Judy Karwacki President, Small Planet Consulting - Caribbean ...

Resume of Judy Karwacki
r Development of a study tour for senior Indonesian government officials on Macroeconomic Data
Support for Economic Policy (Canadian International Development Agency)
r Analysis of the impact of the international business strategy of Hitachi Works, Ltd in Hitachi City,
Japan on the firm’s international corporate travel (Hitachi Works, Ltd.)
r Online travel market assessment and preliminary Internet marketing plan for
caribbeanexperiences.com TM , a web site that will market Caribbean small hotels and nature, culture
and heritage experiences (Organization of American States)
r Tourism management plan, including Internet polling component, for the City and Borough of
Juneau, Alaska (Egret Communications for City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska)
r Development of national inventory of cultural infrastructure, including Internet-assisted inventory
development (Department of Canadian Heritage)
r Detailed market and financial feasibility analysis and a business plan for The Canopy Project, an
rainforest canopy interpretive center and trail experience planned to be built and operated in old
growth temperate rainforest on the Siskiyou Coast of SW Oregon in the Pacific Northwest of the
United States (The Canopy Project)
r Issues analysis and project definition for master plan for proposed North Vancouver Shipyards
museum (City of North Vancouver)
r Review and economic assessment of future location and development options for the Vancouver
Maritime Museum, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (Vancouver Maritime Museum and Port
Vancouver)
r Development of preliminary plans for a proposed display building at the Herzberg Institute of
Astrophysics (HIA) Dominion Observatory in Victoria, Canada (National Research Council of
Canada)
r Market and financial feasibility assessment of the proposed expansion to the Edmonton Space and
Science Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (Edmonton Space and Science Centre)
r Analysis of the impact of independent scheduled tour buses on Vancouver attractions, particularly
the Vancouver Maritime Museum in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (City of Vancouver)
r Review and strategic planning for the British Columbia Wine Institute (British Columbia Wine
Institute)
r In cooperation with Commonwealth Consultants, review and strategic plan for the British Columbia
Heritage Trust (British Columbia Heritage Trust)
r Special events strategy for the City of Niagara, Canada (City of Niagara)
r Market demand assessment for an off-sale liquor endorsement in Saskatoon, Canada (Best
Western Hospitality Inn)
CONFERENCES, SEMINARS AND OTHER SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
“Indigenous Tourism” (panel member). Adventure Travel World Summit – South America. Sao Paulo,
Brazil, September 2008.
“Best Practices from Indigenous Tourism in Canada and the Guyana Sustainable Tourism Initiative”
(presentation and expert panel). First Annual Caribbean Tourism Summit – Ronald Regan International
Centre, Washington, DC, June 2008.
“Good Practices for Forest-based Ecotourism” (workshops). British High Commission to Guyana.
Georgetown and Annai, Guyana, April 2008. Lethem and Iwokrama Field Station, Guyana, June 2008.
“Niche Tourism, Catching a Rising Wave” (presentation). Adventure Travel Trade Association. Whistler,
Canada. October 4-2, 2007.
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