Seminars and Conferences
Since the founding of the Association, we have organized and participated in many conferences, workshops and fora, both national and international, on rural and ecological tourism. In addition, we have organized a series of specialized ecological education seminars and environmental tour guides trainings.
We participate in international projects, under the Leonardo da Vinci Program, focusing on ecotourism certification and vocational training for hosts and house owners. We have elaborated rural tourism handbooks and manuals for environmental tour guides.
Seminars. Conferences and Workshops. Main Topics:
- Second Balkan Scientific-Practical Conference: The Natural Potential and Sustainable Development of Bulgarian Mountain Districts and Their Future in United Europe. 29-30 June 2007 - Village of Banite, the Banite District, Smolyan Region.
- Scientific-Practical Seminar with International Participation: The Regional Tourist Area "Visok" - a Model for Revival of Backward Non-Urban Territories. 24 April 2008 - Sofia.
- Regional Conference with International Conference: The Regional Tourist Area "Visok" - a Model for Revival of Backward Non-Urban Territories. 9 February 2008 - Pirot, Serbia.
- Development of Rural Regions and of Ecotourism. 2 and 14 February 2006 - Sofia.
- Tourist Information Forum: New Possibilities for Reconstruction and Infrasctructure Projects in Bulgarian Tourist Industry. 8 November 2004 - Bansko.
- Balkan Scientific-Practical Conference: The Natural Potential and Sustainable Development of Mountain Regions. 13-15 July 2001 - Vratsa.
- Natural Potential and Sustainable Development of Mountain Regions. 2000 - Sofia.
- Second Regional Workshop: Structuring a Regional Project for Support and Development of Tourism in the East Rhodopes. 23 March 2001 - Momchilgrad, Kardzhali.
- First Regional Workshops: Structuring a Regional Project for Support and Development of Tourism in the East Rhodopes . 19-20 January 2001 - Momchilgrad.
- The Natural Potential, Sustainable Development of Bulgarian Mountain Districts and Their Future in United Europe. 2001 - Sofia.
- Natural Conference with International Participation: The Northeast of the Balkans. 2000 - Tulcea, Romania.
- Regional Conference with International Conference: Balkan Trans-Border Tourist Products. 2000 - Pirot, Serbia.
- International Scientific-Practical Conference: Sustainable Development of Rural Regions in a Period of Transition. 20-21 June 2000 – Veliki Preslav.
- National Conference: Tourism and the Revival of Bulgarian Villages. 11 July 1998 - Byala cherkva, Veliko Tarnovo Region.
- Seminar: Sustainable Tourism and Regional Tourism of the Rhodopes . 28 November 1998 - Village of Bachkovo, Plovdiv Region.
- Practical Seminar: Ecotourism and Environment. 30 October - 1 November 1997. Village of Krushuna, Lovech Region.
- National Meeting: The Rural and Ecological Tourism, Local Administrations and Urban and Regional Development. 14-15 March 1996 - Apriltsi, Lovech Region.
- National Meeting-Discussion in the Natural Assembly: The Rural and Ecological Tourism - a Perspective for Bulgaria. 14 November 1995 - Sofia.
- National Meeting-Discussion in the Geography Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Science: Bulgarian Village and Tourism . 17 October 1995 - Sofia.
- National Conference: Problems of Bulgaria's Regional Development . 9-10 September 1995 - Nesebar.