13-15: International
Boston Seafood Show/
Seafood Processing
America at the Boston
Convention &
Exhibition Center in
Boston, MA.
www.bostonseafood.com

13-16: School Nutrition
Association Legislative
Action Conference
at the Renaissance
Hotel in Washington,
DC. (703) 739-3900.

14-16: Institute of
Packaging
Professionals/
Society of Plastics
Engineers Flexible
Packaging Conference
2005 at the
Renaissance Orlando
Resort at SeaWorld in
Orlando, FL.
(630) 544-5050.

15-17: Midwest
Poultry Federation
Convention at the St.
Paul RiverCentre in St.
Paul, MN. (763) 682-
2171.

15-17: Poultry 101 at
Texas Tech University in
Lubbock, TX.
(217) 356-5368.

16-18: Food Safety
Summit at the
Washington DC
Convention Center in
Washington DC.
www.foodsafetysummit.com

16-20: Foodservice
Equipment Distributors
Association Convention
at the Renaissance
Esmeralda Resort in
Indian Hills, CA.
(312) 427-9605.

17-20: Natural
Products Expo West at
the Anaheim
Convention Center in
Anaheim, CA.
www.expowest.com

20-23: International
Warehouse Logistics
Association Annual
Conference at the
Hilton in the Walt
Disney Resort in
Orlando, FL.
(847) 813-4699.

21-24: Better Process
Control School at The
Ohio State University in
Columbus, OH.
(614) 292-7004.

21-24: Better Process
Control School at
Chapman University in
Orange, CA.
(951) 371-8995.

29-April 1: Better
Process Control School
(in Spanish) at New
Mexico State University
in Las Cruces, NM.
(505) 646-1179.

30-April 1:
International Pizza
Expo at the Las Vegas
Convention Center in
Las Vegas, NV. (502)
736-9500.

1-2: Ohio Association
of Meat Processors
Convention at the
Mariott Columbus
Airport in Columbus,
OH. (740) 828-9900.

1-3: National Country
Ham Association
Annual Meeting at the
Mulberry Inn in
Savannah, GA.
registration@countryham.org

3-4: 2005 Food
Industry Expo at the
London Convention
Centre in London,
Ontario, Canada. (519)
763-4558.

3-5:Worker Safety,
Health & Human
Resources Conference
at the Hyatt Regency
Atlanta in Atlanta, GA.
anuttall@meatami.com.

6-8: Food and Drug
Law Institute’s 48th
Annual Conference at
the Loews L’Enfant
Plaza Hotel in
Washington, DC. (202)
371-1420.

6-8: Nebraska
Association of Meat
Processors State
Convention at the
Kearney Ramada Hotel
in Kearney, NE.
(402) 839-4635.

8: International
Foodservice
Manufacturers
Association Foodservice
Fundamentals at the
Doubletree Hotel
O’Hare Rosemont in
Rosemont, IL.
(312) 540-4400.

8-10: North American
Meat Processors’ 48th
Management
Conference at the Drake
Hotel in Chicago, IL.
(703) 758-1900 ext. 102.

8-10: Wisconsin
Association of Meat
Processors Convention
and Product Show at
the Marriott Hotel in
Middleton, WI. (608)
994-3173.

10-12: Food Marketing
Institute Advertising
and Marketing
Executive Conference
at the Stanford Court
Hotel in San Francisco,
CA. Pshinko@fmi.org

11-13: Grocery
Manufacturers of
America Scientific &
Regulatory Policy
Conference at the
Melrose Hotel in
Washington DC. (202)
337-9400.

11-15: Food
Processors Institute
HACCP Institute at the
Hilton Hotel in Atlanta,
GA. (202) 637-4818.

12-13: Midsouthwest
Foodservice
Convention and Expo
at the Cox Business
Services Convnetion
Center in Oklahoma
City, OK.
loric@okrestaurants.com

12-14: Retort
Pouch/Tray - 2005
Conference at the
Radisson Hotel in
Princeton, NJ.
www.packaginggroup.com

13-16: National
Cattlemen’s Beef
Association 2005
Washington Spring
Conference at the
Holiday Inn DC on the
Hill in Washington DC.
(303) 694-0305.

14: Canadian Food
Institute of Science
and Technology Table-
Top Exhibition at the
Sheraton Laval Hotel in
Montreal, Quebec,
Canada.
(450) 444-3819 ext. 225.

