Weekly Chapter Update: 2011 PATA Chapter Awards

Author: Ben Montgomery
Posted: Thu 5 Jan, 2012 4:33 PM

Hope the New Year holiday went well for you all.

May I start the year 2012 by inviting your Chapter to join the 2011 PATA Chapter Awards competition?

Each year, special awards are presented to recognise outstanding achievements by PATA Chapters. The 2011 Chapter Awards will be presented at PATA Annual Conference 2012 Opening Session on Saturday, April 21, 2012 at The Royale Chulan, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Before that, the two winning Chapters will be asked to present their achievements at our PATA Chapter meeting on Thursday, April 19, 2012 also at The Royale Chulan, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

There are two types of awards:

SPIRIT OF PATA - Awarded to the Chapter that best illustrates the aims and objectives of PATA consistently and progressively over a number of years.

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE - Awarded to the Chapter that best exemplifies dedication to the development of travel to-from-and-within the Pacific Asia region over the previous two years, in a manner consistent with the aims and objectives of PATA.

I wish to remind you the winners of last year:

The ‘Spirit of PATA Award 2010’ went to PATA UK Chapter. Please view the presentation Tom Nutley and Ian Hawkes made at PATA Chapter Colloquium in Beijing in April last year.

PATA UK Chapter Chairman, Tom Nutley

The ‘Award of Excellence 2010’ went to the PATA Singapore Chapter. “Great Collaboration” is the key of success for Singapore Chapter. Please view the presentation made by Darren Ng and Wong Soon-Hwa.

PATA Singapore Chapter Team led by Chairman Darren Ng (second from left)

ELIGIBILITY

Activities/projects implemented by individual PATA Chapters during the 2011 calendar year are eligible. These may be either:

•   initiated or sponsored by the Chapter, or:
•   implemented by PATA headquarters or a PATA regional office in collaboration with a Chapter

Activities/projects may relate to all facets of PATA Chapter activity including research, development, education, training, heritage or environmental conservation, inter-chapter relations, workshops, seminars, trade shows, exhibitions, promotions, advertising, communications, public relations, scholarships and community relations.

Chapters with a strong commitment to sustainable development generally, and responsible tourism specifically, will receive priority.

JUDGING PANEL
The panel shall comprise of representatives from Chapters and the PATA management team. Judging will take place in March 2012.

NOTIFICATION
All entrants will be notified of the results by March 15, 2012.

JUDGING CRITERIA

The judges will look for:

•   Clearly stated objectives of activity/project
•   Success in meeting stated objectives
•   General impact of project
•   Follow-up to determine project's effectiveness
•   Organisational efficiency, professional execution and quality of operation
•   Self-reliance in funding
•   Volunteer involvement in implementation

HOW TO ENTER

No entry form is required. To enter, please submit a report not longer than three pages and representative samples of support material via e-mail, no later than February 17, 2012, to me at ben@PATA.org. Please indicate award category, dates of project operation and number of attendees or participants.