Africa panel at UN World Urban Forum 3, Vancouver, BC, Summer 2006
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African Studies at the University of British Columbia African Studies offers an interdisciplinary approach to the study of Africa, as well as the African diaspora. The African Studies Coordinating Committee maintains a list of approved courses available for credit toward the Minor. This list changes annually. Students registered in the Minor must have their course selection approved by a member of the Coordinating Committee. A detailed description of the program, the approved list of courses, the names of advisors and affiliated faculty, and other information may be obtained from the AFST Coordinating Committee. Contact the Arts Advising Office, 604.822.4028, to contact the Chair of the AFST Coordinating Committee, or visit African Studies. More QUICK NOW! WHO'S #1 ON GOOGLE FOR MARKETING AFRICA TRAVEL,TRADE AND TOURISM TO CANADA? Canada and the Third World. Marketers of Africa Tourism have hardly scratched the surface of the Canadian market. This edition reveals what can be done to improve the situation through planning and participation. ATA AND THE AFRICAN DIASP0RA IN CANADA . GET ACTIVE WITH MEMBERSHIP IN CANADA CHAPTER OF THE AFRICA TRAVEL ASSOCIATION. OUR EDITORS ARE ANXIOUSTO HEAR FROM YOU Attend our many events. -please e mail us now.  MONTREAL SHINES AS A GATEWAY TO AFRICA! The 21st edition of the Montreal International Travel and Tourism Show is now behind us and again this year, Africa took a good part of the exhibition. Several African nations were on site to promote their culture and landscapes. Most are regular visitors, like Tanzania which always comes to Montreal with a huge delegation. Members from the National Parks Authority and the Tourism Board exhibited with private businesses. South Africa was also a popular booth this year, the 2010 FIFA World Cup being held in the country, it is not surprising that the South African stand received lots of visitors. Kenya teamed up with Kenya Airways to showcase their national offer and Lesotho was present for the second year in a row, hoping to gain from the South African visibility. Senegal, exhibiting with the Maison de l'Afrique also presented their main attractions. Cameroon offered a good presentation of its eco-tourism offer and a newcomer to the show, Uganda was there to present the country for the first time to the Montreal market. Of course, regular visitors from the North, Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt had very big presence at the show. This 2009 edition received a record number of 37 576 visitors, or whom 3000 were professionals. It is a 5 % increase over the 2008 edition.  It's a rendezvous in October 22nd to 24th 2010 for the next International Tourism and Travel Show in Montréal. Denis Dionne, ATA Canada Chapter ATTA Adventure Travel World Summit, Quebec, Canada, Oct. 20-22 . Website 601 Union Street, Suite 4200 | Seattle, WA 98101 | 360-805-3131 . E-mail AFRICAN EXPO IN TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA... Museum of Black History in Canada: The Road North Photos from SITV in Montreal • ATA Canada Photos . • Canadian News Bureau Congratulations to ARTA Canada on its launch. African Canadian Heritage: The African Canadian Heritage Association is an African Heritage and language program operating out of a new location at Centennial College Progress Campus (at Markham Rd. and Hwy 401)The ACHA program features African history lessons, arts and crafts, special events for students, who range in age from 5 to 16 years of age. Classes run from September to June. Most notable ACHA special events include : the Youth Retreat (for children 11 Years and older ). Entrepreneur's Day and the Black History Challenge. Website African Mayors Active at UN World Urban Forum in Vancouver. Great Cities of Africa Magazine Editions Launched by Jerry W. Bird, Editor What a memorable week. After 30 year, UN Habitat returned to its launching pad - the seaport city of Vancouver, British Columbia Canada. The crowd at the United Nations World Urban Forum was estimated at 10,000,and it certainly seemed so, judging by the heavy attendance at many of the sessions. We had the extreme pleasure of taking two groups of mayors representing different African countries on tours of Vancouver and the University of British Columbia in our 7 passenger Dodge Caravan. It's one way for us to repay the wonderful hospitality we have enjoyed in almost 14 years with the Africa Travel Association as its media voice in North America and on the global scene. Photo: African