14-17: Association of
Food Industries Annual
Convention at the Ritz-
Carlton Hotel, Spa &
Casino in San Juan,
Puerto Rico.
www.afius.org

16-19: National
Fisheries Institute
Spring Conference at
the Ritz-Carlton in New
Orleans, LA.
cbenns@nfi.org

17-19: Northwest
Foodservice Show at
the Oregon Convention
Center in Portland, OR.
www.foodshownw.com

17-20: American Spice
Trade Association
Annual Meeting at the
Sheraton Wild Horse
Pass Resort in Phoenix,
AZ. (202) 367-1127.

18-20: National Frozen
and Refrigerated
Foods Association 13th
Annual Retail
Executive Conference
at the Tempe Mission
Palms Hotel in Tempe,
AZ. (717) 657-8601.

18-21: Better Process
Control School at
Purdue University in
West Layfayette, IN.
(765) 494-7221.

19-21: Pork 101 at the
University of Nebraska
in Lincoln, NE.
(217) 356-5368.

21-27: Interpack 2005
at the Dusseldorf
Fairgrounds in
Dusseldorf, Germany.
www.interpack.de

25-28: Better Process
Control School at The
Pennsylvania State
University in University
Park, PA.
(814) 865-8301.

26-27: International
Foodservice
Manufacturers
Association Category
Management College
in Chicago, IL.
(312) 540-4400.

28-May 1:
International Food
Service Executives
Association 104th
Annual International
Conference and
Seminar at the Town
and Country Hotel in
San Diego, CA.
www.ifsea.org

29-May1: Pennsylvania
Association of Meat
Processors Annual
Convention at the Penn
State Meat Laboratory,
Hayes Livestock Center,
and Ramada Inn in
State College, PA.
(717) 832-1030.

30-May 5: International
Association of
Refrigerated Warehouses/
World Food Logistics
Organization Annual
Convention and Trade
Show at the Hyatt
Regency Lake Las
Vegas in Las Vegas, NV.
www.iarw.org.

Date TBD:
International Natural
Sausage Casing
Association’s 2005
Annual Conference
in Cairo, Egypt.
(301) 231-8383 ext. 12.
1-3: The Food
Marketing Institute
Show at McCormick
Place in Chicago, IL.
www.fmi.org

1-3: The National
Association for the
Specialty Food Trade
7th Spring Fancy Food
Show at McCormick
Place in Chicago, IL.
www.specialtyfood.com

1-3: All Things Organic
Conference and Trade
Show at McCormick
Place in Chicago, IL.
www.organicexpo.com

2-5: Better Process
Control School at
Cornell University in
Geneva, NY.
(315) 787-2273.

3-5: North American
Meat Processors’
Center of the Plate
Training at Texas A&M
in College Station, TX.
(703) 758-1900, ext. 102.

4-6: SupplySide East
International Trade
Show and Conference
at the Baltimore
Convention Center in
Baltimore, MD. www.
supplysideshow.com/east

5-7: Food Processors
of Canada Annual
Conference at the
Fairmont Algonquin in
St. Andrew’s by the
Sea, New Brunswick,
Canada. (613) 722-1000.

10-11: National
Association of
Wholesale-Distributors
Large Company
Human Resources
Networking Conference
at the O’Hare Hilton in
Chicago, IL.
(202) 872-0885.

10-12: Institute of
Packaging
Professionals/Contract
Packaging Association
Packaging Services
Expo 2005 at the
Donald E. Stephens
Convention Center in
Rosemont, IL. (630)
544-5050.

12-13: Process
Equipment Manufacturers
Association Spring
Meeting at the
Renaissance Waverley
Hotel in Atlanta, GA.
(703) 538-1796.

17-19: Food Products
Association Spring
Issues Conference at
the Grand Hyatt
Washington in
Washington DC.
(202) 639-5900.

17-20: Better Process
Control School at New
Mexico State University
in Las Cruces, NM.
(505) 646-1899.

18-19: U.S. Poultry &
Egg Association
Poultry Processor
Workshop at the
Marriott Marquis Hotel
in Atlanta, GA.
(770) 493-9401.

19-20: International
Foodservice
Manufacturers
Association Sales &
Marketing Conference
at the Knickerbocker
Hotel in Chicago, IL.
(312) 540-4400.

