American Resort Development Association
John’s roles with ARDA:
ARDA Chairman’s League Member since 2002
Registered Resort Professional (RRP) since 2010
Locher & Associates- corporate member
Speaker/Moderator Since 2008
ARDA Committees:
Technology Forum since 2002- Moderator First Technology Forum 2012
Resales Task Force since 2003- helped draft Resale Model Act
Meetings Committee since 2005- Technology Group Lead
Membership Committee since 2011
Communications Committee since 2003
New Business Models Task Force 2009
Consumer Education Task Force 2005-2006
ARDA Conferences Attended Since 2002:
Fall Conference
Convention and Exposition- Speaker/Moderator
Southwest, West, Rockies, Florida, New England, and California Regional Meetings
Upcoming ARDA meetings
Other
Travel/Tourism Conferences:
Beijing/Shanghai China Travel Expo 2008
Beijing International Tourism Expo 2009
Guangzhou China Travel Distribution Summit 2011
Technology Conferences:
NAB-National Association of Broadcasters
CES-Consumer Electronics Show
SES-Search Engine Strategies Conference