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Miles Walsh -
Venture Advisor
Miles
has over 30 years of senior management experience within the retail, hardware,
software and Internet segments of the technology industry. As a senior
executive with several leading Silcon Valley companies including Businessland,
Archive Corporation, Connor Peripherals, Macromedia and Flycast Communications
he has consistently been a leader, innovator and key contributor in the building
of billions of dollars in shareholder equity.
Since retiring in 1999, he has participated in the launching and on-going
growth of the Evan McKenna Foundation, an IRS-approved, non-profit foundation
founded by Kay Emerson. The foundation is focused on helping students and
teachers improve math understanding and skills. For more information
on the foundation, please go to www.nicsimountain.com
Miles also serves on the board of SurfAid, an international humanitarian organization
dedicated to improving the health and well-being of indigenous people living
near surfing locations in the Mentawai Islands, off Sumatra, Indonesia. For
more information on SurfAid, please go to www.surfaidinternational.org
Aurelius Yan (Yan) - Mentawai Health and
Community Development Advisor
Yan is the founder of Kirekat
Organization, a NGO focused on providing health related services and health
education in remote Mentawai villages. Kirekat has been active since 1998
and the organization's field programs have been developed and monitored by
Prof Dr Reimar Schefold, a world authority on Mentawai culture and history.
Kirekat Org has acted as the local partner for Surf Aid Org over
the past 3 years. Yan speaks Mentawai dialects, Minangkabau, Indonesian, Dutch
and English and he holds a Masters Degree in Anthropology from Vrije University,
Amsterdam.
Professor Jack Carlson
- Tourism
Business Advisor
- Co-Chair
of Sustainable Tourism - Curtin University, WA. current.
- MUI
Chair in Tourism and Hospitality Studies, School of Management, Jan01 to
Jan02
- Senior
Lecturer - Tourism Edith Cowan University, July, 1996 to
January 01
- Lecturer
- Tourism Edith Cowan University March 1993 to June 1996
- Associate
Lecturer - Tourism Southern Cross University, February
1990 to February 1993
- Associate Lecturer - Economics
WACAE/Edith Cowan University, July 1987 toMay 1988 Tutor
Economics WACAE
Jack maintains good
international links with universities in the Asian region, United Kingdom
and North America and in 2002 was Visiting Fellow at the Haskayne Business
School, University of Calgary, Canada.
Books
- International
Wine Tourism Research
- The
Family Business in Tourism and Hospitality
- Ten Years of Tourism
Research
Book Chapters
- A
Systemic Approach to Tourism Development in Island States
- "The
Economics and Evaluation of Festivals and Events" in Yeoman
- An
Analysis of Tourism Trends in Mauritius
- Overcoming
the Green Gap: Improving Environmental Performance of Small Firms in
Western Australia
- Issues in Dedicated
Convention Center Development with a case study of the Perth Convention
and Exhibition Center, Western Australia
Conference Papers (selection
only)
- MICE
tourism in the Asia Pacific region Ð research needs and priorities
- Small
and Medium Tourism Enterprises: the Identification of Good Practice
- Segmentation
and Profiling of the Wine Festival Visitor Market
- MICE
Tourism in the Asia Pacific Region - Research Needs and Priorities
- Developing
age friendly standards for senior travellers in Western Australia
- Tourism
Development in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- A
Systems Approach to Understanding Ecologically Sustainable Development
of Tourism (ESDT)
- Cross-case
Analysis of Family Businesses in Rural Tourism
- Ten
Years of Tourism Research. CAUTHE conference proceedings 1993 to 2002
- Regional
wine festival and event research: The case of the Margaret River Wine
Region
- Wine
Festivals and Regional Transformation
- Riding
the Wave of Event Sponsorship. The Case of the Margaret River Masters
Surfing Event
- Australian University
Tourism Education and Research
Journal Articles
- Family
Business Goals In The Tourism And Hospitality Sector: A Cross-Case Analysis
From Australia, Canada And Sweden
- Mega-Events
and Urban Renewal: The Case of the Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games
- An
Analysis of Tourism Trends in Mauritius 1979 to 1998
- Issues in Dedicated
Convention Center Development with a case study of the Perth Convention
and Exhibition Center, Western Australia
Research Interests
- Tourism
Economics
- Tourism
Management
- Tourism
and Small Business/Family Business
- Sustainable
Tourism
- Events
Management.
- Economic
impact of tourism
- New
tourism markets eg. wine and food tourism
- New
tourism products eg. nature based tourism
- Tourism
systems
- Tourism Events
Awards
- 1998 Best New
Researcher Award in the Faculty of Business, Edith Cowan University
- 2000 Award
for completion of PhD, Faculty of Business, Edith Cowan University
- 2001 Edith
Cowan University Postgraduate Society Award for Research Leadership
- 2002 Article
of Excellence Award, Travel and Tourism Research Association
Board Memberships
- Appointed to the board of
Directors of the Australian Tourism Research Institute (ATRi) and the Tourism
Council of Western Australia (TCWA) in 2002.
- Current member of the Council
of Australian University Tourism & Hospitality Educators (CAUTHE).
- Member of the Editorial
Board of Event Management - An international journal. Former Board member
of the Events Industry Association of Western Australia.
Other Memberships
Jack
is a member of a number of tourism and research associations in Australia
including the Ecotourism Association of Australia (EAA) and the Forum Advocating
Cultural and Eco-tourism (FACET), the Market Research Society of Australia
B. Econs,
PhD (University of West Australia)
Jane Liddon -
Mari-culture & Wild Fisheries Advisor: Owner of Yellow Bird
P/L Lobster fishing license - Abrolhos Islands. Owner Dog Rock Pearls P/L
pearl lease Abrolhos Islands, West Australia. 30 years hands on experience
in fisheries and mari-culture, teacher, artist/designer and founder of Sumatran
Sewing Circle - Padang http://www.dogrockpearls.com
Vincent Barry - Telkom & IT Advisor
- Vin is CEO of Azure Solutions, British Telecom's vehicle for new
communications ventures in SEAsia. Vin has many years of experience marketing
top end IT solutions to government agencies and the private sector.
Michael
Fay -
Education Advisor - ASEAN FOCUS Group. Michael established the
highly respected "Australian Center" in Medan in 1995. The AC is now one
of the top English language schools in Indonesia. Michael's role with ASEAN
FOCUS includes establishing linkages for distance learning, promotion of Australian Universities
and Academic Institutions for overseas studies and partner acquisition for
both foreign and Australian companies.
Jesse
& Sam Liddon -
Surf Industry
Relations Marketing
Jesse &
Sam hold Master 5 commercial skipper's tickets and both are partners in the
Dog Rock crayfishing and pearl operations in the Abrolhos Islands. Keen surfers,
they have been skippering surf charter boats in the Mentawais since 1997 .
Both are active musicians and they have written and recorded a number of commercial
tracks. Jesse & Sam plan to take an on-going active role in Mentawai
Sanctuary. Sam has funded the construction of his own house in Puncak Bukit
Gado2, Padang.
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