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what planners have to say about their
events in Hawaii:
"In
my opinion, Hawaii is the ultimate incentive
travel destination. Whether it's
rewarding PGA TOUR players or your clients
for a job well done...everybody loves
Hawaii...especially for golf!"
Dan
Glod, PGA Tour
The Hawaii Visitors and Convention staff
provides the same attention, guidance
and service that one finds with an international
bureau. There is no drop of service after
the meeting is booked. In fact, the service
level increases as they want to make sure
that the client is pleased enough with
the meeting result so that you will come
back. The HVCB is one of the top 5 bureaus
in the world.
"We chose Hawaii for our meetings for
its incredible Convention Center, outstanding
ambiance, and attractive hotel packages.
Planners should really take a look at
Hawaii. It's a great value."
Christine
Phelps, Director of Education, Sciences
and Meeting Services, American Academy
of Neurology. Conventions booked for 2003
and 2011.
I cannot think of another destination
that provides my groups with the serenity
of a resort, the beauty of a tropical
setting, the large selection of quality
hotel space and perhaps the most user
friendly convention center I've ever used.
Combine all this with a modern bustling
city and all that it has to offer, great
pre and post tours and an incredible special
"aloha spirit" that makes everyone feel
welcome and you have the most idealic
destination possible.
Steve Marlin
with Prestige Representing American Academy
of Optometry and American Society of Military
Comptrollers
The AACAP had its Annual Meeting in Hawaii
in October, 2001. While there had initially
been considerable reluctance on the part
of the AACAP administration and Board,
we scheduled this meeting about 7-8 years
ago. Due to the novelty of the location,
the distance and the logistics of moving
staff, exhibits, etc, we expected a modest
meeting in Hawaii. To beef it up a bit,
we developed a collaboration with the
Royal College of Psychiatrists in Australia
and New Zealand and planned a joint meeting
with them along with extending special
invitations to our colleagues in the Pacific
Rim. While the numbers of folks expected
to be involved seemed small, we felt that
this would add to the ambience of the
meeting.
In short, we expected a modest but successful
meeting.
Much to our surprise, the number of submissions
for our program deadline was up over the
previous year by nearly 50% - this was
on top of a record year for submissions
in NY in 2000. Professionals from throughout
the United States, Europe and Asia were
submitting papers and symposia for presentation
in record numbers.
The record number of paper submissions
was followed by record meeting preregistration
and hotel pick-up. Even more interesting
was the amount of extra stays before and
after the meeting, helping our hotel situation
even more. We were on track for the largest
AACAP meeting ever - and not only with
the largest American registration but
also the largest international registration
ever.
Then, of course, came 9/11/01. However,
in the final analysis, we meet our full
block and exceeded our expectations. While
the meeting was no longer the largest
in our history, it was large by our standards
and ranks in the top 4 in terms of attendance.
Given that the meeting was 6 weeks after
9/11, this was remarkable.
Our exhibit hall was oversubscribed. We
could have sold more booths if we had
the space. In addition to exhibits, it
was quite clear that the pharmaceutical
companies had a much larger presence at
the meeting than at any previous meeting.
Overall, we had wonderful sense of cooperation,
great ideas and a pleasantness, warmth
and kindness that is unparalled, in my
experience. Add all this to the warm weather,
beautiful beaches, and the generally excellent
hospitality in Hawaii, as well as the
opportunity for spectacular side trips,
I think that this was one of our best
meetings (if not the best meeting) ever.
We would happily return and, indeed, are
working on just that possibility, at the
present time.
Bennett L. Leventhal,
M.D. Irving B. Harris Professor of Child
and Adolescent Psychiatry Professor of
Psychiatry and Pediatrics Director, Child
and Adolescent Psychiatry Director, Sonia
Shankman Orthogenic School Vice Chairman,
Department of Psychiatry The University
of Chicago
The American Heart Association has selected
the Hawaii Convention Center for the Asia
Pacific Scientific Forum and The 42nd
Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease,
Epidemiology and Prevention in April 2002.
The Hawaii Convention Center provides
the perfect venue to expand the reach
of cardiovascular science to the Pacific
Rim markets.
Judith Collier, American
Heart Association
What makes Hawaii the ideal meeting location
is not the beautiful scenery, or the perfect
weather, but the genuine feeling of love
that is shared between the people of Hawaii
and your attendees. Why would you want
to go anywhere else?
Robert Smith,
CMP Conference and Meeting Manager NAFCU
There's real value here. Plus the learning
environment is superior. ADA annual conventions
booked Hawaii 1989, 1999, 2009 (32,000
attendees)
Jim Sweeney
"In my 17 years of international convention
planning, we have never experienced a
destination who has provided so much advance
planning and professional preparation
as we experienced in Hawaii for our 22,000
attendee 2000 Lions Clubs International
Convention."
Joseph L. Wroblewski,
Past International President Chairman,
International Convention Committee The
International Association of Lions Clubs
"We had our most successful meeting here
in Hawaii. Our attendance numbers went
through the roof."
Pat Norman Director
of Meeting Planning National Medical Association
"Science has no borders. The attraction
of Hawaii is that our meetings are not
only better here, they're bigger."
Roque Calvo, Executive Director The
Electrochemical Society
"We've used hotels all up and down Waikiki
beach. The level of service and professionalism
is very good in all of them. And because
the PacChem convention is attended by
representatives from 30 to 40 Pacific
Rim countries, Hawaii's central location
is ideal from a travel cost standpoint.
Attendance at our Hawaii conventions has
grown from 4,200 in 1984 to the record-breaking
attendance of over 9,000 at our 2000 convention."
Ms Chris Pruitt, Department Head, Meetings
American Chemical Society
Most associations experience an increased
attendance when their meetings are held
in Hawaii, providing the announcement
is made well in advance so that attendees'
can plan. NAA was no exception. We had
a record attendance in a location that
is like no other in the world.
"We return to Honolulu every 5 years with
our annual conference, with a total attendance
in excess of 17,000 for our 2000 conference.
We are looking forward to our meeting
in the year 2005 at the Hawaii convention
center. We are excited about the opportunity
to have all of our educational sessions
and exhibits in one location."
Ms.
Ardyce Myrhe, Consultant International
Foundation of Employee Benefit
"Our 1999 Hawaii convention, attended
by over 30,000, was our most successful
convention in our history, in terms of
member and exhibitor satisfaction"
Jim Sweeney, Chief Executive Officer
American Dental Association Business Enterprises,
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