Culture and tourism can be strange bedfellows. On the one hand, culture can help drive the economies of tourist-friendly regions. On the other, the influence of tourism can impact the very culture that draws visitors in.

This complexity is just one topic that will be examined at North Atlantic Forum 2011: Culture, Place and Identity at the Heart of Regional Development, held at the Delta Hotel, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Oct. 13-15.           The conference, organized in part by Memorial University’s Harris Centre, will include presentations from six internationally renowned keynote speakers, as well as sessions with nearly 60 presenters, both academics and practitioners, who will explore a range of topics all related to the lucrative, but sometimes tense, relationship between culture and sustainable development.

Media are welcome to attend.

For more information, please contact Rebecca Cohoe, communications co-ordinator, Harris Centre, Memorial University, at rcohoe@mun.ca or 864-3739 prior to the start of the conference to register.

 

Complete program including schedule, abstracts and bios available at www.naf2011.com.