Local Guide Association Leaders,
The current term for the NFTGA officers is ending. A new term begins in 2027. What will become of these monthly Leadership Group Meetings? Who are the candidates for next term's Board of Directors? What advice does this group have for the next term's officers?
We will review our accomplishments and set goals for the next administration. There will be ample time for each local association to share its successes and challenges.
At the October meeting we heard from several associations in addition to the ones we heard from at the August and September meetings. We will continue those presentations at this meeting from
Austin Tour Guide Association (ATGA)
Branson Professional Tour Guides Association (BPTGA)
Charleston Tour Association (CTA)
Dallas/Fort Worth Area Tour Guides Association (D/FWATGA)
Professional Tour Guide Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (PTGAMSTL)
Southern California Tour Guide Association (SCTGA)
Please prepare a two-minute summary covering your association's membership enrollment, a current challenge facing your association, a current "good thing" happening in your association, and a solution your association has enacted. Each association will have an additional two minutes to answer questions from the other associations.
Come hang out with the leaders of the NFTGA local associations to talk shop. And invite your association's newsletter editor and/or communications director. Oh, don't forget to bring along your favorite "Thanksgiving" beverage.
The monthly meeting of the NFTGA Leadership Group will occur on Thursday, October 8, 2026, on Zoom at 8:30 pm Eastern Time. The Recap of the October meeting can be accessed here. (The Recap has a link to a video of the meeting.) The Agenda for Thursday's meeting can be found here.
Here's the Zoom information:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/97498005491?pwd=urIl027WpAcMV2DyP1bx7FdAaa7m9e.1
Meeting ID: 974 9800 5491
Passcode: 751239
See you then.
Jim Carr, NFTGA President
Mike Pearl, NFTGA Vice President
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Michael (Mike) Pearl
Vice President, National Federation of Tourist Guide Associations - USA
vp@nftga.com
https://www.nftga.com
303-868-0023 (voice and text)