21-24: National
Restaurant Association
Show at McCormick
Place in Chicago, IL.
(202) 331-5900.

22-24: American
Association of Exporters
and Importers Annual
Conference &
Exhibition at the
Sheraton New York
Hotel and Towers in
New York City, NY.
(202) 857-8009, ext. 106.

23: International
Foodservice
Manufacturers
Association Gold &
Silver Plate
Celebration at the
Sheraton Hotel &
Towers in Chicago, IL.
(312) 540-4400.

24-25: Private Label
Manufacturers
Association “World of
Private Label”
International Trade
Show at the RAI
Exhibition Centre in
Amsterdam, The
Netherlands.
www.plmainternational.com

24-26: Pork 101
at Texas A&M
University in College
Station, TX.
(217) 356-5368.
5-7: Canadian Poultry
and Egg Processors
Council 2005
Convention at the
Westin Hotel Calgary in
Calgary, Alberta,
Canada. (613) 724-
6605.

5-7: Dairy-Deli-Bake
2005 at the
Minneapolis
Convention Center in
Minneapolis, MN.
(608) 238-7908.
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5-10: National
Association of
Wholesale-Distributors
Wholesale Distribution
Executive
Management Course
at Ohio State University
in Columbus, OH.
(202) 872-0885.

6-8: National Grocers
Association and Food
Marketing Institute’s
Day in Washington at
the Grand Hyatt Hotel
in Washington DC.
(703) 516-0700.

6-9: Better Process
Control School at
Chapman University in
Orange, CA.
(951) 371-8995

9-11:World Pork Expo
at the Iowa State
Fairgrounds in Des
Moines, IA.
www.worldpork.org

10-12: Southeastern
Meat Association
Convention at the
Shores Resort & Spa in
Daytona Beach, FL.
(407) 365-5661.

10-13: Grocery
Manufacturers of
America Executive
Conference at The
Greenbriar at White
Sulfur Springs, WV.
(202) 337-9400.

14-15: Chicago Pizza
Expo at the Navy Pier
Festival Hall in Chicago,
IL. (502) 736-9500.

17: International
Foodservice Manufacturers
Association Foodservice
Fundamentals at the
Doubletree Hotel
O’Hare Rosemont in
Rosemont, IL.
(312) 540-4400.

25-29: American
Society of Heating,
Refrigerating and Air-
Conditioning Engineers
Annual Meeting in
Denver, CO.
(678) 539-1219.

26-28: 22nd Annual
Distribution and
Logistics Conference at
the Ritz-Carlton New
Orleans in New
Orleans, LA.
(703) 821-0770.

26-28: Texas
Restaurant Association’s
Southwest Foodservice
Expo at the Dallas
Convention Center in
Dallas, TX.
www.swfoodexpo.com

10-12: The National
Association for the
Specialty Food Trade
51st Summer Fancy
Food Show at the
Jacob K. Javits Center
in New York City, NY.
www.specialtyfood.org

11-13: National Turkey
Federation Leadership
Conference at the
Loews L’Enfant Plaza in
Washington DC.
(202) 898-0100.

12-15: International
Microwave Power
Institute’s 39th Annual
Symposium at the
Mayflower Park Hotel in
Seattle, WA.
(540) 552-3070.

14-17: North Carolina
Meat Processors
Association Annual
Meeting and
Convention at the
Grove Park Inn in
Asheville, NC. (828)
465-4900.

15-17: 2005 American
Emu Association
Annual Convention
and Business Meeting
at the Ashbury Hotel &
Suites in Mobile, AL.
(541) 332-0675.

16-20: Institute of
Food Technologists
Annual Meeting and
Food Expo at the
Ernest N. Morial
Convention Center in
New Orleans, LA.
(312) 782-8424.

17-20: American
Society of Agricultural
Engineers Annual
International Meeting
at the Tampa Marriott
Waterside Hotel in
Tampa, FL.
(269) 428-6333.

17-20: School
Nutrition Association
Annual National
Conference at the
Baltimore Convention
Center in Baltimore,
MD. (703) 739-3900.

19-21: Joint Industry
Unsaleables
Management
Conference at the
Fairmont Waterfront in
Vancouver, British
Columbia, Canada.
lgalllagher@fmi.org

24-26: International
Foodservice
Distributors
Association Sales &
Marketing Conference
at the Ritz-Carlton-
Huntington in
Pasadena, CA.
(703) 532-9400.

