web-based resources for community and economic development
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WEB-BASED RESOURCES
for community and economic development.
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Heritage Tourism Resources
Introductions• Francis Boggus - Francis Boggus & Associates, LLC
– Community Planning & Development. Des Moines, Iowa
• Larry Dickerson - University of Missouri Extension, Boone County -Community Development Specialist
• Julie Avery – Michigan State University, Curator/Rural Life & Culture,- Extension Specialist/Cultural Community & Economic Development
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• Growing from Missouri rural development conference• NCRCRD small grants supported planning & development• NC Region-wide three conversations identified interest• Committed & skilled development team emerged:
community development & planningeconomic development • tourism management
Economics • business research & planningculture as driver for community & economic development
• Meetings – brainstorming – research – writing – sharing. . . VETTING & DISTRIBUTION . . .
Heritage Tourism Initiative
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The TeamIowa • Indiana • Michigan • Missouri • Nebraska
Francis Boggus • Connie Mefford • Eric Thompson • Cathy Dothage • Jonathan DayLarry Dickerson • Julie Avery
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Approach• Introduction What is it? Importance Regionalism
• A Fit for your Community Community Building Economic Strategies
• Initiating Assessing Community Engagement
• Organizing Partnering
• Planning Strategic & Action Planning
• Implementing Products, Marketing, Hospitality, Resources
• Evaluation & Renewing Life Cycle,
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Module #1
A new view -- heritage tourism
Heritage is what we value and choose to pass on.
Preserving & Sharing
-cultural and natural resources unique to place
-has shaped the past and present and will influence the future
-engages citizens and visitors alike
-can contribute to stability, growth and economic development
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Importance of Heritage Tourism
• Increasing #s of heritage travelers
• Engagement – visiting multiple activities with longer stays
• Economic benefits
• Regional opportunities
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• Combine assets to pursue common goals
• Pool vital resources to implement heritage tourism
• Promote dialogue and cooperation
• Connect and builds people and their capacities
Communities Working Together To:
Opportunity for Regional Collaboration
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Seeking Contributors. . . Wisdom & resources
Identify and Share Tourism Resources• people• programs• processes
AND BUILD • A Community • A Network of Peers • A Common Site
for Resources
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Oct 4 A Fit for Your Community? Is your community ready?Community building & economic strategies
Oct 11 Initiating Heritage tourism. Getting started: assessing your community & citizen engagement
Oct 18 Organizing for Heritage Tourism. Stakeholders andpartnerships.
Oct 25 Planning for Heritage Tourism. Strategic andaction planning.
Nov 1 Implementing Heritage Tourism: product development,marketing and hospitality.
Nov 15 Evaluating and Renewing Heritage Tourism: life cycle,
renewal and evaluation
Webinar Series • 2:00 pm ET
Heritage Tourism for the North Central Regionhttp://connect.msu.edu/heritagetourism
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The Heritage Tourism modules 2 through 7 are scheduled for 2:00 PM ET and will be located at http://connect.msu.edu/heritagetourism
#2 October 4, 2012 – Is Heritage Tourism A fit for your Community?#3 October 11, 2012 - Initiating Heritage Tourism in your Community#4 October 18, 2012 – Organizing for Heritage Tourism#5 October 25, 2012 – Planning for Heritage Tourism #6 November 1, 2012 - Implementing Heritage Tourism #7 November 15, 2012 – Evaluating and Renewing Heritage Tourism
Please register for modules 2 through 7 above. Registration is located at: http://web2.msue.msu.edu/events/event.cfm?folder=HeritageTourism
Contact Julie Avery ([email protected]) or Larry Dickerson ([email protected]) for questions regarding the modules above.
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Thank You!
Larry Dickerson, University of [email protected]
Julie Avery, Michigan State [email protected]
Supported these efforts with two grants
Information
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