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FAQs
Who
Are We?
PAMA is the collective voice and forum for the senior executives of the leading branded manufacturers of professional audio products. We are a board-directed trade alliance, representing companies of all sizes that do business all over the world. No matter how large your company is, an industry alliance of manufacturers will make your voice stronger.
What
Is Our Mission
- To promote the growth and profitability of the professional
audio manufacturing industry
- To serve as spokesman, advocate, and ombudsman for the
industry
- To provide a forum for issues, trends and innovations
- To share and promote common goals and policy concerns
- To protect and grow your business interests
- To encourage networking with industry leading executives
from around the world
How Does PAMA Accomplish its Mission?
- Define
the industry and the markets it serves and promote the contributions
of the high-tech, value-added products you design and manufacture
- Execute and offer valuable benchmark factory based research,
compile market data and disseminate important information
- Sponsor an executive level annual retreat and summit, as
well as industry meetings tied to existing events
- Monitor
what’s
going on internally in our industry and report on critical
public policy and legislative and legal issues and/or trends
- To protect and grow your business interests by requiring
existing trade shows to better serve your needs
- Build connections on common issues such as piracy concerns,
interfacing as a group with other associations and trade show
organizations that already serve vertical market segments
- Serve as a conduit to other associations to provide input
and support on standards, education and other industry initiatives.
Will
PAMA Compete With Other Existing Trade
Organizations?
Absolutely not. In fact, we will make them stronger through the ongoing exchange of ideas and the sharing of our point of view. AES speaks for the worldwide engineering community. NSCA speaks for the systems contractors and installers. NAMM speaks for the US retailers of musical merchandise, while Messe (Pro Light) serves the European marketplace. And NAB and IBC speaks for the broadcast community. PAMA has been formed to speak for you, and only you, the executives of the professional audio manufacturing industry.
Here
are some things PAMA will NOT do:
- Trade shows. Instead, we will work with current shows
to make them more effective for you.
- Standards. Instead, we will provide existing groups with
the resources and consensus they need.
- Publishing. Instead, we will speak with a unified voice and
be an advocate for the industry as a whole.
Why A Non-Profit Organization?
PAMA
is a US based non-profit alliance that is a tax-exempt corporate
organization offering limited liability protection. The alliance
has Washington, DC based legal representation to ensure that
it complies with all anti-trust policies and procedures to
protect the alliance and its members. PAMA's by-laws and financial
records will be available to you as members. What's more, a
board-directed alliance is not dependent on one person and
offers continuity far into the future.
How
Can You Get Involved?
If you are an executive of a professional audio manufacturer, you can apply to
have your company become a member. For more information regarding membership,
call 212.696.1799 or email Paul Gallo, Executive Director, at pgallo@pamalliance.org
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