AUSTIN, TEXAS; June 4, 2002 � Hospitality
Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®) is proud to announce
that founder and president of OPUS 2 Revenue Technologies, Inc., Eric B.
Orkin, has been selected as the 2002 HFTP International Hospitality Technology
Hall of Fame inductee. Orkin was selected for his involvement in the growth
and use of revenue management and central reservation systems. Orkin will
be inducted into the Hall of Fame at this year's HITEC® (Hospitality
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Technology Exposition and Conference) � the world's
largest hospitality technology conference. HITEC 2002 will be held June
25-27 at McCormick Place, in Chicago. He will be honored at the HITEC Award
Ceremony at 9:15 a.m. on Tuesday, June 25.
�Eric�s intelligence and his understanding of
how this technology could be applied and should be applied to hotels are
unmatched in the industry,� said Cindy Estis Green, managing partner for
the Estis Group. �He was able to translate the sophisticated capability
of technology into a workable solution when the industry was still viewing
technology as a support to accounting � Eric is so passionate about revenue
management that his enthusiasm and intensity about its use was very instrumental
in making this discipline a standard in the hotel industry today.�
Since the inception of the HFTP International
Hospitality Technology Hall of Fame in 1989, 21 individuals have been recognized
at HITEC for their contributions to the hospitality industry. The Technology
Hall of Fame is the hospitality industry's highest level of recognition
in the area of technology. Hall of Fame members have been selected by their
peers as representing the best in innovation and application of technology
and as leaders in their profession. To be eligible for selection to the
Technology Hall of Fame, an individual must have made significant and lasting
contributions to hospitality technology in any or all areas of development,
application, and promotion.
Technology Hall of Fame members include such
industry pioneers as: Robert S. Bennett, Pegasus Solutions; David Berkus,
Berkus Technology Ventures, LLC; Richard Brooks, CHA, Meristar Hotels &
Resorts, Inc.; John Cahill, CHTP, CHA, Manhattan East Suite Hotels; Larry
Chervenak, CHAE, Chervenak, Keane & Company; John Davis III, Pegasus
Solutions; Raymond C. Ellis, Jr., CHTP, CHE, CLSD, Conrad N. Hilton College
of Hotel Restaurant Management, University of Houston; Scott Heintzeman,
Carlson Hospitality Worldwide Corp.; Robert Horgan, Newmarket International,
Inc.; Michael Kasavana, Ph.D., CHTP, The School of Hospitality Business,
Michigan State University; Carrol Lund, ECI Computer, Inc. (retired); Richard
Moore, CDP, School of Hotel Administration, Cornell University; Jack Morgan,
Morgan Systems, Inc.; Richard Nauman, Perot Systems Corp.; William Oates,
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.; Raymond Schultz, Promus
Hotel Corp.; Penelope Sellers, ELTRAX Systems, Inc. (retired); Jules Sieburgh,
CHTP, CHA, Host Marriott Corp.; Sal Spano, CHAE, CHA, Palm Beach Polo &
Country Club; James Yoakum, Creative Telecom Solutions; and George Zugmier,
Hospitality Solutions International.
Nominations were solicited in March from industry
press, current Hall of Fame members, industry association executives, and
HFTP leaders.
Based in Austin, Texas, HFTP is the professional
association for financial and IT personnel working in hotels, resorts,
clubs, casinos, restaurants, and other hospitality-related businesses.
The association provides continuing education and networking opportunities
to more than 4,000 members around the world. HFTP also administers the
examination and awards the certification for the Certified Hospitality
Accountant Executive (CHAE) and the Certified Hospitality Technology Professional
(CHTP) designations. HFTP was founded in 1952 as the National Association
of Hospitality Accountants.
HFTP® and HITEC® are registered service
marks of Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals. |