Lectures
Preparation and implementation of a tourism and cultural development concept in Kimmirut, Nunavut; lecture presented in the framework of a Colloquium on research, as an aid to the development of aboriginal tourism, organised by the Department of Urban and Tourism Studies and the International Centre for Tourism Training and Research (CIFORT) at Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), and DIALOG, the Quebec dialogue network on aboriginal issues - 2006
Lecture on the Development of an ethno-cultural concept amongst the Inuit of Nunavut,in the framework of the Forum internatinoal du tourisme solidaire (FITS) in Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico - 2006
Lecture on Sustainable tourism: a place for culture - for Canadian Heritage, Ottawa - 2006 CanadianHeritage_May06
Conference on aboriginal tourism in Canada and on methodologies for commercialisation, at the Séminario de Nuevos Destinos para Venezuela, in Merida, Venezuela; evaluation of the community tourist product in the tropical Andes - 2006
http://www.andestropicales.org/nuevosdestinos/ponencias.html
Conference on the profile of adventure and ecotourism tourists, on their purchasing habits and their sources of reference, during the annual convention of the Association Aventure-Écotourisme Québec - 2005
Animation of an international conference on the Internet: Rethinking Certification for Tourism Communities, with the organization Indigenous Tourism Rights International. This conference took place over a period of more than six weeks. Proceedings from the conference available in English on request - 2004
Conference on the marketing connection between the product and the client in the framework of the annual convention of the Quebec Hoteliers Association - 2003
Conference / Lecture on the marketing link between the product and the client, at the
Conference / Lecture on competition between holiday camps, for the Association des Camps de vacances du Québec (2003).
Lecture on the basics of a marketing plan and presentation on essential elements of packaging, as part of the Symposium on sustainable tourism in Antigua, Guatemala - 2002
Lecture on the approach to quality in Quebec, as part of the first National Symposium on quality in tourism in Havana, Cuba, at the invitation of the Cuban Ministry of Tourism - 2002
Lecture on the broad trends in tourism, as part of the 25th annual convention of the Association québécoise d'interprétation du patrimoine (Quebec association for the interpration of our heritage) - 2002
Lecture on direct marketing for agrotourism businesses for the Quebec Reference Centre for Agriculture - 2001
Lecture on the commercialization of viable and sustainable adventure ecotourism products as part of the adventure and ecotourism producers' association's Convention on sustainable tourism key issues
Needs and Trends Among Customers - annual convention for the Association of Hoteliers in Quebec
Export-ready Criteria for Aboriginal Tourism Suppliers - national development strategy for the ATTC (Aboriginal Tourism Team Canada)
Marketing Agrotourism - second annual symposium on Agrotourism, for the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
'Welcoming Visitors from Quebec' and 'The Quebec Market' - lecture series in English in four major towns for Tourism New Brunswick
Commercialization of Aboriginal Tourism - first Quebec Aboriginal Tourism Convention
Evolution of the Ecotourist - National Symposium on Ecotourism - Montebello, Outaouais
Commercialization of Aboriginal Tourism - Quebec Aboriginal Tourism Convention
Quebec as a Destination - lecture/workshop at the pan-Canadian convention for ACTA-National (Association of Canadian Travel Agencies)
Lectures and workshops at the Société des Fêtes et Festivals du Québec annual conventions (customer service, packaging, preparation for trade shows)
Lecture on client development at the annual convention for the Association of Hoteliers in Quebec (AHQ)
Lecture on coordination among tourist site operators in Quebec - Fourth Annual Symposium on Tourism Management at McGill University
Workshop Presentations
Facilitator at the first marketing meeting between Tourism Quebec and the regional tourist associations, on the issues and connections in marketing strategies for Quebec as a destination
Facilitator at the two-day Tourism Industry Forum for Tourism Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Research, analysis and facilitating at a national conference on the major issues in Canada's tourism industry, for the Canadian Tourism Commission
Workshop facilitator for the conference on tourism and cycling
Facilitator at the Quebec conference on organized tours (Tourisme de circuit)
Published Articles
Contribution to TOURISM, the on-line trade magazine of the Canadian Tourism Commission :
Writing of articles on the themes of tourism and culture for the Canadian Cultural Observatory (Culture Scope) site: Culture et tourisme en perspective - 2005 CultureScope_Culture_Tourism
Production of a document on new avenues for tourism, presented in the framework of a seminar on sustainable tourism, organized by the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM).
E-Nouvelles bulletins, appearing on the www.madelis.com site (on trends, statistics, thoughts, works read, and projects. Since 2003. In French only.
2003 - Publication of a study on the new forms of tourism, presented during a Seminar on Responsible Tourism, organized by the Université du Québec à Montréal.
2003 - Three newsletters published on www.madelis.com about tourism industry trends, with statistics, thoughts, projects and photographs - in French only.
Articles published in TÉOROS, the tourism research magazine from the Université du Québec à Montréal (literal translation):
1- On community tourism, a case study in the High Laurentians - Vol. 26, No.3
2- Supply and Demand: bridging the gap - research for and writing of an article on opportunities and drawbacks in the Aboriginal tourism market - Vol.17, no.2
3- Women and Hospitality: a specialty or a drawback? - research for and writing of an article about the role of women in hospitality and tourism - Vol. 16, no.3.
4- Customized Training: a structuring tool - research for and writing of an article about customized training as a means of improvement for the tourism industry - Vol. 11, no.1
Collaboration in the weekly trade magazine Tourisme +, aimed at tourism operators: articles on training, technological issues, market trends, trade shows, national and international tourism fairs and conventions; column on Quebec tourist destinations from 1990 to 1995
Articles on the tourism industry for the quarterly magazine Festivals et Attractions
Quarterly newsletter QUÉBEC GRANDEUR NATURE for the Quebec Ministry of Tourism, for the international press and foreign tour operators.
Research for and writing of an 8-page insert for the Quebec Ministry of International Affairs' monthly magazine QUÉBEC INTERNATIONAL, about investing in tourism in Quebec
Articles for daily newspapers: La Presse, Le Devoir, le Journal de Montréal, The Gazette
Book publication: 'Un autre tourisme est-il possible ?' - Is another kind of tourism possible ? Ethics, stakeholders, concepts, challenges, best practices, reference - with co-author Professor Louis Jolin of Université du Québec à Montréal - In French; Spanish version available soon.
Published by Presses de l'Université du Québec:
PUQ :: Un autre tourisme est-il possible?
