2008 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

THE WAY TO NETWORK
As one of the most comprehensive collections of worldwide foodservice industry shows and meetings, FER’s World Events Calendar 2008 covers nearly 160 events in about 40 countries—all independently researched and collated by FER editors.

If an event involves foodservice equipment, association networking, food safety or regulations, you’ll find it listed within these pages.

You can also access and search the Calendar online by visiting www.fermag.com.–JC

MAY                         JUNE                        JULY
AUGUST                  SEPTEMBER            OCTOBER
NOVEMBER            DECEMBER

APRIL
April 1-3: Int’l. Pizza Expo—Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nev. Contact National Association of Pizzeria Operators, William Oakley; phone 502/736-9500; boakley@pizzatoday.com; www.pizzaexpo.com

April 1-4: Hotelex Shanghai 2008—Shanghai New Int’l. Expo Centre, Shanghai, China. Contact Shanghai CMP Sinoexpo Int’l. Exhibition Co., Angela He; phone 86/21/6437-1178 x199; Angelahe@cmpsinoexpo.com, hotelex@cmpsinoexpo.com; www.hotelex.cn

April 2-4: Dietary Managers Association Premiere Regional Meeting—Hyatt Regency Greenville, Greenville, S.C. Contact Dietary Managers Association, Sue Grossbauer; phone 800/323-1908; webmaster@dmaonline.org; www.dmaonline.org

April 2-5: ExcellMarketing Annual Conference—Hilton Head Marriott, Hilton Head, S.C. Contact Excell Marketing, Diane Fournier; phone 303/779-8500 x115; diane@excelldealers.com; www.excelldealers.com

April 3-6: IFSEA Int’l. Conference & Trade Show—Adam’s Mark Hotel, Denver, Colo. Contact Int’l. Food Service Executives Association, Ed Manley; phone 800/893-5499; hq@ifsea.com; www.ifsea.com

April 5-7: Northeastern Regional Conference—Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza, Cincinnati, Ohio. Contact American Culinary Federation, Jennifer Keith; phone 800/624-9458; jkeith@acfchefs.net; www.acfchefs.org

April 6-7: The Pennsylvania Restaurant and Foodservice Expo West—David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburgh, Pa. Contact Pennsylvania Restaurant Association, Sheila Weiner; phone 800/346-7767; sweiner@eventgroupproductions.com; www.parestaurant.org

April 6-8: New England Foodservice & Lodging Expo—Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, Boston, Mass. Contact Diversified Business Communications, Melissa Charity; phone 207/842-5500; info@nefs-expo.com; www.nefsexpo.com

April 7-8: Northern Restaurant & Bar 2008—Manchester Central, Manchester, England. Contact Moorfield Media, Andy Clayfield; phone 0161/237-5155; andy.clayfield@moorfieldmedia.co.uk; www.northernrestaurantandbar.co.uk

April 8-11: PRIDE Spring Buying Conference—Arizona Grand Resort, Phoenix, Ariz. Contact PRIDE Marketing & Procurement, Cathy Ellickson; phone 303/801-0700; cathy@pridemarketing.com; www.pridemarketing.com

April 8-11: Horeca 2008 Lebanon—BIEL, Beirut, Lebanon. Contact Hospitality Services SARL; phone 961/1/50-2983; info@hospitalityservices.com.lb; www.hospitalityservices.com.lb

April 8-12: ABC Spring Conference—Hyatt Lost Pines, Austin, Texas. Contact Allied Buying Corp., Tom Wilhelm; phone 630/963-9501; twilhelm@abcvaluline.com; www.abcvaluline.com

April 11-16: Conference for Food Protection—Omni San Antonio Colonnade, San Antonio, Texas. Contact Conference for Food Protection, Jeffrey Lineberry; phone 916/645-2439; executivedirector@foodprotect.org; www.foodprotect.org

