Organizer

Smart Community Tourism

Email

info@scotwebinars.org

Website

http://www.scotwebinars.org

Date

Mar 28 2026

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Time

Eastern Time (NY time)

10:00 am - 11:30 am

Webinar in World Time

Languages

English

	Michael A. Di Giovine Moderator
	Blanca María Cárdenas Carrión Panelist
	Christopher Fink Panelist
$Chadley Hollas is a PhD Candidate at the University of Georgia, specializing in communities\' experiences with natural resource-based tourism, rural development, and agritourism. He is also Principal of Cultivating Tourism, where he advises organizations on tourism strategy, research, and agritourism development, informed by experience in destination management, hospitality, and farming.$	Chadley Hollas Panelist
	Lucy M. Long Panelist
$Jonathan Mabry, PhD, is an anthropologist and Research Associate at the University of Arizona Desert Laboratory. He was an early leader in southern Arizona’s local and heritage foods movement and the lead author of the application that obtained Tucson’s designation as the USA\'s first UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy. He is the Focal Point for Tucson Creative City of Gastronomy and Executive Director of the non-profit organization managing the designation.$	Jonathan Mabry Panelist
	Raúl Matta Panelist
	Valeria Siniscalchi Panelist

Local Time

Timezone: America/New_York
Date: Mar 28 2026
Time: 10:00 am - 11:30 am

Volume 77

Name: Volume 77
Start: 2026-03-28T06:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-03-28T07:30:00-04:00

Finding Community in Food, Heritage and Agricultural Tourism

This webinar brings together researchers working on food, cultural heritage, and tourism to explore how local communities engage with food-related heritage initiatives. Focusing on the intersections and tensions between food, heritage, agriculture, and tourism, the discussion examines real-world contexts such as agritourism, food festivals, museums, restaurants, Slow Food activities, and UNESCO-designated sites. The panel will address how communities navigate pressures to preserve and present their culinary traditions, the potential benefits and challenges of food-based heritage tourism, and ways in which food heritage can serve not only as a tourist resource but also as a means of supporting more inclusive and sustainable community development. Moderated by Michael A. Di Giovine, the session emphasizes practical insights grounded in ongoing research and field experience.

Program

Welcome Remarks

Jafar Jafari
Kazem Vafadari

Introduction/Moderator

Michael A. Di Giovine

Presentations by Speakers/Panelist

Blanca María Cárdenas Carrión
Christopher Fink
Chadley Hollas
Lucy M. Long
Jonathan Mabry
Raúl Matta
Valeria Siniscalchi

Cultural Break

Discussion and Q/A

Rapporteur

Malcolm Cooper

Conclusion

Jafar Jafari
Kazem Vafadari

Registration

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