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Partnering for Success–the Next 20 years
ISHC 2008 20th Anniversary Conference
The Fairmont Washington DC Hotel
October 30-November 2
Preliminary Program as of August 15, 2008
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30th |
| 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM |
Registration |
| 8:00 AM – 12:15 PM |
ISHC Board of Directors Meeting |
| 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM |
ISHC Membership Meeting |
| 2:30 PM – 2:45 PM |
Candidate Introductions |
| 2:45 PM – 3:00 PM |
Networking and Refreshment Break |
| 3:00 PM – 3:15 PM |
Welcome Remarks Presenter: Rachel Roginsky, ISHC, Conference Chair, Principal, Pinnacle Advisory Group |
| 3:15 PM – 3:45 PM |
The Past is History, the Future a Mystery, and the Present a “Gift” – Special 20th Anniversary Presentation
Coordinated by: Drew Dimond, ISHC, Dimond Hotel Consulting Group |
| 3:45 PM – 5:00 PM |
“In the Year 2020”
Moderator: Chuck Pinkowski, ISHC, Founder Pinkowski & Company
Participants:
Peggy Berg, ISHC, President, The Highland Group
David Brudney, ISHC, Principal, David Brudney & Associates
Bernard Delomenie, ISHC, Chief Executive Officer, Horwath Hospitality & Leisure Limited
Rick Swig, ISHC, President - RSBA & Associates
Rich Warnick, ISHC, Principal, Warnick & Company, LLC |
6:30 PM – 9:30 PM Colonnade |
Welcome to DC! Reception
Sponsored by: Fairmont Hotels & Resorts |
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31 |
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| 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM |
Registration |
| 7:30 AM – 8:15 AM |
Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM |
View from the Top - Executive Roundtable |
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Moderator: Jim Burba, ISHC, President BHN, Advisor Horwath HTL |
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Participants:
Chris Cahill, COO, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts
Stephen P. Joyce, President, CEO, Choice Hotels International
Richard Kelleher, Principal, CEO, Pyramid Advisors
John Murray, President, COO, Hospitality Properties Trust
Tom Murray, COO, The Americas, InterContinental Hotels Group, IHG |
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| 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM |
Future of Hotel Industry – Thoughts from our Partners |
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Moderator: Rick Pastorino, ISHC, President, REVPAR International Inc. |
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Panelists: Jean Claude Baumgarten, President, WTTC
John P. Heimlich, VP & Chief Economist, Air Transport Association Robert Gilbert, President & CEO HSMAI Joseph McInerney, President AH&LA Howard Nusbaum, President & CEO ARDA |
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| 10:30 AM – 10:45 AM |
Networking and Refreshment Break |
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| 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM |
Tech Update: Today’s Trends, Tomorrow’s Directions |
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Moderator: Jon Inge ISHC, Jon Inge & Associates |
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Panelists: John Burns, ISHC, Hospitality Technology Consulting Bonnie Buckhiester,ISHC, President & CEO, Buckhiester Mgt Ltd. Don O'Neal, ISHC, President, O'Neal Consultants Jay Troutman, ISHC, President APTECH Computer Systems Ted Horner, ISHC, Principal, E. Horner & Associates Pty Ltd. |
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| 11:45 AM –11:55 AM |
Friend of the Society Presentation |
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| 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM |
Luncheon |
| 1:30 PM – 4:45 PM |
BREAKOUT SESSIONS - Please note during this timeframe there |
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will be a series of three 50 minute break out sessions. |
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| 1:30 PM – 2:20 PM |
Series One! Please Plan to attend one of the Following: |
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Marketing Your Practice: 21 Practical Tips, Tools and Techniques to Increase Your Bottomline
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Presenters: John Fareed, ISHC , Partner - Fareed Zapala Koepke, LLC Lyle Hall, ISHC, Managing Director - HLT Advisory Inc. |
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What’s New in Hotel Management Contracts – Trick or Treats? |
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Presenters:
Don Winter, ISHC, President, The Winter Company
David Neff, ISHC, Partner - Perkins Coie LLP |
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| 1:30 PM – 2:20 PM |
Human Resources Trends and Their Implications for Hotel Profitability |
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Presenters:
Peggy Berg, ISHC, President, The Highland Group
Margaret Dyekman, CCP, SPHR, President and COO Wagewatch, Inc
Karen MacPherson, Chief Executive Officer, HCareers |
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| 2:30 PM – 3:20 PM |
Series 2 ! Please Plan to Attend One of the Following: |
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Professional Ecosystems-Creating Value through Dynamic Partnering |
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Presenters:
Clay Dickinson, ISHC, Executive Vice President, Jones Lang LaSalle
Ken Greger, ISHC, Managing Director, Greger/Peterson Associates, Inc.
