This page has links to editions of the Interface Newsletter published in 2009, and and the HTNG Update Newsletters from 2007 and 2008. To view newsletters from later years, choose the main Interface page.

Click on the issue dates below to view a newsletter with content best-suited for members of HTNG--if you are not a member, you are better off on our Outreach newsletter page. When appropriate, we will sometimes also have separate editions that have content most appropriate for either hoteliers/allied members or for industry partners.

16 December 2009

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Featured Items

• Wait! How Do You Know that Really is an HTNG Interface?!?
• Announcing the Most Innovative Technology Award

Workgroup Updates

• Workgroup Reorganization Update
• Infrastructure and Device Forum Face to Face in January
• Workgroup Invoices for 2010 Have Been Sent

Members’ Meetings and Events

• North American Members’ Meeting Registration is Open
• European Members’ Meeting Presentations Available
• HTNG upcoming events calendar
• Interested in Speaking at HTNG Event?

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13 October 2009

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Featured Items

• Last Chance for this “Don’t Miss” Week in Lisbon
• Hotel IT Directors’ Roundtable
• HTNG European Members’ Meeting and Conference
• In-Room Technology and EMEA Advisory Team Face–to–Face
• Meet up with HTNG in Dubai in November at HTME
• Welcome to our newest board members

Workgroup Updates

• 2009B specifications released
• In-Room Technology workgroup advancing in several areas

Conferences, Meetings and Events

• HTNG upcoming events calendar

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26 August 2009

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Featured Items

• Workgroup material organized for easy reference by members
• New Business Advisors Program for hotelier participation in workgroups
• Local resource now available for Asia-Pacific members
• Hoteliers: need help with specifying HTNG in your RFPs?
• A “Don’t Miss” week in Lisbon - European Conference and three targeted meetings
• Meet HTNG in Dubai in November
• Connect with HTNG on LinkedIn and Twitter

Workgroup Updates

• First Distribution Content specification coming in September
• Smart Room improves guest experience while creating energy savings
• RFP specifications for IP PBX
• PCI compliance simplified with Data Proxy specification
• Distribution spec adds Pull capability; next up: Real Time Shop & Book
• Back Office Team beta testing General Ledger interface
• Greater consistency of workgroup outputs targeted by Governance Council study
• Improve wireless and mobile coverage with a Distributed Antenna System
• Computerworld recognizes significance of HTNG workgroup efforts

Conferences, Meetings and Events

• Second Asia-Pacific Members’ Conference wraps in Singapore
• Save these future conference & event dates

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27 October 2008

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• Property/Distribution Solution Workgroup Charter Extended
• New Guest & Room Status Messaging Team
• Developers' Quickstart Guide Now Available
• HTNG Board of Directors Continues to Attract Industry Leaders
• First Asia-Pacific Conference
• Third European Conference - Next Week in Vienna
• Special HTNG Member Offer for Equip'Hotel Paris 2008
• Special HTNG Member Offer for Mobile Technology in Travel
• Certification News

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6 May 2008

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• HTNG 2008A Specifications Released
• HTNG at HITEC
• HTNG 2008 Annual Conference
• First Asian Conference - September in Macau
• Third European Conference - November in Vienna
• Coming Soon: Developers' Resources
• Workgroup Updates

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20 August 2007

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• European Member's Meeting & Conference
• New Payment Systems & Data Security Workgroup
• New White Papers
• Open Data Exchange
• Workgroup Updates
• New Certifications
• HITEC Recap
• Future HTNG Conference Dates

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24 May 2007

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• HTNG at HITEC® 2007
• New Certifications
• Workgroup Updates
• HTNG Gaming Activities to be Restructured
• Applying for HTNG Workgroups
• New Facility to Monitor HTNG Workgroup Mailing Lists
• Workgroup Meeting Registration is Now Online
• Thought Leadership Program – Call for Topics
• Future HTNG Conference Dates

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3 April 2007

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• Hold the Dates for Future HTNG Conferences
• Certification Program Launched
• New Officers Elected for 2007-2008
• Welcome to New Platinum Members
• Applying for HTNG Workgroups
• In-Room Technology Workgroup Coming to Europe
• Property Web Services Workgroup Meets the Gaming Special Interest Group
• Workgroup Meeting Registration is Now Online
• For Vendors: Incorporating HTNG in Your Marketing Message
• Upcoming Payment Systems Workgroup
• Though Leadership Program - Call for Topics
• Did You Miss the 2007 Members’ Conference?  Read the Recap
• Hold the date for HTNG’s Customer Appreciation Event at HITEC 2007

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8 January 2007

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• HTNG 2007 Annual Members’ Meeting & Conference
• Welcome to Platinum Members
• New Board Members
• Recap of First HTNG European Conference
• Getting Certified!
• Get Involved in HTNG Workgroups!
• New Benefits for Individual Industry Partner Members