AUSTIN, TX; August 6, 2002 –Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®) recently announced the 2003 Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC®) Advisory Council.
The 2003 HITEC Advisory Council Chairman is Tina Marie Samson, CHAE. Samson is the CFO for Loews Hotels at Universal Orlando.
This group of hospitality technology leaders are professionals who are at the forefront of the industry, said Samson. This highly qualified group ensures that the HITEC education program is complete with topics pertinent to the applications that hospitality technology professionals currently use everyday. HITEC attendees leave the conference with relevant information that is important to them and to their companies.
HITEC 2003 will be held in New Orleans at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on June 24 – 26. For more information on HITEC 2003, go to www.hitec.org or contact the HITEC Department at (512) 249-5333 or (800) 646-4387.
Members of the 2003 HITEC Advisory Council include:
Chair Tina Marie Samson, CHAE; Chief Financial Officer; Loews Hotels at Universal Orlando
Frank A. Agnello, Jr., CMA, CHAE; Controller; The Wyndgate
Daniel Barth, MBA; Chief Information Officer; Oklahoma Publishing Company (Broadmoor Resort)
Steven C. Bearden, CHTP; Vice President Systems Development; Fidelity Investments
Carol Campbell Beggs, CHTP; Vice President, Technology; Sonesta Int'l Hotels Corp.
Richard M. Brooks, CHA; TWE Group
Brenda Burke, CHTP; Director of Hotel Technology; Hilton Hotel Corp.
John J. Cahill, CHTP, CHA; Chief Information Officer; Manhattan East Suite Hotels
Larry Chervenak, CHAE; President; Chervenak, Keane & Company
Daniel J. Connolly, Ph.D.; Assistant Professor, ITEC; University of Denver
Cindy Estis-Green, consultant and chairman, HSMAI Foundation
Andrew J. Frew, Ph.D.; Professor of IT and Tourism; Queen Margaret University College
Brian P. Garavuso, CHTP; Chief Technology Officer; Interstate Hotels and Resorts
Kenneth Gay; Director IS and Technologies; Premier Resorts
Mark G. Haley, CHTP; Partner; The Prism Partnership, LLC
Mark F. Hedley, CHTP; Sr. Vice President/CTO; Wyndham International
Ted Horner; Managing Director; E Horner & Associates Pty Ltd
Jon Inge, CHTP; President; Jon Inge & Associates
Elizabeth Ivey; Technology Strategist; HVS International
Richard J. Jackson; Vice President, Information Technology; American Hotel & Lodging Association
Thomas H. Murphy; Chief Information Officer; Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
William Oates; SVP/Chief Information Officer; Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
Jules A. Sieburgh, CHTP, CHA; SVP and CTO; Host Marriott Corp.
Richard M. Siegel; President and Publisher; Hospitality Upgrade
William A. Sullivan, CHTP; General Manager; Dupont Hospitality
Christopher P. Yellen, CHA; Vice President, Property Systems Services; Choice Hotels International
Wendy K. Zurstadt, CPA, CHAE, CHTP; Controller; Hartford Golf Club
HITEC®, produced by Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®), is the most comprehensive meeting of its kind in the hospitality industry. It addresses the use of technology in the industry and brings together buyers and sellers of technology under one roof.
Based in Austin, Texas, HFTP is the professional association for financial and technology personnel working in hotels, resorts, clubs, casinos, restaurants, and other hospitality-related businesses. The association provides continuing education and networking opportunities to more than 4,300 members around the world. HFTP also administers the examination and awards the certification for the Certified Hospitality Accountant Executive (CHAE) and the Certified Hospitality Technology Professional (CHTP) designations. HFTP was founded in 1952 as the National Association of Hospitality Accountants.
HFTP® and HITEC® are registered service marks of the Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals.
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