IMPORTANT INDUSTRY NEWS UPDATE
London: 31st October 2000
VOILA!
HOSTEC 2001 IS PREMIER EUROPEAN EVENT AT FABULOUS NEW VENUE -
EXCEL LONDON
Microsoft, IBM, Crown Systems, Ibertech, Micros Fidelio, PAR, NCR, HospitalityNet, HOTELS magazine, Caterer and Hotelkeeper, HFTP, HCIMA, HITA invite you to join them at the premier European IT event for the hospitality, foodservice, retail, travel and leisure industry - April 24th through 26th 2001at ExCeL, London's fabulous new state of the art, high-tec venue.
Built by the industry for the industry, HOSTEC 2001 is a complete networking forum where industry executives converge to find out everything they need to know about conducting business in the new consumer driven high-tec marketplace.
Advising on event topics and issues are a senior team of technology experts and educators: -
WILLI TINNER, Vice President, Information Technology, Swissotel Management Ltd
NIGEL UNDERWOOD, Senior VP, Information Technology, Hilton International
W. DOUGLAS LEWIS, CIO & Executive Vice President, Bass Hotels & Resorts
EVY COHEN, Financial Director, Hotel Meurice
JOHN KIRBY, IT Director, Thistle Hotels
DR. ANDREW FREW, Professor, Queen Margarets University College
ANDREW G. GUY, Acting Chief Executive, City Centre Restaurants
TOBY W. MALBEC, Managing Director, CynterCon Technology Advisors
JOEL KATZ, Group IT Manager, Conran Restaurants Ltd
HERBERT W. PERKINS,III, Chief Information Officer, Tricon Global Restaurants Ltd
LORI RUNKEL, Managing Editor, CynterPubs Information Resources
DAVID WEICK, Senior Vice President/CIO, McDonald's Corporation
David Ford from Sodexho, Alan Parker from Whitbread Hotels, and other keynote speakers, invite you to their visionary sessions - Hear how their organisations are using the latest technologies to greatly improve service and opportunities, get an insight into their vision for the future and understand how technology will form an integral part of it all.
Four Keynotes are followed by the most comprehensive line-up of serious topics, issues, case studies, panels and roundtable discussions ever delivered by speakers with hands on experience. Hear from Susan McVay - Marriott International, Jason Danciger - Groupe Chez Gerard and Allied Domecq.
Newmarket International EMEA, Businessmeetings.com, eventbookings.com, conference blue and green, Starcite.com and planetonline.com discuss driving worldwide meeting and conference business through the internet. And this is just a taste of the extensive programme coverage - look out for the latest on: -
- Single image technology
- Wireless technology
- Virtual private networks
- Hospitality Ethernet
- Telecoms - the trends and issues
- The new e-commerce
- Web procurement
- Supply chain
- Help desk
- Data warehousing
- Back to front office systems
- Applications hosting
- Wide area networks
- GDS connectivity
- Customer relations management
- Property management systems
- In-room net
- POS selection
- Leveraging technology for quality assurance
- Smart cards like you've never seen them
- Thin Client Technology
- Retailing on POS return on investment seamless integration/interface - it is possible
- Retail warehouse
- Inventory systems
- Reservations - all over
.... basic how to lessons learned, problems overcome and visionary solutions sessions - all delivered in a non IT language so you don't have to be an IT expert to understand how you can enhance your business.
This immense educational conference precedes an impressive showcase of the very latest technology - you've heard about it - now come and try it out!
The exhibition floor, thriving with business solutions to meet your every need, and dynamic and exciting features demonstrating hotels-pubs-clubs-restaurants-resorts-cafes-cruise lines- casinos-stores of the 21st century and beyond. Prepare to be amazed - prepare to find out how to increase profits - improve service and efficiency and remain competitive!
HOSTEC 2001 is a serious business event for serious business people providing 24 hour networking opportunities for both exhibitors and visitors with organised breakfasts, lunches, dinners and receptions.
Last year's event saw over 1000 decision makers discussing business with over 50 leading technology suppliers - for April next year expect 2000 industry buyers and users meeting over 100 suppliers at HOSTEC - Europe's Most Comprehensive IT Event.
And with so many opportunities available to technology providers with tailor-made marketing packages and a variety of different ticket options for visitors - whether you buy or sell technology HOSTEC 2001 - LONDON is definitely the place to be seen.
Make a date with HOSTEC, Europe's most comprehensive IT Event - April 24-26, 2001 at London's ExCeL.
FOR MORE INFORMATION - CHECK OUT www.hostec.co.uk
Email info@cyntershow.com or telephone Christine Davidson on +44 (0)870 2403320.