GFDD to Launch Spanish Edition of Fellows Research on Sustainable Tourism in the Dominican Republic at 2017 Caribbean Travelling Network Conference

GFDD in partnership with the Caribbean Travelling Network (CTN) will hold a publication launch and panel discussion on the importance of sustainable tourism for the development of the Caribbean region. The event will include the publication launch of the recent study by GFDD Research Fellow, Ms. Emma Fawcett, entitled “Challenges for Sustainable Growth through Tourism in the
Dominican Republic”.

The event will take place during the 2017 Tourism Conference organized by CTN, one of the biggest industry conferences in the country.

Speakers:

• H.E. Ambassador Juan Carlos Mendoza García, Permanent Mission of Costa Rica to the United Nations;
• Mr. Frank Rainieri, President and CEO of
  Grupo Puntacana;
• Ms. Emma Fawcett, GFDD Fellow and author;
• Mr. Miguel Calzada León, President of the Caribbean Travelling Network;
• Ms. Yamile Eusebio, GFDD Co-Executive Director, New York Office.

When: Friday May 19, 2017
Where: Area VIP, Palacio del Cine, Nivel Feria, Centro
Comercial Sambil, Av. John F. Kennedy Esq. Paseo de los Aviadores, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Time: 9AM

Please R.S.V.P. via telephone to 809-221-2221.

About Emma Fawcett:
Emma Fawcett is a doctoral candidate and adjunct instructor at American University’s School of International Service in Washington, D.C. Broadly speaking, she researches international
development and political economy, with a regional focus on Latin America and the Caribbean. Her dissertation explores the relationship between tourism and poverty reduction in four Caribbean case studies. Previously, she worked as a Research Fellow at the Inter-American Development Bank to develop the Tourism Sector Framework Document, which guides the Bank’s future investments in the sector. She holds a BA from Rutgers University in political science and Spanish, an MS from The
New School in nonprofit management and global policy. Ms. Fawcett has won multiple awards, including the Harold Davis Award for Outstanding Scholarship in Latin American Studies (2015); Conference travel grants from American University (2013, 2014, 2015) and the Latin American Studies Association (2015); American University Vice Provost Doctoral Student Research Award, American University (2014-2015); American University School of International Service Doctoral Summer Award (2015, 2014);
and the Tinker Foundation Field Research Grant (2013).