A presentation made at the IUCN WCPA Tourism and Protected Areas Specialist Group's Strategy and Networking event at the World Parks Congress, in Sydney 2014.

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How to join?
Saturday 15 November 2014

2. How to join
Membership criteria
• Experience/interest in tourism, protected areas and biodiversity conservation
• Support the TAPAS Group’s vision & objectives
• Be willing to volunteer time for tasks and activities of TAPAS Group
• Actively participate on at least one working Group

3. How to join
The membership process
• Online application: http://tinyurl.com/tapasmembership
• Application review by ExCo members; confirmation and welcome email sent to
the applicant
• Information about TAPAS member is included in the database; the member
receives invitation to the Google discussion group

4. How to join
The membership benefits
• Exchanging dialogue and information
• Sharing research information
• Collaborating on potential joint publications and
participating in research programs, seminars and
conferences
• Access to IUCN Union Portal with info about other
TAPAS members and Google Group
• Discounted prices for social web workshops and
webinars

5. How to join
New membership strategy
• Updated in October 2014 by ExCo members
• Official launch at the WPC!
• E-version of the strategy will be available online and sent to all members just
after the WPC