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Organizational Structure
With a membership growing by the day, we are eager to continue working towards an equitable, inclusive, and strong future for agritourism.
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the GAN as guided by the mandate of the Steering Committee. Collectively, they make decisions to secure the efficacy of GAN and their major activities (e.g., annual conferences). The Executive Committee is composed of five officers: President, Vice President, Past President, Secretary, and Treasurer.
Advisory Council
The Advisory Council is composed of all past GAN Presidents. The Council uses their knowledge and expertise to provide informed counsel and strategic direction to the Executive Committee.
Steering Committee
The Steering Committee is comprised of all Executive Officers and the leaders (and/or co-leaders) of the Auxiliary and Regional committees. They serve as the advisory body that brings insights from their committee work to strengthen the agritourism sector globally.
Regional Committees
Regional Committees are established to support agritourism development within a given geographic region and to ensure global inclusion in GAN decisions and actions. Regional committee chairs’ main roles are to engage with their respective regional rural/tourism development officials; connect, strengthen, and expand GAN programs in their regions; and propose, plan, and lead appropriate actions and efforts to strengthen agritourism in their regions.
Our current regional committees include: Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, East Asia, Southeastern Asia, South and West Asia, Eastern Europe, Western Europe, East Africa, Southern Africa, Central and West Africa, Latin America and Caribbean, North America.
Auxiliary Committees
Auxiliary Committees are established to advance a particular function or task of GAN. Our auxiliary committees currently include:
Research: Facilitates international studies and data collection to advance global understanding and development of agritourism
Policy and Advocacy: Advocates for supportive policies and legislative frameworks that promote sustainable agritourism practices worldwide.
Events and Conferences: Organizes GAN events and conferences to foster knowledge exchange, networking, and sector growth.
Regenerative Agritourism: Provides a platform for agritourism as a regenerative practice to enhance environmental and community resilience.
Communications: Manages GAN’s outreach efforts, including newsletters and social media.
Education: Develops and disseminates educational resources and training programs to build capacity among agritourism stakeholders, including GAN webinars.
World Agritourism Day: Coordinates the annual World Agritourism Day event and the World Agritourism Day awards to celebrate and promote progress and innovation.
General Assembly
The General Assembly is composed of all GAN members regardless of whether they hold any office position. Any individual who is interested in or engaged (directly or indirectly) in agritourism can register to become a GAN member. The General Assembly members are invited and encouraged to join GAN events and conferences.