XAVIERS NEWS & FEATURES E-SERVICE (XNFES)
INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON NATURAL AREA TOURISM
The School of Business Studies and Management of
St. Xaviers College, Mapusa, Goa, is organizing
a two day international seminar on the theme,
Natural area Tourism: Impacts, Planning and
Management on February 14th and 15th, 2008, at
the International Centre Goa, Dona Paula, Goa,
in association with the Directorate of Tourism
Government of Goa, the Travel and Tourism
Association of Goa and International Centre Goa.
St. Xaviers College of Arts, Science and
Commerce is a premier educational institution in
Goa and has been awarded the status of College
with Potential for Excellence in 2004, by UGC
and is thus nationally recognized as one of the
47 best Colleges in India, out of the total
15,000 existing Colleges. The College has been
reaccredited with an A grade by the National
Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). The
College is affiliated to Goa University and has
26 undergraduate departments and 2 post graduate departments.
Natural area Tourism is tourism in natural
settings, but has the added emphasis of fostering
understanding and conservation of the natural
environment. The best practices followed in other
parts of India and around the world will be
helpful to Goa. The topics to be deliberated at
the seminar include the following:-
Nature Reserves, National Parks, Protected
Landscapes, Natural monuments, Habitat,
Biodiversity Tourism, Beach Coastal Tourism,
Mountain Tourism, Monsoon Tourism, Marine
Tourism, Rural Farm Tourism, Wild life Tourism
Papers on the above topics are invited. Hard Copy
and Soft Copy of the text neatly typed with
double spacing, along with an abstract not
exceeding 300 words on A4 size paper should be
submitted latest by 5th January 2008, to the
Organizing Secretaries Ms. Sumina Da Costa OR Ms.
Maya Talwadkar at St. Xaviers College, Mapusa, Goa.
All academicians, professionals, practitioners
and researchers in the field of Management,
Commerce, Tourism, and other related fields could
benefit from participation in the seminar as well
as members of the civil society. For any
clarification regarding the seminar, participants
may contact the Coordinator Dr. Filipe Rodrigues
e Melo on mobile No. 9422061226.
