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Press
Release July 2004
ETTFA ELECTS NEW COMMITTEE FOR 2005
The
European Tourism Trade Fairs Association (ETTFA) elected a new
executive committee at its annual general meeting in Moscow
last week. Tom Nutley, Chairman of ETTFA, believes that "this
new committee which has been nominated will generate a greater
depth of understanding amongst the member shows and bring fresh
perspective to the association.”
"All
appointments were aimed at strengthening the central administration
of ETTFA and providing members with more opportunity to contribute
towards both the association and the industry as a whole",
he continued.
Committee
members begin their term of office in July 2004 until their
re-election the following year.
Since
its establishment in 1992 ETTFA has been dedicated to raising
its profile as an information source for the travel and exhibition
industries. The newly-elected committee is aware of the ETTFA's
goals and is determined to work towards achieving them.
Klara
Tihanyi, director of Utazas, was elected as president of ETTFA.
and also takes a second term as Treasurer. Nutley commented
on the appointments, "Utazas has been a long standing member
of ETTFA and we are confident that Klara’s knowledge of the
association coupled with her experience within the exhibition
industry will successfully steer the course of the association.”
Ms
Tihanyi had this to say about her new role; “ It is a great
honour for me to be elected to this position and a big challenge
as well. As the president I will represent ETTFA in different
trade assotiations such as WTO, UFI and I look forward to being
able to provide interviews about ETTFA and exhibitions in general
to the tourism trade press.
I believe that UTAZAS – the international tourism exhibition
in Budapest of which I am the director – will also benefit from
my new position in ETTFA, in that it may lead to an increased
number of foreign exhibitors and trade visitors. I am very much
looking forward to this role and I am convinced that my colleagues
in ETTFA and the secretariat will help me in working effectively
and successfully.
Hacer
Aydin, Director of Emitt, was elected as Vice President and
is also responsible for new membership enquiries. She commented,
"ETTFA has managed to considerably raise the profile of
the travel and tourism exhibitions of its members so far. All
ETTFA members have had the opportunity to promote their exhibitions
in Europe in previous years with great success. As the new Vice
president of ETTFA I am looking forward to more successes in
2004/2005 and to the exciting new plans underfoot that will
strengthen the structure of ETTFA and broaden our member base.
This way we can share our experiences and organize much better
and more fruitful exhibitions for the exhibitors of the future."
Other appointments to the Executive Committee include Frederique
Maurell, International Director of ITE Travel Exhibitions and
responsible for MITT and UITT, as Treasurer and Membership Officer;
Fiona Jeffery, Director of WTM in London, takes on a second
term as Media Relations Officer and also the role of Sponsorship.
Zeljka Tomljenovik, of ITE Travel Exhibitions continues as WTO
Relations Officer.
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For further information please contact:
Wendy Walker
ETTFA Secretariat
PO Box 585
Richmond,
Surrey,
TW9 1YQ
UK
www.ettfa.org
w.walker@ettfa.org
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