SKANEATELES, N.Y., April 8 /PRNewswire/ -- International spa experts will present at New York Spa Alliance's 5th Annual Symposium at the Hilton Rye Town (NY) May 7-9, 2009. Earlybird Registration has been extended to April 15 at http://nyspa5.eventbrite.com/.

Presented with The Leading Spas of the World and The Cornell Hotel Society of New York City, it is intended for spa owners, developers, operators and suppliers of goods and services. Benefactors include American Leisure, Aromafloria, Spa Equip, Precor, Spa Development International, Universal Companies, and WATG.

    Thursday May 7
    Reception

    Friday May 8
    Welcome to "Developing into the Decade"
        Alon Ben-Gurion, General Manager, Hilton Rye Town
        Gary Dower, Chairman, New York Spa Alliance; Co-Founder, Mirbeau
        Deniz Omurgonulson, President, Cornell Hotel Society of New York
         City/Director, Leading Spas of the World

    "The Global Hotel Development Outlook"
        Simon Turner, President, Global Development, Starwood Hotels and
         Resorts Worldwide

    "Developing and Branding of Starwood Spas"
        Mia Kyricos, Director of Spa Development, Operations &
        Marketing, Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide
        Jeremy McCarthy, Director, Spa Operations, Development and
        Marketing, Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide

    "The Evolving Spa Consumer"
        Carolee Friedlander, Founder and CEO, Access Circles
        Wolf Hengst, Chairman, Wahanda
        Nancy Novogrod, Senior Vice President, Editorial Director, American
         Express Publishing; Editor In-Chief, Travel + Leisure
        Barbara Talbott, Founder, Glen Larkin Advisors, LLC

    "The Success of Cornelia's Development & Its Future"
        Rick Aidekman, Co-Founder, Cornelia Day Resort
        Ellen Sackoff, Co-Founder, Cornelia Day Resort

    "Hospitality for the Decade: Where Do We Go From Here?"
        Anne R. Lloyd-Jones, CRE, Senior Vice President, HVS

    "Development Criteria for Leading Spas of The World"
        Nicole Lingos, Director of Marketing, Leading Spas of The World

    "Sustainable Spa Design and Development"
        Clodagh

    "The Four Seasons Spa Brand, What It Means to Four Seasons' Development"
        Elizabeth Pizzinato, Vice President, Brand Communications
        Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts

    "Developing a Spa Alliance in New York State"
        Gary Dower, Chairman, NYSPA, Co-Founder, Mirbeau
        Mary Gendron, NYSPA Board Member; President, Middleton & Gendron
        Karen Watson, NYSPA Board Member; Spa Director, The Sagamore
        Charlotte Wytias, Secretary, NYSPA

    Wine Reception/Networking;  Dinner: Sponsored by Precor

    Saturday May 9
    "Entrepreneurial New York Developers"
        Yael Alkalay, Owner, Red Flower
        Gary Dower, Chairman NYSPA; Co-Founder, Mirbeau
        Annbeth Eschbach, Founder & CEO, Exhale
        Rachel Hogancamp, Founder, Owner, Rasa Spa

    "Development for the Management Company- How Goes It?"
        Greg Miller, CEO and President, PM Hospitality Company

    "Creative Generation of Income for Spas into the New Decade"
        Jim Cox, Founder, The Jim Cox Company
        Jeanie Kleuter, Architect, Director of Spa and Wellness Design, WATG
        Leslie Leonard, General Manager, La Tourelle and August Moon
        Chris Pulito, General Manager, Mirbeau
        Tanuj Puri,  Senior Financial Analyst, Red Door Spas

    "SpaSTAR - Spa Performance Metrics"
        Jan Frietag, Vice President STR

    Networking Lunch

    "Profitable Multiunit Spa and Fitness Development"
        Steve Kass, CEO, American Leisure
        Teresa McKee, Chief Operating Officer, Red Door Spas

    "Hotel Spa Profitability, Will It Continue?"
        John A. Fox, Senior Vice President, PKF

    "Starwood Capital's New Brands?"
        Neil Jacobs, President, Global Hotel Operations, Starwood
         Capital Group

Registration is online at http://nyspa5.eventbrite.com/. Hotel reservations are available at NYSPA 's rate of $115/night. To guarantee this rate, call 1-800-HILTONS and reserve under the room block SPA. Hilton Rye Town is located at 699 Westchester Avenue, Rye Brook, NY 10573; Ph:(914) 939-6300; Fax:(914) 939-5328; www.hilton.com.

NYSPA was formed to create awareness of and to provide support to New York State's spa business community. For more information, contact: Mary Manning, c/o Mirbeau Management Company, 851 W. Genesee St., Skaneateles, NY 13152; 1-315-217-4130; www.ny-spa.net.

SOURCE New York Spa Alliance

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