Western Section AUA  -  100th Annual Meeting
Grand Hyatt Kauai
October 27 to Nov. 1, 2024

Social & Sports Events
all event ticket sales subject to availability - onsite please go to Registration Desk

President’s Aloha Welcome Reception

Sunday, October 27

6:30-8:30pm, Grand Garden

Wear your favorite Aloha skirt or shirt and join your fun loving colleagues along with President, Dr. Christopher Kane and his wife Nancy, for a festive Island style welcoming to the meeting at the Hyatt Kauai's spacious Grand Garden. Relaxing Hawaiian music, beautiful surroundings, artisan craft stations, friends, drinks and a delicious array of food stations will ensure you are captured by the Aloha spirit.

Dress is Hawaiian resort casual. Children of registered parents are welcome.  Junior tickets (age 10+) available at Reg Desk for $55 each.

Adults, $95, Juniors, $55.  Badge and ticket required. Bring your yellow drink tickets too!

WESTERN SECTION NIGHT: Hukilau Under the Moon

Thursday, October 31
6:30-9:30pm, Garden Lawn & Grand Ballroom

Note: This event is optional and not included in any of the registration packages

Grab a tropical drink and join your colleagues as we share Aloha spirit and create memories and friendships that last a lifetime.

The Western Section presents its grand finale evening event featuring an exciting evening of camaraderie and entertainment. During this casual reception style dinner, there will be a festive atmosphere featuring a fantastic array of Hawaiian style foods, music, and a traditional Polynesian / Hawaiian entertainment show to bring out the Hukilau spirit in you.

Dress is Hawaiian resort casual. Children of registered parents are welcome.  Junior tickets (age 10+) available at Reg Desk for $75 each.

Adult, $145, Juniors, $75.  Badge and ticket required. Bring your yellow drink tickets too!

What is a Hukilau? A Hukilau [hoo kee lau’] is a method of fishing in ancient villages of Hawaii. Villagers would cast a large net into the sea, herding the fish, then slowly pulled it to shore. The feast that followed was meant to emphasize the spirit of family and community, or ‘ohana. The Western Section AUA Hukilau event is a net cast across the meeting to bring us together in camaraderie as lovers of Polynesian hospitality for our own special celebration.

Gather for Tiki Time Happy Hour Socials after the Sessions

Monday to Thursday in the ExpoLab

Wear your wildest Aloha shirt and plan to join your colleagues each day for a Hawaiian style happy hour and win prizes!

 

The ExpoLab is a lively mixture of education, networking, resources and hospitality.

Badge required for admittance.

 

Aloha from the Spouse Hospitality Committee!

Welcome to the Western Section’s 100th Annual Meeting!
It’s wonderful to be back at the Grand Hyatt in Kauai. We were here last in 2022.

Your Spouse /Guest Registration includes badge, tickets to spouse/guest hospitality at Tidepools (Sun‐Weds), happy hour events, admittance to the exhibits, and a ticket for the Sunday President’s Aloha Welcome Reception. Hospitality Lounge will feature a nice breakfast Sunday to Wednesday in the Tidepools Restaurant where we will have the opportunity to meet for breakfast in the scenic restaurant Tidepools. Come early for best seating and meal selection and allow time for visiting. Food Service: 8:00 AM‐ 9:30 AM & Hospitality Hours: 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM

ANARA SPA ‐ call direct at 808 240 6440. Experienced therapists offer massage, body and facial treatments in private rooms or hale (thatched‐roof huts) each opening to its own tropical garden. With open‐air elegance and new features Anara Spa provides a Hawaiian spa experience like no other. Anara also features fitness and yoga room, a meditation lounge, soaking pools and a fitness room with state‐of‐the‐art cardio and weight machines.

Hukilau Under the Moon - optional event on Thursday evening:
If you do not have tickets, they may be purchased at the Registration Desk, subject to availability. The Hukilau will be in the main ballroom and feature Hawaiian Luau style entertainment and a lots of great food and libations!

Children: Families are welcome at the Western Section. A registered spouse/guest may bring their own children (age 9 and under) at no extra charge to the spouse/guest hospitality for breakfast, the Sunday welcome reception and Thursday Hukilau - you must let us know the number of children for seating purposes, max of 3 per registered spouse/guest. The ability to offer children age 9 and under seating at no charge is subject to to capacity limits and will no longer be available once that point is reached. Children over age 9: Junior tickets (age 10-20) are also available below - subject to sell-out. Children under 16 are not allowed in the exhibit areas or sessions.

More to come as plans develop.....Mahalo!

 

Group Golf
Swing away at Poipu Bay!
Monday, October 28     //  Assigned teetimes from 11:30am  – 1:30pm
Registration closes on September 30, 2024.

Join your fellow Western Section golfers for a "no tournament" day of Leisure golf at the famous Poipu Bay Golf Course  adjacent to the Grand Hyatt. Pairings to be made in advance and per request.

Women of the Western Section

Networking Event

Program & Social, Weds, Oct.30, 5:30pm

Inaugural Women of the Western Section Event, Kauai 2022

 

 

Young Urologists

Program & Reception

YOUNG UROLOGIST PROGRAM – TUESDAY, OCT. 29 @ 5:30 PM

'Triumphs and Failures: Unlocking Various Pathways to Leadership'

Objectives: Physician participation in leadership roles is increasingly important at all levels (C-suite, departmental) and in all settings (academics, private practice) due to the current climate in US medicine. The goal of this session is to showcase that one can be a leader and a proactive young urologist in various ways.

The session will include, but will not be limited to, the following topics:

  • Personal journeys to various leadership positions.
  • Experiences with coaching.
  • Formal leadership training (or lack thereof) prior to assuming leadership roles.
  • How these experiences have prepared individuals for their current positions.
  • Highlighting triumphs,  inevitable challenges, failures, and the ability to overcome obstacles.
  • The role of coaching or other training in elevating those they lead and how they have incorporated these elements into their leadership.

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