April 12-15: Alles Für Den Gast Vienna: Int’l. Trade Fair for the Catering, Restaurant, Hotel and Food Industries—Exhibition Centre, Vienna, Austria. Contact Reed Exhibitions; phone 44/20/8910-7910; gastwien@messe.at; www.gastwien.at

April 13-16: WFF Annual Leadership Development Conference—Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, Washington, D.C. Contact Women’s Foodservice Forum; phone 866/368-8008; info@womensfoodserviceforum.com; www.womensfoodserviceforum.com

April 13-17: SEFA Annual Partnership Conference—Coeur d’ Alene Golf and Spa Resort, Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho. Contact Supply & Equipment Foodservice Alliance, Tedde Reid; phone 847/202-2155; tedde@sefa.com; www.sefa.com

April 15-16: Oklahoma Restaurant Convention & Expo—Cox Business Services Convention Center, Oklahoma City, Okla. Contact Oklahoma Restaurant Association, Lori Culver; phone 405/942-8181; LoriC@okrestaurants.com; www.okrestaurants.com

April 16-17: Kiosk.Com: Self-Service Expo—Las Vegas, Nev. Contact JD Events; phone 203/371-6322; info@jdevents.com; www.kioskcom.com

April 19-21: Western Regional Conference—Hilton Salt Lake City Center, Salt Lake City, Utah. Contact American Culinary Federation, Jennifer Keith; phone 800/624-9458; jkeith@acfchefs.net; www.acfchefs.org

April 20-23: Consultants’ Spring Summit—Wynn Hotel, Las Vegas, Nev. Contact Edgewater Marketing, Rod Collins; phone 707/664-1964; rod@consultantssummit.com; www.consultantssummit.com

April 22-25: FHA2008: Food & Hotel Asia—Singapore Expo, , Singapore. Contact Singapore Exhibition Services; phone 65/6738-6776; cl@sesallworld.com; www.foodnhotelasia.com

April 22-25: GastroNord 2008—Stockholm Int’l. Fairs in Älvsjö, Stockholm, Sweden. Contact Stockholm Int’l. Fairs, Göran Ekberg; phone 46/8/749-4306; goran.ekberg@stofair.se; www.gastronord.com

April 22-25: IFSA & ITCA Asia Pacific Trade Show and Conference—Singapore Expo, , Singapore. Contact Int’l. Travel Catering Association, Lee Walton; phone 44/148-419449; itca@associationservices.co.uk; www.itcanet.com, www.ifsanet.com

April 24-26: Hotel & Restaurant Expo Kazakhstan—Almaty, Kazakhstan. Contact ITE Group, Julia Gowda; phone 44/207-596 5188; julia.gowda@ite-exhibitions.com; www.food-exhibitions.com

April 24-26: NAFED Vendor Principal Conference—Embassy Suites, St.Charles, Mo. Contact National Association of Food Equipment Dealers, Sanford Smith; phone 843/669-7453; sanfordhsmith@bellsouth.net; www.nafedinc.com

April 25-27: Hospitality Int’l. India—India Expo XXI Centre, Noida, New Delhi, India. Contact Expomedia Events India; phone 90/216/445-3836; info@eme-india.com; www.iiiexhibition.com

April 27-28: Northwest Foodservice Show—Washington State Convention & Trade Center, Seattle, Wash. Contact Washington Restaurant Association & Oregon Restaurant Association, John Santella; phone 800/645-7350; johns@nwfoodserviceshow.com; www.nwfoodsesrviceshow.com

April 27-29: ApEx 2008—Moncton Coliseum, Moncton, New Brunswick. Contact Canadian Restaurant & Foodservices Association, Ellen Scanlon; phone 800/387-5649; info@crfa.ca; www.crfa.ca

April 29-May 1: IFEX @ The King’s Hall—King’s Hall, Belfast, Ireland. Contact Expo Exhibitions; phone 35/3/1-2958181; info@expo-events.com; www.ifexexhibition.co.uk

