Professor Donald E. Hawkins of the Tourism and Hotel Management School in George Washington University, Washington, D.C. is scheduled to speak on ?Tourism as a Strategy for Sustainable Development: A Challenge for the Dominican Republic on Wednesday, 12 January at the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development, the think tank and research center founded by President Leonel Fernandez.
Dr. Hawkins is a world recognized expert in the area of tourism policy. He is a past director of the International Institute of Tourism Studies, a joint initiative of George Washington University and the World Tourism Organization.
During his talk, Dr. Hawkins will present conclusions of the World Tourism Forum held 18-20 October 2004 in Washington, D.C. The event convened educators, knowledge management experts and other informed professionals, together with representative government policy-makers and business leaders and offered recommendations for future directions on tourism?s potential as a sustainable development strategy.
Admission is free to the 7 pm event. Funglode is located at Capitan Eugenio de Marchena Street, between Alma Mater and Maximo Gomez.