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By joining HTNG,
renewing your
membership, or entering
into certain new
activities with HTNG,
members reaffirm their
agreement to the latest
Terms and Conditions of
Membership.
1. Members
agree to abide by the
HTNG Code of Conduct,
posted at
http://www.htng.org/CodeOfConduct.htm.
Corporate members agree
to hold their employees,
and other individuals
they authorize to
participate in HTNG
activities on their
behalf, accountable to
abiding by the Code of
Conduct.
2. Individual
memberships are
nontransferable.
3.
Regular Memberships may
only be held by
hospitality companies,
or by full-time
employees of hospitality
companies; all other
organizations and
individuals may hold
Industry Partner
memberships.
Hospitality companies
are defined to include
organizations that own,
manage, franchise, or
brand hospitality
enterprises or venues
(including hotels,
condominium rental
pools, timeshare
programs, membership
clubs, restaurants,
cruise ships, casinos,
theme parks,
recreational sports
facilities, and
entertainment venues);
provided that
organizations that
franchise or brand
hotels, but do not own
or manage hotels, shall
qualify for Regular
Membership only if
either (a) they assess
annual fees per hotel of
at least US$10,000 (or
the equivalent in other
currency), exclusive of
reservation-related and
optional fees; (b) they
assess a royalty fee of
at least one percent
(1%) of total room
revenue of the hotel
(not limited to that
portion produced by the
brand or franchisor); or
(c) a majority of their
branded hotels display
the membership
affiliation on the home
page of the hotel's own
web site. A
Regular Individual
Membership is
automatically converted
to an Industry Partner
Individual Membership if
the individual holding
it ceases to be
qualified as a Regular
Member. An
Industry Partner
Individual Membership
may be converted to a
Regular Individual
Membership upon the
request of the
individual who holds it,
if that individual
becomes qualified as a
Regular Member during
the term of membership.
4. Companies
and individuals holding
Regular Memberships, and
individuals holding
Industry Partner
memberships who work for
companies with five or
more employees, and who
also sell technology or
technology-based
services to hospitality
companies may not,
through those
memberships, participate
in HTNG activities or
programs intended for
technology providers,
such as marketing
programs, trade show
demonstrations, or
certification/branding
programs. They
may, however, acquire a
Corporate Industry
Partner Membership for
this purpose.
Individual Industry
Partner members working
in companies with fewer
than five employees may
be required to sign an
affidavit of
eligibility.
5. Allied
Memberships are granted
to individuals employed
by bona fide media
organizations covering
hospitality technology; to
educators and students;
to employees and
officers of governmental
bodies and other
organizations engaged in
the promotion of travel
and tourism; and to
other individuals whose
interest in hospitality
technology is
fundamentally
informational rather
than based on economic
gain as a buyer or
seller of technology or
technology-based
services.
HTNG reserves the right
to deny Allied
Membership to any
individual, and to
revoke any Allied
Membership without
refund if the individual
holding it ceases to
qualify and/or uses the
membership for
commercial gain as a
buyer or seller of
technology or
technology-based
services.
6.
Association Partner
Memberships are granted
to other industry trade
associations upon
application to and
approval by HTNG,
normally on a
reciprocal, cost-free
basis. Membership
covers officers,
employees, and appointed
representatives of the
organization.
These individuals may use
the associated membership
rights solely
for the benefit of the
Association Partner
member, and not for the
purpose of any other
organization.
7.
Membership dues are
nonrefundable.
However, memberships may
be converted to a
membership of greater
value at the request of
the member, and a pro
rata credit of full
months of the unused
membership term will be
applied to the new
membership.
Multiple individual
memberships may be
converted to a corporate
membership with written
agreement of each
individual member.
8. The
first membership
year begins upon receipt
of payment and
terminates on the last
day of the same month
one year later.
Renewal memberships are
for 12 consecutive
months starting the day
after termination of the
prior term. Renewal
notices are sent by
e-mail to the address on
the application, or to
another address that you
advise to HTNG at
membership@htng.org.
9. Special
Interest Group
assessments will be
billed on a
membership-year basis.
Members who join a SIG
during the term of a
membership will have
their SIG assessment
prorated.
10. Members
agree that "Hotel
Technology Next
Generation," "HTNG," and
logos depicting the same
are trademarks of Hotel
Technology Next
Generation, and that
they may be used only
with HTNG's written
permission, or as
permitted by guidelines
published on the HTNG
web site at
www.htng.org/mktg.
In particular, reference
to implementation of
products based HTNG
specifications is
strictly regulated.
11. Corporate
memberships cover
employees of the named
company, and any
affiliates under common
control. For this
purpose, “control” means
more than 50% of the
voting stock of the
company. Non-employee
contractors may
represent the company
with HTNG’s approval,
which HTNG may revoke at
any time.
12. Corporate
Industry Partners may
participate in HTNG
using only a single
brand OR product name.
This may be changed at
any time, but once used
and retired, the name
cannot be used again for
at least one year.
Corporate Industry
Partners may, however,
participate in the HTNG
Gaming Special Interest
Groups using a single
company name that is
different from the one
they use for their
general HTNG
participation, provided
that they are required
by gaming regulatory
authorities to do
business under the
alternate name.
13. For
the Corporate
Five-Individual
membership pack, the
company is responsible
for designating up to
five individuals who
should receive the
membership. Memberships
may be reassigned during
the membership year, but
may not be reassigned to
an individual who
previously held one of
the memberships during
the same membership
year. The individual
who applies for
membership controls the
designations for that
company. That person
may assign the
responsibility to
another person, or
authorize another person
to act on their behalf,
by notifying HTNG in
writing.
14. Charter
membership is a special
status that a member retains
only as long as the underlying
membership remains valid. If
the underlying membership lapses,
Charter
status is lost. However, any
expired membership
may be reinstated retroactively for up to
three months after its
expiration date.
15. Members
who apply for or
participate in HTNG
activities (workgroups,
tradeshow
demonstrations,
marketing activities,
etc.) agree to abide by
HTNG’s policies for such
activities as published
on the HTNG website and
as may be modified from
time to time.
16. HTNG workgroups are
largely self-governing.
While they are
subsidized from HTNG
general funds,
workgroups generally
assess participation fees on an
annual or per-meeting
basis to cover the costs
of face-to-face
meetings. If you
apply and are accepted
to participate in a
workgroup, or attend
face-to-face workgroup
meetings, you agree to
pay any associated
periodic and/or per
meeting fees as outlined
at
www.htng.org/workgroups/common/fees.htm.
17. Members whose
membership has lapsed by
more than 30 days may
not attend any HTNG
members-only function or
meeting, or participate
in any members-only
activity, until they
have renewed or
reestablished their
membership.
Members with balances
due from invoices more
than 90 days old may not
attend any HTNG
members-only function or
meeting until all
overdue invoices have
been paid. This
policy will apply even
with respect for events
for which the member has
paid or agreed to pay,
and refunds will only be
given if the member
cancels or withdraws at
a time that, under the
terms of the function,
meeting, or event,
permits a refund.
18. HTNG
may modify these terms
and conditions at any
time by posting a new
version on the HTNG
website. New terms will
be deemed accepted by
the Member when (a)
their membership is
renewed; (b) the member
applies to participate
in a workgroup or on a
workgroup team or
committee; (c) the
member applies to, or
does, participate in a
public HTNG
interoperability
demonstration; (d) the
member applies to
participate in an
optional HTNG marketing
or promotional program;
or (e) a corporate member,
or employee thereof,
requests authorization
for additional or new
individuals to receive
access credentials.
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