July 1, 2002

Interview With Rich Jackson, CIO, AH&LA - What's New From AH&LA's Ebusiness Committee (HITEC 2002 Video)

During HITEC 2002, Hospitality Net & HFTP Jointly produce HITEC Online Studio. The Studio features about 40 interviews with industry executives, consultants and CEO's of HITEC exhibitors. Interviews broadcast LIVE on the Internet and will be available for on-demand broadcast one week after show. To listen and view the interviews, you need Real-Player software installed on your system.

AH&LA

Updated July 4, 2002

About AH&LA
The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) is a 91-year-old federation of state lodging associations throughout the United States with some 13,000 property members worldwide, representing more than 1.7 million guest rooms.

AH&LA provides its members with assistance in operations, education, and communications, and lobbies on Capitol Hill to provide a business climate in which the industry can continue to prosper. Individual state associations provide representation at the state level and offer many additional cost-saving benefits.

BIO
Rich Jackson
Vice President of Information Technology / CIO
American Hotel & Lodging Association

Rich Jackson currently serves as the Vice President of Technology / Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) where he is responsible for oversight and direction of AH&LA's technology, publishing and membership records departments. Rich has been with the AH&LA since 1994.

Prior to joining AH&LA, Rich oversaw the technology department for a medium sized city in Virginia, where he was responsible for all of the city's technology functions including City Hall, Police 911, and others.

He holds a BS degree in Information Systems, a Master of Science in Information Systems Technology and many technical certifications including; Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) and Certified NetWare Engineer (CNE).

He is an active member in many computing professional organizations including the Network Professionals Association (NPA), and Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE).

Rich and his wife Maureen have 3 boys and reside in Virginia.

Kevin Heilbronner is the US Editor for hsyndicate.com, wiredhotelier.com and hospitalitynet.org, providing content for these websites in the form of articles and both audio and video interviews. Based outside of Washington DC, Heilbronner has worked with Hospitality Net to conduct interviews at several hospitality trade shows in the US and Europe over the last year. A familiar voice in Washington, DC, Heilbronner is the stadium announcer for the NBA's Washington Wizards, WNBA's Washington Mystics, WUSA's Washington Freedom and DC United of MLS. He resides in Centreville, VA and can be reached via [email protected].

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