November 8, 2017
School of Hospitality Selected to Participate in The Lodging Conference
The School of Hospitality Leadership at East Carolina University was selected to participate in the American Hotel & Lodging Educational Foundation’s (AHLEF) Lodging Conference Scholarship Program, that was held Oct 30 – Nov 2, 2017 at the Arizona Biltmore Resort and Spa in Phoenix. Each year, only ten schools are invited to nominate one of their AHLEF scholarship recipients to attend The Lodging Conference. Dr. Robert O’Halloran, SHL Director and SHL senior and AHLA Scholarship recipient, Madison Thompson attended the conference.
This is one of the top hotel industry events in the world. Over the past 22 years, tens of thousands of high-powered hotel owners and executives from around the globe have participated. The event has been sold out for the last five years with attendance of 1800+ participants. The conference brings together the hotel industry’s most influential owners, operators, presidents, CEOs and dealmakers to strategize about development, finance, franchising, management, construction, design, and operations. More than just a conference, the entire event is a THINK TANK where everybody in attendance has the opportunity to join in the conversation, discuss issues, and solve problems. (http://lodgingconference.com/).
The conference registration was donated by Harry Javer, president of the Conference Bureau and co-founder of the Lodging Conference. Each student also received a stipend and accommodation sponsored by the American Hotel and Lodging Education Foundation. Dr. O’Halloran, a member of the AHLEF Board of Trustees also coordinated and moderated a “THINK TANK” session on Generating Revenue with Food and Beverage. Panel members included: Sumner Baye, President/Partner, International Hotel Network, LLC, Christopher Meskers, COO, Concierge by Foodbuy: S. Sherman Associates, Bob Neal Principal Cooper Carry, Dan Richardson, National Director, Hospitality Entegra Procurement Services and Ken Taylor, Vice President, Strategic Development, MarkeTeam Inc.
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- Biltmore Phoenix
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- Madison was one of two students asked to speak to American Hotel and Lodging Foundation members about the value of her experience.
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- Madison Thompson (2nd from the right) with other students, talking with Paul Kirwin, Chairman of the AHLEF.
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- Madison Thompson at the Lodging Conference, with Harry Javer, the Conference producer and co-founder.
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- Group photo of all students, AHLEF Board members and staffers at the Lodging Conference.
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