This intensive one-day summit will examine a variety of infrastructure issues with respect to inbound international tourism, including signage, air service and hospitality programs as well as current practices in visa issuance, customs and immigration. The summit will work to enhance relationships among tourism professionals and federal officials responsible for facilitating foreign travel to the United States. The summit will serve as a mechanism to construct sound foreign traveler policy recommendations to the new Administration and Congress. It will also offer ways for the Western States to develop a stronger long-term relationship with our federal counterparts on these important issues.

The Summit will operate in two parts. During the morning sessions, top level executives from the Bureau of Consular Affairs, State Department and the Immigration and Naturalization Service as well as other individuals will brief the audience on issues including technological developments, infrastructure needs, safety and security issues and federal policies regarding international tourism.

After lunch, a series of reactor panels are planned. The Foreign Ministers and/or Consuls General of Brazil, Taiwan and Poland will make brief presentations addressing issues and problems their citizens experience when traveling to the United States.

For registration information, please contact Dr. Carina Black at (775) 784-7515, or e-mail cblack@scs.unr.edu.