Heritage Tourism
for West Virginia

PAWV ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2002
September 5, 6, 7 - Morgantown, WV

Co-sponsored by
FOREST HERITAGE AREA
Come join with Preservation Alliance to help launch the West Virginia statewide heritage tourism program...

This conference will highlight the new program, showcase current heritage area efforts, and offer exciting and educational programming to help your heritage tourism effort be more successful.

The conference keynote speaker is Tom Moriarity, Principal, Economic Research Associates. Mr. Moriarity manages design and redevelopment planning studies for urban mixed-use projects, retail projects, heritage area projects and commercial and historic districts.

Session Presenters for Saturday’s Workshops include Scott Gerloff, CEO Potomac Heritage Partnership; Matt Graves, Chief of Interpretation at Harpers Ferry NP; Mike Gioulis, preservation consultant; and Deb Keddie and Rick Warmuth from The Walkabout Company, media production consultants.

On Thursday the Forest Heritage Area will hold their third stakeholder meeting. Forest Heritage Area is a regional heritage area initiative in the mountain highlands of West Virginia and western Maryland. Based on the Central Appalachian Forest, the project seeks to integrate the forest history, culture, handicraft, management, ecology and industrial production of this region into a multi-state tourism initiative to promote rural community development. All interested in the project are welcome to participate.

Thursday evening’s Guest Speaker will be Jerold Kappel, Director of Development for the American Association of Museums. Jerry offers experience in developing funding opportunities, fundraising and development issues He serves on the board of Travel Industry Association of Americas’s National Council of Attractions.

 

  

 

"Heritage Tourism for West Virginia" is the 2002 Annual Conference of The Preservation Alliance Of West Virginia. The conference is co-sponsored by

  • Forest Heritage Area
  • WV State Historic Preservation Office
  • WV Development Office - Main Street Program

 with additional funding from National Trust for Historic Preservation and the Walkabout Company