Already the 12th time EMMA invited the international friends to participate on the training for their Head Judges. Never so big before this Year´s seminar was the best so far in terms of network and community. All who went home took a real good feeling with them because the future doesn´t look bad at all. EMMA in Asia is still growing and on a conference a proper solution was found how to establish EMMA Asia finally and support the growth there. America and Africa were happy to attend and took many new ideas back home. Even the Europeans start to look more positive into the future because of recognizing that there is still potential in the Car Entertainment markets.
The main theme of the training of course was the updated rulebook and the new CD. And whenever something new is to be launched many questions came up about it. Most of them were answered by Alex Pleines, the EMMA CD´s mixing engineer who spent a whole day to be available for explanations and detailed information about the material on that CD. Most of the time has been spent with intensive practical training on 10 different cars representing all the different EMMA formats. Throughout these practical lessons all questions could be answered and the new Head Judges are now able to organize the according trainings in their Countries.
This Year the common Party in the Old Mill was just amazing. Such a spirit is absolute unique and even when the bus had a engine break on the way back to the Hotel, many people will remember this to have been a Party never experienced before.
In total there have been 78 participants from 31 Nations, so in fact it was the biggest Head Judge seminar ever and it shows the great strength of the EMMA Network. Now the season can come.