Geotourism Challenge: Places on the Edge
Saving Coastal & Freshwater Destinations
On Wednesday, January 26th, Ashoka Changemakers will bring together entrepreneurs, innovators, and competition finalists from around the world to discuss geotourism – an alternative tourism that sustains or enhances the geographical character of a place. Geoutorism is a means of developing coastal, waterway, and island destinations without destroying the land, the water, or the lifestyles of the local people by creatively mobilizing resources including technology and other tools.
We invite you to participate in this #SocEntChat via Twitter between 2pm and 4pm (EST) and share your ideas about the importance of geotourism and its role in protecting the unique beauty, culture, and character of the world’s threatened coastal, shoreline, and freshwater destinations. This chat will be multilingual, with simultaneous facilitation in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.
How does it work?
#SocEntChat is a real-time, Twitter-based discussion on social entrepreneurship focused around specific issues, areas, themes, and events. It is designed for current and aspiring social entrepreneurs, funders, media, and supporters to share their ideas, discuss the state of the field, identify the latest innovations, and pinpoint areas requiring deeper exploration.
Instructions to Join
(Skip if you're a regular Twitter user.)
First you will need a Twitter account. To find out more about Twitter check out Wikipedia's backgrounder, or just visit Twitter.com and sign up.
During #SocEntChat use search.twitter.com or an application like Tweetdeck (www.tweetdeck.com) or thwirl (www.thwirl.com) to follow the #SocEntChat hashtag and keep up with the conversation.
Enter the discussion at anytime by including #SocEntChat in your tweets.
Rules
(Important!)
- #SocEntChat will be structured around a series of questions, which all participants can respond to. Send your questions to @changemakers without the hashtag (to keep them out of the stream) to have them considered;
- Introduce yourself in one tweet at the start or when you join;
- Stay on topic;
- Stay calm and respectful;
- Have fun!
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Take a moment to make a difference.
Vote for the three most innovative geotourism solutions for coastal, waterway, and island destinations
that protect the environment and strengthen the heritage and livelihoods of local residents.
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