Vol. XII, No. 5, July 2012

  1. Editor's travelogue - Vietnam
  2. Bowling trends; the bad & good news
  3. Alcohol sales at restaurants on the increase
  4. "Do not tell me what is new; tell me what is never old"
  5. Crochet playground
  6. Foundations Entertainment University - September 18-20
  7. What do families want on a vacation?
  8. Noise the 2nd biggest complaint among diners
  9. The new hipster Chuck E. Cheese
  10. Digital Out-of-Home Interactive Entertainment Association (DNA) Conference - October 2-3, Los Angeles
  11. Free scholarship to Birthday University - August 22-23, Atlanta GA
  12. The importance of authenticity
  13. Foursquare adds Local Updates
  14. Survey shows popularity of pizza

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Foundations Entertainment University - September 18-20

Nine years and still going strong, Foundations Entertainment University is recognized worldwide as the platinum standard of education in the family entertainment and bowling industries. Attendees have attended internationally from 20 different countries. Kevin Williams from the UK, recognized as the world’s expert on interactive and digital out-of-home entertainment and publisher of the widely read Stinger Report, has recently joined Foundation’s as its sixth presenter. 

The 27th Foundations will be held September 18-19. Foundations only costs $489, including all lunches and dinners and tours of FECs. Additional attendees from the same company or family can attend for half-price. The special hotel room rate of $119 includes breakfast and free WiFi. Frank Price of Birthday University will be giving an optional half-day seminar on Remarkable Parties & Groups following Foundations for only an additional $10 fee.


Attendees at July’s Foundations Entertainment University in Chicago

The previous Foundations Entertainment University held in Kansas City last fall was a sell-out. The Hilton Hotel were we hold the seminar ran out of available rooms after the cut-off to register for the block of rooms Foundations reserves. Don’t miss out; there’s still time to register before it sells out. Attendance is limited to the first 40 registrants.

Vol. XII, No. 5, July 2012

  1. Editor's travelogue - Vietnam
  2. Bowling trends; the bad & good news
  3. Alcohol sales at restaurants on the increase
  4. "Do not tell me what is new; tell me what is never old"
  5. Crochet playground
  6. Foundations Entertainment University - September 18-20
  7. What do families want on a vacation?
  8. Noise the 2nd biggest complaint among diners
  9. The new hipster Chuck E. Cheese
  10. Digital Out-of-Home Interactive Entertainment Association (DNA) Conference - October 2-3, Los Angeles
  11. Free scholarship to Birthday University - August 22-23, Atlanta GA
  12. The importance of authenticity
  13. Foursquare adds Local Updates
  14. Survey shows popularity of pizza

[ Index of Previous eNewsletters ]