Presentations Hawaii | O'ahu | Maui | Kaua'i | Additional Muriel Anderson Vice President of Tourism Product Development Hawai‘i Tourism Authority Welcome and Conference Opening, Secrets for Growth Dan McConnell Managing Director DDB Public Relations Destination Trends & The Role of Festivals and Events Ed Struzik 2008 President The Gilroy Garlic Festival Leadership: How the Gilroy Garlic Festival Became Synonymous with Garlic Joe Vera President and CEO BorderFest Small but Mighty: A Town of 8,000 Hosts one of the Nation's Top Festivals Kay Wolf Assistant City Manager, Planner BorderFest & Festival of Lights The Nitty Gritty of Operations Planning for New or Record Breaking Feasts Hawai'i Island Moani Akana Parade Director, Aloha Festivals Hawai'i Island Where Do I Begin? Lorie Farrell Administrator, Big Island Farm Bureau Big Island Farm Fair: Steps to Success Mary Ann Tsuchiyama Assistant Director, University of Hawai‘i at Hilo Convention Center Mission Impossible... or Mission Possible? O'ahu Brion Chang President, Creative FX Pan Pacific Festival Ho'olaulea: Logistical and Operational Elements Vicki Holt Takamine Executive Director PA’I Foundation MAMo: Maoli Arts Month Winston Welch Executive Director Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival Maui Lori Mellenbruch Director of Sales and Marketing, Maui Ocean Center Cast Jessica Rich President & Executive Director, Visitor Aloha Society of Hawai‘i Calabash of Studies Joni Mae Makuakane-Jarrell Volcano National Parks A Calabash of Case Studies Maui Kaua'i Katherine Fisher Executive Director, Hawai‘i Health Guide & Hawai‘i Healing Garden Ethnobotanical & Cultural Festival Festival Operations 101 Mark Santoki 2007 Okinawan Festival A Case Study: 2007 Okinawan Festival Additional Testimonials Ed Korybski Milton Lau Noelani Schilling-Wheller Lorraine Lunow-Luke Tatsuo Watanabe