Posted on: Monday, October 1, 2001
Coming Events
Advertiser Staff
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• Roger Boisjoly, the engineer whose warnings about the space shuttle Challenger's O-rings went unheeded, will discuss "Engineering Ethics and Responsibilities" when he gives the keynote address at the ASFE fall meeting Oct. 17 to 21 at the Orchid at Mauna Lani resort on the Big Island. ASFE is the trade association serving professional, environmental and civil engineering firms. Information: (301) 565-2733. • The Hawai'i Visitors & Convention Bureau has announced that Hawai'i has been chosen as host state for the 2002 SOCIETY OF AMERICAN TRAVEL WRITERS convention scheduled for Oct. 27 to Nov. 1, 2002, at the Hilton Hawaiian Village.
• The University of Hawai'i School of Travel Industry Management will honor former Kahala Hilton general manager and Hawai'i Hotel Association president ROBERT H. BURNS at its annual fund-raiser and silent auction, "Celebrate a Legacy in Tourism," planned for Nov. 14, from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m., at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel's Monarch Room. Burns, chairman of Robert H. Burns Holdings Ltd. and founder of the Hong Kong-based Regent International Hotels, is also a former vice chairman of the Hawai'i Visitors Bureau. Information: 956-8946.
TODAY
• The Pacific Telecommunications Council and the University of Hawai'i School of Travel Industry Management will present an international conference and exhibition at the Ala Moana Hotel today and tomorrow, showcasing software developments that are revolutionizing the way the travel industry is doing business on the World Wide Web. The event, "Hospitality Travels Toward New Technology," will feature two local companies: Get2Hawai'i Inc., an affiliate of Panda Group and one of the nation's largest travel wholesalers specializing in the Hawai'i market; and Viata Online Inc., a Hawai'i-based application service provider for the travel industry. Keynote speakers will be Sam Galeotos, president and chief executive officer of Cheap Tickets Inc., and Alex Kong, chairman and chief executive officer of Asiatravelmart.com. Fees. Information: 941-3789.
TUESDAY
• A 11-week training course for prospective entrepreneurs — SMARTSTART BUSINESS READINESS COURSE, sponsored by the Samoan Service Providers Association — will be held 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays beginning this week at the SSPA Service Center, 1208 N. King St. Also available will be a free, optional, basic computer class. Fee. Information: 842-0218.
• "All-Weather Investing for 55+," a special seminar for people 55 and older, sponsored by Edward Jones investments, will be held 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday and repeated on Saturday at the firm's Makiki branch in Suite 603A of the Medical Arts Building, 1010 S. King St.. Limited seating; call 591-8757.
