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Bucking Trends, National Guard Association Will Meet in Honolulu

Associations Now

In the age of the sequester and heightened scrutiny of government spending on meetings, the National Guard Association sees solid reasons to keep its annual conference in Hawaii. Many state political figures and military leaders will provide educational content at the conference. Why would we change? Mazie Hirono, Rep.

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A convention odyssey

Association Advocacy Chick

From July 31 – August 7, I traveled thousands of miles to attend 2 conferences in 2 cities on 6 planes in one week. APA’s meeting was in Honolulu (insert JayZ’s Hard Knocked Life here) and ASAE was in Atlanta. The Honolulu Convention Center is centrally located and there’s at least 10 hotels within a four-block radius.

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Hawaii’s Optics Problem: A Travel Hotspot Struggles With Meetings Business

Associations Now

With state and federal conference spending facing public scrutiny, the Aloha State has struggled to sell itself as a cost-effective option for meetings. “It And last week, one conference took a step back. The problem: Hawaii, with its beautiful weather and beaches, has had challenges in securing conference business in recent years.

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Las Vegas, Other Resort Cities Bear Brunt of Federal Travel Cuts

Associations Now

Following several high-profile conference scandals, federal agencies have shied away from hosting meetings in resort destinations like Las Vegas, according to a USA Today analysis. Major decreases were also seen in Honolulu (down 88 percent) and Orlando (down 100 percent). Agencies spent $57.5 That’s down from a high of roughly $2.5

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Air Transporters Urge Better Tracking in Wake of Missing Flight 370

Associations Now

In a recent expedition from San Diego to Honolulu conducted by the Sea Education Association, 38 scientists, sailors, and students hand-counted nearly 70,000 pieces of plastic and other debris gathered from 118 net tows along the way.

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Where’s ASAE?

Association Okie

I have attend ASAE Annual Meetings in Philadelphia, Nashville, Chicago, Denver, San Diego, LA, Honolulu, and the Technology Conference in Baltimore. In our dream world, where would we want to go, and have the city roll out the red carpet? So with that in mind.