Friday, March 29, 2019
NENA CHRIE / Penn State University Welcome, Dr. Suzanne Bagnera (ICHRIE NENA Federation) & Dr. Donna Quadri-Felitti (Penn State University)
3:30pm - 4:00pm
Oak Building
11:30am-3:00pm
201 Mateer Building
Conference Registration
**Please consider grabbing some lunch in Café Laura to see some of our students in action**
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Oak Building
Opening Keynote: Lorraine Sileo, Senior Vice President, Research & Business Operations, PhoCusWright
5:00pm - 6:00pm
Café Laura
Welcome Reception, Sponsored by American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute, featuring some local food favorites and a fun, energetic Penn State performance for everyone to enjoy.
Dinner on own. Free night, enjoy dinner downtown, or venture out to some of our area's most popular places! Explore Penn State University and State College, PA
6:00pm
1:00pm - 3:15pm
Mateer Building Lobby
Convene for Group Tours, Departure is at 12:45pm for Beaver Stadium and Penn Stater & Hotel Conference (IACC Certified Hotel)
Saturday, March 30, 2019
Networking Breakfast
8:00am - 9:00am
Nittany Lion Inn
8:00am - 8:30am
Nittany Lion Inn
Conference Registration
9:00am - 10:30am
104 Keller
Opening Session: High-Tech/ High Touch Research in Hospitality
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Part 1: Keynote - Flash Back: Two decades of innovative scholarship on guest-facing technology by Dr. Anna Mattila, Marriott Professor of Lodging Management, Professor-in-Charge of Graduate Programs Penn State School of Hospitality Management
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Part 2: Panel Discussion - Flash Forward: What's ahead for hospitality high-tech/ high touch research joining Dr. Anna Mattila and Lorraine Silieo will be Dr. Ajay Aluri, Director, West Virginia University's Hospitality Innovation and Technology Lab and Associate Professor of Hospitality and Tourism Management. Moderated by Dr. Gilpatrick Hornsby, Assistant Professor, James Madison University
10:45am - 11:30am
112, 113, 114 Keller
Paper Presentation Sessions, Breakouts
3:45pm - 4:00pm
104 Keller
Refreshments and Networking Break
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Mateer Building
Optional Tours of Penn State's School of Hospitality Management Research Facilities (Gaming Lab, Sensory Lab, Research Kitchen, Café Laura, Oak Building) as well as an opportunity for you to participate in some of the current research studies being conducted on site by doctoral students with Penn State's School of Hospitality Management.
11:30am - 1:00pm
Café Laura
Networking Lunch & Poster Presentations
2:30pm - 3:45pm
104 Keller
Hotel: An American History, Andrew K. Sandoval-Strausz - Director of Latin Studies Program, Distinguished Lecturer, (Penn State University)
4:45pm - 5:15pm
104 Keller
Rapid Research Presentations
Moderated by Dr. Fred Mayo (New York University)
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5:30pm - 6:00pm
Nittany Lion Inn
Awards
Presented by Dr. Suzanne Bagnera and Dr. Gilpatrick Hornsby
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Nittany Lion Inn
Cocktail Reception and Social Gathering
7:00pm
Sunday, March 31, 2019
High-Tech/ High Touch Teaching Insights Legacy Lecture Series
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Part 1: The Nena Legacy Lecture with Dr. Fred Mayo, NYU Clinic Professor, retired, past president, ICHRIE, author, and CHE Educator interviewed by Dr. Donna Quadri-Felitti.
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Part 2: Blending technology in hospitality teaching across varying educational settings and contexts panel, joining by Dr. Fred Mayo will be Suzanne Bagnera, Clinical Associate Professor, Boston University School of Hotel Administration, Beth Egan, Assistant Professor, Northampton Community College. Moderated by Dr. Donna Quadri-Felitti.
9:00am - 10:30am
104 Keller
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Breakfast
8:00am - 9:00am
Nittany Lion Inn
10:30am - 12:00pm
117 Mateer
NENA Federation Meeting
12:00pm
Conclusion of Conference