26-30: National
Cattlemen’s Beef
Association 2005
Cattle Industry
Summer Conference at
the Adam’s Mark Hotel
Denver in Denver, CO.
(303) 694-0305.

28-30: 66th American
Convention of Meat
Processors & Suppliers
Exhibition at the
Buffalo Convention
Center in Buffalo, NY.
(877) 877-0168.

1-4: Better Process
Control School at
Louisiana State
University in Baton
Rouge, LA.
(225) 578-5206.

3-4: New York Pizza
Expo at the Jacob K.
Javits Convention
Center in New York
City, NY. (800) 489-8324.

7-12: International
Congress of Meat
Science & Technology
at the Baltimore
Waterfront Mariott
Hotel in Baltimore, MD.
(217) 356-5368;
www.icomst.org

12: International
Foodservice
Manufacturers
Association Foodservice
Fundamentals at the
Doubletree Hotel
O’Hare Rosemont in
Rosemont, IL.
(312) 540-4400.

14-17: International
Association for Food
Protection Annual
Meeting at the
Baltimore Waterfront
Marriott Hotel in
Baltimore, MD.
Info@foodprotection.org

15-18: Better Process
Control School at
Chapman University in
Orange, CA.
(951) 371-8995.

15-19: Canadian
Cattlemen’s Association
National Convention
and Semi-Annual
Meeting in Kamloops,
British Colombia. (403)
275-8558.

17-20: National Meat
Association Summer
Conference at the
Empress Hotel in
Victoria, British
Columbia, Canada.
(202) 667-2108.

20-22: Western
Foodservice &
Hospitality Expo at the
Los Angeles
Convention Center in
Las Angeles, CA.
www.westernfoodexpo.com

9-11: Florida Restaurant
Show at the Orange
County Convention
Center in Orlando, FL.
www.fraexpo.com

11-13: Food
Processing Machinery
Association Annual
Conference 2005
at McDonald’s
Hamburger University
in Oak Brook, IL.
(703) 684-1080.

12-13: Process
Equipment
Manufacturers
Association Fall
Meeting at the Loews
Annapolis Hotel in
Annapolis, MD.
(703) 538-1796.

13: Meat Industry
Suppliers Alliance
Operations Conference
at McDonald’s
Hamburger University in
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Oak Brook, IL
(703) 684-1080.

13-14: National
Association of
Wholesale-Distributors
Large Company CEO
Networking
Conference at the
O’Hare Hilton in
Chicago, IL.
(202) 872-0885.

17-23: National Safety
Council’s 93rd Annual
Congress and Expo at
the Orange County
Convention Center in
Orlando, FL.

18-20: National
Grocers Association
Executive
Management
Conference at the Hyatt
Regency Tamaya in
Santa Ana Pueblo, NM.
(703) 516-0700.

20-22: New York State
Association for Food
Protection Annual
Conference in
Syracuse, NY.
(607) 255-2892.

21-24: LABELEXPO
Europe 2005 in
Brussels, Belgium.
www.labelexpoeurope.
com

22-23: California
Poultry Federation
Annual Meeting and
Conference at the
Lodge at Sonoma in
Sonoma, CA.
(209) 576-6355.

22-25: Frozen &
Refrigerated
Association of the
Northeast 2005
Convention at the
Mohegan Sun Resort
Casino in Uncasville, CT.
(781) 641-4669

26-28: Food
Processing Machinery
EXPO 2005/PACK
EXPO International
2005 at the Las Vegas
Convention Center in
Las Vegas, NV.
www.fpmsa.org;
www.packexpo.com

29-Oct. 2: North
American Meat
Processors’ 63rd
Annual Convention at
the Fairmont Sonoma
Mission Inn in Sonoma,
CA. (703) 758-1900.

5-6: 51st Annual
National Chicken
Council Annual
Meeting at the Ritz-
Carlton in Arlington,
VA. (202) 296-2622.

5-7: American Meat
Institute Innovation
Showcase and
Convention at the
Westim Diplomat Hotel
and Spa in Hollywood,
FL. (703) 841-2400.

8-12: National Frozen
& Refrigerated Foods
Convention at the
Hilton San Francisco in
San Francisco, CA.
(717) 657-8601.

