Prague, Czech Republic – HEDNA, the Hotel Electronic Distribution Network Association, will hold its Spring Meeting on 28-30 June 2011 at the Prague Marriott Hotel, Prague, Czech Republic. The hotel electronic distribution industry is evolving at a fast pace. This meeting will look at where the industry is headed.

The conference will bring together the top experts in electronic distribution for the hospitality industry as well as the up-and-coming innovators. HEDNA will be presenting a new award at the conference – the 2011 Spirit of Innovation Award. Nominees are: Michael Madison of menumodo, R. J. Friedlander of ReviewPro, Jean Cazès of TAXEO, Olivier Jager of ForwardKeys, and Matthias Hosp and Felix Gorbach of YouMove.

Keynote speakers for the meeting are: Janice Diner of Horizon Studios, Marcos Isaac of Amadeus, Satyan Joshi of Google, and Pierre Matuchet of SNCF Technologies.

These keynote speakers will be joined by experts in mobile technology, social media, payment technologies, and marketing.

For more information, visit the microsite for the Spring Conference in Prague at or visit HEDNA's homepage at .

About HEDNA

The Hotel Electronic Distribution Network Association (HEDNA) is a not-for-profit trade association whose worldwide membership includes executives and managers from over 200 of the most influential companies in the hotel distribution industry. Founded in 1991, all of HEDNA's activities are intended to stimulate the booking of hotel rooms through the use of GDS, the Internet and other electronic means. HEDNA brings all segments of the hotel industry together to evolve systems and services into electronic distribution that is easy and efficient. Additional information on HEDNA is available by calling +1 202-204-8400 or by visiting

Reed Hitchcock
HEDNA