Certified Interpretive Guide (CIG) program
National Association for Interpretation (USA)
“The nationally recognized Certified Interpretive Guide (CIG) program is designed for anyone who wants to learn more about how to develop and lead interpretive programs. This course will introduce you to the history, definitions, and principles of interpretation. During the course, you will develop a program outline and deliver a 10-minute thematic presentation, all with the support of your instructor(s) and fellow participants. You will learn how to make your programs purposeful, enjoyable, relevant, organized, and thematic, and leave ready to facilitate meaningful experiences that inspire engagement with the world around us.”
May 13-21, 2024, US, May 14-22, 2024, Australia . Online
https://www.interpnet.com/NAI/nai/_prof_development/reg/cigregistration.aspx?EventKey=GV051324
Ecotourism Australia’s inaugural Global Sustainable Tourism Summit
https://www.ecotourism.org.au/conference
Meeanjin/Brisbane, QLD 4 to 6 June 2024. The Summit will explore the theme ‘People, Planet, Place, Purpose’
Workshop July 2024
Wildlife Tourism in Australia and Indonesia and its relationship to Geotourism
Sydney 20 July 2024
Conference November 2024
Wild Tails: the value of story-telling and other quality interpretation in wildlife tourism
Hastings Point, Northeastern New South Wales, Australia.
Presentations and discussions (3 days), pre-, mid- and post-conference excursions.
In this conference we will pursue various topics:
- How do we best design interpretive experiences for a variety of visitors – different age groups, levels of interest or prior knowledge, different levels of understanding of the language spoken by the guide, different cultural backgrounds etc.?
- How can we awaken interest in the “forgotten fauna”: reptiles, insects, rat-like mammals, small brown birds etc. with interesting behaviours or ecological roles?
- What are the ways we use story-telling to capture interest and proceed to impart some important or fascinating information?
- How can we best guide our visitors’ behaviour for minimal-impact viewing?
- Face-to-face guiding, self guided nature trails, interpretive signage in zoos or wilderness areas, apps, websites, virtual reality and other methods of sharing information.
- What to avoid when giving out information or opinions
- Anything else of relevance to interpreting wildlife and their habits to visitors.
Find further details about our 2024 wildlife tourism conference here
Monthly (free) webinars) on wildlife of the Scenic Rim (in conjunct0on with the Scenic Rim branch
of Wildlife Queensland.
Details soon!
Free webinar: Giving captive wildlife an enjoyable life
(going beyond freedom from pain and fear, how do we make life in captivity actually enjoyable and satisfying? Details TBA (early 2024)
Other free webinars TBA
World Symposium on Sustainable Tourism (WSST 2025)
Thu, 8 May 2025 – Fri, 9 May 2025
University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
One of the 14 themes is “Ecotourism, wildlife conservation, and biodiversity preservation”. Not much biodiversity inclusion in the conference as a whole