April 2023
Tourism Workshop Hosts International Researchers and Industry Professionals
A workshop entitled ‘Tourism and Risk in the Antarctic Region’, supported by the College of Arts, Law and Education, was held at IMAS on 21 April 2023. This half-day workshop saw a series of lightning talks by researchers and industry representatives, followed by a panel discussion that highlighted some of the key themes that emerged from the day’s workshop: risk posed to/by Antarctic tourism and scientific expeditions, risk mitigation strategies, and comparative research between tourism to the Arctic and Antarctica. Of the many attendees and presenters, we were pleased to have in attendance a number of international visitors: Machiel Lamers (Netherlands), Anna-Mari Simunaniemi (Finland), Daniela Liggett (New Zealand), and Emma Stewart (New Zealand). The mixture of experiences and professional backgrounds in the room gave rise to an enlightening discussion and generated a number of important questions surrounding Antarctic tourism and risk that will likely form the basis for future projects and research outputs in the future.