User:Amirarbaban/Iran Tourist Guide Association

(ITGA)"Iran Tourist Guide Association.'' http://groups.yahoo.com/group/itga The aim of this association is to basically organize so they are recognized as an important part of the Tourism Industry of Islamic Republic of Iran. It was registered under the license of the Ministry of Islamic Guidance. The tourism Organization of Iran was functioning directly under the Ministry of Islamic Guidance. The Head of the Founders of ITGA, Mr. Amir Arbaban; started this move after he received his license from the Ministry of Islamic Guidance. It did not form until the Eleventh of September happened. The government of Iran, after receiving the application form for the formation of such Association, it was not considered at first. The first idea was formed in 1997 when Mr.Arbaban realized that the tourist guides did not have anything to lie back on. So, he tried to create an atmosphere of need amongst fellow Tourist Guide. They all agreed but did not know what to do. So, in 2001 when the 11th of Sept happened most of the tours to Iran was canceled. Mr Arbaban with some other tourist guides,went to the coordinating office of the tourism Org. There for the first time an informative committee for the Tourist Guide of Iran was formed. This informative committee, was suppose to look into the problems of the tourist guides and report to the Coordination office. After few month on the 24th of Dec the 2001 the first gathering of tourist guides was formed for a general referendum to register an Association or not!

In April of 2001 the preparation of the Association was started until March 2002, the code of Articles were written by Mr Arbaban. The members of the Founder's committee Group were the following: Amir Arbaban- Mahmoud Bonakdarnia- Abolghasem Sassan= Ali Asghar Sadeghy- Sogand Ashtiani- Bahman Sarabi. Were some of the members of the Founding Committee of ITGA.

In July 26th 2002, the first Assembly General by 100 members of the Tourist Guides of Iran, for the first time in the history of Islamic Republic of Iran; they voted for the codes of Articles of the constitution of the ITGA "Iran Tourist Guide Association". Once the members of the Assembly General accepted the codes of the constitution of ITGA, then the first Board of Directors were chosen. There were 20 candidates for the election and once the Assembly General castes their vote, 14 members were chosen. 9 members for the Board of Director. 2 auxiliary members, 3 Inspectors: two of the working directly and one was an auxilary inspector. Mr Amir Arbaban was chosen as Secretary General of the Association, Mr Hadi Hajhadi was elected as the First president of the Association and Mr. Sammie as the Treasurer & Mr.Bonakdarnia as Vice president. These were the key Members of Board Directors. In 2006 ITGA became the 35th member of the WFTGA World Federation of Tourist Guide Associations. This is how the Association for the Iranian Tourist Guides was formed & How the Tourist guides found their identity.'''