ORLANDO -- At the annual Travel Weekly technology conference, set
for April 29 to May 1 here, 16 industry consultants have agreed to
provide their services in the show's Consultants Arcade.
The conference's third annual Arcade, set in the trade show,
will be manned by experts on law, communications and technology of
various types.
The consultants' services are provided for free, and delegates
are invited to sign up for meetings with these experts on a
first-come, first-served basis.
The list of consultants, who will be available during trade show
hours on April 30 and May 1, is as follows:
William Byers and Lori Zaitz, Visionaire Media, Torrance,
Calif., who will rotate as consultants.
J. Grant Caplan, principal, Consulting Strategies, Houston.
Joe Demty, president, Joe Demty & Associates, Miami
Beach.
Walter Gay, director of sales, TRAC/Travel Automation
Consultants, Aurora, Ore.
Eric Hosek, consultant, D.A. Davidson & Co., Kalispell,
Mont.
Kate Koziol, president, K Squared Communications, Chicago.
Greg Merkley, president, Travel Technology & Magic,
Evanston, Ill.
Mark Pestronk, Travel Weekly columnist and Arlington, Va.-based
travel attorney.
Norm Rose, president, TravelTech Consulting, Belmont,
Calif.
C. Andrew Shepp, Shepp & Associates, St. Louis.
David Wardell, Travel Weekly columnist and independent
consultant, Vienna, Va.
Deslie Webb, chief executive officer, eGulliver, Atlanta.
Larry E. Widis, Widis Consulting, Charlotte, N.C.
Teresa Wilson, general manager, Southwest Travel Systems,
Phoenix.
Chelle Yarbrough, president, Crossover Consulting, Cedar Glen,
Calif.The 2001 Travel Weekly Confer-ence on technology will be held at
Disney's Coronado Springs Resort in Orlando. The conference room
rate is $147, single or double, based on space availability.
Call (407) 939-1020 to book, ask for the rate and mention plans
to attend the Travel Weekly Conference.
The registration is $450. Other registration fees are $275 for
the second registrant from a delegate firm, $305 for an exhibitor
and $200 for a one-day registration. For more information, call
(800) 889-5254.
To register for the event, go to www.b-there.com/twconference2001.