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ACCT Appoints Melissa Webb Temporary Operations Director Amid Executive Search
The Association for Challenge Course Technology (ACCT) has promoted events director Melissa Webb to temporary director of operations, effective immediately. Webb will assume responsibility for the day-to-day operation and management…
ACCT Calls for Presenters for the 2024 Conference
The Association for Challenge Course Technology (ACCT) is looking for industry members to share their expertise and knowledge at the 34th annual International ACCT Conference and Expo. Potential presenters are…
270 Climbing Park Gets Off The Ground (Finally)
The UK’s new 270 Climbing Park has opened the first phase of what will be “one of the most comprehensive climbing gyms in the UK,” it claims, but that hasn’t…
ACCT Professional Vendor Member Program Changing
The Association for Challenge Course Technology (ACCT) is changing its Professional Vendor Member (PVM) program into a new Accredited Vendors program. The PVM program is a voluntary process in which…
Go Ape High Ropes Course Approved for Essex, UK
Go Ape will begin construction on a new high ropes course in Chelmsford, Essex, this spring with an anticipated opening date in July 2023. The park application to build the…
ACCT Board Chair Hosts “Open Office Hours”
The Association for Challenge Course Technology (ACCT) board chair, Korey Hampton, will be holding “open office hours” during her tenure. ACCT members are invited to call into a Zoom meeting…
Synergo’s Redwood Sky Walk Receives Engineering Award
The Redwood Sky Walk at the Sequoia Park Zoo in Eureka, Calif., received the Small Projects 2023 award from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Oregon. At just under…
Professional Ropes Course Association Sets Annual Conference Dates
The Professional Ropes Course Association (PRCA) will return to Keystone Camp and Conference Center in Starke, Fl., for its annual conference in 2024. Dates for the conference are Jan. 18-21,…
