The second National Visitor Attractions Conference (VAC2005) takes place today (12 October) at the Queen Elizabeth Conference Centre in London.
The event is organised on a not-for-profit basis by the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA), the British Association of Leisure Parks, Piers and Attractions (BALPPA) and the Visitor Attractions Forum (VAF).
Speakers at the one-day conference include author Bill Bryson and David Cam, BALPPA chair and director of Blackpool Pleasure Beach.
There will also be a key-note address by secretary of state for culture, media and sport, Tessa Jowell. Details: www.vac2005.co.uk