The Polytechnic of Tomar (IPT) will host the inaugural session of the International Olive Heritage for Sustainable Development Symposium (OLIVE4ALL) on 4 October. 

The event will start at 10am in Auditorium O106. Registration here. 

10.00 -10.45am Opening Ceremony

• João Freitas Coroado, President of the Polytechnic of Tomar
• Hugo Cristóvão, Mayor of Tomar
• José Manuel Santos, President of the Alentejo and Ribatejo Regional Tourism Authority
• Gonçalo Morais Tristão, President of CEPAAL (Centre for the Study and Promotion of Alentejo Olive Oil)
• Francisco Dias, Chairman of the Symposium, Professor at the Polytechnic of Leiria

10.45 -11.00 am Coffee Break

11.00 -12.25 am Symposium Session #1 

• The role of CEPALL in enhancing the olive-growing heritage of the Alentejo - Gonçalo Morais Tristão 
• Sustainable Cultural Management of the Olive Tree Heritage to promote culture and enhance local economy: The Routes of the Olive Tree - Marinella Katsilieri
• Olivotourism as a tourist-cultural product and its influence on the dynamics of territories - Pedro Martins and Eunice Lopes
• Olivotourism potential in Alcanena and Torres Novas - Luís Duarte Melo

12.15 - 12.40am Roundtable with RIPTUR members - Ongoing studies on olive tourism

12.40 -13.40pm Symposium Session #2

• A comprehensive review on olive oil tourism experience literature - Bebiana Monteiro and Josefina Salvado
• Mills and olive oil production for the social development and environmental sustainability of rural areas - Sónia Peres and Eunice Lopes
• Olive tourism routes in Idanha - Luís Duarte Melo and Tiago Lourenço

13.40 -15.00pm Lunch

15.00Pm Visit to the SIFAMECA Factory and Mouchão Olive Tree (oldest olive tree in Portugal)

17.30 -18.00pm Symposium Session#3 (FOUNDATION JOSÉ SARAMAGO AT AZINHAGA) 

• Presentation of the projet The 100 Olive Trees of Saramago - Diretor of Saramago Foundation
• The 100 Olive Trees of Saramago: Heritage education, olive heritage and creative tourism - Fernanda Oliveira, Sofia Eurico, Francisco Dias and Daniela Amorim

18.30pm Departure for Oliveira do Hospital

20.30pm Check-in at hotel in Oliveira do Hospital

21.00pm Dinner