Oct. 14, 2009 (PR Newswire) -- SIOUX FALLS, S.D., Oct. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LodgeNet Interactive Corporation (Nasdaq: LNET), the leading provider of media and connectivity solutions to the hospitality industry, will host its 2nd annual Customer Technology Symposium, October 27-30 at The Ritz-Carlton Buckhead in Atlanta, Georgia.

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The event - "Technology Innovation and the Guest Experience: New Opportunities and New Business Models" - will feature two days of presentations and panel discussions focusing on the operational, financial and guest service implications of current and emerging hospitality technologies. LodgeNet will also provide attendees with a preview of its new product roadmap, and will demonstrate the innovative new capabilities of its IPTV + Apple solution.

Attendees of the event will include executives from major hospitality brands, hotel owners and management companies. The event is being co-sponsored by LG Electronics USA, VideoPropulsion, Control4, DIRECTV, HBO and Showtime.

Presenters and panelists scheduled to appear include:

--  Todd Hawthorne, Business Development Manager - Strategic Channels
US/Canada, Cisco
--  Drake Harris, Director of Alternative Technology Distribution, Comcast
Networks
--  Antonio DiMilia, Vice President - Hospitality, Control4
--  Marc Ginsberg, Vice President - DIRECTV for Business, DIRECTV
--  Craig Mathias, Principal, Farpoint Group (Keynote Speaker)
--  Brad Graff, Director of Marketing - Ultra Mobility Group, Intel
--  Richard Lewis, Senior Vice President - Research & Technology, LG
Electronics USA Business Solutions
--  Scott E. Young, President of Hospitality & Chief Marketing Officer,
LodgeNet
--  David M. Bankers, Senior Vice President - Product & Technology
Development, LodgeNet
--  Paul Johnson, Vice President - Product Management, LodgeNet
--  Jonathan Dworkin, Head of Major Label Relations, Nokia
--  Jim Noecker, Director of Sales Engineering - Professional Displays,
Panasonic
--  Anthony Fonzo, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Philips
--  Ron Gill, Director of North American Sales, Ruckus Wireless
--  John H.