Schedule

2012-2013 Meeting Schedule

Wednesday May 8, 2013
6:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Boston

PCI Compliance – Are You Protecting Your Hotel?

Panel discussion moderated by industry expert, Mark Haley of The Prism Partnership, and including participants from a major branded hotel chain, an independent operator and national PMS/POS vendor. The discussion will address the nuts and bolts of PCI Compliance and include takeaways to secure the hotel’s network, front desk operations, retail and restaurant outlets and back office. Participants will share what they have done at their hotel to comply with PCI and also other aspects of guest and employee data security.

We encourage you to bring your questions or concerns about PCI Compliance. Your Front Office or Rooms Division Management will find this session valuable.

RSVP for this event!

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Prior Events

2012-2013 Meeting Schedule

Wednesday April 10, 2013
6:00 PM
Langham Hotel

Emerging Trends

Join the chapter and Andrea Foster, Vice President, PKF Consulting, for a look forward of the latest trends the lodging industry is going in nationally and regionally, coupled with her insights as to what it means to your hotel.

Wednesday March 13, 2013
6:00 PM
Sheraton Boston

Effective Networking

Diane Darling of Effective Networking, Inc. will be discussing effective communications & how to network to build a career. She will discuss new media – Linked In, Twitter, and Facebook.

As principal consultant for Effective Networking, Inc., Diane Darling founded the company on the premise that everyone can learn to network, they just need to find their own style.

Combining interactive training, strategic planning and an exploration of the natural fears of networking, Darling demystifies the process by providing techniques that can be immediately implemented.

She has received rave reviews for her seminars and speeches and is increasingly sought after as an expert resource on the subject of networking.

McGraw-Hill commissioned her to write the definitive book on networking called The Networking Survival Guide which was published in April 2003 and went into a 2nd printing just 90 days after the book hit the shelves. The book has been translated into Korean and Taiwanese. In 2005, McGraw-Hill published her 2nd book, Networking for Career Success which has since been translated into Chinese, Japanese, Indonesian, Portuguese, and Thai.

She has appeared on NBC Nightly News, in The Wall Street Journal, San Francisco Chronicle, and The Boston Globe. She is a member of the CEO Club. Darling is also a blogger and random columnist for a variety of publications. She’s a former columnist for the Boston Business Journal. She recently taught in the MBA program at Boston University.

She has lived in the Philippines, Thailand, Colorado, Indiana, Alabama and now in Boston, MA. Her travels include all seven continents and approximately 60 countries.

Her hobbies include watching football, reading, and attempting to play tennis. In order to overcome her fear of public speaking, she took acting and standup comedy classes.
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Wednesday February 13th, 2013
6:00 PM
The Castle at Boston University

Resolving Ethical Dilemmas

Renowned business ethicist Dr. Nicholas Washienko will facilitate a case study discussion focused on how the individual business professional balances the competing interests of his personal ethics and his legitimate business obligations.

Wednesday January 16, 2013
6:00 PM
Westin Waterfront

The Impact of Gambling in Massachusetts

HFTP is pleased to welcome Mr. Stephen Crosby, Chairman of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, to discuss gambling’s impact on our state. Prior to serving as Chairman, Mr. Crosby served as founding Dean of the John W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies at UMass Boston. He has 45 years of experience in policy making, entrepreneurship, non-profits and academics. In 2002, he served as Chief of Staff to Governor Swift.

Please invite your hotel management to attend what is certain to be a very interesting, informative and timely presentation by Mr. Crosby.

Wednesday December 12, 2012
5:00 PM (Not a Dinner Meeting)
Omni Parker House

Holiday Cheer

HFTP is dedicating the December meeting to fundraising for a significant contribution to a local charity. This purely social evening will feature fun, games, a silent auction and more over cocktails and Hors d’oeuvres, all for a great cause.

Wednesday November 14, 2012
6:00 PM
Fairmont Copley Plaza

Asset Manager’s Prospective

Well known General Manager, Paul Tormey of Fairmont Copley Plaza will moderate an all-star panel of asset managers and explore what they expect out of hotel management, how management contracts facilitate this interaction and how a strong relationship between operator and asset manager can drive profitability for the owner.

Our panelists for the discussion are:

Natalie Francoeur, Pinnacle Advisory Group

Mike Cullen, DiamondRock Hospitality

Fern Kanter, Capital Hotel Management

Please invite your General Managers to what promises to be a lively discussion.

