Team Marriott ascended upon the offices of ASAE and The Center for Association Leadership. ASAE and The Center for Association Leadership held their 2003 annual meeting in Hawaii and the team expressed their wishes to have them come back in 2013. Their annual meeting represents thousands of room nights to Hawaii.
The meeting was attended by Marriott's Vice President, North Asia, Hawaii and South Pacific Ed Hubennette, Wailea Beach Marriott Resort & Spa General Manager Bill Countryman, JW Marriott Ihilani Resort & Spa General Manager Dan Banchiu, Kaua'i Marriott Resort & Beach Club General Manager Elliot Mills & Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa Director of Marketing John Limper. Mayor of Honolulu Mufi Hannemann, Neal Mullanaphy of the Hawaii Convention Center and Richard Green, Marriott Corporation also were in attendance and communicated the benefits of holding meetings in Hawaii and at the Convention Center.
ASAE and The Center for Association Leadership Executive Director John Graham, and Vice President, Meetings & Expositions Amy Ledoux, were in attendance and greeted our Spirit of Aloha bus along with more than 50 associates of ASAE and The Center for Association Leadership
After a few pictures and a tour of the bus, we proceeded inside the ASAE and The Center for Association Leadership building where the Polynesian Cultural Center team once again displayed their magical talents in performing a few numbers for everyone.
None of this could have been possible without the assistance of Charlene Nakamura, director of national accounts, Marriott Resorts Hawaii, Richard Green and our very good friend Pam Troop, director of meeting operations and special events, ASAE and The Center for Association Leadership. Thanks again Charlene, Richard & Pam!
-- Marriott's Spirit of Aloha Tour team
Leadership takes an incredible amount of energy. To effectively lead, leaders need to relax. That's probably why the offices of the ASAE and the Association for Leadership held their 2003 annual meeting in Hawaii, and plan to hold their 2013 on the tropical islands as well. Why not hold a leadership conference at a Maui luxury hotel? They work hard. They should play hard. Luxury hotels in Hawaii sure beat that Best Western in Indiana. Team Marriott recently met with ASAE and the association to begin planning the business/vacation destination. They enjoyed enjoyed a musical presentation by the Polynesian Cultural Team and danced the hula.
