Breakout Workshops Offer Outstanding Selection of Topics
PTLA's 2008 Lodging/Human Resources Conference
“The Changing Face of Hospitality”

The PA Tourism & Lodging Association will host the Lodging/Human Resources Conference on Tuesday, April 29, 2008, at the Holiday Inn Harrisburg East.

The Conference theme “The Changing Face of Hospitality” will offer professional resources for all levels of management and human resources. The Conference will also feature the Spirit of Hospitality Awards Reception (on Monday, April 28), as PTLA recognizes the industry’s most outstanding professionals. Components of the Conference will include a keynote address by Don Landry, CHA, former chief executive officer of Sunburst Hospitality Corporation and president and CEO of Choice Hotels International; and Mark V. Lomanno, president of Smith Travel Research, will offer a presentation titled “The State of the Industry.” In addition, 12 outstanding informational workshops will be provided on a variety of topics from Leadership/Management Skills, to Internal Theft, to HR Basics. The Conference will also offer a Trade Show, with over 30 exhibitors expected, to give you the opportunity to see first hand the latest products and services available to the industry.

	The Bermuda Triangle - FMLA/ADA/Workers Compensation Angela Thomas, Esq., Latsha, Davis, Yohe & McKenna, P.C. One of the hardest workplace challenges is handling staffing while balancing employee rights under workers' compensation laws, the Family and Medical Leave Act and disability laws. These areas overlap and employers may have to navigate through all three when dealing with a sick or injured worker. In this session, legal counsel will use a combination of lecture of case studies to help attendees better understand these legal requirements and how to avoid becoming a victim of this legal Bermuda Triangle. [speaker's bio]
	Growing Your Own/Succession Planning Dr. David Miles, SPHR, CMF, Miles LeHane Group, Inc. With the ever-increasing numbers of retiring Baby Boomers anticipated over the next 15 or so years, organizations must deal with Succession Planning. The next generation (those now in their 30s and 40s) is only 2/3 the size of the Baby Boomer generation. In order to insure competent leadership, organizations need to invest in "Growing Their Own / A Strategy for Succession Planning." [speaker's bio]
	A Field Guide to Web 2.0 - What is Web 2.0 and why must all hoteliers incorporate it into their marketing plans? Brian Silengo, TIG Global Determine how to leverage user generated content and social media trends to increase brand awareness and revenue. Your customers are talking about you online and you need to do more than listen to capture their business. [speaker's bio]
	Emergency Action Planning For Your Worst Nightmare: FIRE Brad Bonnell, IHG Participants will be provided with practical information concerning the development of an effective, viable and defensible Emergency Action Plan for a hotel fire. Using recent case studies, a fundamental emergency action plan for responding to a hotel fire will be provided that will be applicable to every hotel. This methodology can also serve as the basis for the development of other hotel emergency action plans. [speaker's bio]