October 13 - 15, 2008
Nightclub & Bar/Beverage Retailer Convention & Trade Show
Atlantic City, New Jersey
The nation's fastest growing beverage event on the East Coast! Held October 13-15, 2008 at the Mark G. Etess Arena at Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City. For more information, visit www.nightclub.com .

October 14 - 15, 2008
2008 Michigan Restaurant Show
Novi, Michigan
The Michigan Restaurant Association represents more than 4,500 Michigan foodservice establishments. The foodservice industry plays an integral role in Michigan's economy, employing more than 421,000 people and creating more than $12.3 billion in total annual sales. This is the event of the year where owners, operators and decision makers converge by the thousands to research, try, select and buy the equipment, products and services they need for success.

November 16 - 18, 2008
15th Anniversary Mediterranean Diet Conference
Cambridge, MA
This conference will present the overwhelming and ever-mounting scientific evidence that details why everyone can benefit from healthy approach of a Mediterranean diet. Also, in these days of spiraling food costs, Oldways will offer nitty-gritty advice on how "eating the Med way"� can be affordable for everyone. CPEs for RDs offered.

November 16 - 18, 2008
Private Label Manufacturers Association Annual Private Label Trade Show
Chicago, Illinois
Forty-one percent of American shoppers now describe themselves as frequent store brand buyers, up from 36% just five years ago. Moreover, nearly one out of three consumers say that they are more likely now than a year ago to buy private label. In fact, the popularity of store brands in supermarkets is having a halo effect on home/office, household, and DIY products. Where do America's retailers and wholesalers go to source for their private label programs? The answer is PLMA's annual private label trade show. With more than 5,000 visitors and 2,000 buyers, it is the largest show of its kind in the U.S. PLMA’s 2008 show will be held Nov. 16-18 at Chicago’s Rosemont Convention Center. On the food side, the show floor includes fresh, frozen and refrigerated foods, snacks, beverages, ethnic specialties and gourmet lines. On the non-food side, the show includes paper, plastics, wraps and foils, all types of kitchen and household products, health and beauty, DIY and GM.

December 01 - 10, 2008
Morocco Culinaria
Marrakech and Fez, Morocco
Ana Sortun (James Beard award-winning chef of Oleana restaurant in Cambridge, MA), Paula Wolfert (James Beard award winner and noted author of eight classic Mediterranean cookbooks), and Oldways, a food issues think tank, will explore the culinary and cultural heart of exotic Morocco with like-minded travelers. Participants will visit and stay in Fez and Marrakech. Each day will be filled with cooking lessons with Sortun, Wolfert, and Moroccan chefs; shopping trips to local markets; learning about Moroccan carpets; dining in fantastic restaurants; plus tours of area attractions.

December 11, 2008
The Hospitality Loss Prevention Conference
Baltimore, Maryland
This seminar brings together skilled practitioners from different segments of the hospitality industry to provide expert opinion, in depth analysis, and useful lessons learned from their many years of experience relating to the industry's safety and security concerns. The presentations are designed to inform and challenge the audience to take a holistic approach to protection at all levels. The focal point of the seminar is information related to the development of a proactive program with an emphasis on staff education and involvement. The conference is designed for staff from all levels: regional directors, general managers, directors of security, loss prevention managers, human resource managers and more.

January 18 - 20, 2009
34th Winter Fancy Food Show 2009
San Francisco, CA
With 50+ years of history, the NASFT Fancy Food Shows are North America's premier showcase for specialty, gourmet, ethnic, natural and organic foods, snacks and beverages. Now in its 34th year, the Winter Fancy Food Show is on pace to be the largest yet. The Moscone Center will be filled with 1,500 exhibitors representing 50 countries, featuring 80,000 of the world’s finest foods, including natural and organic products, cheese, olive oil, spices, tea, chocolate and ethnic specialties.

February 05 - 07, 2009
The NAFEM Show
Orlando, FL
20,000 attendees. 600 exhibitors. 1 jam-packed event. The NAFEM Show brings together a tantalizing collection of foodservice equipment and supplies innovators and experts all under one roof. Register today at www.thenafemshow.org.

March 01 - 04, 2009
Nightclub & Bar/Beverage Retailer Convention & Trade Show
Las Vegas, Nevada
The nation's #1 beverage event and the largest in the Western Hemisphere! Held March 1-4, 2009 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Now part of International Hospitality Week, encompassing four specialized events all under one roof! For information, visit www.nightclub.com .

March 07 - 10, 2009
77th Semi-annual CHART Hospitality Training Conference
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This semi-annual conference is the premier gathering of hotel trainers, restaurant trainers and human resource professionals, who meet to learn from inspiring keynote speakers, participate in interactive educational break-out sessions, network together, and share best practices. The 3 day conference (and the pre-conference day) is packed with informative sessions designed to help hotel and restaurant training professionals best solve key issues facing the hospitality industry. Training is at the core of creating and retaining engaging employees. In addition to the learning sessions, attendees will again participate in community service events off site to work side by side giving back to the host community. Information on past conferences and the 2009 conferences can be found on CHART's website at: www.chart.org.