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Networking with the future: The next 20 years TEA President Rick Rothschild, FAR OUT! Creative Direction
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ith the Themed Entertainment Association’s 20th anniversary arriving on 11 Nov 2011, the coming year certainly offers a reason for celebrating the many past accomplishments of our association as well as provides the perfect opportunity to chart our course for the next 20 years. With the harsh economic realities of recent times, we’ve all found ourselves reflecting on what the future may provide and adapting our business plans accordingly. For many, it has been a time for establishing new visions and directions as well as reaffirming the underlying core strengths we each have built our businesses from. As THE association built from the collective energy of our industry, our association’s collective challenge is no different. It is clearly the perfect opportunity for the membership of the TEA to reconnect with its core strengths as well as broaden its usefulness as we all move towards an even more globally interwoven future. At its heart, the TEA is a wonderfully eclectic mix of kindred spirits. We are more like a tribe than a guild. We don’t share common disciplines as much as we share common passion. The opportunity to network in direct and personal ways with such a diversity of talent and skill sets is central to what unites us and forms the foundation of our association. We are all storytellers. At the heart of great storytelling is the ability to effectively convey not just thoughts and facts, but emotion in an honest and meaningful way that connects our diverse audience with the same passion we as storytellers have for the stories we chose to tell. Our collective passion is also at the center of our association’s reason d’être. What brings us together, unites us, has brought us together and will continue to be shared by all of us is our common recognition that what we all do requires an extraordinary collection of talents and skills that none of us alone possess. That by collaborating with one another in an honest, trusting and open manner, united by a common vision, we are collectively capable of creating the extraordinary, time and again. Our collective challenge for ever-improving our association is to work together to discover and implement exciting, meaningful and creative new ideas and programs to stimulate, educate and expand the TEA globally as well as invite the next generation of our industry’s creative dreamers and doers to join us. As we move forward through the next year, let us celebrate the value of this wonderful network we’ve shared for the past 19 years. Let us continue to enjoy what has been built by a dedicated membership, united in common purpose as storytellers and makers of compelling places and experiences. As creative talented professional colleagues who share a wide and wonderful diversity, let us dedicate our collective energies and commitment to making sure that we ever improve and purposefully expand the powerful network we all share. As we head towards our association’s 20th anniversary this coming year, as well as the exciting opportunities coupled with the continuing challenges the second decade of the 21st century will provide us all, let us draw strength from the value we share as members of the Themed Entertainment Association.
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TEA - A Global Alliance of Storytellers Gene Jeffers, TEA Executive Director
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torytelling is what connects TEA members and their projects. Through their collective efforts, amazing places and experiences are being created every day, ranging from museum exhibits to massive theme parks, from corporate brand lands to educational environments, from restaurants and retail to zoos and aquariums. Wherever there is a story to tell, you most likely will find TEA members at work. The directory pages in this book tell a story as well, or really, more than 650 stories, about our members and their capacities to deliver the products and services you may need to realize your project. Abbreviated, condensed to fit on these pages, and accessible with more details and updates on our website (www.TEAConnect.org), the story of each TEA member is as unique and compelling as the projects they create. These are people and organizations you should know and know about, and that is the purpose of the Themed Entertainment Association – helping to connect talent, skills, and expertise with project needs worldwide. Owners, Developers, Operators If you have a story to tell through a physical space or a special event, if you want to reach your guests in a memorable, entertaining, educational or exciting manner, then you need TEA. As an association, TEA exists to help our members connect with each other, and more importantly, with clients, developers, owners and others who need exceptional creative talent to realize their vision of compelling guest experiences. You can find it all here, in these pages, from feasibility experts to master planners, from legal consultants ultants to t scenic designers and fabricators, from AV integrators and lighting designers signers tto acoustic consultants and control system manufacturers. This directory ory is only on one of the many ways our association can help you find the right creative eative team tea for your needs. Creative Talent and Vendors If you feel you have the potential ential to contribute to one of o the most exciting industries in the world, if you feel el your skills, products produ and expertise can help owners and developers realize their visions, then you belong in the TEA. We are a competitive, cooperative, collaborative alliance of firms from all corners of the globe working on projects in all corners of the globe. The work is special, engaging, challenging, and demanding, and if you feel you, too should be included in the pages of this directory in the future, contact TEA to discuss the many ways we can connect you to an international industry that requires the best people and solutions. Projects of the Future The need to engage visitors and guests, to create compelling places and experiences, will only grow stronger in the year ahead. The competition for the public’s time, attention and resources will only grow more intense. Fundamentally, TEA’s mission is to encourage, support, connect and make accessible the world’s great talents and capacities to create unique, story-based places and events. Whether you have a project to build or a talent to sell, TEA can help you realize your ambitions.