Foundations Entertainment University Celebrates 10 Years
Foundations Entertainment University (FEU) celebrates its 10th year anniversary with its last class of 2013 held September 16-19 in Kansas City, Missouri. The 30th FEU class attracted 26 attendees representing bowling, laser tag, indoor and indoor/outdoor FEC’s, waterparks, a play café and more. The locations represented are both new and existing centers. This class brought the number of graduates from Foundations Entertainment University to over 900, representing more than 130 operating sites.
“I searched for the best and most experienced consultants and found that most of them were at Foundations University / Birthday University.” – Jason Behm, Advanced Laser Tag
The next Foundations Entertainment University will be held, for the first time, in Phoenix, Arizona at the Sheraton Phoenix Airport Hotel February 25-27, 2014 . Attendees will have the opportunity to visit and have behind the scene tours of a family entertainment center and a bowling lounge. Early Bird Registration of $349 ends December 31, 2013. After Decembr 31st, fees increase to $489 (includes lunches and dinners). Attendees can also attend the half-day Remarkable Parties & Groups: Past, Present & Future seminar immediately following Foundations for only an addition $10. Registration is now open. Visit www.foundationsuniversity.com for information.
Pictured below are attendees of Foundations Entertainment University #30, Kansas City and a “10-Year” anniversary celebration cake for Foundations.
1st Annual Meeting and Trade Show for Trampoline Park Industry a Huge Success
The International Association of Trampoline Parks held its first annual conference and trade show in Scottsdale, Ariz., October 23-24, 2013. With only 3 1/2 months for planning, the conference brought together 140 park and entertainment facility owners/operators and an additional 35 exhibitors and speakers. These numbers far exceeded expectations for the first event planned by the newly formed association.
Workshops were often ‘standing room only’ and attendees were pleased with the overall content and educational take-aways. Safety, operations, insurance, and litigation were hot topics This time was also used to hold working committee meetings where members could participate and share their interests and thoughts on the direction of the association. Information shared at these committee meetings and feedback from the conference will be used in a strategic planning meeting to be held next month in Orlando.
For more information about the association, visit www.indoortrampolineparks.org.
Below: Educational Sessions had attendees filling the rooms and committee roundtables were standing room only.
