Archived Committees

• Member Resource Development Comittee
  (2005 disabanded)
• GDS Committee
  (2002 absorbed by Standards Committee and Member Resource Development Committee)
• Strategic Planning Committee
  (2002 disbanded)
• Emerging Technology & Services Committee
  (2002 disbanded)
• Conference Planning Committee
  (2002 disbanded)
• Travel Agency Distribution Committee
  (2002 absorbed by Distribution Management Committee)
• Curriculum Committee
  (2002 replaced by Member Resource Development Committee)
• Applications Committee
  (2002 replaced by Member Resource Development Committee)
• Knowledge Resources Committee
  (2002 replaced by Member Resource Development Committee)

Unique Global Identifiers (UGIs) for the Hospitality Industry

A world wide identification standardization project has been initiated to develop and deploy a public domain solution for the hospitality industry.
We believe in the free exchange of information within our industry and want to add value to increase the flow of trade and revenue on a global basis.

Please reference the following UGI information for more details

• UGI Presentation
• UGI Brief
• UGI Cost Benefits Summary
• UGI Survey Results April 2007
• UGI White Paper 2005

Group Committee

Online group distribution is one of the most widely untapped markets in the hotel industry today. The Group Committee enables attendees to interact face-to-face with online group market leaders and develop the tools to enact new, internal strategies for their organizations.

Board Liaison: Edward Perry, WORLDHOTELS

eperry@worldhotels.com

UGI Committee

The UGI committee has re-launched an idea of a unique global identifier (UGI) that would be used by our industry to leave footprints on transactions, such as sell/stay, content, financial, etc, and promote seamless and open identification allowing everyone to track and identify the different entities that touched transactions throughout their life cycle.

Chair: Laury Behrens, WPS

lab@wpsnetwork.com

Board Liaison: Melanie Ryan, Orbitz Worldwide

mryan@orbitz.com

Staff Liaison: Valerie Cooper, HEDNA Executive Director

vcooper@hedna.org

• UGI Committee Session Presentation (London 2010)
• UGI Governance and Launch Groups (London 2010)