AUSTIN, TEXAS, USA | Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®) is now accepting applications through April 4, 2009 for its Board of Directors, a group that helps shape the association. The combined experience and vision of the board is key to HFTP's accomplishments, and the HFTP Board encourages members to contribute their talents by being a part of its leadership process. The association is currently seeking out members for the 2009 Nominating Committee and for officer and director positions for the 2009-2010 HFTP Board of Directors.

The Nominating Committee, the group that identifies and selects the next generation of leaders, will meet May 1-3 at the Dallas Fort Worth Airport Hyatt Regency to interview those interested in joining the HFTP Global Board and Executive Committee. They will be looking for global leaders that are strategic thinkers and have the ability to see the big picture.

"Serving on the HFTP Global Board has been an all-around rewarding experience," said HFTP Global President Jules Sieburgh, CHTP, a hospitality consultant with O'Neal Consulting. "The collective professional experience of the directors contributes to the growth and success of HFTP, and in return we individually benefit from the leadership opportunity and connections made from working together."

The Nominating Committee Application and Board of Directors Application are both available on the HFTP web site. Those interested in applying for the Nominating Committee, Board of Directors or the Executive Committee, should contact Bryan Wood, HFTP director of certification and board relations, at [email protected], (800) 646-4387 x29 or +1 (512) 249-5333 x29.

HFTP, Austin, Texas, USA and Maastricht, The Netherlands, founded in 1952, is the global professional association for financial and technology personnel working in hotels, clubs and other hospitality-related businesses. HFTP provides first class educational opportunities, research, and publications to more than 4,800 members globally including, the premiere hospitality technology conference HITEC--founded in 1972. HFTP also awards the only hospitality specific certifications for accounting and technology — the Certified Hospitality Accountant Executive (CHAE) and the Certified Hospitality Technology Professional (CHTP) designations. HFTP was founded in the USA as the National Association of Hotel Accountants. For more information, visit .

Eliza Selig
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