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Dr. Andy Nazarechuk
President APacCHRIE |
Greetings, and thank you for visiting our APacCHRIE Federation page!
| This has been an exciting year of growth for our association, as demonstrated by the strong attendance at our recent June 2011 conference held in Hong Kong. The event, hosted by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University’s School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM), drew over 500 attendees from around the world, with over 300 research papers presented. This year’s conference was the most successful event in our association's history, due largely in part to the efforts of Professor Kaye Chon (founder of APacCHRIE), and the faculty and students of SHTM.
Joining APacCHRIE provides a platform that allows our members to network with hospitality educators and researchers from our region and from around the world. The relationships that are developed each year help to strengthen the hospitality and tourism industry by enhancing the information available to our industry partners. Additionally, the opportunity to share ideas and discuss the best practices in educational models helps to improve our industry’s educational institutions, which will benefit the future leaders of our industry.
As a long-time member of ICHRIE and APacCHRIE, I highly recommend that you become familiar with our association and learn more about the benefits of membership. Join us as we work together towards a common goal that not only benefits our schools, students, and stakeholders, but also allows for individual professional and personal development.
Our next APacCHRIE conference will be held in Manila, Philippines on June 5 - 8, 2012. The event will be hosted by The University of Santo Tomas, a 400-year-old educational institution, and will be held at Diamond Hotel. We look forward to seeing you there!
APacCHRIE 2012 Conference Manila
Dr. Andy Nazarechuk
President, APacCHRIE
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