18 ‘Interactive Educational Workshops’ sponsored by Sabre Hospitality announced to support HOSPACE 2011

'New Approaches to a Bright Future?' is the title of the one-day HOSPACE 2011 Conference & Exhibition – to be held on Thursday, 24 November 2011 at the Sofitel Hotel, London Heathrow at Terminal 5

A comprehensive programme of 18 'Interactive Educational Workshops' – on topical subjects ranging from 'Emerging technologies to reduce Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)'; 'Exploring your online competitive advantages'; and 'Transforming businesses with e-invoicing and e-procurement', to 'Payment Card Identity (PCI): cutting through the confusion' and 'Hosted Solutions: the way forward?' – will make putting 'theory into practice' the order of the afternoon for hospitality finance, revenue management and IT professionals at HOSPACE 2011.

HOSPA (Hospitality Professionals Association for hospitality finance, revenue management and IT) is the new name for BAHA (British Association of Hospitality Accountants); and HOSPACE 2011 is the new name for the 6^th Annual BAHA Hospitality Finance and IT Exhibition which will be held on Thursday, 24 November at the Sofitel Hotel, London Heathrow at Terminal 5.

The 18 Educational Workshops, all presented by companies and organisations that are specialists in their particular fields, are sponsored by Sabre Hospitality Solutions and have been designed to enhance Continuing Professional Development (CPD), as well as support the theme of the one-day HOSPACE 2011 Conference and Exhibition: 'New Approaches to a Bright Future?'

Expert presenting companies and organisations and their highly topical subjects for the afternoon 'Educational Workshops' of HOSPA – the UK's leading educational organisation for professionals involved in financial management, revenue management and IT within the hospitality industry – will include:

• 'The Unification and convergence of hotel technologies to provide hospitality solutions', presented by Daisy Hospitality
• 'Case study of The Cavendish London and how its new Revenue Management system changed the way it does business', delivered by EasyRMS
• 'Transforming businesses with e-invoicing and e-procurement', presented by Fourth Hospitality
• 'Globe shopper trends', delivered by Global Blue
• 'The risk of hidden credit card data storage in your hotel – are you endangering your business or your customers?', delivered by Ground Labs
• 'How the impact of Revenue Management education is influencing our business decisions today and what the future holds', presented by IDeaS
• 'Planes, Trains and iPads – how new technologies are changing the way we travel', delivered by Micros Fidelio
• 'Zen and the art of Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance: a 10 step path to enlightenment', presented by Orthus
• 'Emerging technologies to reduce Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) in hospitality', delivered by PAR Springer-Miller
• 'Exploring your online competitive advantages', presented by Rate Tiger
• 'Good Metrics – effective management and reporting on environmental and responsible business performance', delivered by Responsible Hospitality Partnership
• 'Acentic Media – unlocking hotel advertising revenue', presented by RIEO
• 'Payment Card Industry (PCI) – cutting through the confusion,' delivered by Servebase
• 'Are you ready to migrate your financial data to the cloud?' presented by Softbrands
• 'Hosted solutions – the way forward?', delivered by Solution Builders
• 'Hotel networks – not so much cables and switches but arterial routes of communications that are essential for you and your guests,' presented by Swisscom
• 'After 30 years of accounting systems, why is it that we still need to re-key so much?', delivered by TouchstoneNAV
• 'The application of business metrics in the hotel industry – a case study,' presented by XN Hotels

Each of the 'Interactive Educational Workshops' have been placed into streams for Finance, Revenue Management and Technology. They will be run in three half-hour, mid-afternoon slots at the Conference, so delegates can attend up to three workshops of their choice from the above 18 sessions. In each half-hour time allocation, delegates will have the opportunity to select one from a choice of six available sessions.

Commenting on the 2011 Educational Workshops, HOSPA Chief Executive Carl Weldon said: "This year's Conference has a huge educational content; and the 'Workshops' will help reinforce delegate learning in the key areas of revenue management, purchasing, wage costs, use of IT systems, business analysis and sustainability – making the Conference and IT Exhibition a truly productive, informative and enjoyable experience."

As in past years, the Annual Conference will be supported by a growing and increasingly influential exhibition of IT suppliers – providing delegates with a 'one stop shop' to view and interact with the latest and 'best in class' technologies – covering all eventualities for hospitality businesses, whether they be start-up, established independent, or multi chain-owned, operations.

The event's grand finale Gala Dinner – including the signature 'Pub Quiz' – is one of the traditional social networking highlights of the BAHA (now HOSPA) Annual Conference. This year, the HOSPACE 2011 Gala Dinner will be introduced by Harry Murray MBE, Chairman of award-winning Lucknam Park Hotel & Spa near Bath.

For regularly updated information on HOSPACE 2011 (formerly the BAHA Conference and IT Exhibition), visit the HOSPACE 2011 Website at: www.hospace.net . For bookings and further details for both HOSPACE 2011 and EHTEC (to be held the next day on 25 November also at the Sofitel Hotel, London Heathrow at Terminal 5), contact the HOSPA Administration Office on telephone: 01202 889 430; fax: 01202 887 967; or email: [email protected]