NYU's Preston Robert Tisch Center Faculty Join AAHOA
Annual Leadership Conference
ATLANTA, GA, October 31, 2006. The Asian American Hotel Owners Association will host its annual leadership conference on November 10-11, 2006, at the Sofitel Hotel in Miami, Florida. This conference is free to all members and comprises one of many professional development opportunities that AAHOA offers its members throughout the year.
Faculty from the prestigious NYU Preston Robert Tisch Center will conduct seminars, while leading franchise expert Robert Zarco will be on hand to deliver the luncheon address. Associate Dean and HVS International Professor Dr. Lalia Rach, from the Tisch Center will open the conference with a discussion on "Leadership for the Future." Then leadership application seminars begin with topics such as "The Power of the Brand," "Technology: Panning for Profit and Productivity," People Before Policies: Making the Right Changes," and "From Globalization to Localization: Making Emerging Markets Work for You." These seminars will run throughout the day so that each member may attend and receive credit for attending all four.
"AAHOA's leadership conference will be especially rewarding this year as we have recruited experts from one of the most respected programs in the field of hospitality education to address our members. We are extremely fortunate to have these experts presenting such a wide range of topics sure to benefit our members," said Mukesh Mowji, AAHOA 2006 chairman. "In addition to the valuable information members will receive during the seminars, they will leave with certificates of participation as testimony to their ongoing attempts to develop their leadership skills and enhance the growth of their businesses."
AAHOA President Fred Schwartz explains, "The success of the leadership conference is of critical importance to AAHOA's education initiatives for our members. For each year, we strive to improve upon the educational options for our members, and we believe this conference provides the right combination of expertise, variety, and relevance to all our members.
Registration is free to all AAHOA members but limited to 350 participants. Call now to register at (404) 816-5759 and visit our Web site at www. aahoa.com for more information about the seminar leaders and all of AAHOA's educational programs.
About the Asian American Hotel Owners Association
Representing over 8,300 members, AAHOA is one of the leading forces in the hospitality industry and one of the most powerful Asian American advocacy groups. Together the members own more than 20,000 hotels, which have over one million rooms, representing over 50 percent of the economy lodging properties and nearly 37 percent of all hotel properties in the United States.
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