Committees
According to the association, members are "assigned to one of the 32 committees, with responsibilities ranging from selecting Parade participants to directing visitors on New Year's Day, to serving hamburgers to band members at the end of the Parade route, to giving presentations about the Tournament to community groups."
Some of the committees are:
- Executive Committee – fourteen members overseeing the entire operation and is the main policy making body of the association
- Formation Area – take charge of the staging area before the start of the parade
- Parade Operations – run the parade, escort the floats, and man the parade route
- Post Parade – take charge of the floats after the parade and operate the post parade viewing event
- Decorating Places – manage the viewing at construction sites, allowing the public to view the floats at the various sites prior to the parade
- Equestrian – selecting the participating equestrian units, stage Equesfest at L.A. Equestrian Center, and insert the units into the parade line-up
- Float Construction – overseeing the complete construction and testing of the floats
- Football – in charge of the Rose Bowl Game, including the selection of participating schools and the Hall of Fame ceremony
- Music – help select the participating bands from around the country and the world, stage the Bandfest shows at Pasadena City College, and insert the marching bands into the parade
- Queen and Court – manage the tryouts, select the Queen and Princesses, and coordinate the various activities of the Royal Court
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