2008
December 9, 2008 - Porto, Portugal
Official presentation by the President of the CED, André Vallerand, of the SMED to the Douro Valley, Portugal, and press conference in the presence of the Portuguese governing authorities and the UNWTO Secretary General, Francesco Frangialli.
December 1 to 5, 2008 - Madeira, Portugal
Implementation of the SMED in Madeira by the CED experts.
December 1 to 5, 2008 - Riviera Maya, Mexico
Implementation of the SMED in the region of Riviera Maya by CED experts.
November 25, 2008 - Madrid, Spain
Signing of an agreement by the Minister of Economic Development, Tourism, Culture and Universities of Andorra, Mr. Juli Minoves Triquell, and the President of the CED, André Vallerand, in the presence of Mr. Francesco Frangialli, Secretary-General of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), aimed at implementing the System for Measuring Excellence in Destinations (SMED) in the Principality of Andorra.
November 24 to 28, 2008 - Eastern Townships, Quebec, Canada
Implementation of the SMED in the Eastern Townships region by CED experts.
October 27, 2008 - Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Signing of an agreement by the Regional director of Tourism Madeira, Mr. Paulo Faria, and the President of the CED, Mr. André Vallerand, aimed at implementing the SMED in Madeira, Portugal.
September 25, 2008 - Riviera Maya, Mexico
Signing of an agreement by the President of the Riviera Maya Tourism Promotion Trust, Mr. Javier Aranda, and the Director General of the CED, Francois Bédard, aimed at implementing the SMED in the Riviera Maya region of Quintana Roo, Mexico.
September 16 to 18, 2008 - Bordeaux, France
Participation by the CED in the international conference on Destination Management and Marketing, organized by the UNWTO.
June 9 to 13, 2008 - Mexico City, Mexico
Implementation of the SMED in Mexico City by the CED experts.
June 3, 2008 - Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Signing of an agreement between the President of Tourisme Cantons-de-l’Est, Jocelyna Dubuc, and the President of the CED, André Vallerand, aimed at implementing the SMED in the tourist destination of the Eastern Townships in the province of Québec.
May 30, 2008 to June 3, 2008 - Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
The CED sponsors the Rendez-vous Champlain tourism conference. On June 2, Francesco Frangialli, UNWTO Secretary-general, presents a lunch conference under the theme, “Tourism destinations in the world: trends and perspectives”. On June 3, André Vallerand, President of the CED, presents a lunch conference entitled, “The CED and its System for Measuring Excellence in Destinations (SMED)”.
May 22, 2008 - Mexico City, Mexico
Press conference organized by the Mexican authorities on the importance of the signing of the partnership agreement to implement the SMED in Mexico City with the presence of André Vallerand, President of the CED, the UNWTO Secretary-General, Francesco Frangialli, the Minister of tourism of the City of Mexico, Alejandro Rojas Díaz-Durán, the Mayor of the city, Marcelo Ebrard Casaubón, and the Director of operations of the CED, César Castañeda.
May 8, 2008 - Porto, Portugal
Signing of an agreement by the President of the Comissão de Coordenação e Desenvolviment Regional do Norte (CCDRN), Carlos Lage, and the President of the CED, André Vallerand, aimed at implementing the SMED in the Douro Valley, Portugal.
May 8, 2008 - Porto, Portugal
Allocutions of André Vallerand, President of the CED, and François Bédard, Director General of the CED, during the international conference Turismo & Desenvolvimento Regional 2007-2013 o caso do Norte de Portugal organized by the Commission of coordination and regional development of Northern Portugal.
May 4 to 12, 2008 - Douro Valley, Portugal
Implementation of the SMED in the Douro Valley by CED experts.
April 20, 2008 - Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
Presentation of the SMED by César Castañeda, Director of operations of the CED, during the Todos bajo un mismo techo conference, organized by the Alianza Dominicana para el Turismo Sostenible, the Consejo Nacional de Competitividad and the Secretariat of tourism of the Dominican Republic.
April 15, 2008 - Acapulco, Mexico
Conference during Tianguis Turístico on the System for Measuring Excellence in Destinations, presented by the President of the CED, André Vallerand, and the Director of operations of the CED, César Castañeda.
April 15, 2008 - Mexico City, Mexico
Signing of an agreement by the President of the CED, André Vallerand, and the Secretary of Tourism for Mexico City, Alejandro Rojas Díaz-Durán, aimed at implementing the SMED in Mexico City.
April 7 and 8, 2008 - Montreal, Quebec, Canada
The CED hosts a delegation of six directors from the China National Tourism Administration (CNTA) and from the province of Chengdu for the purpose of analyzing the possibilities for cooperation between China and the CED.
March 20, 2008 - Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Signing of a cooperation agreement between the Corporation de l’Industrie Touristique du Québec (CITQ) and the CED aimed at exporting services to design, implement and manage a classification program for tourist accommodations.
March 5 to 7, 2008 - Berlin, Germany
The President of the CED, André Vallerand, presents the SMED to a group of destinations from Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas during the Second General Assembly of the UNWTO destinations council.
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