April 30: Maine Restaurant & Lodging Expo—Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland, Maine. Contact Maine Restaurant Association, Rebecca Dill; phone 207/623-2178; events@mainerestaurant.com; www.mainerestaurant.com

April 30-May 2: IFED Spring Conference—Embassy Suites, Dallas, Texas. Contact Int’l. Foodservice Equipment Distributors, Jerry Greene; phone 630/964 9840; jgreene@hnrsupply.com;

MAY
May 4-7: The FMI Show & Marketechnics—Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nev. Contact Food Marketing Institute; phone 202/452-8444; fmi@fmi.org; www.fmi.org

May 5-7: NACStech 2008—Grapevine, Texas. Contact National Association of Convenience Stores; phone 703/684-3600; nacs@nacsonline.com; www.nacsonline.com

May 12-14: Interbake China 2008—Guangzhou, China. Contact Canton Universal Fair Group Ltd., Rita Jia; phone 86/20-3407-2597; interbake@faircanton.com; www.faircanton.com

May 12-14: FoodService Australia 2008—Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre, Sydney, Australia. Contact Exhibitions and Trade Fairs, Robby Clark; phone 61/2/9556 7988; foodserviceaustralia@etf.com.au; www.foodserviceaustralia.com.au

May 12-15: WACS 2008: World Association of Chefs Societies—Dubai Int’l. Exhibition Center, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Contact The Emirates Culinary Guild; theguild@emirates.net.ae; www.wacs2008.com

May 13: WestEx 2008: The Rocky Mountain Regional Foodservice & Restaurant Exposition—Denver Merchandise Mart, Denver, Colo. Contact Colorado Restaurant Association, Whitney Bartels; phone 800/522-2972; info@coloradorestaurant.com; www.coloradorestaurant.com

May 14-16: HSM Spring Conference—Chicago, Ill. Contact Institute for Supply Management, Jean McHale; phone 800/888-6276 x401; custsvs@ism.ws; www.ism.ws/education

May 14-16: CFESA Spring Conference—InterContinental Chicago, Chicago, Ill. Contact Commercial Food Equipment Service Association, Lauri Smith; phone 336/346-4700; lsmith@cfesa.com; www.cfesa.com

May 14-17: Seoul Food & Hotel 2008—KINTEX – Korea Int’l. Exhibition Center, Seoul, Korea. Contact Korean Exhibition Management Co.; phone 82/2/3460-7262; info@seoulfood.or.kr; www.seoulfood.or.kr

May 15-16: Foodservice Sales & Marketing Conference—Holiday Inn Chicago Mart Plaza, Chicago. Contact the Int'l. Foodservice Manufacturers Association; phone 312/540-4400; ifma@ifmaworld.com; www.ifmaworld.com

May 17-19: Hosfair Xi’An 2008—Xi’An Qujiang International Exhibition Centre, Guangzhou, China. Contact Guangzhou Huazhan Exhibition Planning Co., Barbara Leung; phone 86/20/3886-4986; barbara@huazhan.com.cn; www.hosfair.com

May 17-20: National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show—McCormick Place, Chicago, Ill. Contact National Restaurant Association; phone 312/853-2525; nraregistration@dineout.org; www.restaurant.org/show

May 18-22: Food & Hotel Arabia 2008—Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Contact Al Harithy Co.; phone 020/7223-3431; international@acexpos.com; www.acexpos.com

May 19-21: IFE Poland—Expo XXI Centre, Warsaw, Poland. Contact Montgomery Int’l., Adam Prideaux; phone 44/20/7886-3108; adam.prideaux@montex.co.uk; www.ifepoland.com

JUNE
TBD: ExProTur Vallarta—Centro de Convenciones, , Mexico. Contact Exprotur Vallarta, Elsa Yadira Amaral Saldaña; phone 707/676-4866; elsa_amaral6@hotmail.com; www.exprotur.com

