Bruce Himelstein, CHME, senior vice president sales and marketing, The Ritz Carlton Hotel Company, Chairman HSMAI Global Board, presents the e-Marketer of the Year award to Charlotte St. Martin, vice president Loews Hotels; with Bruce Mainzer, senior vice president marketing for TravelCLICK looking on.

Bruce Himelstein, CHME, senior vice president sales and marketing, The Ritz Carlton Hotel Company, Chairman HSMAI Global Board presents the Best of Show award for electronic marketing to Brian Richardson, Fairmont Hotels and Jens Thraenhart, director of Internet Strategy for Fairmont Hotels along with Sal Dickinson, CHME, Dickinson Associates and Chairman of HSMAI Americas Board.

Bruce Himelstein, CHME, senior vice president sales and marketing, The Ritz Carlton Hotel Company, Chairman HSMAI Global Board, presents the Albert E. Koehl Lifetime Achievement Award to Peter Warren, CHME, president, Warren Kremer Paino Advertising, along with Robert A. Gilbert, CHME, CHA, president and CEO, HSMAI.

HSMAI Board Chairs meet with Mike Leven, perennial chairman of the board in hospitality sales and marketing. (left to right) Bruce Himelstein, CHME, senior vice president sales and marketing, The Ritz Carlton Hotel Company, Chairman HSMAI Global Board; Michael A Leven, president and CEO of U.S. Franchise Systems; Sal Dickinson, CHME, Dickinson Associates and Chairman of HSMAI Americas Board.

Bunny Grossinger winning the Winthrop W. Grice award at the podium.