Wednesday October 10, 2012
6:00 PM
Marriott Copley Place

Immigration Law

Matthew Lee, Managing Partner of Tocci, Goss & Lee PC, represents numerous corporations within multiple industries in all areas of immigration law. The focus of his practice is aiding large national and international corporate clients to obtain temporary and permanent employment visas for highly qualified foreign professionals. Mr. Lee advises corporations on the best practices for employing foreign employees; in developing internal immigration policies and procedures; and with Immigration, Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA) compliance regulations. Further, Mr. Lee is a recognized expert on the H-2B Temporary Non-Agricultural Workers Visa program, having contributed to the Massachusetts Continue Legal Education Immigration Handbook (2005, 2008, and 2012) for immigration practitioners, as well as having conducted regional and national seminars on the topic.

Wednesday September 12, 2012
6:00 PM
Liberty Hotel

Outlook 2013

Matt Arrants of the Pinnacle Advisory Group will once again kick-off the HFTP season with his insightful interpretation of hotel operating statistics and development and trends. This session is perfectly timed to support your budgeting cycle with facts and figures.

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2011-2012 Meeting Schedule

Tuesday June 12, 2012
Boarding Time 6:00 pm Rowes Wharf
The Odyssey

HFTP Outing

Boston Harbor Cruise

Board Member and Scholarship Chairman, Paul Dutton, has arranged an end of season social event aboard The Odyssey. The 2-hour Harbor cruise includes a three course dinner and CASH bar.

$60 for members and $75 for guests

Business casual to dressy attire.

Please contact Paul Dutton to rsvp.

Wednesday May 9, 2012
6:00 PM

The Castle – Boston University

225 Bay State Road

Boston, MA 02215

617-353-2934

Business Ethics

The Chapter is very excited to be hosted by Dr. Michael Kwag of Boston University at The Castle, a Tudor Revival mansion and former residence that now serves as a picturesque location for special events.

Our last educational meeting of the year is bound to be one of the more compelling discussions. Presented by Nicholas Washienko of Washienko Communications, the evening’s talk focuses on the changing style of leadership communication in America. Most professionals/executives still present using what I call the ‘classical’ style of delivery. That is, the speaker is relatively wooden, has limited movement, delivers content like a teacher, and spends far too much time reading from PowerPoint screens. The shift in communication formats has created a new style of speaking, a ‘conversational’ style. This style is far more engaging, interactive and characterized by a much more limited scope of content. This will be a very interactive session with much give and take.

Presenter Biography:

Nicholas Washienko is President of Washienko Communications which specializes in preparing corporate executives for major business presentations such as new product announcements, IPO road shows, major sales presentations, and major speeches.

As the Director of the Professional Development Program at Boston University, Nick managed a program that offered state of the art management training to over 5,000 corporate managers annually. Nick taught the communications course in this program and it was consistently the most highly rated program.

Wednesday April 11, 2012
4:30 – 7:00 PM
Taj Boston
Not a dinner meeting

NE Hotel & Club Technology Show

Get Ready for HITEC!

This event brings together technology, back office and operational vendors for the benefit of our members. In keeping with the casual atmosphere exhibitors will use table top displays in a setting intended to provoke conversations and dialog with attendees rather than the rushed pace and limited attention span often found at tradeshows. The Show will be held on the Taj’s spectacular Roof and the Taj will be serving cocktails and hors d’ouevres for easy mingling.

The attendence fee is $50.00 per person. We will accept cash, checks or credit cards at the event.

For a listing of participating vendors click here.

If you are interested in participating as a vendor click here.

The vendor participation fee will help fund the chapter’s collegiate scholarship in the memory of Frank Bearse, and ensure our ability to continue to offer scholarships to our Student Chapter members at Boston University and University of New Hampshire. Thank you for your support of this worthy cause! For scholarship information please visit our Scholarship page.

Wednesday March 14, 2012
6:00 PM
Seaport Hotel and World Trade Center

Panel Discussion-Sales and Marketing 2012 vs. 2013

Falling off a Cliff

How is your hotel planning for 2013’s different business profile? A panel discussion addressing how the hotels plan to react to 2013 when occupancy is projected to retreat for groups. How does the hotel react to that, what plans do they have to make up the revenue?

