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chris scott Administrator This user joined in Oct 2008 and has made 319 posts. | Posted on 10 February 2011 at 13:20 Hi all, There is a number of exciting industry events taking place over the next two months. Please see a summary of each below with relevant links to further information. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NITB / CAAN Business Insight – ‘Sharing Success’ 24th February 2011 Edenmore Country Club 9.30 am – 2pm Cost: Free – Prior Booking Required – Limited Places Available This Business Insight aims to examine the activity market, concentrating on the growth potential of these market segments, managing our environmental impact and "sharing success". This event will provide the opportunity to view the best practice of high performing companies providing outdoor activities from some of the best practitioners from Ireland and beyond. Key Speakers include: Nathan Kingerlee, Proprietor of Outdoors Ireland www.outdoorsireland.com Mark Wilkinson AKA The Canoe Man www.thecanoeman.com Alice Middleton, The TYF Group http://www.tyf.com/ For further information on speakers, agenda and how to book please see http://profiles.responsemail.co.uk/showemail.php?pf=hivec&esid=-1&cid=322 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SportNI - Northern Ireland Adventure Sports Conference ’Keep on Doing it’ – A Conference for outdoor enthusiasts, instructors and coaches 3rd & 4th March 2011 Tollymore National Outdoor Centre Cost: Free – Prior Booking Required The conference is geared towards instructors, leaders and coaches in the field of adventure activities and will focus on how they maintain their enthusiasm and performance within their chosen sports. Topics will include how to look after your body, how to maintain your enthusiasm and passion for outdoor sports, how to balance work in the outdoors and family life, and how outdoor adventure sports have been a significant economic driver for an area. Professor Peter Higgins will provide the keynote address on why he believes so passionately in the value of outdoor education and recreation. The after dinner speaker will be Leo Dickinson who will present his most recent film and will talk about his lifetime of adventure sports film making. For further information on speakers, agenda and how to book see http://forum.outdoorni.com/Thread.aspx?ID=239 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SkillsActive - A Workshop for Managers and Trainers - Introductory Work in the Outdoors Level 2 Qualification 8th March 2011 Share Holiday Village, Lisnaskea Cost: Free – Prior Booking Required – only three places remaining SkillsActive is pleased to invite managers of Outdoor Activity organisations to participate in a professionally facilitated workshop that aims to enable Northern Ireland Outdoor Activity businesses to begin introducing the ‘Introductory Work in the Outdoors’ qualification to their employees. For further information on speakers, agenda and how to book see http://forum.outdoorni.com/Thread.aspx?ID=240 Kind Regards, Chris Scott Activity Tourism Manager CAAN 02890 306 940 chris@countrysiderecreation.com |
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