June 3-5: Alimentaria Mexico 2008—Centro Banamex, Mexico City, Mexico. Contact E.J. Krause & Associates, Shane Poblete; phone 301/493-5500; poblete@ejkrause.com; www.alimentaria-mexico.com

June 8-10: The Hotel Show 2008—Dubai Int’l. Exhibition Center, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Contact DMG World Media Dubai, Maggie Moore; phone 971/4/331-9688; maggie@dmgdubai.ae; www.thehotelshow.com, www.dmgdubai.com

June 8-11: ASHFSA 41st Annual Conference—The Flamingo, Las Vegas, Nev. Contact American Society for Healthcare Food Service Administration, Keith Howard; phone 800/620-6422; khoward@hqtrs.com; www.ashfsa.org

June 16-18: Hotelex Beijing 2008—China Int’l. Exhibition Center, Beijing, China. Contact Shanghai CMP Sinoexpo Int’l. Exhibition Co., Angela He; phone 86/21/6437-1178; hotelex@cmpsinoexpo.com; www.hotelex.cn

June 16-19: HITEC 2008—Austin Convention Center, Austin, Texas. Contact Hospitality Financial & Technology Professionals; phone 800/646-4387; www.hitec.org

June 21-25: ASHRAE Annual Meeting—Salt Lake City, Utah. Contact American Society of Heating, Refrigerating & Air Conditioning Engineers; phone 404/636-8400; ashrae@ashrae.org; www.ashrae.org

June 22-24: SW Foodservice Expo—George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, Texas. Contact Texas Restaurant Association; phone 800/395-2872; expoinfo@tramail.org; www.swfoodexpo.com

June 23-26: Fispal Food Service 2008—Expo Center Norte, São Paulo, Brazil. Contact FISPAL, German Duque; phone 55/11/3234-7725; german.duque@fispalusa.com; www.fispal.com/main.asp?m=4&l=eng

June 26-28: Hosfair Guangzhou 2008—Chinese Import & Export Fair Pazhou Complex, Guangzhou, China. Contact Guangzhou Huazhan Exhibition Planning Co., Barbara Leung; phone 86/20/3886-4986; barbara@huazhan.com.cn; www.hosfair.com

June 28-July 1: IFT Annual Meeting & Food Expo—New Orleans Convention Center, New Orleans, La. Contact Institute of Food Technologists, Heidi Voorhees; phone 312/782-8424; info@ift.org; www.ift.org

JULY
July 9-10: Hawaii Lodging, Hospitality & Foodservice Expo—Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu, Hawaii. Contact Douglas Trade Shows; phone 800/525-5275; dtsm@hawaii.rr.com; www.douglastradeshows.com

July 9-12: NACUFS 2008 National Conference—Wardman Park Marriott Hotel, Washington, D.C. Contact National Association of College & University Food Services, Sandra Smith; phone 517/332-2494; ssmith@nacufs.org; www.nacufs.org

July 13-15: IFDA Sales & Marketing Conference—Sanibel Harbor Resort & Spa, Fort Myers, Fla. Contact Int’l. Foodservice Distributors Association, Chris Caldwell; phone 703/532-9400; ccaldwell@ifdaonline.org; www.ifdaonline.org

July 14-17: ACF National Convention—MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nev. Contact American Culinary Federation, Jennifer Keith; phone 800/624-9458; jkeith@acfchefs.net; www.acfchefs.org

July 20-23: ANC 2008: School Nutrition Association—Philadelphia, Pa. Contact School Nutrition Association, Erik Peterson; phone 703/739-3900; epeterson@schoolnutrition.org; www.schoolnutrition.org

July 26-28: NAC Annual Convention—Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, Calif. Contact National Association of Concessionaires, Susan Cross, Director of Communications; phone 312/236-3858; info@naconline.org; www.naconline.org

