b'MEMBERSHIPMATTERSThis TED Talk-style conference in which PhDs, leaders in technology, marketing afi cionados, and business gurus will gather to share ideas. While the fantail on most ships is where2020mariners often gather to enhance their cussword vocabulary, drink gallons ofFebruary 3-6, 2020coffee, and smoke cigarettes like theyHilton Tampa are a health trend, PVAs Fantail TalksDowntown and Tampa will enhance members understand- For more information, go toConvention Centering of issues in the maritime fi eld inwww.passengervessel.com/maritrends.html Tampa, FLterms of emerging issue and technolo-gies and more. The similarity between PVAs Fantail Talks and the fantail of a ship: They are both the place to be while underway. I assure you that this new programming item will not just be for emerging leaders, it will offer information that will enlighten all who attend. During this falls PVA Region Meetings, attendees heard from several PVA Emerging Leaders Committee members. Presentations ranged from social media marketing, influencer marketing, food and beverage trends, and training and retaining new crewmembers. PVAs maritime academy membersMaine Maritime Academy, Massachusetts Maritime Academy, and SUNY Maritime Academycontinue to provide our members with a pipeline of new employees, internships andIs Your Fleetcrew for their operations. It is great to see that the challenges of fi nding newRunning You Ragged?crew members and employees is being met through PVAs affiliation with our academy members. This issue ofTripLogger Can Help. staffi ng is one that the PVA EmergingEnable your operators to track essential data for Leaders Committee has dealt withyour passenger vessel or entire fleet with ease. this past year; sharing ideas on how toWith TripLogger, your team can track important solve this issue has led to great successpassenger data along with captain and voyage stories across our industry.details with a few simple taps. Easily compile accurate daily trip reports for your fleet that are If you have a staff or crew memberautomatically uploaded and managed in a secure in your organization that is risingcompany dashboard. through the ranks, I encourage you, or your staff member, to reach out toIs your fleet running you, or are you running your fleet? Captain Morgan Mooney, or myself.Take control with gplinks TripLogger app for iPad.The future belongs to those who prepare for it today, and we believe that this years inaugural Fantail Talks will prove this saying to be true. n TripL gger powered bygplink.com/tlCustom Apps for Passenger Vessel Fleets +1 252.504.5113DECEMBER 2019FOGHORN 25'