[#101] - Session Title : Responsibility and Role of Trail Users
- Main Theme : Operation plan for walking trails in the perspective of trail users
- Speaker
Kim Young-rok, President of Korean Federation of Walking Clubs (Korea)
- Presentation material: Korean 
- Case Speaker(s)
Pam Gluck, Executive Director of American Trails (USA)
- Presentation material: English
Rouche Philippe, International Development Advisor of FFR (France)
- Summary
It is clear that the role and contribution of trail users are crucial in creating and maintaining walking trails through cases in advanced countries, where trails have been well-maintained and cultivated for a long time. Then how does the Korean Federation of Walking Clubs think of this? An 80-question survey with 1200 members of the walking community has been implemented to find out.
We also investigate through what kind of system trail-advanced countries are giving responsibilities and roles to the trail users.
[#102] - Session Title : Quality Trails and Eco-label Certification
- Main Theme : Quality certification of trails and eco-labels for trails can play an important role in ensuring sustainable development of trails, enhancing the quality of a trail experience and increasing visitor numbers. Two different approaches are presented: Green Flag Trails (Africa) and Leading Quality Trails (Europe).
- Speaker(s)
Galeo Saintz, Founder of Rim of Africa Trust (Republic of South Africa)
- Presentation material: English
Lis Nielsen, President of European Ramblers Association (Denmark)
- Presentation material: English
- Summary
What constitutes a "good" trail? How do we ensure hikers and walkers using our trails have a quality experience, that ensures they return again and again and recommend the trail to friends and colleagues?
This session will be valuable to existing trail organization managers and new trail developers. We will cover topics relating to: Trails grading, terrain types, marketing, value of recognizable branding for eco-labels, examples from other eco-label initiatives.
[#103] - Session Title : Developing and Administering Cross- Boundary Trails
- Main Theme : Facilitating collaboration across political boundaries, management agreements
- Speaker(s)
Laura Belleville, Director of Conservation of Appalachian Trail Conservancy (USA)
- Presentation material: English
Huseyin Eryurt, Manager of Culture Routes Society Turkey (Turkey)
- Presentation material: English
- Case Speaker
Carmen Pita, Managing Director of the Society of Image and Tourist Promotion of Tourism of Galicia
- Summary
This session will offer information about developing trails that extend across political boundaries, both within the same country and across several countries. The structure and formal agreements to foster effective trail design and developments and long-term management will be reviewed.
[#201] - Session Title : Partnership Management and Activities based on Trail Academy
- Main Theme : Share the management way and activities of partnership which is based on the trail academy. Try to find a sustainable and meaningful better management way of the partnership.
- Speaker(s)
Park Sun-kyung, Academy Manager of Jeju Olle Foundation (Korea)
- Presentation material: Korean
Ma Gi-Seong, Trail Commentator of Daegu Olle (Korea)
- Presentation material: Korean
- Case Speaker
Jean Kerins, President of Caledon Hills Bruce Trail Club (Canada)
- Presentation material: English
- Summary
This article aims to examine the trail academy as the medium of linking nature and man, and nature, culture and community, present why an academy is needed, suggest what role an academy should perform, and discuss what kind of education should be offered.
In the meantime, there’re many partners who are involved in the trail management apart from full time employees. According to the role of partners increases, building a sustainable relationship with the partners is getting more important. During this session, we also look for finding and reviewing the meaning of role and activities of partners. The academy organizers can use this session to find a better way to build a sustainable relationship with those partners.
[#202] - Session Title : Trails and Tourism Marketing
- Main Theme : Hiking and Trails as part of Tourist Offices' and providers' Marketing and PR
- Speaker(s)
Roland Baumgartner, Hiking Expert & Geographer & Head of Content Management of Switzerland Tourism till 2013 (Switzerland)
Jean Kim, Representative for Korea of Switzerland Tourism (Korea)
- Presentation material: English
- Summary
There are various organizations making efforts to differentiate their regions/cities as attractive spots for travel. Definitely hiking can be a great choice for tourism marketing/PR strategies. This session will be providing details about reasons hiking attracts people and ways related organizations, hotels and providers support to and benefit from. Marketing/PR tactics used for promotion with cases from Switzerland and Switzerland Tourism's summer campaign
[#203] - Session Title : Health Benefits of Trails - A way to make our life healthy, based on the case of Seuil
- Main Theme : Physical and mental health recovery and social effect through walking
- Speaker(s)
Julien Guerrero, Walking educator for teenagers in difficulty of Association Seuil (France)
Jay Maddock, Ph.D., FAAHB, Professor & Director of Office of Public Health Studies, University of Hawaii at Manoa (USA)
- Summary
The walking program of Seuil is a correctional program releasing inmates of juvenile reformatory if they walk 2,000km for three months in foreign countries where cannot communicate because of language barrier.
In this session, we look into the physical and mental health recovery and the social effects of walking based on the case of Seuil association’s walking program and discuss how we can make our life healthy. |
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