July 27-31: Dietary Managers Association 48th Annual Meeting & Expo—Sheraton Philadelphia City Center, Philadelphia, Pa. Contact Dietary Managers Association, Sue Grossbauer; phone 800/323-1908; webmaster@dmaonline.org; www.dmaonline.org

AUGUST
Aug. TBD: Equipment & Supplies Market Forecast: President’s Preview. Contact Foodservice Equipment Report, Christine Palmer; phone 847/336-2049; cpalmer@fermag.com; www.fermag.com

Aug. 2-4: Louisiana Foodservice Expo—Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, La. Contact Louisiana Restaurant Association, Sandy Riddle; phone 504/454-2277; sriddle@Lra.org; www.Lra.org

Aug. 3-6: IAFP 2008—Hyatt Regency Columbus, Columbus, Ohio. Contact Int’l. Association for Food Protection; phone 515/276-3344; info@foodprotection.org; www.foodprotection.org

Aug. 17-22: ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings—Asilomar Conference Center, Pacific Grove, Calif. Contact American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, Glee Murray; phone 202/429-8873; info@aceee.org; www.aceee.org

Aug. 19-21: CFESA Fall Conference—Four Seasons Hotel, Vancouver, Canada. Contact Commercial Food Equipment Service Association, Lauri Smith; phone 336/346-4700; lsmith@cfesa.com; www.cfesa.com

Aug. 23-25: Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo—Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, Calif. Contact Reed Exhibitions, Ron Mathews; phone 800/641-9514; inquiry@internationalrestaurantny.com;

Aug. 23-25: Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo 2008—Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, Calif. Contact California Restaurant Association, Ron Mathews; phone 800/840-5612; rmathews@reedexpo.com; www.westernfoodexpo.com

Aug. 24-28: ACFSA Int’l. Conference—Embassy Suites Hotel, North Charleston, S.C. Contact American Correctional Food Service Association, Hope Cook; phone 952/928-4658; hcook@acfsa.org; www.acfsa.org

SEPTEMBER
Sept. TBD: Consultants’ Fall Summit—Silverado Resort, Napa, Calif. Contact Edgewater Marketing, Rod Collins; phone 707/664-1964; rod@consultantssummit.com; www.consultantssummit.com

Sept. 3-6: RIGA Food/Gastro—Exhibition Centre, Riga, Latvia. Contact Int’l. Exhibition Company BT1, Rolands Nezborts; phone 371/7/067550; rigafood@bt1.lv; www.bt1.lv

Sept. 5-7: Florida Restaurant & Lodging Show—Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Fla. Contact Reed Exhibitions, Ron Mathews; phone 800/641-9514; rmathews@reedexpo.com, inquiry @fraexpo.com; www.fraexpo.com

Sept. 7-9: NESA Fall Conference—Gaylord National, Washington D.C. Contact National Equipment & Supply Association, Thomas Davies; phone 770/799-7423; daviests@bellsouth.net; www.nesadealers.com

Sept. 8-10: RFID World 2008—MGM Grand Casino & Resort, Las Vegas, Nev. Contact CMP United Business Media; phone 800/608-9641; www.shorecliffcommunications.com

Sept. 8-11: XV Int’l. Congress of Dietetics—Pacifico Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan. Contact American Dietetic Association; phone 312/899-4897; congress@internationaldietetics.org; www.internationaldietetics.org

Sept. 9-12: SFM 2008 National Conference—Austin Hilton, Austin, Texas. Contact Society For Foodservice Management, Katie Renton; phone 502/583-3783; krenton@hqtrs.com; www.sfm-online.org

Sept. 11-13: NAFED Workshop—Omni Hotel at CNN Center, Atlanta, Ga. Contact National Association of Food Equipment Dealers, Sanford Smith; phone 423/893-7799; sanfordhsmith@bellsouth.net; www.nafedinc.com

