EHTEC@HOSPACE

With the hospitality industry being one of the largest targets of data breaches, credit card security discussions are heating up all over the world, including at the European Hospitality Technology Educational Conference (EHTEC). The conference, EHTEC@HOSPACE, produced by Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®), is November 25, 2011 at Sofitel London Heathrow in London.

Bringing the issue of data security to the forefront of attendees' minds is PCI Security Standards Council European Director, Jeremy King. His presentation at EHTEC@HOSPACE, "PCI for Hospitality: Resources for Protecting Your Cardholder Data," will provide an overview of the Council and the industry standards it manages. King will discuss recent and upcoming Council guidance on technologies in payments, as well as the resources available for protecting payment card data in the hospitality industry. He will outline opportunities for Council involvement, including participation in the Council's standards feedback period and Special Interest Groups (SIGS) for 2012.

"The hospitality industry is a key focus for the PCI Council, and we are encouraged to see the growing awareness in this sector around the importance of the PCI Standards for protecting payment card data globally," said King. "With involvement from PCI Council Participating Organizations like HFTP, we look forward to continuing to work together to improve payment card security in the hospitality space."

EHTEC@HOSPACE is held in conjunction with the Hospitality Professionals Association Conference & Exposition (HOSPACE), produced by HOSPA. EHTEC@HOSPACE will follow HOSPA's one-day conference on November 24 and will be complimentary for HOSPACE attendees. It will focus on hospitality technology topics important to Europe.

Visit www.hospace.net or call +44 1202 889430 to register. For more information about EHTEC@HOSPACE, send inquiries to [email protected] or +1 (512) 249-5333.

About HOSPA (Hospitality Professionals Association for Finance, Revenue Management and IT) – BAHA moving forward | HOSPA is a non-profit educational organisation which has evolved from BAHA (British Association of Hospitality Accountants) which was formed in 1969. The aim of HOSPA is to bring together those hospitality industry professionals involved in financial management, revenue management and IT. The membership has expanded to almost 1,000 members and BAHA has been recognised as the UK's authoritative voice in the hospitality industry on financial management, technical accounting issues, taxation, and hotel valuation.

About HFTP

Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®), established in 1952, is a hospitality nonprofit association headquartered in Austin, Texas USA with offices in the EU and Middle East. HFTP is recognized as the spokes group for the finance and technology segments of the hospitality industry with an international network of members and stakeholders. HFTP uniquely understands the industry's pressing issues, and assists its stakeholders in finding solutions to their challenges more efficiently than any organization. HFTP offers expert networks, educational resources, career development programs, research, leadership opportunities and conferences and events. HFTP produces international events throughout the year, including the world's largest hospitality technology tradeshow and conference brand: HITEC. In addition, it oversees the hospitality-specific Pineapplesearch.com® and the Uniform System of Accounts for the Lodging Industry (USALI). For more information about HFTP, visit www.hftp.org. For the latest news, visit the HFTP News page at news.hftp.org and the HFTP Connect blog at blog.hftp.org.

Katy Walterscheidt
Communications Specialist
+1 (512) 249-5333 (Ext 27)
HFTP