Accepting the 2009 Stephen W. Brener Silver Plate Award on behalf of recipient Stevan Porter (posthumously) of InterContinental Hotels Group, S. Kirk Kinsell, left, and Jim Abrahamson, right, both of InterContinental Hotels Group, honor the industry leader.

Accepting the 2009 Stephen W. Brener Silver Plate Award on behalf of recipient Stevan Porter (posthumously) of InterContinental Hotels Group, S. Kirk Kinsell, left, and Jim Abrahamson, right, both of InterContinental Hotels Group, honor the industry leader.