February 22 - 24, 2010
4th Annual National HR in Hospitality Conference
Las Vegas, NV
Attend the only event specifically designed for professionals in HR management, employment law and labor relations in the hospitality industry. You'll enjoy 2-1/2 days filled with 2 keynotes plus numerous sessions specific to HR in the hospitality industry. Program Segments include: HR Strategies, HR Operations, Employment Law, Labor Relations and Cornell Roundtable. Program Developed and Sponsored by: Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration and Cornell's ILR School.

March 06 - 09, 2010
79th Semi-annual Hospitality Training Conference
San Francisco, CA
Celebrating 40 years, this CHART conference will be held at the Hyatt Grand Union in San Francisco, CA. It 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 2010 conferences can be found on CHART's website at: www.chart.org

March 18 - 20, 2010
2010 Foodservice Consultants Society International Conference
Minneapolis, MN
The 2010 FCSI Conference, themed New Times, New Tools, New Solutions, will make sure participants can make future transitions—such as sorting out what LEED and sustainability mean to the industry, learning how to present ideas as three-dimensional models, how to use the latest technology to communicate and be more efficient, as well as understanding the technology that clients will be using for customer interfaces and graphic displays—now so that when the economy recovers, they are ready to do business in a new and competitive way. There will be a grant program to cover up to $1,000 of travel and registration costs for first-time attendees and consultants that haven’t attended a conference in three years. For the most up-to-date information, online conference registration, and hotel reservations see details online at the FCSI Conference Web site, http://www.fcsi.org/conference2010/. Register by January 15, 2010, to be eligible to win one of two $50 gift certificates from the Mall of America, courtesy of Visit Minneapolis Convention Bureau and FCSI.

May 22 - 25, 2010
NRA Show
Chicago, IL
The annual National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show is the largest single gathering of restaurant, foodservice and lodging professionals. NRA Show 2010 will be held May 22-25, at McCormick Place in Chicago. The event attracts attendees and visitors from all 50 states and 100+ countries, and showcases more products, services, innovative ideas and other growth opportunities than any other industry event.

July 24 - 27, 2010
80th Semi-annual Hospitality Training Conference
New Orleans, LA
Celebrating 40 years, this CHART conference will be held at the Ritz Carlton in New Orleans, LA. It 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 2010 conferences can be found on CHART's website at: www.chart.org

August 01 - 04, 2010
31st Annual NFSSC Conference
St. Louis, MO
The NFSSC annual meeting brings together loss prevention, safety and risk management professionals from the major casual dining, quick service restaurant and food service chains along with industry vendors for educational networking, benchmarking and professional development opportunities. Speaking, exhibit and sponsor opportunities are available - as well as particpation in our new hosted buyer program. The mission of NFSSC is to educate and inform its members on those topics that help improve and enhance the safety and security of their employees and customers, while being an advocate for the food service industry.