總會長: 許清松 Stephen Hsu 本會創會迄今已近三年，首先本人感謝各州分會以及理事會員們的愛護及支持，使得本會得以不斷地擴大成長，同時也非常感謝廠商的贊助，使得本期年刊得己順利發行。北美洲台灣旅館公會聯合總會謹訂於六月十五日在洛杉磯波那朋丘(Westin Bonaventure Hotel) 大酒店召開第三屆年會，在此敬邀各界貴賓蒞臨參加指導。 回顧總會的發展，三年前由於創會會長邱垂煌的帶動號召，以及各州旅館公會的大力支持下「北美洲台灣旅館公會聯合總會」終於在2005年6月11於加州洛杉磯隆重成立。歷經三年的努力，總會已奠定了基礎。目前北加州旅館公會正在籌組中，其他各州的旅館公會也正在推動中。旅館同業每天都面臨著不同的挑戰，本會的願望希望不斷地結合各地的旅館業者，壯大旅館公會聯合總會的力量，期望早日打入美國主流社會，為我旅館同業爭取最大的商機，以及維護業者最大的權益。 總會除了發行刊物作為溝通橋樑外，今年年初我們也建構了屬於自己的網站，現今處在這個資訊爆炸的時代，透過網際網路的豐富資源，舉凡最新的旅館資訊，會員動態及會務活動報導，以及供應廠商的優惠條件，都能隨手取得一覽無遺，並藉著大家充分的利用及踴躍的提供資訊，豐富了我們的寶貴資產。 年青一代的旅館同業由南加州旅館公會前會長范約瑟的發起，現任會長汪俊宇的推動，以及全體會員理事的大力支持，已漸漸成長，為了培育青年部同業能夠開拓視野，增廣見聞，促進國內外同業交流,於是決定組成回台參訪團。在此感謝僑委會以及第三處處長李叔玲的特別贊助，本會青年部同業回台參訪團，將於2008年4月26日成行，預祝參訪團圓滿完成參訪交流任務。 總會不斷地在成長，感謝大家的鼓勵及支持，希望北美洲台灣旅館公會聯合總會不僅能立足於整個北美洲，有朝一日也能發展到全世界。 Since the birth of Taiwan Hotel/Motel Association of North America three years ago, the Association has been receiving tremendous amount of support from local chapters and board members throughout the years. The successful publication of this magazine owes its thanks to the assistance from the members, Board of Directors, and sponsoring vendors, and my sincere appreciation extends to everyone involved in the process. I would also like to formally invite everyone to attend our Third Annual Conference on Sunday, June 15, 2008 at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles. Under the leadership of our first president Chris Chiu and the support of all the local chapters, the Association was inaugurated on June 11, 2005 in Los Angeles. After three years of cultivation, the Association has established a foundation for membership services and growth. Currently, the Northern California chapter is in the formation planning stage, with additional chapters to be formed in other States. The Association’s goal is to create alliances amongst the Taiwanese hoteliers throughout North America and to strengthen our abilities to compete in the mainstream hospitality industry. In addition to the annual publications, we have created the Association’s website to further enable the communication channels among the members. Through the worldwide resources of the internet, the Association is dedicated to offering the most current hospitality news, Association events, special offers by vendors, and other resources traditionally not available to the members. The Association is also allied with the Southern California chapter in the creation of the Young Adult Group. The Group was founded by its former president Joseph Fan and continued by the current president Gerald Wang. With the support of the Southern California chapter’s Board of Directors, the Young Adult Group has progressed into an active organizational structure that maintains regular meetings in the exchange of industry news and information. In support of the Young Adult Group, the Director of the Third Division of the Oversea Compatriot Affairs Commission, R.O.C. (Taiwan), Ms. Hsu-Ling Lee, is sponsoring the Group’s attendance in The Young Generation Hospitality Conference in Taiwan. The Group’s delegates will depart on April 26, 2008 and we wish them a very safe and fruitful trip. My gratitude extends to everyone in making our family bigger and stronger and in the continual growth of the Association. I look forward to seeing the Association’s extended presence throughout the North America, and eventually the international arena of the hospitality industry.