The conference was held at the Holiday Inn in Addison, Texas, on May 16-18, 2005. Guest speakers included representatives from American Tescor; Safety First; A.J. Gallagher; HIRS; Hospitality Safeguards, Inc.; and The Hotel Sales Coach. 

Awards were presented to HMC�s outstanding properties for 2004 at a gala banquet and awards ceremony on the last night of the conference: 

• The award for HMC�s Full-Service Property of the Year was won by the Radisson DFW South in Irving, Texas, and was accepted by Bob Holsten, the hotel�s General Manager.  The Radisson DFW South was also a recipient of the Radisson President�s Award for 2004, and received a Radisson award for best renovation in 2004. 
• The Focused-Service Property of the Year award was presented to the Holiday Inn in Venice, Florida, and accepted by Sue Carron, the General Manager.
• Other awards for 2004 were presented to the Radisson Penn Harris, Camp Hill/Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, which was a Radisson President�s Award winner for the 3rd consecutive year; and to the Hilton Garden Inn in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

(l to r) Bob Holsten, GM � Radisson DFW South, Irving, TX, Sue Carron, GM � Holiday Inn, 
Venice, FL, Terri Thompson, GM � Hilton Garden Inn, Tulsa, OK, Tom Dickert, GM � 
Radisson Penn Harris, Camp Hill/Harrisburg, PA

Janice Branham
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