Honolulu finalist for 2011 APEC meeting - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):

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Mike McCartney, president and CEO of the , said Thursday that Honoluliu is competing with San Francisco and Los McCartney said Honolulu has several advantages over the West Coast inits bid, includinhg Waikiki hotels close to the Hawaii Convention U.S. Pacific Command headquarters in Honolulu, and the state’s multi-ethnixc mix. Hawaii’s location, its indigenousd culture, secure military facilities, and strong ties to President Obama, who was born and raised in the have previously been citesd as aidingthe state’s bid. The APEC meeting rotatesx among members, and 2011 is the turn for the United States.
The group’s 21 nation membere represent 40 percent ofthe world’sx population and more than 50 percent of world grossd domestic product. Joe Davis, SMG Hawaii’s manager of the Convention told PBN that APEC would issue a final decisionh about the 2011 meeting sometime this If successful, the Honolulu meeting would be held Nov. 12-20, 2011. The 2009 APEC meetingb will bein Singapore, and the 2010 meeting will be in