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2009 Annual ICHRIE Summer Conference & Marketplace


ICHRIE Conference 2009Join us in San Francisco, California USA 29 July – 1 August at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco as we continue Bridging the Visions of Hospitality and Tourism Education Worldwide.


San Francisco is a great place to learn & play! This year’s conference offers four days to gain valuable information and network, and then explore a city full of culture and entertainment.

During the conference, gain access to:

  • Educational insight through presentations, papers and posters
  • Hundreds of industry representatives and colleagues
  • Endless ideas for enhancing your curriculum or programs in the Marketplace
  • Networking and mingling opportunities galore

For more information regarding papers, pricing and more, visit http://www.chrie.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=4068.

While in San Francisco, you can check out:

  • Alcatraz Island, offering a close-up look at the site of the first lighthouse and US fort on the West Coast and the infamous federal penitentiary long off-limits to the public, (www.nps.gov/alcatraz)
  • Historic Cable Cars, an eagerly sought adventure for every visitor and designated by the National Park Service as a "national landmark" since 1964 (www.sfcablecar.com)
  • Catch the Stern Grove Festival, an annual 10-week summer season of free concerts featuring renowned music and dance groups in a beautiful outdoor amphitheater (www.sterngrove.org)

Conference registration is easy!

Hotel information

Special conference room rates are available! Reserve your room online at https://resweb.passkey.com/Resweb.do?mode=welcome_ei_new&eventID=75215 or by calling 01 (415) 788-1234 or 1-800-233-1234 (US & Canada Only).