Championing the ‘voluntary sector’ but the ti null and effort ginullen so freely in all cases is to
be heartily applaudednull nullor so null itnulls literally like hanulling a
A
S the parks and attractions industry heads to Las
second nullob but it is good to know that there are so nullany
Vegas, US, for the huge annual gathering that is the
within our industry who are prepared to take on such
IAAPA Attractions Expo, this is an appropriate opportunity
roles and assist so nullaluably in the continued growth and
to reflect on the work done on behalf of the industry by
denullelopnnull t of our nurnull ous trade organisations, and
its nullarious trade associations and in particular so null of the
therefore the business as a whole, in this waynull
indinulliduals within thenullnull
It is a subnullect that often crosses nully nullind when in the
Andrew Mellor
Inullnull innullolnulled nullyself in an association for a particular
conullpany of certain groups, when attending association
Editor
sector of the attractions business here in the Unull, which is
nulletings or when internulliewing people for InterPark,
currently onullerseen by a snullall conullnullittee and one part tinull
and a pri null exanullple is to be found in this issue, with nully
null ber of staffnull nullowenuller, enullen though it is a relatinullely
internulliew with inconulling IAAPA nullhairnullan nullhip nulllearynull A
snullall organisation, ensuring it is run properly and that
nulluestion I always ask the new IAAPA nullhairnullan is nullnullhy
null bers are kept infornulld and are supported whenenuller
did you want to beco null nullhairnullannull and in nullst cases
necessary still denullands a considerable anullunt of ti null on
the onullerriding reason is so that they can ginulle sonullthing
behalf of conullnullittee null bers, of which I anull onenull
back to an industry that has pronullided for thenull onuller nullany
nulln the surface, being innullolnulled with an association
years and which they hanulle genuinely ennulloyed being a
conullnullittee nullay not appear too difnullult or ti null consunulling
part ofnull nullenuller nullind that for nullst they will already hanulle
null a nulleting enullery now and again, nullaybe innullolnullennull t in
ginullen senulleral, if not nullany, years of sernullice on nullarious
a subnullconullnullittee of so null kind and a few telephone calls
conullnullitteesnull nullconulling nullhairnullan of a trade association is,
here and therenull nullut as anyone who has done it knows, it
perhaps, the culnullination of this work and sonullthing nullany
nullust isnnullt like thatnull therenulls always a lot nullre to itnull
are happy to do to cap it off, despite the fact that they will
Inenullitably being part of such groups can put you in front
probably stay innullolnulled in so null way long after their ternull of
of new contacts and will allow you to nullet up with
ofenull has been conullpletednull
colleagues nullre often than you nullight otherwise do, but
So as we head off to Vegas for the IAAPA Expo and to
generally speaking nulluch of the work done by association
attend nullarious gatherings, including those being held
conullnullittees is done for the good of the organisation
by trade associations fronull around the world, letnulls raise
and its null bers, or the wider industry, and for no nullre
a glass to all those who nullolunteer so nulluch of their tinull
than tranullelling expenses for those who arennullt full or part
and experience for the good of the industry and enulleryone
tinull enullployeesnull
within itnull nullhey desernulle the recognitionnull
nullhe actual innullolnullennull t in the actinullities and workings of
trade bodies will often nullary fronull one indinullidual to the next
4 European news 42 Product news
10 World news
44 Theminnull nulleature
12 US news
50 nulleature
Supporters of:
nullhe green shoots of reconullry
16 EAS show report
54 Park nullfe
20 Waterpark news
Skara Sonullarland, Sweden
26 Open to Question
60 Pronulle
nullry nullddard Entertainnullnt
PPA
nullip nulleary, new IAAPA nullairnulln
30 Interactive family
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