mayor on a cultural tour of Vancouver's Chinatown, second largest in North America. We later visited and the University of British Columbia Museum of Anthropology, UBC Botonaical Gardens, and Gastown, heart of the city in the 1890s.. The twin goals of Habitat are "Adequate shelter for all and "sustainable human settlements development in an urbanizing world. The Global Village was well represented, this week - with Africa making a particularly strong showing. As publishers of Africa Travel Magazine and related travel business media features, we were extremely pleased and honored to be able to to network with so many of our African colleagues. More-> . Peace Parks across Canada Fifteen Years ago as Canada celebrated its 125th Birthday, some 400 cities and towns across Canada dedicated a Park to Peace - with most parks dedicated at Noon local time, October 8th, as the National Peacekeeping Monument was being unveiled in Ottawa. "Peace Parks Across Canada" was conceived and organized by the International Institute for Peace through Tourism (IIPT) in collaboration with "CANADA 125" and the National Capital Commission. More African Diaspora in Canada Study: Click for details Africans in Vancouver area: Africans, estimated at some 20,000 to 30,000 in the Lower Mainland, tend to organize themselves into social and cultural groups based on their national origin. However, efforts have been made to organize them under a broader, single association embracing Africans from all over the African continent without regard to their race, nationality or ethnic or cultural backgrounds. In 1983 the African-Canadian Association of British Columbia was formed. :Click for full story Photo: Jerry W. Bird (left), President, ATA Canada Chapter and Editor of Africa Travel Magazine with former Vancouver Mayor Sam Sullivan during UN World Urban Forum Globe 2008: Africa Travel Magazine Editors and Broadcast Team plus ATA Canada members will cover the World's Biggest Enviro-Business Expo, Vancouver. BC's Whistler Resort hosts Adventure Travel World Summit . Go Africa help Quebec celebrate 400 years . Go Africa Shines in Montréal . A growing number of African countries are exhibiting at the Salon International Tourism Voyages in Montréal. Denis Dionne of ATA Canada Chapter provided Africa Travel Association membership information, plus forms to attendees from Canadian travel agencies. Nathalie Phillipe of ATA head office in New York was available to answer questions regarding opportunities for Canadian professionals and companies to get involved with ATA. Friday has has become custom. The first day is reserved for industry professionals. In collaboration with ACTA-Québec, the show will tour the globe with its myriad of inviting destinations. Contact denisdionne1@videotron.ca . SITV - PHOTOS Canada Africa Travel and Fashion Road Show. Potential sponsors, presenters and attendees please fax 1 604 681 6595 or e-mail africa@dowco.com Bonjour Canada . by Muguette Goufrani, Associate Editor The (ATA) Africa Travel Association, Canada Chapter is on a roll. We have already recruited new members in three cities including Toronto and Montreal and our early round of travel trade shows in Vancouver, Calgary and Toronto will be an opportunity to add more to our growing list. The exciting thing is that most new members hear about ATA via the internet. As our French language section of the website grows in terms of influence, search power and volume of pages, our strength in Quebec is bound to grow. Our first was Denis Dionne of Montreal, who works with the Bombardier Aircraft division and has worked with African countries at trade shows for the past several years. More to come on Denis and all the new members soon. [Muguette Bio] ATA Canada Now In Ontario: ATA welcomes Yue Chi of Africa Adventures and Study Tours, Toronto, Ontario. She has an extensive knowledge of Asian Markets and its boundless opportunities for Africa. Details->-> Check our Amazing Google Statistics. Once again proving the Power of the Internet combined with our editorial and marketing talents African Canadian Associations. Google Search Join ATA Canada Chapter - Forms below Association of Corporate Travel Executives Global Conference Vancouver's Geraldine Paques Wins Tour d'Afrique Stage 16. Canadians won both the men's and women's categories in stage 16, as Sam Bail of Toronto continued to ride strong. ATA Canada Road Show Caravan: We started at the Vancouver and Calgary Adventure Travel Shows and continued to spread the good news about travel to Africa in communities enroute. Our further objective is to cover events in selected areas, interacting with local media and introducing Africa Tourism and Culture. If your African tourism destination is interested, write to africa!