Sept. 13-15: IFSA Annual Conference & Exhibition—Orlando, Fla., Fla. Contact Int’l. Inflight Food Service Association; phone 404/252-3663; ifsa@kellencompany.com; www.ifsanet.com

Sept. 15-18: Nova Equipotel 2008—Anhembi Exhibition Hall, São Paulo, Brazil. Contact Equipotel Group; phone 55/11/5574-5166; internacional@equipotel.com.br; www.equipotel.com.br

Sept. 15-19: 2008 HFM Annual Leadership Conference—The Homestead, Hot Springs, Va. Contact National Society For Healthcare Foodservice Management, Alexandra Ozerkis; phone 212/297-2166; info@hfm.org; www.hfm.org

Sept. 16-17: 9th European Foodservice Summit—Zurich, Switzerland. Contact: FoodService Europe & Middle East; phone 49/69/7595-1505; ute.antoni@dfv.de; www.efss.ch

Sept. 17-18: Mid-Atlantic Food, Beverage and Lodging Expo—Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Md. Contact Restaurant Association of Maryland, Dennis Imbesi; phone 410/290-6800; dimbesi@marylandrestaurants.com; www.midatlanticexpo.com

Sept. 17-19: MAFSI Annual Conference—Loews Ventana Canyon Resort, Tucson, Ariz. Contact Manufacturers’ Agents Association for the Foodservice Industry, Suzanne Fraga; phone 770/698-8994; info@mafsi.org; www.mafsi.org

Sept. 17-20: Food & Hotel Thailand 2008—Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre, Bangkok, Thailand. Contact Bangkok Exhibition Services; phone 66/2617-1475; ifhs@besallworld.com; www.foodhotelthailand.com

Sept. 20-22: WCR National Conference—Marriott Convention Center, New Orleans, La. Contact Women Chefs & Restaurateurs, Dori Sacksteder; phone 877/927-7787; wcr@hqtrs.com; www.womenchefs.org

Sept. 22-25: Fine Food & Hotel Australia 2008— Melbourne Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, Australia. Contact Diversified Exhibitions Australia, Timothy Collett; phone 61/3/9261-4500; food@divexhibitions.com.au; www.hotelexpo.com.au

Sept. 24-27: China Brew & Beverage 2008—New China Int’l. Exhibition Center, Beijing, China. Contact Business & Industrial Trade Fairs Ltd., Jonnie Lai; phone 852/2862-3469; brew@bitf.com.hk; www.china-brew.com

Sept. 28-29: Alberta Foodservice Show—Edmonton, Alberta. Contact Canadian Restaurant & Foodservices Association, Charlene Delisle; phone 800/387-5649; cdelisle@crfa.ca; www.crfa.ca

Sept. 28-Oct. 1: Hogatec: Int’l. Trade Fair for Hotels, Gastronomy, Catering—Düsseldorf Fairgrounds, Dusseldorf, Germany. Contact Messe Düsseldorf North America, Daniela Frei; phone 312/781-5180; info@mdna.com; www.mdna.com

OCTOBER
Oct. 1-3: ABASTUR Restaurant & Hotel Show—Centro Banamex, Mexico City, Mexico. Contact Amait; phone 52/55/52-68-2184; www.amait.org.mx/amait

Oct. 4-7: The NACS Show 2008—McCormick Place, Chicago, Ill. Contact National Association of Convenience Stores; phone 800/966-6227; show@nacsonline.com; www.cstorecentral.com

Oct. 6-8: The Restaurant Show - UK—Earl’s Court 2, London, England. Contact William Reed Hospitality Ltd., Cheryl Fraser; phone 01293/867-642; cheryl.fraser@william-reed.co.uk; www.therestaurantshow.co.uk

Oct. 7-11: EDI 2008 Sales Training—Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nev. Contact The EDI Marketing Group, Angie Miller; phone 828/253-3933; angiem@edimktg.com; www.edimktg.com

