Williams Tops BTN Bill

<H1> Williams Tops BTN Bill</H1>Jack Williams, vice president and general sales manager at American Airlines, will deliver the keynote speech at the Corporate Travel West show, which will be held at the San Francisco Marriott Nov. 11 and 12.

In addition to Williams' speech about the changing airline distribution system and the evolution of global alliances, the annual show will feature a product lab examining expense management systems and a <I>BTN</I> Executive Travel Forum.

The product lab, a three-hour interactive session starting at 8:45 a.m. on Nov. 11, will include presentations by three types of expense management vendors: an agency, Carlson Wagonlit; a service bureau, Gelco; and a third-party provider, Portable Software. Attendees will have an opportunity to use the software at six workstations.

The Executive Travel Forum, which is geared to senior travel managers and their bosses, will be held from 8:45 a.m. to noon Nov. 12. After Williams' speech, attendees will get a briefing by consultant Tom Wilkinson on strategic travel management and hear a discussion led by a panel of senior corporate officers about their involvement in managing travel.

For more information, call Jennifer Benowitz at 212-615-2274.