HFTP Honors George Glazer with 2008 Paragon Award
HFTP will honor George Glazer’s hard work and dedication to the hospitality industry and HFTP with the 2008 Paragon Award. It will be presented to him during the Opening Session at the 2008 HFTP Annual Convention & Tradeshow in Nashville, Tenn. on September 25. More...

Patrick Walsh, CHAE, is the 2008 CHAE of the Year
Congratulations to Patrick Walsh, CHAE for being the 2008 Certified Hospitality Accountant Executive (CHAE) of the Year. In its 25th year, the CHAE of the Year award recognizes the person who scored the highest in a given year on the CHAE exam. He will be honored during the Annual Convention & Tradeshow in Nashville, Tenn. More...

Attend HFTP's 2008 Annual Convention & Tradeshow Later This Month
Register now for HFTP’s 2008 Annual Convention & Tradeshow held later this month. The convention includes: Education sessions discussing hot hospitality industry topics, numerous networking opportunities with colleagues and vendors, tradeshow featuring a variety of industry vendors and HFTP annual business meeting focusing on what the association has done the past year and where it plans to go in the future. More...

Attendees Urged to Dress Casual for Annual Convention & Tradeshow
September 24-27 * Nashville, Tenn. * Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center
HFTP wants 2008 Annual Convention & Tradeshow attendees to avoid the stress of packing and dealing with additional airline costs by dressing in business casual attire at the upcoming convention. The business casual attire initiative started with HITEC 2008, after several airlines announced increased costs with luggage check. More...

HFTP to Discuss Caribbean Hospitality Issues at 3rd Annual Conference
December 7-9, 2008 * Rose Hall Resort & Spa * Montego Bay, Jamaica
For the third year, HFTP’s Caribbean Finance and Technology Professionals Conference will gather industry professionals to discuss important finance and technology issues surrounding the Caribbean region. It will also include tabletop exhibits and the opportunity to network with fellow colleagues and vendors. Online registration is available soon. More...

Suggest an Education Topic for EHTEC 2009
February 2-4, 2009 * Amsterdam Hilton * Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Planning has begun for Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals’ (HFTP®) 2009 European Hospitality Technology Educational Conference (EHTEC). The conference offers two full days of focused technology education and various networking opportunities with peers and vendors. More...

2008 Member Sponsor of the Year is Joshua Bergen, CHAE, CHTP
Congratulations to the 2008 Member Sponsor of the Year: Joshua Bergen, CHAE, CHTP, director of accounting at Wyndam Vacation Ownership in Winter Garden, Fla. More...

Gain Chapter Leadership Training at the 2008 Leadership Academy
September 23-24, 2008 * Nashville, TN * Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center
HFTP's Leadership Academy is a special event held each year in conjunction with the Annual Convention & Tradeshow. It provides HFTP's volunteer leaders and members the tools they need to succeed and gives HFTP members a window into the larger organization that they are a part of. Leadership Academy covers leadership development skills, detail updated chapter requirements and offers a great opportunity to network with fellow chapter leaders. More...

Upcoming HFTP Events
HFTP has many exciting opportunities ahead for education, exhibitions and networking. If you have any questions about an HFTP event, please email attendee@hftp.org. More...