features club technology track.Friday, November 12 * Union Club * New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of HFTP's fifth annual Hospitality Technology Professionals Forum will once again offer hospitality professionals an interactive environment to discuss hot topics in the industry with two tracks; one devoted to club-specific technology topics and one for general hospitality technology topics. Each topic will feature an industry expert who will provide a brief overview of the topic and then facilitate audience discussion. In addition to the planned discussions, attendees will have an opportunity to interact one-on-one during a continental breakfast, lunch and reception. Besides participating in the forum, attendees to the 2004 Technology Forum receive a complimentary registration to the 2004 International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show[R], November 13-16 at the Javits Convention Center. Discussion Topics Include: Club Wireless Sarbanes-Oxley Paperless Office Long predicted, the paperless office is still a myth. Although paper usage has been reduced in some organizations, it has increased in others. Today's PCs make it easy to churn out documents. As one technology eliminates paper, another comes along to increase usage. General Sarbanes-Oxley Distribution HSIA/Wireless CHAE CHAE Certified Hospitality Accountant Executive CHAE Centre for Higher and Adult Education (South Africa) and CHTP CHTP Certified Healing Touch Practitioner CHTP Certified Hospitality Technology Professional Illustrate Professional Dedication For over a decade, HFTP HFTP Hospitality Financial & Technology Professionals HFTP Hybrid-Fiber Twisted Pair has offered a way for hospitality finance and technology professionals to show commitment to their profession and future by offering two respected designation programs. The Certified See certification. Hospitality Accountant Executive (CHAE) and Certified Hospitality Technology Professional (CHTP) are professional designations that are earned by passing an examination covering a wide range of hospitality accounting or technology principles. To qualify to take the exam, an applicant must have earned a minimum number of points, which are awarded for evidence of education, experience, HFTP membership and/or American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) membership (qualifies toward CHTP designation only). Earning a professional certification Professional certification, trade certification, or professional designation, often called simply certification or qualification, is a designation earned by a person to assure that he/she is qualified to perform a job or task. : * Identifies an individual as possessing a high level of competence * Recognizes an individual's commitment to professionalism * Raises colleague respect, offering greater on-the-job recognition * Provides an opportunity for self-improvement * Indicates an understanding of key knowledge and skills * Serves as a valuable career tool * Raises the professionalism of an individual's company and identifies it as being committed to hiring quality professionals 2004 CHTP of the Year The award is attributed to the individual who scored the highest score for the CHTP exam in a given year. Jeffrey S. Parker, CHTP Director of Information Systems Magnolia Hotels The Magnolia Hotel (sometimes still called the Magnolia Building, originally the Magnolia Petroleum Building) is a 29-story, Beaux-Arts style, upscale hotel in the Main Street District of downtown Dallas, Texas (USA) that for many years was the tallest building in the 2004 CHAE of the Year The award is attributed to the individual who scored the highest score for the CHAE exam in a given year. Bruce B. Hoffmann, CHAE Senior Director of Finance & Administration Marcus Hotels & Resorts Go to www.hftp.org for more information. |
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