WESTFIELD, N.J. | The Council of Hotel and Restaurant Trainers (CHART, www.chart.org) today announced the dates and locations of its 2009 hospitality training conferences:

• 77th Semi-Annual CHART Hospitality Training Conference
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  March 7-10, 2009
  Hilton Portland & Executive Tower, Portland, Oregon
  
  
• 78th Semi-Annual CHART Hospitality Training Conference
  July 25-28, 2009
  Renaissance Cleveland Hotel, Cleveland, Ohio

These conferences are the premier gathering of hotel trainers, restaurant trainers and human resources professionals, who meet to learn from inspiring keynote speakers, participate in interactive educational break-out sessions, network together, and share best practices.

Each three-day conference and one pre-conference day includes relevant and timely industry workforce educational topics, such as recruitment, retention, return on investment, technology-based training, diversity, language and cultural issues, customer service, succession planning, leadership and executive coaching.

In addition to the learning sessions, attendees participate in an off-site community service event, working side by side to give back to the host community.