ESACH Talks are an interactive, fast-paced event that provides a platform for sharing knowledge amongst students and young professionals working within cultural heritage studies. To make things more interesting, each presentation lasts five minutes, and must be accompanied by a slide presentation.

This month, ESACH is partnering with OurWorldHeritage, a citizen movement and NGO that was launched in November 2020 with the mission to “support heritage protection, stop politicization,and engage civil society”. During the month of February, both organizations will be exploring the topic of tourism and its impact on cultural heritage. Learn more about OurWorldHeritage and their events here: https://www.ourworldheritage.org/. We encourage you to engage in some of these events and believe that they will lead to fruitful discussion during our ESACH Talk!

Each Talk has a length of 45 minutes and includes presentations by ESACH students and young professionals, as well as some time for discussions and comments. Attendance is open to everybody, not just ESACH Members!

The session will be followed with breakout room discussions! Participation is optional, but it is easy to join - just stay on the Zoom event at the conclusion of the Talks. The discussions will last for up to 30 minutes and will include an opportunity for participants to network and share ideas, experiences, and questions related to the presentations and topic of the month in smaller groups.

To find out more about ESACH, visit www.esach.org

Theme

In our fifth ESACH Talk, we will be exploring young and innovative perspectives on sustainable tourism and its relationship to cultural heritage. Topics can include:

• Ways in which tourism can contribute to heritage conservation
• Tourism as a driver for sustainable heritage-led development
• Tourism management at cultural heritage sites
• Tourism as a driver of local economic development
• Relationship between cultural tourism on local communities
• Policy recommendations for a future of sustainable tourism
• Partnerships between the heritage, tourism, and business sectors for the successful implementation of sustainable tourism practices
• And much more!

Speakers

Keynote speaker: Evinc Dogan, OurWorldHeritage Tourism team member

The list of presenters will be made public soon!