10-11: National
Association of
Wholesale-Distributors
Billion Dollar Company
Conference at the
O’Hare Hilton in
Chicago, IL.
(202) 872-0885.

18-21: International
Sanitary Supply
Association/INTERCLEAN
in Las Vegas,
NV. (847) 982-0800.

19-20: Grocery
Manufacturers of
America Legal
Conference at the St.
Regis Hotel in
Washington DC.
(202) 337-9400.

19-21: National
Meeting on Poultry
Health and Processing
at the Clarion
Fountainbleu Hotel in
Ocean City, MD.
(302) 856-9037.

21: International
Foodservice
Manufacturers
Association
Foodservice
Fundamentals at the
Doubletree Hotel
O’Hare Rosemont in
Rosemont, IL. (312)
540-4400.

23-25: Food Marketing
Institute/International
Foodservice
Distributors
Association’s
Productivity
Convention and
Exposition at the
Gaylord Palms Resort &
Convention Center in
Orlando, FL.
202-220-0820.

25-27: Instrumentation,
Systems, and
Automation Society
EXPO 2005 at
McCormick Place in
Chicago, IL.
(919) 549-8411.

25-29: The National
Renderers 72nd
Annual Convention at
the Ritz-Carlton in Lake
Las Vegas, NV.
(703) 683-0155.

26-29: Worldwide
Food Expo, featuring
2005 AMI International
Meat, Poultry &
Seafood Industry
Convention and
Exposition and the
Food, Dairy, &
Beverage Exposition at
McCormick Place in
Chicago IL. www.worldwidefood.
com

29-Nov. 1: National
Association of
Convenience Stores
NACS Show 2005 at
the Ernest N. Morial
Convention Center in
New Orleans, LA.
(703) 684-3600.

8: Delmarva Poultry
Industry Annual
Membership Meeting
in Salisbury, MD.
(302) 856-9037.

9-11: SupplySide West
International Trade
Show and Conference
at the Venetian and the
Sands Expo in Las
Vegas, NV. www.supplysideshow.
com/west

13-15: Private Label
Manufacturers
Association Store
Brands Private Label
Trade Show at the
Rosemont Convention
Center in Rosemont, IL.
(212) 972-3131.

14-18: Food Products
Association Annual
Meeting at the JW
Marriott in Washington
DC. (202) 639-5900.

15-16: Kosherfest
2005 at the Jacob K.
Javits Convention
Center in New York, NY.
www.kosherfest.com

7-9: LABELEXPO Asia
2005 at the Shanghai
New International
Expo Centre in
Shanghai, China.
www.labelexpochina.
com

9: International
Foodservice
Manufacturers
Association
Foodservice
Fundamentals at the
Doubletree Hotel
O’Hare Rosemont in
Rosemont, IL. (312)
540-4400.


22-24: The National
Association for the
Specialty Food Trade
31st Winter Fancy
Food Show at the
Moscone Center in San
Francisco, CA.
www.specialtyfood.org

25-27: International
Poultry Exposition at
the Georgia World
Congress Center in
Atlanta, GA. (770) 493-
9401.

29-31: Food
Marketing Institute’s
Marketechnics at the
San Diego Convention
Center in San Diego,
CA. 202-220-0759.

1-4: Cattle Industry
Annual Convention
and National
Cattlemen’s Beef
Association Trade
Show in Denver, CO.
(303) 694-0305.

7-10: Canadian Meat
Council 86th Annual
Conference at the
Loews Le Concorde in
Québec City, Québec,
Canada. (613) 729-3911.

7-10: National Grocers
Association Convention/
Supermarket Synergy
Showcase at the Paris
Las Vegas Hotel in Las
Vegas, NV. (703) 516-
0700.

9-11: National Turkey
Federation Annual
Convention at the
Royal Pacific Hotel in
Orlando, FL.
(202) 898-0100.

1-4: National Meat
Association’s 60th
Annual Convention at
the Palace Hotel in San
Francisco, CA.
(510) 763-1533.

6-8: National Meat
Canners Association
84th Annual Meeting
at the La Costa Resort
& Spa in Carlsbad, CA.
(202) 587-4273.

21-23: Midwest
Poultry Federation
Conference at the St.
Paul River Centre in St.
Paul, MN.
(763) 682-2171.

27-30: NA 2006
Material Handling &
Logistics Conference at
the International
Exposition Center in
Cleveland, OH.
www.na2006.org