TEC 2009 was a unique professional development experience held aboard a floating classroom on the Golden Princess. Delegates and their guests travelled from Vancouver, along the beautiful BC coast to Ketchikan Alaska, and then back to Seattle. Thanks to Paula Carr (Camosun College) for helping to ensure TEC 2009 was a success!

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	Photos may not be re-used for commercial purposes. Thanks to Susan Rybar and Jason Brawn for their contributions.
	Presentations in PDF format.
	The conference program as distributed to delegates.
	The "Seagull" was an onboard reader supplied to delegates, filled with quick facts about the sector.
	Attendees listed by last name (alphabetically).
	Notes from the informal Open Spaces Discussions on board.
	A survey for conference delegates.

Presentations:

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• Session One: The Business of Cruising - Lessons from Industry Leaders

• Session Two: The Cruise Sector and the Environment - Responding to Current Concerns

• Session Three: Today’s Alaska & Ketchikan Tourism Industry - A Destination Case Study

• Session Four: BC Coastal Tourism Development - Gold Mine or Wishful Thinking?

• Bonus Session Four-A: Expedition Cruising

• Session Five: The Mechanics of a Large Cruise Ship - Behind the Scenes with Senior Ship Staff

Open Spaces Discussions:

The following notes were recorded at Open Spaces discussions, which took place informally amongst self-selecting conference delegates.

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• Succession planning for tourism/hospitality programs: What’s working? Sally Gibson, Vancouver Community College (VCC).

• The role of post-secondary institutions in working effectively with tourism sector leaders. Chandi Jayawardena, Associate Dean - The Centre for Hospitality & Culinary Arts, George Brown College.

• Get involved: 2010-2012 E-Legacies Project (learning resources for the 2010 Games). Maynard Kirkpatrick, Thompson Rivers University.

• The branding of BC as a Learning Destination. Nancy Arsenault, Royal Roads University & Jonathan Rouse, VCC.

• What’s the difference between hospitality and tourism? Sally Gibson, Vancouver Community College.