SIOUX FALLS, S.D., Sept. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- LodgeNet Interactive
Corporation (Nasdaq: LNET), the leading provider of media and
connectivity solutions to the hospitality industry, will host its
3rd annual Customer Technology Symposium, October 5-7, 2010 at The Fairmont Copley Plaza in
Boston, MA.
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"Technology Innovation: Review. Rethink. Re-energize" will
feature two days of presentations and panel discussions focusing on
the operational, financial and guest service implications of
current and emerging hospitality technologies. The event will be
attended by executives from major hospitality brands, hotel owners
and management companies as well as industry media and
representatives from a broad range of technology companies.
Sessions are scheduled to cover topics including:
- Next-generation HD interactive television applications
- Strategies for hotel network planning
- Engaging and monetizing the traveling consumer
Highlighting the event will be a keynote address by Dr.
Robert D. Atkinson, Founder and
President of The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
(ITIF). Atkinson is scheduled to speak on the topic, "Spurring
Innovation and IT Application in the Hospitality Industry."
Additional scheduled presenters include two experts in their
respective areas of the broader hospitality industry: Dr.
Andrew Lippman, Associate Director
of the MIT Media Lab, and Aran Ryan,
Director, Hospitality & Leisure for PricewaterhouseCoopers.
"We are excited to welcome our guests to Boston for two days of intensive education,
dialogue and networking," said David
Goldstone, Vice President, Sales and Hotel Relations for
LodgeNet. "Amazing things are happening every day in hospitality
technology, and we believe attendees will leave this event with new
enthusiasm about what's on the horizon, as well as the information
they need to put together a sound technology strategy."
Co-sponsors of the event include Platinum Sponsor, LG
Electronics; Gold Sponsors: Comcast Networks, Green Vision Media,
Panasonic, Philips, RTTV America, and VideoPropulsion; Silver
Sponsors: HBO and Showtime; and Bronze Sponsor, DIRECTV.
For more information, visit the 2010 Customer Technology
Symposium Website at
http://www.lodgenetonline.com/CTS2010/index.html
About LodgeNet
LodgeNet Interactive Corporation is the leading provider of
media and connectivity solutions designed to meet the unique needs
of hospitality, healthcare and other guest-based businesses.
LodgeNet Interactive serves approximately 1.9 million hotel rooms
worldwide in addition to healthcare facilities throughout
the United States. The Company's
services include: Interactive Television Solutions, Broadband
Internet Solutions, Content Solutions, Professional Solutions and
Advertising Media Solutions. LodgeNet Interactive Corporation owns
and operates businesses under the industry leading brands:
LodgeNet, LodgeNetRX, and The Hotel Networks. LodgeNet Interactive
is listed on NASDAQ and trades under the symbol LNET. For more
information, please visit www.lodgenet.com.
LodgeNet and the LodgeNet logo are registered trademarks of
LodgeNet Interactive Corporation.
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