Our panelists are:

Marianna Accomando, Seaport Hotel

Greg Clark, Westin Boston Waterfront

Beth Stehley, Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau

RSVP

Wednesday February 8, 2012
6:00 PM
Four Seasons

Emerging Trends for Lodging Industry

Emerging Trends

Wednesday January 11, 2012
6:00pm
Westin Copley Place

Electronic Document Management

Tom Zeliff of Digiscribe will explain what an Electronic Content Management (ECM) system is and why hospitality companies need ECM. Find out what ECM is and is not as well as how to start implementing.

Wednesday December 14, 2011
5:00 PM (Not a Dinner Meeting)
Sheraton Boston

Holiday Cheer

Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres to celebrate the Holidays! We will also be featuring a silent auction of hotel stays (Chatham Bars Inn, Four Seasons Hotel, InterContinental Boston, Westin Waterfront, Sheraton Boston, Seaport Hotel, to name just a few), dining experiences (Market (W Boston), High Tea at The Taj, The Chocolate Bar at The Langham), Kindle Fire, Kindle Touch, iPod Touch, Red Sox and Bruins tickets and more all donated by our chapter membership and local vendor representatives. Proceeds from the auction will benefit Little Sisters of The Poor. Their mission is to care exclusively for the elderly poor by providing a continuum of care to the needy elderly of the greater Boston area, assuring them security, dignity and respect as they age.

Would your organization like to donate an item for the auction? If so please contact Trish Donohoe at tdonohoe@pmdtelecom.com as soon as possible.
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Wednesday November 9, 2011
6:00 PM
Boston Harbor Hotel

The Asset Manager’s Perspective

An all-star panel of asset managers will explore what they expect out of hotel management, how management contracts facilitate this interaction and how a strong relationship between operator and asset manager can drive profitability for the owner.

Wednesday October 12, 2011
6:00 PM
Harvard Club – Downtown Location

MRA Updates

Peter Christie from the Massachusetts Restaurant Association will address legislative issues and recent rulings that affect our Food & Beverage Operations.

Please invite your F&B Managers to attend this informative session.

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Wednesday September 14, 2011
6:00 PM
Westin Waterfront

Outlook 2012

Wednesday, June 8th, 2011

Harbor Cruise aboard The Odyssey

Wednesday, June 8th, 2011 6:00 to 9:00 PM

Board Member and Scholarship Chairman, Paul Dutton, has arranged an end of season social event aboard The Odyssey. The 2-hour Harbor cruise includes a three course dinner and CASH bar.

The chapter has reserved a limited number of spots so let Paul know if you are planning on attending. Paul can be contacted at paulmduttonpmdsox@hotmail.com

Cost is $55 per member, almost half the regular price.

Payment is required to secure a spot and Paul will be available to take your payment at the May 11th meeting. If you are not attending but would like to secure a spot, please contact Paul as soon as possible. This is a first come-first serve event with limited availability.

Wednesday, May 11th, 2011
6:00 PM
Hotel Marlowe
25 Edwin H. Land Blvd
Cambridge, MA 02141
617-868-8000

Emerging Trends

Presented by Reed Woodworth and Andrea Foster, PKF Consulting

Join the chapter for a look forward to see what trends and directions the market is going in nationally and regionally, coupled with his insights as to what it means to your hotel. Feel free to invite your General Manager and/or Director of Sales.

Wednesday, November 10th, 2010
6:00 PM
W Boston Hotel
100 Stuart Street
Boston, Ma 02116

Asset Manager’s Perspective

Well known General Manager, David Gibbons, will moderate an all-star panel of hotel and asset managers, including Ken Wilson of Capital Hotel Management, LLC, Tom Brennan of The JBG Companies and Jim Dina of Pyramid Hotel Group. The panel will explore their expectations from hotel management, how management contracts facilitate this interaction and how a strong relationship between operator and asset manager can drive profitability for the owner. We urge you to invite your General Manager and Director of Sales to what is expected to be a very informative meeting.

Tuesday December 7th, 2010
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
The Langham Hotel
Holiday Cheer
HFTP is dedicating the December meeting to fundraising for Birthday Wishes, a local charity whose mission is simple: To bring birthday parties to homeless children. Birthday Wishes recognizes the importance of a birthday in a child’s life and believes that the gift of a birthday celebration provides normalcy, joy and hope in these children’s otherwise unsettled lives. This purely social evening will feature fun, games, a silent auction and more over cocktails and hors d’ouevres, all for a great cause. This is such a special event it had to be held on a Tuesday!

