Hawaii and Sustainability
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For us, it means a natural treasure (culture, history, environment, people, uniqueness and fragility…etc) ! That is why Hawai`i strongly believes in Sustainability as a way to share and preserve this treasure! As a matter of fact, the State of Hawai`i aims at being fully Sustainable by 2050 through its 2050 Sustainable plan.
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UH Hilo exec makes conference center a true marketing partner
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Date: Sunday, April 12, 2009, 6:00pm HST
Judith Fox-Goldstein likes to joke that her job can be viewed as “creative chaos.”
She is the creator and director of the University of Hawaii at Hilo Conference Center.
The center opened in 1990 as a university project but is self-supporting, operating on grants and event fees and contracts.
It acts as an events-planning organization, putting on academic and business meetings throughout the state and coordinating special events inside and outside of the UH Hilo community. It also plans festivals and workshops, and handles UH Hilo’s commencement exercises each semester.
“We look at our unit as an extension of the university’s marketing department, as a way to help showcase UH Hilo,” Fox-Goldstein said.
She and a staff of seven, whom she refers to as “eventologists,” help plan everything from site location to accommodations for attendees to food and beverage and technical support for events and workshops. The center also interns UH Hilo students.“Judith has reinvented all the traditional concepts of what a nonprofit, government or university program can do to be competitive and to survive, especially during difficult economic times,” a colleague said. “She leads by example and has an exhausting — and inspiring — work ethic that sets the standard for everyone who works with her.”
The conference center also runs the Hawaiian EDventure Travel Program, which coordinates learning tours for out-of-state visitors.
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