Welcome, I look after the section 1.2K's past Murray Hut then on for 6.3 K's South. My track name is "Track Crakar"

World and Other Colleagues - you/we have all been down this path ... and we need some assistance with suggestions for keynote and other speakers - plus any, around the world, or local who have 'topically significant' presentations or ideas in any of the trails, organisational support, health, recreation, environment and tracks areas below - individually, as an organisation or as a business related to tracks and trails - all kinds - walking, riding, cycling etc. Suggestions also welcome on program and any other aspect of the pre-organisation.

David Forster (personal)
Trails and Recreation Advocate
Western Australia
Trailswest2008@live.com.au

Background

Hi David

By way of introduction, I am the CEO of Bicycle SA and also sit on the Working Committee of Trails Australia. Bicycle SA has undertaken to deliver the 2011 T&T conference and we are pleased to have Dr. Stu Clement as project manager for the conference. The location has just been confirmed for Sydney Olympic Park, 13-15 April 2011. There are broadly four streams that the Working Committee consider of value (below) and it is expected that the Program Committee will work within these streams as they firm up speakers and concepts. Themes to date are as follows;

Community

• Engagement

• Ownership

• Stewardship

• Volunteers

Destination

• Production and destination development

• Marketing/Events/risk etc

• Land management

• Policy

Design

• Trail and signage standards – local and national

• Sustainable trail design

• Trail monitoring – evidenced based

• Insurance

Business

• Commercial partnerships

• Government grants and program $$$

• Volunteer development and retention

• Evaluation – SEE (enviro/economic/social)



Let me know your thoughts and otherwise happy to discuss.

Cheers

Hi Karen
Congratulations on walking the Cape to Cape!
Linda