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Sustainable agenda at
4th London conference
If you’ve ever wondered why you should go green 1140: Recycling at Leisure Venues
at your park or attraction, then here is a good Both visitors and staff dispose of large volumes of
enough reason: It could save you money. And you packaging materials including at leisure venues. Many
could do worse than attend a one-day conference environmental and economic benefits can be gained by
in London this month, where speakers will discuss recycling packaging, from avoiding use of resources to
how sustainable technologies, design and reducing costs of waste disposal.
operations can reduce costs and improve the
public's perception of a wide range of leisure 1200: Operating Sustainably – Resources and
destinations Practices in Food
The Soil Association’s Real Meal Deal report looked at
A spin-off of the TiLE (Trends in Leisure and what’s on the menu for children at 10 popular family
Entertainment) conference, the fourth TiLEzone London restaurant chains and 14 major visitor attractions. Here
will be held in association with UK Trade & Investment Emma Hockridge will outline the cost savings and
(UKTI) at the London Transport Museum on positive PR which can result from sourcing local,
Wednesday, March 25. It will highlight the issues and seasonal and organic food.
provide informative advice as to the pros and cons of
different approaches to sustainability. Here we 1300: Technology, Techniques and the Bottom Line
highlight some of the sessions taking place during the Courtesy of Kevin Murphy of Event Communications,
day. venue owners, operators and suppliers will learn about
products that reduce power consumption, pollution and
0915: Welcome and Opening Remarks carbon emissions.
Rising energy costs, sustainability issues including
regulation and funding combined with the need to 1605: The World’s Largest Green Building is a
improve our green credentials are setting new Public Attraction!
challenges in the design and operation of leisure Opened on 28 September 2008, the new California
attractions. Richard Curtis of TiLE, Richard Parry from Academy of Sciences in San Francisco is acknowledged
UKTI and seminar chairman Blair Parkin of Visual Acuity as the world’s largest green building. Blair Parkin and
will set the scene. Jim Sweitzer will examine the process and lessons
learned from the design, construction and fit out.
1120: Funding Sustainability
For leisure attractions developing new projects and TiLEzone takes place at the London Transport Museum,
putting together bids for capital support, this Covent Garden Piazza, London, on March 25.
presentation will provide an essential brief on the new Registration fees for attraction operators start at
criteria for compliance with environmental sustainability, £103/Euro.186130, and a discount is available for companies
and how these are applied during the sending more than one delegate. Join the TiLE
assessment process. community at tileweb.org
CAAPA Expo
The Chinese Association of Amusement Parks &
Attractions (CAAPA) is due to stage its latest China
Attractions Expo in Beijing this month, promising a larger
exhibition than ever before.
Most of the exhibitors are expected to be domestic
suppliers of amusement equipment, but according to
CAAPA chairman Liu Jinwang, there will be some
international visitors. “Previous shows have attracted
people from India, South East Asia, South America, Africa
and also Disney people from Hong Kong and California,”
he tells Park World.
The 19th China International Exhibition & Conference
on the Machinery and Facilities for Amusement Parks and
Attractions – to give it its full name – takes place at the
Beijing Exhibition Centre from Friday to Saturday, March
13 to 15. For more details see: www.caapaexpo.com
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