RISK newsletter:
1995 SRA Meeting at Sheraton Waikiki
Source: The Society for Risk
Analysis' RISK newsletter,
Second Quarter 1995
(Editor's Note: The Society's Japan Section
is planning five sessions for the 1995 SRA Annual Meeting.)
The Sheraton Waikiki Hotel in Hawaii, the site of the 1995 Society for Risk
Analysis Annual Meeting on December 3-6, is in a central
location within walking distance of nearly 500 restaurants and
shops. For Sue Burk of the SRA Secretariat, that was a deciding
factor in its selection.
"The Sheraton Waikiki is in the thick of things,"
she said. "When you walk out the door, every type and price
range of restaurant is available, including affordable fast food,
as well as shops and a small beach." Also in making the
choice, Burk kept affordability in mind for annual meeting
participants on a tight budget.
The hotel is located on Oahu, one of Hawaii's eight main
islands, which features well-known landmarks such as the state's
capital city Honolulu, the beaches of Waikiki and the North
Shore, the extinct volcano Diamond Head, and Pearl Harbor. Other
attractions are historic Chinatown; Foster Botanical Garden,
founded in 1853; Iolani Palace, the home of Hawaiian royalty;
Hawaii Maritime Center, displaying Hawaii's nautical history;
Waikiki Aquarium, with 300 species of regional marine life; and
the 43-acre Honolulu Zoo.
Oahu's schedule of events in early December includes the Lite
Ice Triple Crown of Surfing's 13th Annual Pipe Masters, which is
part of the Association of Surfing Professionals World Tour, at
the North Shore's Ehukai Beach Park (December 1-9); the Pacific
Handcrafters Guild Christmas Fair exhibit at Thomas Square
(December 2-3); Bishop Square's annual Christmas lighting in
Honolulu's Tamarind Park (5:30 p.m. on December 7); and the
Honolulu Marathon, one of the largest marathons in the world with
over 30,000 competitors (December 10).
To request other information on Oahu, contact the
Waikiki/Oahu Visitors Association, Suite 477, Pauahi Tower, 1001
Bishop Street, Honolulu, HI 96813, telephone (808) 524-0722. For
information on Hawaii, contact the Hawaii Visitors Bureau,
Waikiki Business Plaza, 2270 Kalakaua Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96815,
telephone (808) 923-1811, or their other offices in New York,
(212) 947-0717, and Tokyo, (81) 03-3201-0430. For information on
the headquarters hotel on the World Wide Web, go to http://www.aloha.com/~june/sheraton.
For Hawaii sightseeing, go to http://www.visit.hawaii.org.
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