"PAMA has received a very strong vote of confidence from a number of leading companies who have agreed to become Charter Members of this vitally important alliance," said Gallo. "These companies will form the nucleus that will chart the future course of the professional audio industry."
PAMA’s Charter Members include AKG Acoustics, Altec-Lansing, Audio Technica, Calpine, DigiCo, Dolby Labs, Group One, Harman Pro Group, Klotz Digital, Meyer Sound, Neutrik, Sennheiser, Shure, Sony, Tascam, Telex and Yamaha. Other companies have indicated their intent to join PAMA in the very near future.
PAMA will host its first business meeting on Thursday, 6 June 2003 in Orlando, Florida. The location was selected to accommodate many of the members, who will be in Orlando for the 2003 Infocomm Show. The meeting will include an agenda that addresses a number of business and organizational issues and will include presentations by industry trade associations, the alliance's Washington, DC-based legal counsel, and an outside consultant who specializes in developing marketing intelligence for business communities.
"I fully expect that we will come away from our first meeting with a list of short and long-term objectives that can be immediately acted upon," Gallo said. "We will also have nominated and approved our initial Board of Directors. From there, we can go forward to serve the needs of a professional audio manufacturing community that is navigating its way through a period of unprecedented challenge and change. We will work to identify and commercialize all opportunities for future industry growth and market expansion."
PAMA was created by industry veteran Paul Gallo to serve as the voice of the professional audio manufacturing community. Its mission includes the sponsoring of an executive-level annual summit, as well as alliance business meetings tied to existing events; monitoring the industry internally and reporting on external developments via a web-based executive-level digest of news/trends; building connections on common issues, interfacing as a group with other associations and trade show organizations that already serve niche market segments; lobbying to enhance relations with the financial and legal communities and the public sector; serving as a conduit to other associations to provide input and support on standards, education, market intelligence and other industry initiatives.
PAMA is a non-profit trade alliance that represents pro audio companies of all sizes. Membership is available to senior executives of professional audio manufacturers, although companies affiliated with the pro audio industry can join as associate members.
(Lee Baldock)
