Special Rates for PATA, ATEC, HMAA & EarthCheck Members
Tuesday, July 6, 2010 at 10:09AM 
If you haven't yet secured your seat at this upcoming event, ensure you get your registration forms in today! Discount rates apply to PATA, ATEC, HMAA & EarthCheck Members wishing to attend the Destino Australia Sustainable Tourism conference in Melbourne on 19 & 20 July. Tickets start at just $150!
Jon Dee, Founder & Chairman of Do Something! Founder of Planet Ark is keynote speaker and is sure to deliver a rousing speech. Some of Jon's initiatives have become role models for international change. He initiated the successful lobbying campaign for Australia's three year phase-out of incandescent light globes; an initiative that has been adopted by other countries. Jon has also spearheaded the highly successful media campaign to phase-out the use of plastic shopping bags in Australia.
The schedule of speakers presenting at the conference includes many who are the forefront of a paradigm shift that is steadily changing how each industry, sector of government and community goes about their everyday business.
Like Jon, they are not scientists, sales people or venture capitalists. They are engineers, general managers, operations managers and auditors; people who are responsible for implementing change and strategising the best ways to position their organisations for growth in a carbon-constrained economy.
Sponsored by global giant Ecolab, Tourism Victoria and Destination Melbourne, Destino Australia includes a series of mock audits that provide a unique opportunity to peek behind the scenes of some of the world’s leading businesses, exchange ideas and assess the advantages and disadvantages of sustainable operational practices.
Day Two of the event sees a limited number of delegates visit a selection of Melbourne businesses that have been operating in a sustainable manner for a number of years.
In the afternoon, delegates can join a famil to Geelong Otway to see how local businesses are lessening their environmental footprints and enjoy one of Victoria’s most beautiful regions along the way.
EC3 Global is also holding an Environmental Assessment Training Workshop at the Crowne Plaza in the afternoon of the 20th for those who seek to come away with a valuable new skill set. Although this is at an additional cost, the extra $150 is unlikely to damage the hip pocket of any attendee and those lucky 15 who do take the course will come away with a certificate of achievement.
Destino Australia is likely to be a dynamic forum that will help delegates better understand the difference between being “green” or “eco” and being sustainable to an internationally recognised, verifiable standard.
To secure your place, simply download the registration form from: http://www.earthcheck.org/news/Default.aspx?NewsID=49