Industry

Cornell Reception at ALIS

The Cornell Reception at the Americas Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS) is one of the School of Hotel Administration's principle networking events, attracting over 400 alumni and industry leaders each year.

Thank you for joining us at

the 7th Annual Cornell Reception at ALIS
January 24, 2012
Los Angeles, California
The GRAMMY Museum at L.A. Live

Thank you for your support of this event!

Attendees of the 6th Annual Cornell Reception
(From left to right: Elizabeth Convery MMH '11, Joe Strodel P'11, Maria-Pia Intini MMH '11, Will Dowling '11, Dean Michael Johnson, Nancy Evans Zytko '89, Jeremiah Shartar '11, Vanessa Mange '11, Sameer Nair '11, Judy Dobin, Christian Esposito '11, and Javier Rodriguez '12)

To learn more about this event, or participate as a corporate sponsor, please contact Kathleen Bolton, corporate & foundation affairs associate at 607-255-1204, or ksh11@cornell.edu.

2012 Corporate Sponsor Packages

Corporate support of this event enables Cornell students to attend ALIS and other key industry events. The goal is to send 12 students to ALIS and other conferences to increase experiential learning opportunities in the hospitality industry.

Title Sponsor: $10,000 - SOLD TO THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Your company name featured as “title sponsor” on all event marketing materials.

Two invitations to the Cornell-Ecole hoteliere de Lausanne Reception at IHIF/ITB Berlin on March 6, 2012.
One additional guest to a VIP dinner in LA on January 23, 2012 (2 total).
One additional invitation to the event (6 total).
Plus benefits below excluding event invitations:

Platinum Sponsor: $7,500

One guest to a VIP dinner in LA on January 23, 2012.
One additional invitation to the Cornell Dean’s Leadership Series (2 total).
One additional invitation to the event (5 total).

Plus benefits below excluding event invitations:

Gold Sponsor: $5,000

One invitation to the Cornell Dean’s Leadership Series.
One additional invitation to the event (4 total).
Plus silver marketing benefits below:

Silver Sponsor: $3,000

Recognition on the event website: http://www.hotelschool.cornell.edu/industry/events/receptions/alis.html.
Your company name and logo on event signage at the Cornell booth at ALIS, as well as at the event.
Your company logo displayed on screen at the event in rotation with other sponsor logos.

Your company name on the Cornell Reception at ALIS e-invitations.
Your company name listed as a sponsor in articles in the Cornell Center for Hospitality Research’s monthly newsletter (circulation 90,000) and the school’s monthly e-newsletter (circulation 25,000).
Your individual name, title, and company listed as a member of the “Cornell Reception at ALIS Planning Committee" on the event website and e-invitations.
Three invitations to the event.

Title Sponsor

7th Edition Sponsors

Celebrating hospitality leadership for 90 years, all year long!

2012 Planning Committee

John Arabia, Chief Financial Officer, Sunstone Hotel Investors; Paul Bienkowski, Publisher, Hospitality Design; Kathleen Bolton, Associate, Corporate & Foundation Affairs, Cornell School of Hotel Administration ~ Coordinator; Cees Bosselaar, Director, Business Development and Destination Analyst, PhoCusWright, Inc.; Frank Calaguire '73, Principal, SCS Advisors, Inc.; Vernon Chi '93, Senior Vice President Hospitality, WellsFargo; Eric Danziger, President & CEO, Wyndham Hotel Group; Alain de Pouzilhac, CEO, FRANCE 24; Navin Dimond P'14, President, Stonebridge Companies; Cheryl Farr MMH '04, Principal, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer, The CSK Group; Tim Hentschel '01, CEO, HotelPlanner.com; Jeff Higley, Vice President of Digital Media & Communication, HotelNewsNow.com, STR and STR Global; Dan Hogan, Vice President, HOTELS Magazine; Meg Keilbach ’88, Director of Alumni Affairs & Development, Cornell School of Hotel Administration; J.W. "Bill" Marriott Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Marriott International, Inc.; Marilyn McHugh, CHA, Director, Global Hospitality Events, Questex Hospitality Group; Wolfgang Puck, Executive Chef, Founder/CEO, Wolfgang Puck Worldwide, Inc.; Henri Roelings, Founder/CEO, Hsyndicate.org; Michael Schneider, Publisher, Hospitality Brands - ST Media Group; Jay Schultz, SVP, Hospitality Group, Hotel Business; Jay H. Shah '90, CEO, Hersha Hospitality Trust; Joe Strodel, Jr. P'11, Director, Communications & Corporate Affairs, Cornell School of Hotel Administration; Mark Antonius Vanstekelenburg ’03, Vice President, PKF Consulting/Vice President Cornell Hotel Society, California, Orange County and Los Angeles Chapter; Jonathan Worsley, Chairman, Bench Events.