PANAMA WEEK 2000
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13TH
12:30-2:00 PM
 LUNCH
"Tourism - New Frontier for Growth & Development"
"By providing links among nations in the region, and with the 
rest of the world, air travel stimulates trade and investment as 
well as business and leisure travel. As a measure of how 
important this is, know this: travel and tourism is 
already the world’s largest industry—and growing fast!" 
 TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY RODNEY SLATER

 We recognize the generous support of 

 for sponsoring this luncheon 
and our co-sponsors
              
We also appreciate the support of


 Liriola Pitti de Cordoba, General Manager, IPAT, Herman Bern, President, Gamboa Rainforest Resort, H.E. Dominador Kaiser Bazan, Vice President, Republic of Panama, Anthony Coates, Smithsonian Institution


Gamboa Rainforest Resort Table I hosted by Herman Bern, Jr.

 "PANAMA CANAL AUTHORITY PRESERVING 
THE RAINFOREST"

Alberto Aleman Zubieta
Administrator, Panama Canal Authority

"GAMBOA RAINFOREST RESORT IS AN EXAMPLE 
OF MY COMMITMENT TO THE FUTURE 
OF TOURISM & PANAMA"

Herman Bern
President, Gamboa Rainforest Resort

"THE TOURISM INSTITUTE IS READY TO 
TAKE PANAMA'S MESSAGE TO EVERY CORNER 
OF THE WORLD"

Liriola Pitti de Cordoba
General Manager, Panamanian Institute of Tourism

"THE SMITHSONIAN APPRECIATES AND 
SUPPORTS PROJECTS THAT LIKE GAMBOA 
PRESERVE THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT"

Anthony Coates
Smithsonian Institution

Raffle for two roundtrip tickets to Panama from Miami or 
Los Angeles compliments of COPA Airlines & three nights/four days bed 
& breakfast compliments of Gamboa Rainforest Resort

Ambassador Juan B. Sosa, USPA, Alberto Motta, COPA Airlines, 
Americo de la Guardia, IPAT and winner Alan Singer, Connoisseur Travel
Raffle for two roundtrip tickets to Panama compliments of Continental Airlines 
& three nights/four days bed & breakfast compliments of 
Gamboa Rainforest Resort

Ambassador Juan B. Sosa USPA, Americo de la Guardia, IPAT, Mitch Torton, Continental Airlines & winner Valerie Pawlewicz, 
Smithsonian Study Tours
Raffle of two roundtrip tickets to Panama compliments of Delta Air Lines 
& three nights/four days bed & breakfast compliments of 
Gamboa Rainforest Resort

Ambassador Juan B. Sosa, USPA, Americo de la Guardia, IPAT, 
Jose Diaz, Delta Air Lines & winner Ada Pena, Uniglobe Travel

Raffle for four for brunch compliments of Gamboa Rainforest Resort

Herman Bern, Jr., Gamboa Rainforest Resort, presents winner Temistocles Rosas R., Vice Minister of Commerce & Industry 
Miren de Barbero, Gamboa Rainforest Resort, presents winner  Guillermo Samudio, Petroterminal de Panama


Head Table


COPA Airlines Table hosted by Alberto Motta


Continental Airlines Table hosted by Mitch Torton (standing)

Delta Air Lines Table hosted by Jose Diaz & Ray Greeve
VENUE: Pavilion, Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center