Call For 2012 ‘HOSPA Career Development Investment Scholarship’ Nominations

HOSPA – the UK’s leading educational organisation for hospitality professionals in Finance, Revenue Management and IT – is inviting senior hospitality industry practitioners to nominate their most outstanding young employees in the fields of Hospitality Finance, Revenue Management or IT for a 2012 ‘HOSPA Career Development Investment Scholarship’.

The awards will afford the five lucky winners – who do not need to be HOSPA members – an unrivalled chance to learn from, be noticed and publicly recognised at, HOSPA’s forthcoming one-day HOSPACE 2012 Annual Conference and IT Exhibition, to be held on 22 November at the Sofitel Hotel, London Heathrow at Terminal 5. In addition to a full day’s attendance at HOSPACE 2012, the prize will include a place at the Conference’s Grand Finale Gala Dinner where winners’ achievements will be acknowledged publicly. Also, the winners will be featured in a forthcoming edition of the HOSPA journal – ‘The Overview’.

The criteria for application for ‘HOSPA Career Investment Development Scholarships’:

• Candidates must be 30 years-old or younger on 9 November (application deadline date)
• Candidates must be employed in a hospitality organisation and working in Finance, Revenue Management or IT
• Candidates must have been working in the hospitality industry for a minimum of 12 months
• Nominators must be senior members of staff and understand that there is only ONE application allowed per company/independently owned business
• Nominators must accompany their candidate’s application with a CV and letter outlining why the candidate should be considered.

The closing date for nominations is Friday, 9 November 2012. To download a nomination form, please visit . Once completed, nominations should be emailed to Lucy Vierbergen at: [email protected]; or faxed on: 01202 887967.

HOSPACE 2012
HOSPACE 2012 – entitled ‘Taking the Investment Forward – Making the Most of the Investment in Your People and Business to Create Value’ – will enable UK and international delegates to get an informed and cutting-edge view from an international line-up of inspirational experts – all icons in their own field – about the latest key financial, revenue and IT management issues and developments; as well as the commercial aspects that connect these together to maximise profitability and create value.

HOSPACE 2012 promises to be invaluable for networking, professional updating – through expert presentations, panel forums and educational workshops – and experiencing Continuing Professional Development (CPD).

The event’s grand finale Gala Dinner – including the signature ‘HOSPA Pub Quiz’ – is one of the traditional social networking highlights of the Conference.

About HOSPA
HOSPA (‘Hospitality Professionals Association’ for Finance, Revenue Management and IT) 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. Whereas BAHA has been recognised as the UK’s authoritative voice in the hospitality industry on financial management, technical accounting issues, taxation, and hotel valuation, HOSPA now is additionally the leading arena for debate on hotel systems and Revenue Management topics through their annual Conference and meetings programmes. The membership has expanded to over 1,000 members. HOSPA – which has provided an industry specific, hospitality focused programme in Financial Management for over 23 years – has just introduced similar programmes for Revenue Management and IT. For more information, visit: