Join OKWIL for an interactive panel session at 2:30 on October 5 designed to help attendees embrace the benefits of “engaging” with colleagues, clients, and social circles for the betterment of their career and personal relationships. Attendees will hear from two former hotel executives, now making their careers as directors of event management, who are champions of true engagement.

OH&LA will offer Certification in Hotel Administration (CHA®). The CHA is the most prestigious certification available to hotel general managers and hospitality executives. It identifies the recipient as being part of an elite group of hospitality professionals who, by combining education and experience with dedication to the industry, have achieved a high level of expertise.

The General Services Administration (GSA) has released federal per diem rates for FY 2018 that will go into effect October 1, 2017.

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