{"id":27168,"date":"2014-09-02T13:06:42","date_gmt":"2014-09-02T23:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=27168"},"modified":"2020-01-29T15:50:23","modified_gmt":"2020-01-30T01:50:23","slug":"uh-manoa-alum-receives-meetings-industry-top-25-recognition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2014\/09\/02\/uh-manoa-alum-receives-meetings-industry-top-25-recognition\/","title":{"rendered":"UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa alum receives meetings industry top 25 recognition"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>
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Kevin Iwamoto<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For the second consecutive year, Successful Meetings Magazine<\/em><\/a> has named Kevin Iwamoto, vice president of industry strategy for Lanyon<\/a>, as one of the Top 25 Most Influential People in the Meetings Industry.<\/p>\n

A graduate of the University of Â鶹´«Ã½ at Mānoa School of Travel Industry Management<\/a>, Iwamoto is highly regarded as one of the original thought leaders in the development of Strategic Meetings Management (SMM<\/abbr>). He actively supports the Meetings Professionals International Foundation’s<\/a> SMM<\/abbr> next generation initiative and is a leader in bringing SMM<\/abbr> to Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific.<\/p.\n\n\n\n

“I am both honored and humbled to join my industry colleagues as one of Successful Meetings<\/em> Top 25 Most Influential People in the Meetings Industry for 2014,” Iwamoto said. “I congratulate my fellow designees in the Top 25, as they are all well-recognized leaders who have done great work in advancing our industry.”<\/p>\n

As companies around the world look to gain a deeper understanding of their meetings, events, and travel programs—even consolidating these programs and associated spending—Iwamoto uses his expertise to help these companies integrate technology, build more successful programs and gain a clear view of the “total cost of attendee”—all of which are hallmarks of successful SMM<\/abbr> programs.<\/p>\n

—A Lanyon news release<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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