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Registrations for GEOFEST 2024 Sydney Workshop can be made through the new website www.geofest.com.auPost is under moderationStream item published successfully. Item will now be visible on your stream.
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SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES STILL AVAILABLE – GEOFEST 2024 SYDNEY WORKSHOP
The main GeoFestival and International Geotourism Conference (GFIGC) initiated by the Indonesian Geoparks Network (IGN) is a geopark network in Indonesia comprising 10 UNESCO global geoparks and more than 10 national geoparks. https://bit.ly/3PmPdPg
The annual GFIGC event of the IGN aims at sharing ideas and experiences in the promotion, exchanges, and research of all the geoparks in Indonesia, and building a stronger and more effective network to support sustainable development in local communities.
In 2024, this major event will be held consecutively over three venues in two countries. It begins with a Volcanic Youth Camp at Ijen UNESCO Global Geopark in East Java, followed by the main event at Rinjani-Lombok UNESCO Global Geopark Lombok.
GFIC concludes with a one-day workshop - ‘GEOFEST 2024 Sydney Workshop’ to be held at The University of Sydney (USYD) on Thursday 18 July. Three field trips have been arranged on the following day, with an optional wildlife tourism session on the Saturday.
The workshop, to be addressed by invited speakers from both Indonesia and Australia, will focus on topics relevant to volcanic geotourism destinations.
The workshop is further evidence of the increasing momentum in establishing geotourism as a significant cultural and economic activity in Australia. We anticipate an attendance of about 150 participants from Australia and Indonesia including government representatives, geotourism professionals and academics, ecotourism operators, interested geoscientists and university students. It is structured as a low-cost event to attract students providing an opportunity for students to engage with Indonesians and to learn more about their culture, particularly as it relates to appreciation of landscapes and geology. Gaining an early understanding of the concept of geotourism is also offered.
The principal organisations that are sponsoring this workshop are the AGC and USYD, and the professional geoscience bodies as co-hosts and generous sponsors i.e., The Sydney Minerals Exploration Group (SMEDG), The AusIMM (including the Sydney Branch), and the Australian Institute of Geoscientists. By supporting geotourism both generally and at their respective operational sites, Australian mining companies with operations in Indonesia will see benefit in sponsorship adding to their ESG credentials, including building goodwill with Indonesian communities.
Significantly a major benefit to participating industry geoscientists is the commitment to international outreach and the support of any project that has the capacity of generating new geoscience-related employment. Registration at www.geofest.com.au
SPONSORSHIP INQUIRIES: Angus M Robinson, Executive Committee Member
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Understanding Aboriginal Cultural Landscapes https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:linkedInArticle:7148173364639973379/Post is under moderationStream item published successfully. Item will now be visible on your stream.
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Understanding Mining Cultural Landscapes https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:linkedInArticle:7145873918820532225/Post is under moderationStream item published successfully. Item will now be visible on your stream.
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John Sheridan reacted to this post about 5 months agoAs UNESCO geoparks are about sustainable development, business and job creation along with education (about geosciences) and cultural enhancement, who gives approval? Do LGAs wanting to establish geotrails need this approval before launching their economic development initiatives through geotrails?Post is under moderationStream item published successfully. Item will now be visible on your stream.
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John Sheridan reacted to this post about 5 months agoAlan. Such approvals as needed in WA would depend on if the initiative came under the gambit of either the Planning and Development Act or the Local Government Act. Should the LGA have a Town Planning Scheme that had implications for the initiative, the LGA would firstly have to approve and, subject to the nature of the change, it might have to refer it to DPIRD and/or the WA Planning Commission. The simple act of designating a geotrail probably would not conflict with any legislation unless there was a proposed change in land tenure. But it is an area where there would be no legal precedent and no clear legal guidance in this State.
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