ARAMARK Harrison Lodging Announces Strategic Alliance with Chief Learning Officer Magazine; Leading Conference Center Operator Aligns with Top Publication for Fortune 500 Learning Officers.PHILADELPHIA -- ARAMARK Harrison Lodging, a leader in the conference and corporate training centers industry, today announced it has signed an unprecedented strategic alliance with Chief Learning Officer (CLO CLO See: Collateralized Loan Obligation. ), the industry's preeminent pre·em·i·nent or pre-em·i·nent adj. Superior to or notable above all others; outstanding. See Synonyms at dominant, noted. [Middle English, from Latin prae publication for Fortune 500 corporate learning officers. "Our partnership with CLO is an innovative step to get in front of large volume meeting users in the corporate learning environment," explained Jeff Weggeman, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, ARAMARK Harrison Lodging. "We have been planning successful training and learning events at our conference center properties for years, and we believe it's a huge growth market now that the top corporate learning officers are realizing the critical role venue plays in achievement of overall training objectives." The partnership is the first-ever deal of its kind for both ARAMARK Harrison Lodging and CLO. Under the new marketing partnership, CLO, a fast-growing magazine and affiliated Web site focused on the business of executive training and learning, will provide ARAMARK Harrison Lodging with access to readers and attendees at the publication's semi-annual symposiums, events and online forums -- as both participants and key sponsors. In addition, ARAMARK Harrison Lodging will have the opportunity to contribute white papers on the CLOmedia.com site and the ability to host e-Seminars and CLO events at ARAMARK Harrison Lodging properties in 2006. Norm Kamikow, editor-in-chief of Chief Learning Officer magazine said: "We are delighted ARAMARK Harrison Lodging has chosen to partner with our media properties. We feel our partnership will bring extended value to our executive audience and enable them to fully understand the benefits ARAMARK Harrison Lodging can contribute to their learning programs." Weggeman believes the partnership also will give ARAMARK Harrison Lodging a critical advantage in learning how to better serve the training market. "From our point of view, the best way to improve our services to the corporate learning market is by increasing our interaction with these learning professionals by participating in their forums, sitting at their tables and using what we learn to adjust to their needs." About MediaTec Publishing Inc. MediaTec Publishing is an award-winning publisher of magazines and media that deal with workforce development. Its Chief Learning Officer magazine was named "Best New Magazine" by the American Society of Business Publication Editors You can improve this article by adding links to related material, within the existing text. After links have been created, remove this message. For more information, see the . About ARAMARK Harrison Lodging ARAMARK Harrison Lodging, a division of ARAMARK Corporation, provides a wide range of managed services An umbrella term for third-party monitoring and maintaining of computers, networks and software. 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The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . ARAMARK Harrison Lodging is a single source provider for educational environments, event and meeting planning, premium dining needs and catering, on-site restaurants, retail merchandise sales and facilities management The management of a user's computer installation by an outside organization. All operations including systems, programming and the datacenter can be performed by the facilities management organization on the user's premises. . About ARAMARK ARAMARK Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :RMK RMK Remark (Weather METAR) RMK Rocky Mountain King (Polaris Snowmobiles) RMK Remarks RMK Resource Manager Kernel ) is a world leader in providing award-winning food and facilities management services to health care institutions, universities and school districts, stadiums and arenas, and corporations, as well as providing uniform and career apparel. ARAMARK was ranked number one in its industry in the 2005 FORTUNE 500 survey and was also named one of "America's Most Admired Companies A yearly publication by Fortune Magazine, America's Most Admired Companies consists of corporations that are highly esteemed by the likes of Business Executives, Directors, and Analysts. A survey is taken of close to 3300 professionals who give their opinions on the companies. " by FORTUNE magazine in 2005, consistently ranking since 1998 as one of the top three most admired companies in its industry as evaluated by peers. Headquartered in Philadelphia, ARAMARK has approximately 240,000 employees serving clients in 20 countries. Learn more at the company's Web site, www.aramark.com. |
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