2009 Annual Festivals & Events Seminar
"Re-Invention for Changing Market Needs"

• May 15, 2009 at the Hawai'i Convention Center on O'ahu

Speakers and Presentations

• Muriel Anderson, VP of Tourism Product Development, Hawai‘i Tourism Authority
  Welcome, Update, and Hawai‘i Tourism Authority Closing
• Mitch Dorger, Chief Executive Officer, Tournament of Roses;
  Managing Change and Staying Ahead of Your Market
• Sylvia Allen, President, Allen Consulting;
  Is There Silver Lining in the Sponsorship Cloud?  Smart Sponsorship Ideas for Survival in Today’s Economy
• Tatsuo Watanabe, General Manager – Customer Service Division, JTB Hawai‘i, Inc.;
  Through the Eyes of a Tour Operator in Hawai‘i
  
• Mario Mercado, Arts Editor, Travel + Leisure;
  Cultural Tourism from the North American Market Perspective
• Patty Tracy, former National Director of Marketing, Merrill Lynch;
  Make Time Through Time Management
• Patrick Spargur, Director, Firefly Interactive;
  Internet and Social Networking as Event Marketing Tools
• Toby Tamaye, President, AT Marketing;
  How to Use Facebook as an Event Marketing Tool
• Dan Zelikman, Senior Interactive Media Planner, StarrTech Interactive;
  Marketing Your Twevent with Twitter

• Michael Saiz, Development Director, Hawai‘i Health Guide;
  Festival Operations:  Who, What, Where, When, How, and Why?
• Esther Izuo, Tour Manager, Hawai‘i Arts Ensemble;
  Getting Your Acts Together:  Working with Performers
• David Johnston, Activities Coordinator, Start Walking Answers for Yourself (SWAY);
  Operations – New and Tried and True Logistics
• Dymian Racoma, Program Administrator, Mayors Office of Culture and the Arts;
  Art on the Block:  City’s Commission on Culture and the Arts, 40th Anniversary – Operational Do’s and Don’ts
  

• Clare Mawae, Chairman, Youth in Motion;
  Sponsorship:  Selling the Pitch
• Loryane Lipps, Programs Director and Development, Earth Foundation;
  Leveraging Social Capital
• Dorothy Buck, Program Director, Start Walking Answers for Yourself (SWAY);
  Sponsorship:  How to Do It in Today’s Changing Economy
• Gary Fujihara, Executive Director, AstroDay Institute;
  Sponsorship Strategies
  

• Brent Imonen, President, Pacific Rim Sports;
  Sponsorship Opportunities
• Dodi Rose, Event Coordinator, Health Guide;
  Go Healthy, Green, and Local
• Claudia Kalaola, Director of Operations, Hana Retreat;
  Food and Beverage Options:  Go From Basics to Buzz
• Lucy Lau, Marketing Coordinator, Hale Koa Hotel;
  Using Food and Beverage to Accent Events