Thursday, 23.02.2012.

10:30 – 11:00

Registration, coffee

11:00 – 11:20 

Opening of the Conference

Speech of the  Chairperson of Daugavpils city council Žanna Kulakova

Speeches of the guests of the Conference

11:20 – 12:00

Tourism development tendencies inDaugavpils

12:00 – 12:15 

DaugavpilsFortress: in the way to new tourism product - historical aspects, projects and development possibilities

12:15 – 12:30

Mark Rothko Art Centre – new challenge forDaugavpilsbrand development

12:30 – 13:00

Presentation of the representative of Ministry of Economics ofRepublicofLatvia

13:00 – 13:15

Presentation of the representative of Latvian Tourism Development Agency (TAVA)

13:15 – 13:30

International cross border projects in  tourism – possibilities for development and marketing of new travel destinations

Representative of Latgale Planning Region (LPR) or  Latgale Region Development Agency (LRDA)

13:30 – 14:00

Coffee break, snacks

14:00 – 14:15

Departure to the objects for work in groups:

1. workgroup „City tourism” (head of the workgroup will be specified)

2. workgroup „Qualitative tourism” – head or the workgroup Mg.phil., Mg.oec. Aivita Heniņa – lector of Latvia Culture College and „Albert” college, head of the Ogre State technical college Tourism department  

3. workgroup "Innovations and marketing in  tourism", head or the workgroup Aivars Mackevičs – director of Europe Regional Tourism institute, tourism news portal www.turismabizness.lv – director in Baltic states

(Transport will be provided) 

14:15 – 15: 45  

Work in groups

15:45 – 16:00 

Return to the Conference venue

(Transport will be provided) 

16:00 – 17:00  

Presentation of the results of workgroups, end of the day

17:00 -    18:30   

Free time

18:30              

Participation in the International Daugavpils mask festival

19.30

Dinner

Friday, 24.02.2012.

9.00 – 11.00

Acquaintance withDaugavpilstourism objects

(Transport will be provided) 

11.00 – 13.00

Acquaintance withDaugavpilsFortress

(Transport will be provided) 

13.00 – 14.00

Lunch

Programme will be specified