This meeting is the 3rd Annual Summit of the World Tourism Forum and will gather some 5000 professionals, scholars and students to discuss the main themes associated with sustainable tourism, such as biodiversity preservation, socioeconomic development, valuing cultural diversity and creating the conditions for world peace.  

dates: 29 November-2 December 2006  
location: Porto Alegre, Brazil  
contact: Carolina Cordioli  
phone: 55-71-3324-4400  
fax: 55-71-3324-4401  
e-mail: carolina@hospitalidade.org.br  
www: http://www.worldtourismforum.org/summits/plonearticle.2006-02-16.2606268127