Supplementary memorandum submitted by
the Association of Secondary Ticket Agents (ASTA)
I have been asked to provide a brief explanation
as to why the Association of Secondary Ticket Agents were absent
from the final series of DCMS summit meetings during the latter
part of 2006.
Although I was involved in the initial establishment
of the Association in December 2005 and I was consulted on the
direction the Association should follow, towards the end of May
2006 the running of the organisation was in the hands of a consultancy.
Towards the latter part of 2006 it was felt
that the interests of the Association were perhaps not being best
served by the regime in place and a new committee was elected
and it was decided that the position of Chairman be a full time
elected appointment. I now fill that role (of Chairman) and the
new committee members have the sense of purpose and direction
as envisaged by the founding members.
We hope that our continued presence is satisfactory
evidence of our high level of commitment.
July 2007
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