HTNG membership provides benefits for hoteliers and hospitality companies and their technology and distribution providers.  Whether you seek to influence the next generation of hotel technology, to define and implement it or just to be aware of what's happening so you can plan and budget accordingly, you will find a wealth of opportunities to learn, to influence, to collaborate and to create.  Review the benefits for all members below, and also the specific benefits based on your role in the industry.

Benefits available to all members:

• Access to design documents, best practices and technical specifications from more than two dozen HTNG workgroup efforts
• Access to developer’s “Quick Start” guide and (coming soon) testing tools to implement HTNG web service specifications
• Visibility into specifications under development or revision so you can “stay ahead of the curve” on future releases
• Access to all specifications produced, whether formally published or not
• Outstanding networking opportunities with hotel technologists and vendor peers from across the industry at any of our members-only conferences (currently in North America, Europe, the Middle East and the Asia Pacific region) and at workgroup and forum meetings
• Early-bird discount pricing on any HTNG conference attendee registration up to thirty days after the date of membership activation, regardless of the prevailing registration rates
• Inclusion of company press releases on the Member Newsfeed page of HTNG's web site (requires HSyndicate subscription)

Additional Benefits by Member Type:

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For hoteliers and hospitality companies:

• Reinforce your messages to key vendors by joining the "voice of the industry"
• Reduce costs and improve IT reliability by implementing best-practice solutions using open standards, time-tested by other HTNG members
• Drive vendors to collaboratively produce solutions based on shared needs, reducing or eliminating costly custom development
• Share needs, concerns and best practices with peers at members' meetings, workgroup meetings and hundreds of focused web/teleconferences each year
• Find new vendors in a collaborative, merit-based environment where interesting ideas surface - and are reviewed by experts - easily and efficiently
• Take advantage of the lowest possible registration rates for HTNG conferences
• Free membership and meeting attendance for both our forums - the Infrastructure and Device Forum and the Software Forum
• Senior-level IT executives can provide active industry leadership by serving on HTNG's Board of Directors (CIO level or equivalent) and/or participating with HTNG board members and other senior hotel IT leaders in benefactor meetings with industry leading companies from the vendor community
• Full and limited corporate memberships are available

For technology providers, suppliers and consultants:

• All memberships are corporate, and benefits are available to all employees, as well as to affiliated companies under common control of greater than fifty percent
• Meet and work directly with top hotel buyers and technical strategists at intimate workgroup meetings or at annual conferences and members' meetings
• Participate in problem-solving workgroups to understand hotelier needs and to cooperate with vendors of other technologies to develop leading-edge solutions to fit those needs
• Protect your product investment by understanding the evolution of hotel needs, industry standards and the direction of other vendor segments with which you need to work
• Incorporate HTNG branding and logo on your marketing materials to show hotels your commitment to meeting their interoperability needs
• Enjoy market advantage over your competitors when you certify your product to HTNG standards and show the “HTNG Certified” label on your packaging
• By being an active workgroup leader or implementing workgroup-designed solutions, you can get many opportunities for free publicity, including speaking opportunities at major HTNG conferences and meetings, case studies publicized by HTNG and articles in the trade press.
• Members-only opportunities to sponsor or exhibit at HTNG events
• Promote your company's innovation by entering products in our annual Most Innovative Hospitality Technology Award - reviewed and voted on by our hotelier and consultant member base
• Expose your truly innovative technology quickly, in an environment where quality and technical value matter -- but the size of your company does not
• Membership in  the Infrastructure and Device Forum, the Software Forum or (for an added fee) both forums; one free attendee per forum meeting per membership
• Free HTNG booth signage and lapel pins at major industry events such as HITEC

Premium memberships for technology providers and suppliers:

Platinum Memberships:

• Platinum memberships are an upgrade to any corporate membership, and provide additional benefits.
• Logo placement on HTNG's home page and web site members list, including first-page placement for the first sixty days and on a rotating basis thereafter
• Identification as a Platinum Member, with company logos, on HTNG promotional materials, at events and on our website
• Rights to use the HTNG logo with the words "Platinum Member," in a standard format, on company advertising material, web site, etc.
• Free membership in both the Infrastructure and Device Forum and the Software Forum; one free attendee per forum meeting per membership
• 21-day priority sign-up period for sponsorships, exhibit tables and other promotional opportunities for all regional conferences around the world
• Priority for other HTNG events and activities where we anticipate greater demand than supply
• 25% discount on sponsorships and exhibit tables at all of HTNG's regional conferences (discount applies to a maximum of one sponsorship and/or one exhibit table per event)
• Early-bird pricing for annual conference registration for company employees up through the final advance registration date, plus 10% discount. Discounts on other sponsorships and events may vary

Benefactor Memberships:

• Benefactor memberships are available as an upgrade to any corporate membership. A summary of the benefits of this top tier membership - especially the three-hour meeting with top level industry buyers - is available as a PDF.  The benefits include:
• All benefits of regular and Platinum memberships as stated above
• Three-hour annual private face-to-face meeting for your company executives with top industry buyers, principally from the HTNG Board of Directors
• Featured placement on HTNG's home page and web site members list (first-page logo placement)
• Rights to use the HTNG logo with the word "Benefactor," in a standard format, on company advertising material, website, etc.
• An additional 25% (on top of the base 25% Platinum member discount, for 50% total discount) on sponsorships and exhibit tables at all of HTNG's regional conferences (discount applies to a maximum of one sponsorship and/or one exhibit table per event)
• An additional 10% discount (on top of the base 10% Platinum member discount, for 20% total discount) on registration for company employees at all of HTNG's conferences
• For further information, please contact our Membership Department

For media, associations, government agencies, students, academics and other industry supporters:

• Includes membership in both the Infrastructure and Device Forum and the Software Forum (face-to-face meeting fees are additional)
• Workgroup participation rights (some limitations may apply)
• For established industry leaders, the opportunity to participate as an Executive Advisor, to attend board meetings on a nonvoting basis and to perform certain duties assigned to the board members

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