Final Program

7:15 am - 8:00 am

Breakfast

Session seven:

Advancing Social Research in Tourism & Recreation (Chair: Colin Ingram)

8:00 am - 8:10 am

Introduction and Welcome (Colin Ingram)

8:10 am - 8:40 am

Sustainable Tourism CRC (Dr Terry De Lacy)

8:40 am - 9:10 am

Sustainable Resources Program and the ST CRC (Dr Karen Higginbottom)

9:10 am - 9:40 am

The effectiveness of visitor management strategies in two Midwest National Parks (Michelle Walker)

9:40 am - 10:00 am

Interpretation Evaluation Toolkit (Dr Leo Jago)

10:00 am - 10:15 am

Questions/discussion

10:15 am - 10:40 am

Morning tea

10:40 am - 11:00 am

The potential of tourism to contribute to the management of CALM pastoral properties purchased under the Gascoyne - Murchison Strategy (Amanda Smith)

11:00 am - 11:20 am

A review of tourism licensing systems in Western Australia (Sabrina Genter)

11:20 am - 11:40 am

The role of science in wildlife tourism (Kate Rodger)

11:40 am- 12:00 pm

RATIS Update (Matt Cavana)

12:00 pm- 12:15 pm

Workshop session - Review of the PVS Recreation and Tourism Research database (Vin Fordham-Lamont and Kellie Agar)

12:15pm - 1:00 pm

Lunch

Session eight:

Research Reference Group Presentations (Chair: Daryl Moncrieff)

1:00 pm - 1:20 pm

Building collaborative partnerships and relations between the tourism industry and park managers (Aggie Wegner)

1:20 pm - 1:40 pm

Visitor perceptions and satisfaction in South Coast Region National Parks (Sam King)

1:40 pm - 2:00 pm

The impact of Bibbulmun Track campsite usage on adjacent soils and waterways (Nikki Rouse)

2:00 pm - 2:20 pm

Changes in walk trail micro topography as an indicator of soil erosion in Torndirrup National Park (Martin Randall)

2:20 pm - 2:40 pm

An investigation into human disturbance to colonially breeding seabirds on islands off the coast of Western Australia (Melanie Barter)

2:40 pm - 3:00 pm

Questions/discussion

3:00 pm - 3:10 pm

Summary comments (Colin Ingram)

3:10 pm

Afternoon tea and departure