Socially Conscious Tourism Travel

Sponsored by the Colorado & Minas Gerais Chapters of the Partners of the Americas

 

Meeting agenda, April 8, 2009 – 4:00 – at the BrownÕs home

 

Colorado committee members: Linda Allen, Jan Brummond, David Kramer, Jon Monson, Roger & Betty Brown

MG liaison: Carolina Cordeiro

 

Proposed tour beginning in Greeley on July 3, 2010

 

Goals:

1)    to promote interaction between Colorado & Minas Gerais

2)    to promote visits to a variety of Colorado sites not usually frequented by ordinary tours

3)    to recruit members for POA

4)    to raise funds

 

I.          Introduction of Binka Le Breton, from Iracambi, Minas Gerais, Brazil - see the organization website for more details www.iracambi.com

A.   Binka will give an overview of her work and how it connects with this POA project.

B.    Roger & Betty are spending three weeks at Iracambi and another ten days in Belo Horizonte, MG meeting with tourism committee members.  Luzia and Carolina will tour Iracambi

C.    Laura SchulkindÕs third grade class will be paired with elementary school students in the Iracambi area (kids-to-kids or pen-pal activities)

D.   CarolinaÕs report indicated tour in Brazil July 2010 – same time as ColoradoÕs

 

II.             Report on professional tourist agencies

A.   Elderhostel – Betty requested bid, no response yet

B.    AAA of Colorado – no office in Greeley, Jan plans to contact office in Fort Collins

C.    Village Travel, Kansas company – needs answers regarding the following concerns/questions

1.     Hiking and trail ride arrangements – David is expert in this area

2.     College credit

a.     possible summer class through UNC, taught by Lin

b.     no tuition paid by ÒcommunityÓ participants

3.     Estimated number of participants

4.     Type of hotel rooms

a.     2 or 4 to a room

b.     Moderate properties like Hampton Inn or LaQunta

5.     The rest of the itinerary could be handled without a problem. 

2010 rates travel won't be guaranteed by the attractions and hotels until approximately one year before travel date. 

6. $500 deposit – requires approval of Chapter?  Of Board?

Should the tour operate, the $500 would be applied to the total bill.

Should the tour not operate, we would keep the $500 for the time spent planning the trip.

 

 

III.           Theme and route choices – define the territory

A.   Circuit of state of Colorado

B.    Northern Colorado, Centennial theme

1.     Betty & Roger purchased DVD set of movie

2.     Committee is encouraged to read book or view movie

IV.          More decisions:

A.   One-time tour or first of many, seen as a trial run

1. JonÕs trip this summer with his father is a test

B.    Participant evaluation

1.     Not only questionnaire, but suggestions for improvement

C.    Marketing plan

D.   Organization of finances, sharing of profits

E.    Committee observations

 

 

 

Kenneth BurkeÕs dramatic pen-tad could be of help in developing our focus

 

 

 

Read through the following notes, IF you want to learn more about Burke and the application of Communication studies to our project.  This could be a portion of the UNC class syllabus and could be helpful in structuring our approach to this project.

 

Pentad – by Kenneth Burke – used to discover motive/RhetorÕs worldview or to define emphasis of a group

 

Dramatism  - analysis of human motivation using drama & applicable terms

Action (conscious acts or speech) vs. motion (involuntary response)

Seen as new rhetoric – identification, partially unconscious – common ground brings persuasion

Aristotle argued that rhetoric was for deliberate persuasion

Uses ratios of pentad parts to distinguish reason & motive

Rhetor will usually state the purpose or explanation

Ratios – proportion of pentad terms uses reveals driving force or understanding of discourse – one is primary & the second supports

Individuals are attracted to different elements of pentad – argument s/b constructed based on audience appeal

Language seen as key to world construction – meanings different to different people

Terministic screen – lens, filter, scenario for making interpretations/discovering meaning – view of the world

Focus – find common ground, common denominator, speak the audienceÕs language

Shakespeare – Òall the worldÕs a stageÉÓ 

 

 

 

Pentadic terms, definition, & philosophy revealed

1)    Scene – where & when – description of container that holds action – situation - materialism (all facts & reality can be explained & affects outcome)

2)    Act – what – presentation of conscious, major action or plot – realism (principles are as real as objects)

3)    Agency – how – method/instrument/means used to perform the act – pragmatism (means to achieve goal – practicality)

4)    Agent - who - could be Rhetor or another described person – gives view of person – may be real or fictitious - idealism (focus on personÕs mind and/or spirit)

5) Purpose – why act is performed – motive, reasons, or intent of Rhetor – mysticism (unity w/ cosmos – seen as greater than one individual)

 

Examples of application:

Political candidates:

Obama – purpose –change is for greater good

McKain – scene & act – materialistic & realistic - plot of being Vietnam POW experience show principles of heroism

Biden – agency – practical - rides train to work or as act – rides train with real people

Palin – agent – idealistic principles on abortion

 

 

Communication department professors

Endres – purpose, why, mysticism, seeks for department growth & recognition

Keaten – agency - how – pragmatism, seeking the practical answer to help those he consults

Soukup – act - what – realism – seeking real stories in field research

Allen – agent – idealism – who - seeking to know peopleÕs mind & spirit – their worldviews

 

Analysis of the Rosie the Riveter campaign during WWII

Scene – WWII

Act – patriotic duty of women to work in factories

Agency – advertisement, to achieve the goal of hiring women

Agent – Rosie & women like her

Purpose – solidarity – together WE can do it