TODAY'S
TEDxWHISTLER EVENT TO BE WEBCAST LIVE TO WORLD 1-5pm PST
TEDTalks and
Discussion About Tourism's Place in a Sustainable World to be Shared February 18, 2010.
TEDxWhistler: "Tourism's Place in a Sustainable World," will take place today in Whistler and the learnings and discussion will be shared the world over with a live webcast from 1-5pm PST at www.tedxwhistler.com. "Tourism and travel connect each of us to people and places around the world. Done respectfully, it can provide unique and awe-inspiring experiences, create local community benefits and tread lightly on the earth," says Cheeying Ho, Executive Director of the Whistler Centre for Sustainability. "This event fits perfectly with our mandate to create awareness, inspire and build capacity among individuals and organizations to engage in sustainability, within Whistler and beyond." Twenty-three people were chosen to attend TEDxWhistler in person after they shared their visions for sustainable tourism. A selection of the vision blogs can be read at www.tedxwhistler.com/. Participants were mainly residents of the Sea-to-Sky Corridor although some are coming from Vancouver and as far away as Seattle, WA. Local chanteuse Ali Milner will also perform and the event will open with a traditional ceremony and song from the Ambassadors of the Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre.
