AUSTIN,
TEXAS (August 18, 2010) – To assure top-notch education
sessions, exciting exhibits
and useful networking opportunities, the planning for HITEC 2011 has
already
begun. Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®)
recently
announced the 2011
Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC®)
Advisory
Council, with returning council co-chairs Cindy Estis Green, CEO of The
Estis
Group and Allison Morris, CHTP, senior IT manager for Harrah's
Entertainment,
Inc. HITEC 2011 is slated for June 20– 23 at the Austin Convention
Center in
Austin, Texas.
"Updating
the HITEC 2010 education program by basing the education off of the top
trends
identified by the council and adding super sessions into the mix were
well
received changes. We look forward to adding new insight and continuing
to
provide a meaningful educational program," said Morris.
"With
the industry on the upswing and a surge in attendance for 2010, the
HITEC
Advisory Council is well positioned to build upon the success of last
year's
program," said Estis Green. "We are eager to publish the annual white
paper around the 2011 Top Technology Trends for the industry and
building the
HITEC educational program from these 'hot' growth areas."
The HITEC
2011 Advisory Council includes:
- Cindy Estis Green, CEO, The
Estis Group, Council Co-chair
- Allison Morris, CHTP, Senior IT
Manager, Harrah's Entertainment, Inc., Council Co-chair
- Scott Anderson, Group President
Hospitality & Real Estate, Kohler Co
- Kenneth Barnes, Vice President
of IT, White Lodging Services
- Robert Bennett, Program
Director, Wyndham Hotel Group
- Carson Booth, CHTP, VP of IT,
Europe, Africa, Middle East, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide,
Inc.
- Daniel Connolly, Ph.D.,
Associate Dean, University of Denver
- John Edwards, Director of IT,
North America, Millennium Hotels & Resorts
- Mark Haley, CHTP, Partner, The
Prism Partnership LLC
- Ted Horner, Managing Director, E
Horner & Associates Pty Ltd
- Pean Lim, CHTP, Principal, Twin
Trees, LLC
- Valyn Perini, Executive
Director, OpenTravel Alliance
- Richard Rabinoff, CHTP, Director
Hospitality Technology, Xanterra Parks & Resorts
- Douglas Rice, Executive Vice
President and Chief Executive Officer, Hotel Technology Next Generation
(HTNG)
- Terry Price, CHAE, CHTP, CPA,
Chief Information Officer, The Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa
- Richard Siegel, President &
Publisher, Hospitality Upgrade
- Kris Singleton, Chief
Information Officer, Kimpton Hotel & Restaurant Group, LLC
- Thomas Smith, CHAE, Chief
Financial Officer, Westmoor Country Club
- Lyle Worthington, CHTP, Chief
Information Officer, Horseshoe Bay Resort
- Frank Wolfe, CAE, Chief
Executive Officer of HFTP
HITEC, a
service of HFTP, is the world's largest hospitality technology
exposition and
conference. It offers a one-stop shop for essential education, access
to
experts and hospitality technology vendors, networking with top leaders
in the
industry and the resources to find cost-effective ways to improve
company
bottom lines.
For more
information about HITEC, contact the HFTP Meetings & Special Events
Department at [email protected] ,
(800) 646-4387 or +1 (512) 249-5333.
HFTP, Austin, Texas, USA and Maastricht, The Netherlands, founded in
1952,
is the global professional association for financial and technology
personnel
working in hotels, clubs and other hospitality-related businesses. HFTP
provides first class educational opportunities, research, and
publications to
members around the globe including, the premiere hospitality technology
conference HITEC--founded in 1972. HFTP also awards the only
hospitality
specific certifications for accounting and technology --the Certified
Hospitality Accountant Executive (CHAE) and the Certified Hospitality
Technology Professional (CHTP) designations. HFTP was founded in the USA
as the
National Association of Hotel Accountants.
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