January 2012
Featured Stories
HITEC 2012 Registration and Housing Open Online
June 25-28 * Baltimore, Md.
Attendee registration and the Housing Bureau for HITEC 2012 are now available online at HITEC.org. HITEC 2012, a service of HFTP, is the world's largest hospitality technology exposition and conference.
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HFTP Needs You: Join the HFTP Global Board or Executive Committee
Application Deadline: March 1
HFTP relies on the collective vision, knowledge and experience of its members. Enhance your association experience by becoming involved with the association’s leadership. Applications are being accepted for the officer and director positions for the 2012-2013 HFTP Board of Directors.
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Certification Maintenance Due January 31, 2012
If your CHAE and/or CHTP maintenance cycle is from January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2011, your completed forms are due to the HFTP office by January 31, 2012. A total of 60 points is required to maintain these designations.
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Education
Why the Knowledge Exchange is a Different Kind of Conference
March 21-22 * Dallas, Texas
Not only is there a need at conferences for quality sessions, but there is also a huge want for those connection times to exchange problems or ideas with fellow conference attendees. These two principles are the spirit behind HFTP’s newest conference – the Knowledge Exchange.

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Submit Education Presentations for 2012 Annual Convention & Tradeshow

Submission Deadline: February 28
Now is your chance to share your expertise and provide attendees with creative solutions. HFTP is currently accepting education presentation proposals for the Annual Convention & Tradeshow.
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Membership
HFTP Long Island Chapter Donates to Toys for Tots
The HFTP Long Island Chapter presented a donation to the Toys for Tots Foundation during their annual Christmas and Holiday party. The party was held December 8, 2011 at the Crescent Club in Huntington, N.Y. HFTP members and guests at the party donated unwrapped gifts for the Toys for Tots program. The chapter also donated $1,000 to the foundation.
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HFTP New England Chapter Raises $3,000 Over the Holidays
The holidays always make me think of gift giving. We ask our families and friends to give us their lists and then we try to find the perfect gift for them. The one gift they will remember long into the New Year. Every year HFTP chapters give “gifts” to their local communities through donations and community service. Here’s the story of one chapter’s recent gift.

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Upcoming Events
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