Foundations Entertainment University expands with Arabian Gulf workshop
The US-based Foundations Entertainment University (FEU) is to offer its comprehensive amusement industry educational program during the upcoming Dubai Entertainment Amusement and Leisure Show (DEAL) in April.
The two and a half day (two evenings) workshop provides the foundation for those looking to open a new amusement and entertainment facility and shares the combined experience and knowledge of experienced industry professionals to assist those looking to reinvent themselves, reorganise, and/or expand their current business for success.
FEU, which has educated over 900 individuals representing 450 new and existing amusement and entertainment industry facilities since it began in 2003, will be staging the event during DEAL, which runs on 7th and 8th April at the Dubai World Trade Centre.
The program will also run in Phoenix, Arizona, USA from 25th to 27th February; Chicago, Illinois, USA from 15th to 17th July and Atlanta, Georgia, USA in August.
Commenting on his attendance at the FEU in September 2012, UltraStar Multi-Entertainment Centre Vice President Adam Saks explains "'Foundations' is a very comprehensive program that offers valuable information for both the new operator and the experienced professional."
The Foundations program includes over 20 hours of instruction covering all aspects of planning, designing, developing and operating a location-based entertainment business or family entertainment centre (FEC) for long term success. Attendees tap into over 200 years of combined experience and expertise from seven of the industry's top consultants and operators.
Top industry consultants including Randy White of White Hutchinson Leisure & Learning; Frank Seninsky of Alpha-Omega Amusements and Amusement Entertainment Management (AEM); Alan Fluke, President of AEA Consulting Group; Jerry Merola of Alpha-Omega Amusements and AEM; Peter F. Olesen of Entertainment Concepts, Inc. and Kevin Williams of KWP, cover instruction for entrepreneurs looking to get into the location-based entertainment industry, individuals and companies in the planning, designing and building stage, and existing operators and businesses looking to grow and expand their current operations.
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