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Wednesday, June 24
Features
 HITEC Kicked Off Monday with Opening SessionScot Campbell, HITEC 2009 Advisory Council chair and SVP and CIO of MGM Mirage Inc., welcomed everyone to HITEC during the Opening Session on Monday afternoon. First, Kjell Olsson, CHTP, was awarded the CHTP of the Year award for the highest score on the exam the past year. More...
 Tom Giannopoulos and Cindy Estis Green Honored at HITEC 2009At the HITEC 2009 General Session, Cindy Estis Green and Tom Giannopoulos were honored as this year’s inductees to the HFTP International Hospitality Technology Hall of Fame. The honor recognizes innovation in the hospitality technology industry.
Jules Sieburgh, CHTP, HFTP Global President and Hall of Fame inductee, introduced the award, and recognized the numerous inductees in the audience. Attending was Carol Lund, one of three inaugural inductees to the Hall of Fame in 1989. Lund was the first to install a PMS system in the industry. More...
 Get Details on HITEC Using the Microsoft SurfaceFind pertinent HITEC information - including convention center maps and the HITEC schedule - while using the Microsoft Surface. The lounge area is located next to the Cybernet Center in the Registration area. Microsoft representatives are on hand to answer any questions you have. More...
 Tuesday’s General Session Discusses Managing IT Projects with Lowered BudgetsTuesday’s general session featured a panel of experienced technology professionals representing large to small properties. Scott Anderson, the panel’s moderator, asked the panel a number of questions regarding their current projects, what they are doing to budget their IT projects and what technology they are most enthused about. More...
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What’s Happening Today
 Education Session Update: The Revolution of VODDiscover what business models are available today and which make sense. Explore the technology features guests want in a video system and what are the new additional Guest Entertainment options available. Discuss what role can the internet play in providing content and can we afford the bandwidth? Find out if a hotel has to provide connectivity for guest’s devices and content. Learn how important HD is to the success of a Guest Entertainment system. What does all this technology cost and can a hotel make money with a Guest Entertainment System? More...
 Explore the Exhibit Hall Today Through ThursdayThe exhibit hall is open Wednesday from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. and Thursday from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Besides the hundreds of vendors at the HITEC 2009 exhibit hall, attendees can find several special features: Club Technology Pavilion, HTSIC Pavilion and Passport to Technology.
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Exhibitor Tutorials Help Attendees Become More Informed Buyers
Exhibitor Tutorial presentations provide basic information to help attendees become more informed buyers. They are promoted to attendees as being educational in a non-selling environment. The full schedule is available in the onsite Program and Buyer’s Guide on page 46. More...
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Later This Week...
 IDEO Executive Closes HITEC on ThursdayIDEO's Chief Technology Officer, Doug Solomon, illustrates how IDEO's innovative, customer-centric techniques apply to the hospitality industry during the Closing Session on Thursday. Solomon's session explains why design thinking is a useful problem-solving technique for the hospitality industry.
More...  Network with Attendees After Thursday’s Closing SessionImmediately following the Closing Session on Thursday, head over to the Anaheim Marriott’s Degrees Lounge for one last networking opportunity. Discuss your insight from the week, say goodbye to fellow colleagues and end HITEC with some relaxation.
The Degrees Lounge will offer attendees showing their badges 20 percent off appetizers from 5 – 7 p.m. More... |
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HITEC 2009 Suitcasing Policy Statement
HITEC 2009 Suitcasing Policy Statement
Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP), producers of HITEC, is doing its best to help your company have a successful show, increasing measures to protect exhibitors from suitcasing at HITEC 2009. Suitcasing is the act of soliciting business in the aisles during the exhibition or in other public spaces, including another company's booth or a hotel lobby. The following is the Suitcasing Policy for HITEC 2009. More...
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HITEC 2009 Exhibitor News
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