Whether you're a student considering a hospitality career or are already in the industry and want to develop or enhance your professional skills, HSMAI offers many opportunities to our members.

CHAPTER PROGRAMS
The Arizona Chapter offers eight educational programs throughout the year offering resources and topics relative to the hospitality sales and marketing industry. For a complete list of chapter events, go to http://hsmai-az.org/calendar.htm.

HSMAI UNIVERSITY
Launched in 1996, HSMAI University is the organization's most comprehensive and ambitious initiative in the realm of education for sales and marketers of hospitality and travel to-date, entailing a wide-ranging schedule of course offerings and learning experiences in public venue, private label and online formats.

Programs for 2009 are aligned with HSMAI's Special Interest Groups (SIGs) to offer specialized content to support business needs in revenue management, Internet marketing, hotel directors of sales and marketing, and resort marketing. Every aspect of the content and support material included in the HSMAI University program has been specifically designed and developed for those involved in sales and marketing, including an inventory of subject matter appropriate to individuals with responsibilities ranging from entry-level to advanced.

HSMAI is offering a prestigious new professional certification, the CHBA - Certified in Hospitality Business Acumen. Pre-qualification requirements include experience in the industry as well as a certificate of completion of these two unique training courses offered by HSMAI University and Johnson & Wales University-Denver, "Managing Business Results" and "Managing Revenue."

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HSMAI FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
The HSMAI Foundation, which has been providing scholarships to students pursuing a career in hospitality sales and marketing since 1983, awards merit scholarships to full-time students in the Baccalaureate/Graduate Degree Candidate category, and merit scholarships to part-time students pursuing Associate, Baccalaureate or Graduate Degrees. http://hsmai.org/Resources/scholarships.cfm

SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS
Complementing the work of HSMAI's local chapters throughout the Americas, the special interest groups (SIGs) connect members with common interests and needs across geographic boundaries.

No matter where you live or office, you can access the knowledge and expertise of fellow special interest group members…benefitting from their ideas, learning from their successes, and getting their feedback on the challenges you are facing.

Each SIG offers face-to-face education and networking opportunities, online communities for members only, electronic newsletters, special publications, and resources designed to help you get your job done. And, each SIG affords you the opportunity to network with like-minded hospitality industry professionals.

Joining Special Interest Groups

• HSMAI members can currently opt into as many SIGs as they like. Opt in today by updating the Special Interest Groups section of your Member Record.
• If you're not yet an HSMAI member, join today and opt into the SIGs of your choice! Special Interest Group Headquarters
• Hotel Director of Sales and Marketing
• Resort Marketing
• Revenue Management
• Travel Internet Marketing
• Sales & Marketing Faculty

The Future of Special Interest Groups
HSMAI will continue to create special interest groups and to build services, information and networking opportunities as interest and opportunity merits. There are currently no plans to add new SIGs until at least 2010.

For More Information

Juli Jones
Vice President
jjones@hsmai.org
703-506-3276

CERTIFICATION
HSMAI provides professional development resources throughout the career of sales and marketing professionals, from students through executives. HSMAI's professional designation programs, the Certified Hospitality Marketing Executive (CHME), Certified Revenue Management Executive (CRME), and Certified in Hospitality Sales Competencies (CHSC) continue to add to these resources to meet the changing needs of the industry. http://hsmai.org/resources/professional.cfm

AFFORDABLE MEETINGS
HSMAI's Affordable Meetings Conference and Exposition, takes place three times a year providing members with unprecedented opportunities. It is the ideal forum where planners, properties and suppliers come together to do business. http://www.affordablemeetings.com/mid/home.html

For a complete list of HSMAI International education events, go to http://hsmai.org/Events/events.cfm