Oct. 12-14: Foodservice Distribution Conference & Exposition—David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburgh, Pa. Contact Int’l. Foodservice Distributors Association, Chris Caldwell; phone 703/532-9400; ccaldwell@ifdaonline.org; www.ifdaonline.org

Oct. 13-15: IFED Fall Conference—Westin, Lombard, Ill. Contact Int’l. Foodservice Equipment Distributors, Jerry Greene; phone 630/964 9840; jgreene@hnrsupply.com

Oct. 14-17: HOVENTA 2008: Int’l. Exhibition for Trade & Catering—Budapest, Hungary. Contact Hoventa Ltd., Nora Etele; phone 36/1/351-1310; hoventa@hoventa.hu; www.hoventa.hu

Oct. 15-17: ABC Fall Conference—Westin Yorktown, Lombard, Ill. Contact Allied Buying Corp., Tom Wilhelm; phone 630/963-9501; twilhelm@abcvaluline.com; www.abcvaluline.com

Oct. 15-17: NAMA National Expo—America’s Center, St. Louis, Mo. Contact National Automatic Merchandising Association, Dawn Gary; phone 312/346-0370; dgary@vending.org; www.namaexpo.org

Oct. 16-18: FCSI Worldwide Conference—Beijing, China. Contact Foodservice Consultants Society Int’l., Cindy Wyant; phone 502/583-3783; fcsi@hqtrs.com; www.fcsi.org

Oct. 17-21: Hostelco 2008—Fira Barcelona-Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain. Contact Fira de Barcelona; phone 34/93/233 20 00; hostelco@firabcn.es, gdilluvio@firabcn.es; www.hostelco.com

Oct. 20-23: HOTEL—Fiera Bolzano, Bolzano, Italy. Contact Fair Bolzano, Massimiliano Cudin; phone 471/516000; cudin@fierabolzano.it; www.hotel.fierabolzano.it

Oct. 21-24: PRIDE Marketing & Procurement Fall Conference—Renaissance Hotel, Washington, D.C. Contact PRIDE Marketing & Procurement, Cathy Ellickson; phone 303/801-0624; cathy@pridemarketing.com; www.pridemarketing.com

Oct. 25-28: FNCE 2008—McCormick Place West, Chicago, Ill. Contact American Dietetic Association, Greg Andruch; phone 800/877-1600 x4741; gandruch@eatright.org; www.eatright.org

Oct. 29-Nov. 1: Vending Paris—Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris, France. Contact Reed Expositions France; phone 33/1/47-565222; info@da-vending-expo.com; www.da-vending-expo.com

NOVEMBER
Nov. 3-5: ITCA Dubai 2008—Dubai Int’l. Exhibition Center, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Contact Int’l. Travel Catering Association, Bilal Al-Rais; phone 971/4/308-6081; travel.catering@dwtc.com, bilal.alrais@dwtc.com; www.itcanet.com

Nov. 8-11: FHC China—Shanghai New Int’l. Expo Centre, Pudong, Shaghai, China. Contact China Int’l. Exhibitions; www.fhcchina.com

Nov. 8-11: Int’l. Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show—Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York, N.Y. Contact George Little Management, Christian Falkenberg; phone 914/421-3200; christian_falkenberg@glmshows.com; www.ihmrs.com

Nov. 15-19: Equip’Hotel Paris—Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris, France. Contact Reed Expositions France; phone 33/1/47-562414; info@equiphotel.tm.fr; www.equiphotel.tm.fr

Nov. 23-27: Horeca Expo 2008—Flanders Expo, Ghent, Belgium. Contact Flanders Expo N.V.; phone 32/70/233-153; info@flandersexpo.be; www.horecaexpo.be

DECEMBER
Dec. 5-6: NAFED Proposal Meeting—Hilton Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Texas. Contact National Association of Food Equipment Dealers, Sanford Smith; phone 423/893-7799; sanfordhsmith@bellsouth.net; www.nafedinc.com