr. Gábor Molnár, Managing Director, Lake Balaton Development Dr. Annamária Kopek, Head of Department of Tourism and Education, Balaton National Park Directorate 10.00 12.00 Guided field trip at Balaton Uplands National Park geological and nature reserve exhibitions 12.00 13.00 Lunch
13.00 Leave for Kis-Balaton 14.30 17.00 Visit Kis-Balaton area Marshland and bird migratory reserve area under protection of the Ramsar Convention Buffalo Reserve, Kápolnapuszta 18.00 19.00 Dinner 19.30 21.30 Evening tour by candlelight and with baroque music in the Festetics Castle 21.30 Leave for Hotel 23.00 Arrival and Snack at Hotel
WEDNESDAY, 13 SEPTEMBER 2006 WORKSHOP DAY - II 7.00 8.30 Breakfast 8.30 9.00 Workshop registration at the Hotel 9.00 9.05 Opening of Workshop Presentations 9.05 10.15 Lake Balaton current projects / Strategic development programme Dr. Gábor Molnár, Managing Director Lake Balaton Development 10.15 10.50 The role of the non-profit sector in the development of the Lake Balaton Region in relation to environmental protection Association of Civil Organizations of Lake Balaton 10.50 11.20 Coffee Break 11.20 12.30 Lake Tourism - Examples from the worldwide Living Lakes Network Udo Gattenlöhner, Executive Director, Global Nature Fund 12.30 13.30 Lunch 13.30 14.40 Ecotourism Strategies at Lake Constance Marion Hammerl-Resch, President, Global Nature Fund 14.40 15.10 Coffee Break 15.10 16.20 Lake Biwa - Environmental Education and Community Initiatives Dr. Shinji Ide, Professor and Director of Kosho Net, University of Shiga Prefecture 16.20 17.20 Discussion session 18.00 19.00 Leave for Tihany and tour of the penninsula
19.00 Leave for Badacsony 20.00 22.00 Visit the Wine Research Institute at Badacsonytomaj Dinner and Wine tasting Dr. János Májer, Managing Director of Wine Research Institute 22.00 Leave for Hotel THURSDAY, 14 SEPTEMBER 2006 WORKSHOP DAY - III 7.00 8.30 Breakfast 8.30 9.00 Walking to the port Boat trip (from the north to south shore) 9.00 9.05 Opening of Workshop on boat Presentations 9.05 10.10 Visitor management in protected area (success and failures) The Broads Authority 10.10 10.20 Coffee Break 10.20 11.20 How to change your image from mass tourism destination to quality and nature tourism destination Toni Font, Environmental Consultant and GOB Activist (Balearic Islands Group for Ornithology and Environmental Conservation) 11.20 12.30 Quality tourism to support agricultural and handicraft products of Trasimeno Lake Dott. Fiorello Primi, Provincia di Perugia 12.30 12.50 Leave for local government of Siófok
12.50 13.00 Welcome Remarks Dr. Árpád Balázs, mayor of Siófok and Vice-President of the Lake Balaton Development Council 13.00 14.00 Lunch 14.00 17.30 Open Session Poster Presentations Experience exchange with Hungarian partner organisations Short introduction of participants and their activities 15.30 16.00 Coffee Break 17.30 18.00 Discussion session 18.00 18.30 Closing Program closing remarks Dr. Gábor Molnár, Managing Director Lake Balaton Development 19.30 23.00 Dinner and Social Cultural Programme Special Hungarian Horse Party FRIDAY, 15 SEPTEMBER 2006 DEPARTURE 7.00 10.00 Breakfast 11.00 Shuttle to Budapest Ferihegy International Airport