Dr. Senese, University of British Columbia Okanagan, March 2009

Dr. Senese is an Associate Professor in Community, Culture and Global Studies at the University of British Columbia Okanagan. Her research interests include, Tourism, Parks and Protected Areas; Landscapes of Wine: Ecumene, Iconography and Cultural Diffusion; Wine, Food and Agriculture: Commodified Conceptions of Rurality; and, Hazards, Gender and Vulnerability. Her public lecture was titled: “Rural Tourism as Catalyst for Amenity Migration: A Comparative Examination of the Wine Regions of British Columbia, Tuscany and Andalucia Spain.

Dr. Cawley, National university of Ireland in Galway, March 2009

Dr. Cawley is a professor of Geography at the National University of Ireland in Galway. Her research interests relate to the geography social and economic change in rural areas, including, rural-urban commuting and its impacts; population change and migration; the role of small and medium sized enterprises in the rural economy; and, rural tourism. Her public lecture was titled: “Adding Value Through Integration: A Strategic Approach to Rural Tourism Development Using Examples from Ireland”.

Dr. Dallen Timothy, Arizona State University, March 2008

Dr. Dallen Timothy is an Associate Professor in the School of Community Resources and Development at Arizona State University. His research areas include: heritage tourism, peripheral and underdevelopment, political boundaries and tourism, and religion and tourism. He is the author of more than 60 journal articles and author or coauthor of more than a dozen books. He is currently the editor of the Journal of Heritage Tourism. Dr. Timothy was invited as a keynote speaker to the Biennial Conference organized by BU’s Rural Development Graduate Students. While in Manitoba, Dr. Timothy gave guest lectures in Dr. Ramsey’s Tourism and Recreation Class and attended a Travel Manitoba Luncheon in Russell, Manitoba. The title of his presentation was Borders, Security and Tourism Development.

Dr. Rhonda Koster, Lakehead University, March 2008

A popular speaker invited to BU in 2003, Dr. Koster was invited as a keynote speaker to the Biennial Conference organized by BU’s Rural Development Graduate Students. Dr. Koster is an Associate Professor in the School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks and in Tourism at Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario. In both research and teaching, Koster focuses on rural community-based tourism, where she is committed to working with and for communities. The title of her presentation was How can we make this work? Building capacity in First Nations for Tourism Development.

Dr. Daniel Scott, University of Waterloo, Ontario Canada, March 2006

Dr. Daniel Scott is a Canada Research Chair in Global Change and Tourism (SSHRC Tier 2) at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. His current research program focuses on a number of themes: Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change, Tourism-Environment Interactions, Climate Change and Tourism/Recreation, Climate Change and Protected Areas/Parks, Demographic Change and Recreation/Tourism, and ‘Snowbirds’ Tourism. Dr. Scott was invited to Tourism Research Week and the Rural Development Graduate Students Biennial Conference at BU. For an overview of his presentations click here.

Dr. Paul Frederic, University of Maine and Liz Frederic, October 2004

As part of their sabbatical travels, the Frederic’s gave an invited lecture to Brandon University titled, International Tourism Issues: SARS in China and North America. For an overview of the presentation click here.

Dr. Rhonda Koster, University of Saskatchewan, October 2003

Dr. Rhonda Koster is an Assistant Professor at Lakehead University. Her lecture was part of Brandon University’s Liberal Arts Speaker Series. To view Rhonda’s Power Point presentation on “An Examination of Rural Tourism and Sustainability through a Community Economic Development Lens” click here.

Dr. Alison Gill Simon Fraser University, March 2003

Dr. Alison Gill is a professor of the School of Resource and Environmental Management in the Geography Department at Simon Fraser University. She gave the keynote address at the Graduate Student Conference: Rural Canada: Issues and Insights. To view her profile click here.

Dr. John Everitt, Brandon University, March 2003

Dr. Everitt is Professor of Geography at Brandon University. He gave the lunch address at the Graduate Student Conference: Rural Canada: Issues and Insights. The Title of his talk was Bittersweet Times: Changing Lifestyles in the British Pub. For Dr. Everitt’s contact information click here.