TWO GREAT CONFERENCES IN ONE!!!  PLAN TO ATTEND BOTH FOR ONE PRICE!!!
When you register for "Hospitality Operations & Technology Conference" and "The Green Hospitality Conference" March 12-14, 2008 in Dallas, you're signing up for more than just lodging-related educational sessions and great networking opportunities. You'll also meet one-on-one with deal-makers and take part in hands-on learning opportunities that will benefit both you and your business. With value like this, you can't afford to miss either of the great events.

For the eighth year in a row, Lodging Hospitality presents the industry's only conference to combine hotel technology and hotel operations in a complete information package. Learn from the experts, gain a fresh perspective and insights into the latest trends - all aimed at helping you make your property more profitable and technology efficient.

To get special LH Conference rates at the Hilton Anatole, starting at $194, visit our Hotel Registration page.

Here's a glimpse of what's going on at "Hospitality Operations & Technology Conference"

• CEO / CIO Panels
• 12 Roundtable Panels
• 12 Interactive Sessions (including)
• Keeping Guests Safe
• Planning Your Bandwidth Future
• Remember E-Procurement
• At your Service / Labor Pool Issues
• Why Don't They Get It / CRM
• Who Needs CRS?
• Who Needs A Guestroom Phone?
• The Good, Bad and The Ugly
• Personalizing the Hotel
• Merging TV and Computer
• Managing the Mix/PMS Trends
• Business Intelligence

Lodging Hospitality, along with Pineapple Hospitality, will help you "green" your property with at least 15 tips on how to incorporate "green practices" into your hotel operations. Only this conference can help pay off in lower operational costs, improved employee health, and guest satisfaction. Learn how to " go green" by registering now.

• CEO / CIO Panels
• 16 Interactive Sessions (including)
• Mixed Use Developments
• Energy Management
• Green Housekeeping
• Green Design
• Water Conservation
• Alternate Power Solutions
• From Water to Energy Conservation
• Zero Emissions
• Green Products
• Leveraging EPA Offerings
• Conservation Programs
• To Carbon Offset or Not
• USGBC LEED
• Lighting
• Air Wars
• Qualify Green

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GREEN CONFERENCE

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12

2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
REGISTRATION AND BADGE PICKUP (Atrium)

6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
WELCOME RECEPTION (Atrium)

THURSDAY, MARCH 13

7:15 a.m.. - 8:15 a.m.
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST (Atrium)

8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
WELCOME (Stemmons BD)

8:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
OPENING GENERAL SESSION (Stemmons BD)
COOs Check In. A panel of top lodging company executives debates the important operational and technology issues facing the industry in '08 and beyond. The agenda: demand vs. supply, Internet marketing, human resources and more.

10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
COFFEE BREAK/EXHIBITS (Atrium)

10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
INTERACTIVE SESSIONS

Mixed Use Developments (Stemmons A)
With almost zero impact on the environment, architects are finding ways to build large mixed use developments in harmony with the surrounding area.

Energy Management (Stemmons C)
Strategic thinking vendors have come up with a variety of energy management tools for properties. Are you maximizing the energy management tools at your property?

Green House Keeping (Edelweiss)
Using green housekeeping practices are good for more than just the environment, it is good for your employees and guests too. Forget toxic chemicals that can have a negative impact on the health of your staff and guests. There is a new breed of green housekeeping solutions that really clean.

Zero Emissions (Dardenelles)
Everything from paint to carpet emits harmful gasses into your guest rooms. See what advances are being made when it comes to low and no emission products.

12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
LUNCHEON - SPEAKER: Daniel Esty, Co-Author "Green to Gold" (Stemmons BD)
Daniel C. Esty is Professor of Environmental Law and Policy at Yale University. He is the author or editor of nine books and numerous articles on environmental policy issues and the relationships between environment and corporate strategy, competitiveness, trade, globalization, governance, and development. His most recent book, Green to Gold: How Smart Companies Use Environmental Strategy to Innovate, Create Value, and Build Competitive Advantage, argues that pollution control and natural resource management have become critical elements of marketplace success and explains how leading-edge companies have folded environmental thinking into their core business strategies.

1:45 p.m. - 3: p.m.
INTERACTIVE SESSIONS

Green Design (Stemmons A)
Designers are truly embracing green and can help you design a sustainable property from the carpets to the bedding.

Water Conservation (Stemmons C)
Water conservation from faucets to equipment.

Alternative power solutions (Edelweiss)
A look at opportunities for hotels to produce and use their own alternative power. The pay back might be bigger than you think.

Conservation through environmentally friendly equipment (Dardenelles) vFrom water conservation to energy conservation, there are many corporations that are making large strides to make every day hotel practices more environmentally friendly and put some money back in your pocket at the same time.

3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
COFFEE BREAK/EXHIBITS (Atrium)

4:00 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
INTERACTIVE SESSIONS

Designing Green (Stemmons A)
We will take a look at the wide variety of green products that hotels can choose from.

Energy Star (Stemmons C)
Maximizing the benefits of EPA programs -Green Technology: From the front desk to the room, technology can help make energy conservation easy and transparent to the guest. In this panel, we will take a look at what new technologies are out there and how they are being used by hoteliers.

Conservation programs (Edelweiss)
Green can really put more green back in your bottom line when energy and water conserving practices are implemented at the property level.

To Carbon off set or not to carbon offset, that is the question (Dardenelles) This is an option that can be easily offered at the time of booking and doesn't necessarily cost the hotel anything. By allowing guests to offset their carbon emissions on their travels makes them feel better about their stay and lets you know which guest are "green" before they walk in the door.

