Conference Steering Committee:

Laurence A. G. Moss, Ph.D. - Steering Committee Chairperson
anthropo-ecologist, political-economist, strategic planner; Director, International Amenity Migration Centre; Director, Laurence Moss & Associates; Sr. Research Fellow, Institute of Systems Biology & Ecology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Member, Chinook Institute for Community Stewardship Board of Directors; residence and office in Spokane, Washington, USA;
e-mail: laurencemoss@peoplepc.com

Raymond Chipeniuk, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor, School of Environmental Planning, and Adjunct Professor, Outdoor Recreation and Tourism Management Program, University of Northern British Columbia; residence and office in Smithers, university in Prince George, BC, Canada;
e-mail: chipsaw@telus.net

Romella S. Glorioso, Ph.D.
landscape ecologist and planner; Associate Director, International Amenity Migration Centre; Research Fellow, Institute of Systems Biology and Ecology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic; residence in Spokane, Washington, USA and offices in Spokane and Manila, Philippines.
e-mail: rglorioso@peoplepc.com

Linda McMillan, M.B.A.
business consultant; Deputy Vice Chairman, World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), Mountains Biome and Member, Task Force on Cities and Protected Areas, World Conservation Union (IUCN); Chairman, Yosemite Committee, The American Alpine Club; Member, Access and Conservation Committee, The International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation (UIAA); residence and office in San Rafael, California, USA;
e-mail: linda@mountains-wcpa.org

Adriana Otero, Ph.D.
Amenity migration & tourism planner, Professor, Faculty of Tourism & Director, Center for Studies for Sustainable Tourism Planning and Development, Universidad Nacional del Comahue; Coordinator, Latin American Amenity Migration Research & Planning Network (LARPN); residence and office in Neuquén, Patagonia, Argentina;
e-mail: otero@uncoma.edu.ar

Manfred Perlik, Ph.D.
regional scientist and economic geographer, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich), Institute for Spatial and Landscape Planning (IRL); residence in Basel, institute in Zurich, Switzerland;
e-mail: perlik@nsl.ethz.ch

Ray Rasker, Ph.D.
economist; Executive Director, Headwaters Economics; residence and office in Bozeman, Montana, USA;
e-mail: ray@headwaterseconomics.org

David Cox, LLB
lawyer and environmental planner; Executive Director, Mountain Culture at The Banff Centre; Banff, Alberta; residence and office in Banff, Alberta, Canada;
e-mail: david_cox@banffcentre.ca

Ron Casey
Mayor 1999- 2001, 2004-2007, 2007-present Town of Canmore, Alberta, Canada. Mayor and Councillor since 1995. Was involved in the Canmore Growth Management Strategy in 1995. Have dealt extensively with growth and development issues since. Currently sits on several Municipal committees as well as Provincial committees.
e-mail: rcasey@canmore.ca