4th Annual
Anastasia K. Mann Leadership & TTMA
Landmark Awards Luncheon Slate
Revealed
ANAHEIM -
September 19, 2005 - The Travel and
Tourism Marketing Association will hold
its 4th Annual Anastasia K. Mann
Leadership & TTMA Landmark Awards
Luncheon on Tuesday, October 11, 2005 from
11:30 am to 2:00 pm, at Disney's Grand
Californian Hotel, Anaheim,
California.
"This
annual event recognizes and honors the
very best in Southern California's travel
tourism industry," said Ms. Joanie
McClellan, Executive Director.
She added that, "the October
11th event will honor Mr. Charles Ahlers,
President of the Anaheim/Orange County
Visitor and Convention Bureau for his
decades-long contribution to the growth
and development of travel and tourism in
Southern California."
Mr. Ahlers
was named President of the Anaheim/Orange
County Visitor & Convention Bureau in
1992. As President he oversees the
Bureau's convention and tourism marketing
efforts and serves as its chief executive
officer. Mr. Ahlers' history with
Anaheim dates back to the 1970's when he
held the position of Convention Sales
Manager at the Bureau for seven years.
Prior to his move back to
Orange County, Ahlers served as Executive
Director of the Portland Oregon Visitors
Association from 1987 to 1992, Convention
Director for the San Francisco Convention
& Visitors Bureau for 6 1/2 years, and
Director of Sales for the Phoenix &
Valley of the Sun Convention &
Visitors Bureau.
During his
35-year career, Mr. Ahlers' service in the
Visitor Industry includes a term as
Chairman of the Board of the International
Association of Convention & Visitors
Bureaus (IACVB) during 2000-2001 and a
five-year membership on the IACVB
Executive Committee. In January
2003, Ahlers assumed a three-year term as
a Trustee on the Board of the Professional
Convention Management Association (PCMA)
Education Foundation. In
recognition of his many contributions to
the organization, Ahlers was presented the
PCMA 2004 Chairman's Award at the PCMA
Annual Convention in January
2005.
Mr. Ahlers
also has served as a Director on the Board
of PCMA, the Board of the International
Association of Exhibition Management
(IAEM), the Foundation Board of the
American Society of Association Executives
(ASAE) and the Board of Directors of the
California Travel Industry Association.
Previous awardees include Huell Howser,
host of PBS's California Gold, and tourism
luminaries, Ed & Lynn
Hogan.
TTMA will
also be honoring The Disneyland
Resort® with its Landmark Award, which
publicity acknowledges tourism landmarks
representing vital and dynamic examples of
historically and culturally significant
places which play an important role in
Southern California tourism. Last year's
award recipient was The Hollywood Museum,
sited in the historic Max Factor Building
in Hollywood.
Founded in
1971, TTMA is devoted to providing a forum
for the exchange of ideas and information
among professionals from diverse tourism
industry sectors in Southern California.
TTMA seeks to continually improve
the services offered by the tourism
industry through a variety of educational
and networking activities. For additional
information and ticketing and event
sponsorship, please contact Joanie
McClellan, Executive Director, TTMA,
toll-fee: (800) 511-4001, Phone/Fax: (805)
241-0928.
Ruffolo
Communications
Tel:
+1-714-532-2054
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