@dowco.com. African Participation at Globe 2008, World's Biggest Eco Business Event Business leaders, policy makers, and solutions providers from around the world will come together at GLOBE 2006 to discuss the most recent developments in the business of the environment and find innovative solutions to global environmental challenges. At the GLOBE 2006 Trade Fair, more than 400 exhibitors from North America, Europe and Asia. www.globe2006.com Solid African Presence at Montréal's Salon International du Voyage by Denis Dionne Canada's Quebec Province hosted the World Ecotourism Summit earlier this year -and we were ready for a powerful encore at the International Tourism and Travel Show in downtown Montréal's impressive Place Bonaventure. This exciting event, one of the most important in North America, attracts over 20,000 visitors annually. A specialty of the show is the fact that the first night (Friday) is reserved for the travel trade, as hundreds of travel professionals gather to 'network' and make business deals. This large, multifaceted show is the year's hottest opportunity to present new products and destinations in a key area of the North American market. Every year, dozens of countries are represented by tourism officials and many businesses from abroad make their way to Montréal to participate. Canada Chapter of ATA plans to be out in force at the 2003 version of this exciting event (Photo exhibits). . 1-212-447-1357, E-mail: Info@africatravelassociation.org

Africa panel at UN World Urban Forum 3, Vancouver, BC, Summer 2006

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World Urban Forum Gateways to Tourism Africa's Cities Africa's Mayors Photos 1/ Photos 2 Photos 3 / Photos 4 African City Profiles Abidjan Abuja Addis Ababa Agadir Cairo Calabar Casablanca Conakry Cape Town Dar es Salaam Douala Essaouira Fès Kampala Luanda Lusaka Marrakech Meknès Mombasa: Nairobi Rabat Timbuktu Yaounde More to Come: Send items on your city Who's Who? Africans On Video Sister Cities Grass Roots Famine Relief				African Mayors Take Active Role at UN World Urban Forum 3 in Vancouver, Canada. Great Cities of Africa Series Launched by Jerry W. Bird, Editor What a memorable week. After 30 years UN Habitat returns to its launching pad - the seaport city of Vancouver, British Columbia Canada. The crowd is estimated at 10,000 plus and it certainly seems so, judging by the heavy attendance at many sessions. At the time of writing, we have had the pleasure of taking two groups of mayors representing different African countries on tours of Vancouver and the University of British Columbia. It's one way for us to repay the wonderful hospitality we have enjoyed in eleven years with the Africa Travel Association as its media voice in North America and Worldwide. The twin goals of Habitat are "Adequate shelter for all" and "sustainable human settlements development in an urbanizing world. "The "Global Village" is well represented, this week - with Africa making a particularly strong showing. As publishers of Africa Travel Magazine and related travel business media features, we were extremely pleased and honored to be able to to network with so many of our African colleagues. More-> Africans in Canada Study: Click for detailed information Africans in Vancouver area: Africans, estimated at some 20,000 to 30,000 in the Lower Mainland, tend to organize themselves into social and cultural groups based on their national origin. However, efforts have been made to organize them under a broader, single association embracing Africans from all over the African continent without regard to their race, nationality or ethnic or cultural backgrounds. In 1983 the African-Canadian Association of British Columbia was formed. :Click for full story African Canadian Associations. Google Search African Canadian Heritage Association The African Canadian Heritage Association is an African Heritage and language program operating out of a new location at Centennial College Progress Campus (at Markham Rd. and Hwy 401).The ACHA program features African history lessons, arts and crafts, special events for students, who range in age from 5 to 16 years of age.Classes run from September to June. Most notable ACHA special events include : the Youth Retreat (for children 11 Years and older ). Entrepeneur's Day and the Black History Challenge. Website     MORE ABOUT AFRICANS IN CANADA AND THE HISTORIC TIES BETWEEN OUR GOVERNMENTS - TO APPEAR ON THIS PAGE AND SECTION.