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Published on: 8/1/2007
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INNCOM's John Tavares (left) tells Mark Haley of the Prism Partnership there's a contradiction between the energy-saving green movement and energy-demanding guestroom infotainment.
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Here are the participants and their companies: Dave Berkus, Hospitality Automation Consultants; Steve Blidner, Telephone Technologies Inc.; Brenda Burke, Hilton Hotels Corp.; John Burns, Hospitality Technology Consulting; John Edwards, Millennium Hotels and Resorts; Mark Haley, The Prism Partnership; Don Hay, Digital Alchemy; Mark Heymann, Unifocus; Jon Inge, Jon Inge & Associates; Saeed Kazmi, Vertical Systems Inc.; Robin Koetje, The Hotel Group; John McMillan, Fairmont/Raffles Hotels International; Pascal Metivier, ASSA ABLOY; Mark Ozawa, Accuvia Consulting; Kevin Smith, The New Yorker Hotel; John Tavares, INNCOM International; Steve Woodward, Centrada Solutions LLC; Andrew Yorra, Eleven Wireless.
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The conversation turned green when John Tavares, INNCOM International's marketing VP, noted that hotels a re trying to "squeeze a lot of energy savings out of guestrooms" while outfitting them with "energy hogs" like plasma screens, multiple-lighting circuits and a plethora of entertainment devices."We have to reach a balance of how we can help guests be green-and entertained," he said.