Bill Reynolds, Managing Director/Chief Investment Officer, Thayer Lodging Group |
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Capital “holics” |
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Presenters:
Tom Morone, ISHC, Principal Warnick & Company, CA, LLC
Sean Hennessey, ISHC, President Lodging Advisors LLC
Bill Stone, Executive Managing Director, Colliers International |
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The New Hospitality Mixed Use Property—What’s Right with This Picture? |
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Paul Courtnell, ISHC, Senior Partner, Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, P. A. |
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John Sweeney, ISHC, Chairman & CEO, Global Resorts, Inc. |
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| 3:20 PM – 3:40 PM |
Networking and Refreshment Break |
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| 3: 40 PM – 4:30 PM |
Series 3! Please Plan to Attend One of the Following: |
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What’s Ahead in Hotel Design? |
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Ted Brumleve, ISHC, Director, Warnick & Company, LLC |
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Jill Cole, ISHC, Principal, Cole Martinez Curtis and Associates |
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F & B Trends: If It’s a Flat World Why am I So Tired of Going Round It? |
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Presenters:
Bob Puccini, ISHC, President & CEO, The Puccini Group
Dennis Marzella, ISHC, CEO, Marzella & Associates |
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Creating a Marketable & Profitable Spa by Being On- Trend Rather than Trendy |
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Presenters:
Patty Monteson, ISHC, Principal and Co-Owner
Health Fitness Dynamics, Inc.
Judy Singer, ISHC, Principal and Co-Owner
Health Fitness Dynamics, Inc. |
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| 4:30 PM – 5:00 PM |
Happy Halloween: Trick or Treating! (Halloween themed |
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“costume” event for children of meeting attendees!) |
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SATURDAY, November 1 |
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| 7:30 AM – 8:15 AM |
Continental Breakfast |
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Global Hotel Industry Performance Update |
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Presenter: Randy Smith, ISHC Chief Executive Officer, Smith Travel Research |
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Whats Green Got to Do With It? |
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Moderator: Roger Cline, Chairman & CEO, Roundhill Hospitality LLC |
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Participants:
Matt Arrants, ISHC, Managing Director, Pinnacle Advisory Group
Linda Bruno, ISHC,Managing Director,Consultare International Ltd.
Kit Cassingham, ISHC, Founder Sage Blossom Consulting
Steve Galbreath, ISHC, Principal RTKL International Ltd
Steve Pinetti, SVP Sales & Marketing, Kimpton Hotels |
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| 10:30 AM – 10:45 AM |
Networking and Refreshment Break |
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| 10:45 AM – 11:30 AM |
Global “Sound bites”: Around the world in 45 Minutes |
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Moderator: Angelos Loizou. ISHC, Partner in Charge of Hospitality & Leisure Services in Cyprus PricewaterhouseCoopers |
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Participants: Christophe de Bruyn, ISHC, Director Tourism & Leisure Advisory Services Europraxis Consulting
Mehmet Onkal, ISHC, Managing Director - BDO Tourism Consultancy
Ryu Iwaya, ISHC,Partner, KPMG FAS Co.Ltd
AJ Singh, ISHC, Associate Professor International Lodging Michigan State University
Charles Suddaby, ISHC,President, Charles Suddaby & Associates David Sanson, Partner, DLA Piper Middle East LLP
Trevor Ward, ISHC, W Hospitality Group |
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| 11:45 AM – 12:15 PM |
2009 Conference Update |
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Conference Wrap Up |
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Presenter: Rachel Roginsky, ISHC Conference Chair, Principal, Pinnacle Advisory Group |
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| 6:30 PM – 6:35 PM |
Meet in Lobby to board coaches for the ISHC 20th Anniversary Gala |
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| 7:00 PM – 11:30 PM |
“A Tribute to Yesteryear and A Toast to Tomorrow” Special ISHC |
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20th Anniversary Gala at the InterContinental Willard Hotel
Co-hosted by the InterContinental Hotels Group, IHG |
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