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TEA returning to Lapland in 2017 for SATE event
POSTED 19 Dec 2016 . BY Tom Anstey
TEA president David Willrich meets Santa Claus at his home in Lapland during 2015's event
The Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) is returning to the Arctic Circle in 2017, with the organisation planning to host a three day SATE (Storytelling, Architecture, Technology, Experience) event in Rovaniemi, Finland.

Themed around “sustainable futures”, speakers for the SATE Academy Days will include international designers, architects and managers of sustainable environments, who will discuss a range of sustainable subjects, from materials to long term design.

Santa Park will once again play host, with last year’s event – themed around “design for extremes” – involving ice carving, reindeer radar, meeting Santa Claus and Finnish dining.

Open to TEA members, the Sustainable Futures event takes place between 7 and 9 February, costing US$350 (€334, £280) per person. For more information, click here.
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  TEA bringing SATE event to UK in 2017


Taking place between 4-5 May, the TEA conference will bring together industry professionals, academics, attractions operators and owners to discuss a number of topics surrounding development for the future for cultural visitor attractions.
  FEATURE: Show report SATE 2016: Walking the Tightrope


The theme at the SATE conference was taking risks. Christine Kerr filed this report
  Bumper lineup of industry speakers as TEA's SATE conference comes to New York


SATE 2016 – the conference on storytelling, architecture, technology and experience – comes to New York this week to explore ideas on to how prepare for, interpret and approach risk-taking in experience design.
  FEATURE: TEA SATE Academy: Arctic Extremes and Themed Entertainment


Brave TEA members attended a SATE Academy event in Lapland, Finland, earlier this year. They filed this report
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Therme Manchester reveals 90:90 strategy – 90 per cent of the UK population within a 90-minute drive of a Therme
Therme Manchester’s 28-acre development, which will include interconnected glass pavilions that measure 65,000sq m, will be the largest bathing and wellbeing attraction in the world once complete, according to prof David Russell, CEO of Therme UK. 
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TEA returning to Lapland in 2017 for SATE event
POSTED 19 Dec 2016 . BY Tom Anstey
TEA president David Willrich meets Santa Claus at his home in Lapland during 2015's event
The Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) is returning to the Arctic Circle in 2017, with the organisation planning to host a three day SATE (Storytelling, Architecture, Technology, Experience) event in Rovaniemi, Finland.

Themed around “sustainable futures”, speakers for the SATE Academy Days will include international designers, architects and managers of sustainable environments, who will discuss a range of sustainable subjects, from materials to long term design.

Santa Park will once again play host, with last year’s event – themed around “design for extremes” – involving ice carving, reindeer radar, meeting Santa Claus and Finnish dining.

Open to TEA members, the Sustainable Futures event takes place between 7 and 9 February, costing US$350 (€334, £280) per person. For more information, click here.
RELATED STORIES
TEA bringing SATE event to UK in 2017


Taking place between 4-5 May, the TEA conference will bring together industry professionals, academics, attractions operators and owners to discuss a number of topics surrounding development for the future for cultural visitor attractions.
FEATURE: Show report SATE 2016: Walking the Tightrope


The theme at the SATE conference was taking risks. Christine Kerr filed this report
Bumper lineup of industry speakers as TEA's SATE conference comes to New York


SATE 2016 – the conference on storytelling, architecture, technology and experience – comes to New York this week to explore ideas on to how prepare for, interpret and approach risk-taking in experience design.
FEATURE: TEA SATE Academy: Arctic Extremes and Themed Entertainment


Brave TEA members attended a SATE Academy event in Lapland, Finland, earlier this year. They filed this report
MORE NEWS
Rainer Maelzer joins Therme Group as chief entertainment officer
Rainer Maelzer, an experiential entertainment innovator, has been appointed chief entertainment officer by Therme Group.
Movie Park Germany reveals new Paramount attraction as part of its 30th anniversary celebrations
Movie Park Germany has opened a new Paramount Pictures-themed attraction as part of its 30th anniversary celebrations, using immersive storytelling and adaptive reuse to reinforce the park’s longstanding “Hollywood in Germany” positioning.
Therme Manchester reveals 90:90 strategy – 90 per cent of the UK population within a 90-minute drive of a Therme
Therme Manchester’s 28-acre development, which will include interconnected glass pavilions that measure 65,000sq m, will be the largest bathing and wellbeing attraction in the world once complete, according to prof David Russell, CEO of Therme UK. 
Efteling expands family offer with new Hooghmoed drop tower
Efteling has opened Hooghmoed, a new family drop tower designed to broaden the appeal of its recently launched Sirene Island themed area and introduce younger visitors to thrill attractions.
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IDEATTACK is a full-service planning and design company with headquarters in Los Angeles. [more...]
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Founded in 1993, Taylor Made Designs supply corporate clothing and brand-enhancing merchandise to [more...]
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RMA Ltd is a one-stop global company that can design, build and produce from a greenfield site upw [more...]
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Iconic Liverpool attraction opens door to new operators
An opportunity to reimagine one of the UK’s most recognisable towers has been formally opened by Rivington Hark, as St Johns Beacon invites operators and partners to shape its next phase. [more...]
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