b'LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORMariTrends 2022 isAT THE HELMJust Around the CornerJOHN GROUNDWATER // EXECUTIVE DIRECTORR egistrationisopenforthePVAAnnualConventionat Why Safety Management Systems FailThe Cost of MariTrends 2022 scheduled Feb. 5-8 at the Hyatt Regency Non-ComplianceLongBeachandtheLongBeachConventionand Roundtable Discussion: Lessons in Overcoming Food, Entertainment Center in Long Beach, Calif. The PVA Board ofParts, and Equipment ShortagesDirectorshasstressedtheimportanceofholdingthisannual conventionforallPVAmembers. Employee Vaccination: We are thrilled to be getting together Implementation, Execution, once again face-to-face.More than 70 seminars, and Challengesroundtable discussions, And much moreand special events Click here to view the MariTrends 2022 provide opportunitiesEvents at-a Glance. to renew acquaintances, AN EXPANSIVE MARITRENDS 2022 exchange information,EXHIBIT HALLand discover new things. TheMariTrends2022exhibitfl isoor madeupofPVAassociatemembers whowilldisplayforyouthelatest COMPREHENSIVE CONVENTION PROGRAMMING products and services that are specifi cally designedforpassengervesseloperators.Theseloyalmembers There are so many benefi ts to PVA members when they get together areeagertoreconnectwithyouaftersomanymonthsapart. annually at the PVA Annual Convention at MariTrends. As theAsanattendeeyoucanexpectanexcellentMariTrends2022 name implies, MariTrends is the one place each year where PVAexhibit fl oor. members are assured of getting innovative information and a front row seat on industry trends. More than 70 seminars, roundtablePVA Associate membersif you have not reserved your MariTrends discussions,andspecialeventsprovideopportunitiestorenew2022 exhibit space do not delay. Click here to reserve yours. acquaintances, exchange information, and discover new things.After two years of being apart there is much to catch up on. IfPURCHASE YOUR EXHIBIT BOOTH AT THE BEST VALUEwe have learned one thing over the years, it is that PVA membersIf you are a PVA associate member who exhibits at MariTrends and value having an opportunity to gather in roundtable discussionsadvertises in the FOGHORN and PVA Membership Directory, to compare notes, discuss problems, as well as solutions, and sharehave you considered participating in the Bundled Membership/Advertising/MarketingProgram?Thisimportantprogram knowledge. As a result, the PVA Annual Convention at MariTrends 2022 will off er variety of roundtable discussions to support thisallowsyoutopurchaseallofthesemarketingoptionsinone type of member interaction. In addition, the MariTrends 2022transaction with savings of more than twenty percent. The Bundled educationprogramwillfeaturesessionsconductedbyindustryMembership/Advertising/MarketingProgramisdesignedasa expertswhowilldiscusseverythingfromemergingpropulsioncomplete annual marketing solution for you. technologiesandvesseldesignstogovernmentregulationandReview and purchase Bundled Membership/Advertising/Marketing everything in between. Program options here. Following are just a few of the seminars and events being planned:KATICA KLASSIC MEMORIAL GOLF TOURNAMENTThe Katica Klassic Memorial Golf Tournament, sponsored by theRoundtable Discussion: Strategies to Attract andKeep EmployeesPassenger Vessel Foundation, is a longtime convention favorite for PVAmembers.The2022conventiontournamentisscheduled Roundtable Discussion: How the Industry has ChangedFriday, Feb. 4 at the Skylinks Golf Course at Long Beach. Skylinks isSince COVID-19 the premier course in the area. Voted Readers Choice Best by theThe Latest on Testing for Marijuana and Drug Testing Press-Telegram Long Beach, this 6,909-yard, par 72 championship course is not to be missed. Sponsorships are also available. Roundtable Discussion: Emerging Food andBeverage TrendsClick here to sign up to play and/or sponsor. Continued on page 43DECEMBER 2021 7 LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'