Thank you for attending 21st IFTTA Conference this year.
Just one month left. The 2009 IFTTA conference resoundingly strengthened that tradition by offering four days of solid technical, practical and academic content. As we explored the two different cities in Brazil, São Paulo and Ilhabela which combined a metropolitan city and an ecological sanctuary allowing participants to experience two environments in one event and talked with attendees, a state emerged: They overwhelmingly got what they came for, a technical transfer of knowledge and discourse with fellow attorneys and expertises with similar issues.
Participants from Germany, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, China, Scotland, United States, Finland, Netherlands, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Japan and Peru joined to discuss recent issues on Travel and Tourism Law.
The Conference was opened by representatives of Brazilian Institutions, UNWTO - Patrice Tedjine and IFTTA authorities under the sound of Mirandopolis marching band conducted by Wellington Rodrigues.
Some Brazilians lawyers and attorneys as Nivea Aparecida de Souza Azenha, Luciana Atheniense, Ronaldo Armond emphasized their interest and have joined IFTTA among others lawyers and professionals of the field. Ricardo Shimosakai, a tourism consultant in accessibility and inclusion of disability enlighted the audience as well.
The Ministry of Tourism was represented by Dr. Ricardo Moesch who introduced a plenty view re the federal tourism statute 11.771/08.
The Associação Ferias Vivas – promoter of the event with the support and in co-operation of further Brazilian institutions, making it an excellent structure and facilities as befits the support of the Brazilian Ministry of Tourism and EMBRATUR – Federal Agency.