The 23rd Annual International ACCT Conference and Exposition February 7-10, 2013 - Keynote Speaker

PRLog (Press Release) - Sep. 18, 2012 - Contact:
Trudy Robbins
Membership Manager
800-991-0286 x 914

ACCT Announces Keynote Speaker for the 23rd
Annual International ACCT Conference and Exposition

Deerfield, Illinois – The Association for Challenge Course Technology (www.acctinfo.org) announced today that Dr. Donald Perry will be the Keynote Speaker for the 23rd Annual International ACCT Conference & Exposition.  The annual conference will be held on February 7th, 2013 – February 10th, 2013 at the Red Rock Resort and Spa in Nevada.  Dr. Perry is scheduled to present at the Opening Ceremonies on Thursday, February 7th, 2013.
 
Known for his vast knowledge as a rain forest expert and pioneer in the canopy tour industry, Dr. Perry will share his adventures and lessons learned.  The feature film Medicine Man, starring Sean Connery, was based upon his canopy/ zip line and book, “Life Above the Jungle Floor”.

Dr. Donald Perry has given presentations around the world and has made the first photographic archive of the “arboreal continent.”  He received his doctorate in Biology from UCLA in 1983 and won the prestigious Rolex Award for Enterprise in 1984.   Articles about Perry’s pioneering rain forest explorations have been published worldwide in periodicals such as Newsweek, Life, Star, Smithsonian, Geo of Germany, Paris Match, Quick of Germany, and The New York Times Sunday Magazine.  His television appearances include Good Morning America, Nova, and National Geographic Explorer to name a few.  Recently, Dr. Perry has completed a prototype research/bird watching cableway called Ecotram.
 
For more information about attending the 23rd Annual International ACCT Conference and Exposition visit www.acctinfo.org or call 800-991-0286.  To become an exhibitor, sponsor and advertiser, contact:  

ACCT Exhibit Management:
Phone: 410.997.0763
Email: acct@epponline.com
www.epponline.com


About ACCT

Formally incorporated in 1993, the Association for Challenge Course Technology (ACCT) is the world’s leading and largest American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Accredited Standards Developer focused on the challenge course and aerial adventure course industries.  ACCT is comprised of more than 2600 members worldwide (including the United States, Europe, Asia, the Caribbean, Canada, Japan, Korea and Central America) and represents hundreds of organizations with challenge course, zip line, canopy tour, and aerial adventure course interests.

ACCT promotes the use of Challenge Courses and Aerial Adventure Courses and sets minimum standards for performance, maintenance installation, operation, inspection and practitioner certification.  For more information on ACCT’s 23rd Annual International ACCT Conference and Exposition call 800-991-0286 x 915 or contact info@acctinfo.org.