Guyenterprise Managing Director, Vic Insanally, chaired the ceremony. Tourism Consultant Donald Sinclair; Chairman of the GTA, Brian James; United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission Director, Dr. Fenton Sands; and Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Hon. Manzoor Nadir, were speakers at the event.

A question and answer period with representatives from GTA and GTIS followed the ceremony.

The Birding Tourism Program is receiving support from GTIS, a joint project of the Government of Guyana and USAID. The initiative’s success relies on the involvement of several partners, including GTA and the Government of Guyana; Guyana’s tourism private sector, represented by The Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG) and its members; and the birding experts of the Guyana Amazon Tropical Birds Society (GATBS). GTA-GTIS is encouraging other donor agencies and NGO partners to become involved and provide assistance in the development and delivery of the birding tourism program.

As part of the program launch the Guyana Birding website was created. The website contains background information on birding in Guyana, bird-watching itineraries, news, press releases, and a lot of information for bird watchers worldwide. The website is located at www.guyanabirds.com.