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Updates on: European Hospitality Technology Educational Conference, IT Architect Regional Conference for Southern California, and a symposium to attract students to science and technology

Online registration is open for the 2008 European Hospitality Technology Educational Conference (EHTEC) at www.ehtec.eu. The conference, which debuted in 2007, is produced by Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®). EHTEC 2008 will be February 10-12, 2008 at the Hilton Amsterdam Hotel in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. –Marketwire

Last week, IT architects put their profession squarely on the map at the first annual IT Architect Regional Conference for Southern California. The first keynote speech, by Scott Ambler, IASA Fellow and IBM Rational practice leader for agile development was about the agile software development process, which Ambler predicted would probably become the norm by 2010. — Campus Technology

New Jersey: Liberty Science Center, Educational Testing Service (ETS), and Prudential Financial, Inc. will hold a symposium to encourage students to pursue academic study and careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The theme of the symposium is “I3 - Invest. Inspire. Imagine.” More than 300 business leaders, public policy experts, education association leaders and community members will attend. — CNN