2009 Annual European Hotel Technology Conference

The globally renowned non profit trade association of Hotel Technology Next Generation will conducted the 4th annual European Technology Conference from 19th – 21st October 2009. The experts present in the conference will offer several constructive discussion sessions, expert practical advice and exceptional hotelier – vendor interactions in an extremely collaborative atmosphere. Participants attending this conference will get an opportunity to learn about the changes happening in the technology utilized in hospitality industry by some of the top shots of the industry. These conferences will help the attendees to capitalize on such advances and develop their operations.

Besides the hoteliers the technologists will also get to learn about centralizing CRS’s and PMS’s. They can also get knowledge about implementing entertainment systems, environmental controls, distribution managements and new standards of consumer electronics. The attendees of this conference can also discover practical illustrations of how to efficiently and effectively develop the hospitality technologies. All these technologies will be discussed in the conference to be held in Lisbon, Portugal. A roundtable meet of the hoteliers will also be organized before the conference where all the senior hotel technologists will share the experiences and challenges of IT teams of their hotels. This roundtable will summon on Monday just before the conference.

The agenda of the conference also includes enlightening sessions led by leading personalities in the industry. Several renowned names from the hotel community, industry associations and leading technologists will also conduct sessions sharing their experiences. All these experts will also guide the attendees through sixteen informative and unique sessions on benefits of new technologies. The other sessions includes the following:

• Centralizing Hotel IT
  Centralization of the IT of hotels will elaborate on potential advantages.
• Broadband Trends and Entertainment Systems
  In room entertainment and IP television will undergo massive change in the coming years.
• Distribution Management
  This session will review some of the best practices in distribution management.
• Management of Social Media Impact on Hotels
  Importance of customer reviews will be discussed during this session. The experts will talk about the importance of social media and the ways in which one can deploy strategies in technology and marketing.
• Securing Hotel Data
  Security consulting services shall be discussed during this session. Ways to secure the sensitive data will also be talked about by the experts in the industry.
• Mobile Application for Mobile Staff
  Ways to capitalize the power of mobile technology by hoteliers will be discussed in this session.
• HDMI Updates for Hospitality
  Specifications to generate a next generation remote control device will be discussed. This might help hoteliers to improve the entertainment experience of the guests in hotels.
• Wireless Mesh Networking Standards
  Experts will talk about the intelligent coordination of various guestroom devices, controls and switches without the expensive wiring. Attendees can also discover standards for a wide range of wireless mesh communications.
• Near Field Communications
  Hoteliers can learn about the complex Near Field Communications and improve the productivity of the staff. This would also enhance the experience of the guests.