September 15, 2010 6PM

Royal Sonesta Hotel Boston

40 Edwin Land Blvd. Cambridge, MA 02142
Parking is available at The Cambridgeside Galleria for $5.00

Outlook 2011

Presented by Matt Arrants, Pinnacle Advisory Group

Matt Arrants of the Pinnacle Advisory Group will once again kick-off the 2010-2011 HFTP season with his insightful interpretation of hotel operating statistics, developments and trends. This session is perfectly timed to support your budgeting cycle with facts and figures.

May 12, 2010

Sheraton Boston 6PM

Emerging Trends

Presented by Reed Woodworth, PKF Consulting Emerging Trends

Join the chapter and Reed Woodworth for a look forward to see what trends and directions the market is going in nationally and regionally, coupled with his insights as to what it means to your hotel.

April 14, 2010

Hyatt Regency Cambridge 4:30 – 7PM

Not a dinner meeting

HITEC Warm-Up

Various Vendors

Get Ready for HITEC!

Following a successful debut in 2008, HFTP again invites a select group of leading technology vendors to host table top displays in a setting intended to provoke conversation and dialog with attendees rather than the rushed pace and limited attention span often found at tradeshows. This event is the key fundraiser for the chapter’s Frank B. Bearse Scholarship.

March 10, 2010

Taj Boston 6PM

Loyalty Trends

Presented by Mark G. Haley, The Prism Partnership

Loyalty Trends

Loyalty programs are the de facto Customer Relationship Management strategy for the major hotel companies, and absolute battleground for the traveler’s wallet. Mark Haley will present the key trends driving the evolution of hotel loyalty programs today and tomorrow. Invite your Director of Marketing!

POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER!

February 10, 2010

W Boston 6PM

Panel discussion – The Asset Manager’s Perspective

A Boston property General Manager will moderate an all-star panel of asset managers and explore what they expect out of hotel management, how management contracts facilitate this interaction and how a strong relationship between operator and asset manager can drive profitability for the owner.

January 13, 2010

Seaport Hotel 6PM

Green Your IT!

Presented by John Malenfant, The Lenox Hotel

Board member John Malenfant of the Lenox Hotel will discuss how to place your Information Technology department on an environmentally-sustainable footing. Topics will include reducing your technology footprint, virtualization, passive guest room energy savings and plugging into the grid.

Thursday December 10, 2009

The Lenox Hotel 4PM – 7PM

Not a Dinner Meeting Holiday Social to Benefit The New England Home for Little Wanderers

Holiday Social to Benefit the NE Home for Little Wanderers

HFTP is dedicating the December meeting to fundraising for a significant contribution to the New England Home for Little Wanderers. This purely social evening will feature fun, a silent auction and more over cocktails and hors d’ouevres, all for a great cause.

November 11, 2009

The Colonnade Hotel 6PM

Hospitality Technology: Best-of-Breed vs. Integrated Suites

Panel discussion moderated by John Malenfant, The Lenox Hotel Hospitality Technology: Best-of-Breed vs. Integrated Suites

We have assembled a panel of vendors representing various perspectives to debate the question of choosing hotel systems based on what is best for a given purpose or based on integrated platforms with reduced hardware, software and interface requirements.

October 14, 2009

LeMeridien Cambridge Hotel 6PM

Massachusetts Privacy Law & Regulation

Presented by Matthew Pettine, MFA Massachusetts Privacy Law & Regulation

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has enacted perhaps the broadest and narrowest privacy regulations of any state in the Union. What do these new laws mean for your hotel? What is the impact on how you treat customer and employee information? Consultant Matt Pettine will explain the spirit and letter of the law, and what you need to do about it.

September 9, 2009

Fairmont Battery Wharf Hotel 6PM

Outlook 2010

Presented by Matt Arrants, Pinnacle Advisory Group

Matt Arrants of the Pinnacle Advisory Group will once again kick-off the 2009-2010 HFTP season with his insightful interpretation of hotel operating statistics, developments and trends. This session is perfectly timed to support your budgeting cycle with facts and figures.

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