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Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals
(HFTP) has confirmed that, for the first time, the Opening Session and Welcome
Reception of Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC) will be moved to Monday and will still keep a general
session on Tuesday morning. The rest of the HITEC schedule will remain similar to pervious HITECs. HITEC 2008 is scheduled for June
16-19 at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas.
Both the Opening Session and Welcome Reception will take place on Monday evening at the Austin Convention Center. The Opening
Session, starting at 4:30 p.m., will include a presentation from a highly regarded hospitality industry professional. The Welcome Reception
will start at 6 p.m., immediately following the Opening Session. HITEC, which always runs Monday through Thursday, traditionally holds the
Opening Session on Tuesday morning, with the Welcome Reception following that evening.
"Attendees expressed interest in rearranging the HITEC schedule and so the HITEC Advisory Council is responding," said David
Sjolander, CHTP, VP of hotel information systems for Carlson Hospitality Corporation and HITEC 2008 Advisory Council chair. "We believe the new
schedule will be an easy transition from the traditional HITEC format, and allows us the opportunity to provide an additional general session
with a high-profile speaker."
HITEC 2008 will still have a general session on Tuesday morning, as well as another general session on Thursday afternoon to close the
show. The HITEC Advisory Council is currently soliciting suggestions for general session speakers. Recommendations for high profile speakers in
the hospitality industry should be sent to education@hftp.org
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