FINAL REMINDER: FINDINGS FROM THE IH&RA THINK TANK ON HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY TECHNOLOGY and a PREVIEW OF EURHOTEC 2000

WHEN: Wednesday, 16 February 2000

Beaulieu Congress & Exhibition Centre, Lausanne
Room Berlin D

The International Hotel & Restaurant Association (IH&RA ) will convene a press conference at Lausanne's Beaulieu Congress Centre at 14.30 on Wednesday 16 February 2000 to release the preliminary findings of the IH&RA Think Tank on Hospitality Industry Technology held in Lausanne on 14-15 February. This is a unique opportunity to share the insights and conclusions of a highly-focused discussion between industry executives, technologists and academics. Findings will be presented by think-tank facilitators:

Dan Connolly, Associate Professor, School of Hospitality Business, Michigan State University
Sander Allegro, Director, Knowledge & Innovation Centre, The Hague Hotelschool

To preview Eurhotec 2000, the IH&RA hospitality technology exhibition and conference, which convenes in Lausanne from 16-18 February, the following individuals will attend :

Michael Nowlis, Ceo, IH&RA
Arthur Esch, technology developer, educator and Eurhotec keynote speaker
Scott Heintzeman, VP Knowledge Technology,Carlson Hospitality Worldwide and Eurhotec keynote speaker
Jim Sappington, Assistant VP, Global IT services, McDonald's Corporation and Eurhotec keynote speaker
Dries de Vaal, Partner, Deloitte & Touche Consulting Group, and IH&RAboard member
Rob Grimes, CEO CynterCorp, managing partner of the Eurhotec conference
Richard Lewis, President, WorldRes.com, UK, Eurhotec speaker