6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
RECEPTION/MEXICAN FIESTA (Atrium)

FRIDAY, MARCH 14

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST (Atrium)

9:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
GENERAL SESSION
CIOs Check In. A panel of top lodging company executives debates the important operational and technology issues facing the industry in '08 and beyond. The agenda: demand vs. supply, Internet marketing, human resources and more.

10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
COFFEE BREAKS/EXHIBITS (Atrium)

11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
INTERACTIVE SESSIONS

USGBC LEED (Stemmons A)
Although LEED certification might add to the total construction cost, building to LEED standards might pay off in the long run and might be your only option if you plan to build in some of the nations most environmentally conscious cities.

Lighting (Stemmons C)
Compact florescent are saving energy and money but are harmful to guests and hotel employees if broken and difficult to dispose of. Is this hype to push LED lighting and make us swap out those funny looking lights that were promised to last 10 years? What are some other energy conserving lighting options?

Air Wars (Edelweiss)
When was the last time your property cleaned the ventilation system? Indoor air quality is more often worse that outdoor air quality.

Qualify Green (Dardenelles)
What is green? What do you have to do to call your property green? In this panel, we will take a look at green standards and the opportunity to create a clear cut green qualification program for hotels.

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HOT Topics 2008

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12

2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
REGISTRATION AND BADGE PICKUP (Atrium)

6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
WELCOME RECEPTION (Atrium)

THURSDAY, MARCH 13

7:15 a.m. - 8:15 a.m.
REGISTRATION/CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST (Atrium)

8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
WELCOME Stemmons BD

8:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
OPENING GENERAL SESSION (Stemmons BD)
COOs Check In. A panel of top lodging company executives debates the important operational and technology issues facing the industry in '08 and beyond. The agenda: demand vs. supply, Internet marketing, human resources and more.

10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
COFFEE BREAK/EXHIBITS (Atrium)

10:45 a.m.-12:00 P.M.
INTERACTIVE SESSIONS

Keeping Guests Safe (Batik A)
Good locks are a given. What does your hotel do to make sure its staff can be trusted? This panel looks into hotel employee screening.

Building the Future (Batik B)
How do you determine the bandwidth you will need to meet the challenges of an increasingly sophisticated and younger, more tech-savvy clientele?

Buying Control (Cardinal A)
Can purchasing software help managers reduce operating costs while maintaining quality and control?

At Your Service (Cardinal B)
What are hotel companies doing to guarantee appropriate and efficient service at the property level? This panel examines labor pool issues, including union moves.

12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
LUNCHEON - SPEAKER: Daniel Esty, Co-Author "Green to Gold" (Stemmons BD)
Daniel C. Esty is Professor of Environmental Law and Policy at Yale University. He is the author or editor of nine books and numerous articles on environmental policy issues and the relationships between environment and corporate strategy, competitiveness, trade, globalization, governance, and development. His most recent book, Green to Gold: How Smart Companies Use Environmental Strategy to Innovate, Create Value, and Build Competitive Advantage, argues that pollution control and natural resource management have become critical elements of marketplace success and explains how leading-edge companies have folded environmental thinking into their core business strategies.

• PMS
• Safes and locks
• CRS - Pegasus
• Data Base Marketing/Campaign Marketing
• Revenue & Yield Management
• Internet Technology/Reservations & Call Centers
• Human Resources & Labor... Integrated HR Systems and Technology
• Outsourcing Solutions
• Energy Management - INNCOM
• Convergence of Televisions: LG Electronics
• E-Procurement
• Labor Management

3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
COFFEE BREAK/EXHIBITS (Atrium)

4:00 p.m. - 5:15 p.m
INTERACTIVE SESSIONS

Why Don't They Get It? (Batik A)
This panel will address the gap between software that gathers intelligence on customer preferences but doesn't process it so the hotel knows what guests want when they arrive.

Who Needs CRS? (Batik B)
How can today's central reservations systems accommodate tomorrow's travelers?

Is There a Phone in Your Future? (Cardinal A)
Everybody uses cell phones these days. Hotels charge for in-room telephone use. How do phone manufacturers combat these trends?

The Good, Bad and the Ugly (Cardinal B)
This panel is an opportunity for people to say what they dislike and like about the latest hospitality-technology bells and whistles. How about voicemail that tells you at length how good it is before it lets you hear your messages?

6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
RECEPTION/MEXICAN FIESTA (Atrium)

FRIDAY, MARCH 14

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST (Atrium)

9:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
GENERAL SESSION (Stemmons BD)
CIOs Check In. A panel of top lodging company executives debates the important operational and technology issues facing the industry in '08 and beyond. The agenda: demand vs. supply, Internet marketing, human resources and more.

10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
COFFEE BREAK/EXHIBITS (Atrium)

11 a.m.-12:15 p.m
INTERACTIVE SESSIONS

Digital Opportunities (Batik A)
Social networking technology is today's buzzword in the consumer world. This panel considers what might happen if hotel companies made interaction with their guests a part of the corporate personality, taking their cue from sites like MySpace, YouTube and Flickr. Just think of the commercial potential.

Technological Convergence (Batik B)
The computer and the television are blending into the same box. This panel gazes into the future of video display.

Managing the Mix (Cardinal A)
What kind of property management software is available for mixed-use developments? What are the challenges and issues?

Business Intelligence (Cardinal B)
What must software do to make sure that hotel executives make the right decisions?

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