SUNDAY 16th OCTOBER 2005
10.00am – 12.00pm	Ministers and Officials Registration - Crown Plaza.
1.00pm - 4.00pm	General Registration - Holiday Inn.
6.00pm – 9.00pm	Delegates Welcome Cocktails (Airways Hotel Poolside) - Sponsors - Papua New Guinea Tourism Industry Association & Air Niugini.
MONDAY 17th OCTOBER 2005
7.00am - 11.00am	Registration - Holiday Inn
9.00am – 9.05am	Beginning of Official Program - Assumption of Chair by Chair of Conference - Dr. Michael Mel, Department Head, Arts & Religious Studies, The Univeristy of Goroka, Eastern Highlands, PNG.
9.05am – 9.15am	PNGTPA Welcoming Remarks - Hon. David Basua, Minister for Culture & Tourism.
9.15am – 9.25am	SPTO Council Chair's Remarks - Mr. Robert Skews.
9.25am –9.35am	Keynote Speech & Opening of Conference - Sir Moi Vei - Deputy Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea.
9.35am – 10.00am	Morning Tea - Sponsors - North Star Cruises.
10.00am – 10.45am	SESSION A – INVESTMENT "Trends in Future Tourism Investment" - Dr. Harsh Varma, Chief of Technical Cooperation, World Tourism Organization and Regional Representative for Asia Pacific and Chief of the Organization's Asia-Pacific Section from 1989 to 2004. Panelists - Mr. Ivan Pomelau - IPA, Mr. Syd Yates - Kina Securities.
10.45am – 11.30am	Questions and panel discussions from Session A.
11.30am – 12.15pm	SESSION B – AIRLINES " Regional Aviation Opportunities" Panelists - Mr. Joe Kintau - Civil Aviation Authority, Air Niugini.
12.15pm – 1.00pm	Questions and panel discussions from Session B.
1.00pm -2.00pm	Luncheon - Hosted by the Embassy of the Peoples Republic of China.
2.00pm – 2.45pm	SESSION C – MARKETING "Future SP Marketing Trends - the Turtle Island Experience", - Andrew Fairley, Marketing Director, Turtle Island Resort, Yasawa Group, Fiji Islands. Panelists - Mr. Gary Seddon - PNGTIA, Ms. Sharon Hannaford, Air Niugini / TPA
2.45pm – 3.30pm	Questions and panel discussions from Session C.
3.30pm – 4.00pm	Afternoon Tea - Sponsors - North Star Cruises.
4.00pm – 4.30pm	Summary of Outcomes of Day One Discussions. - Chairman of Conference
6.30pm – 9.30pm	Delegates Official Welcome Function Botanical Garden Grounds - Hosted by the City Manager of the National Capital District Commission (NCDC).
TUESDAY 18th OCTOBER 2005
8.30am - 9.00am	SESSION D – SUSTAINABLE TOURISM "Conserving our Tourism Resources through Sustainable Tourism" - Dr Steve Noakes, Director, Cooperative Research Centre (Australia) & Chair, PATA Sustainable Tourism Committee. Panelists - Mr. Aaron Hayes - Eco-Tourism Melanesia, Mr. Shaun Keane - Nusa Island Retreat, Ms. Linda Honey - Tufi Dive.
9.15am - 9.45am	Questions and panel discussions from Session D.
9.45am - 10.15am	Morning Tea.
10.15am - 11.00am	SESSION E – POVERTY REDUCTION "Poverty Reduction through Sustainable Tourism in the South Pacific" - Dr Trevor Sofield, Professorial Chair,University of Tasmania /Research Fellow, University of Queensland. Panelists - Mr. Mike Manning- Institute fo National Affairs, Dr. Wari Iamo- Dept. Environment & Conservation, Dr. Ninkama Moiya - NAC.
11.00am – 11.45pm	SESSION F – INTANGIBLE HERITAGE "Cultural Tourism and Sustainable Development: Empowering Indigenous Knowledge Systems as a Pathway to Social and Economic Development in the Pacific." - Mr. Mali Voi, Cultural Advisor UNESCO, Samoa Panelists - Ms. Sisa Kini - CDI, Dr. Jacob Simet - National Cultural Commission, Ms. Ruth Dicker, Niugini Holidays, Ms. Ruth Choulai - PITIC.
11.45am – 12.30pm	Questions and panel discussions from Sessions E & F.
12.30pm – 1.30pm	Luncheon - Sponsors - Pacific Islands Trade & Investment Commission (PITIC) & UNESCO
1.30pm – 2.45pm	SESSION G – SUSTAINABLE TOURISM "Sustainable Tourism – A Case study from PNG" - Robert Igara, Chief Executive Officer, PNG Sustainable Development Program Ltd. Panelists - Mr. Robert Igara- PNG Sustainable Development Program Ltd., Mr. Nelson Pauliaus - East New Britain Tourism Bureau, Mr. Alun Beck - Treehouse Resort, Mr. Jim Robins - NRI.
2.45pm - 3.15pm	Questions and panel discussions from Session G.
3.15pm – 3.45pm	Afternoon tea.
3.45pm – 4.30pm	Summary of Outcomes of Day Two Discussions
4.30pm – 5.00pm	Official closing of the Conference by His Excellency Grand Chief Sir Paulias Matane, Governor General of Papua New Guinea.
6.30pm – 8.30pm	Conference Closing Cocktail Function, Crowne Plaza Ballroom and Poolside - Sponsored by the Republic of Indonesia introducing a special delegate to speak on the imapct on Bali's Tourism Industry after the Bali Bombings.