MAY 2008

May 4-7 United Fresh Produce Association convention and exposition; Las Vegas; contact Hector Ranero at (202) 303-3400, fax (202) 303-3433 or e-mail hranero@unitedfresh.org.

May 14-16 Canadian Produce Marketing Association; Calgary TELUS Convention Centre; contact Christina Nunes at (613) 226-4187 ext. 223 and cnunes@cpma.ca or Carole Brault at (613) 226-4187 ext. 219 and cbrault@cpma.ca.

May 17-20 National Restaurant Association annual convention; McCormick Place, Chicago; for more information, visit www.restaurant.org/show/.

May 20 Fruit Ripening & Ethylene Management Workshop; University of California-Davis room 3001 of the Plant and Environmental Sciences building, Davis, Calif.; for more information, contact Dr. Jim Thompson at jfthompson@ucdavis.edu or Penny Stockdale at (530) 752-6941 or pastockdale@ucdavis.edu, or go to postharvest.ucdavis.edu/announce/fruitripening.shtml.

May 21-23 Fresh; Hilton Antwerp Hotel, Antwerp, Belgium; contact Lyna Fernandes Nóbrega at 44-207-501-3725 or info@freshcongress.com or Philippe Binard at 32-2-777-1580 or info@freshfel.org, or visit www.freshcongress.com.

May 27-30 International Fruit and Vegetable Summit; Paris; for more information and to register online, visit the www.ifava.com or www.fruitandvegsummit.com.

JUNE 2008

June 2-3 United Fresh Research & Education Foundation and U.S. Department of Agriculture's "Introduction to Produce Inspection" training program; Fredericksburg, Va., contact Beth Berman at (202) 303-3400, ext. 405, or visit www.unitedfresh.org/programs/produce_inspection_training_program.

June 3 United Red Potato Crop Transition Conference and Farm Tour; Holiday Inn Select, Minneapo-lis/St. Paul airport; go to www.unitedpotatousa.com for more information.

June 3-5 Interfood China 2008; China Foreign Trade Center's Liuhua Complex, Guongzhou; contact Rita Jia at 86-20-87746095, fax 86-20-87746096 or food@faircanton.com, or visit www.faircanton.com/interfood.

June 4-6 United Fresh Research & Education Foundation and U.S. Department of Agriculture's "Advanced Produce Inspection Training" course; Fredericksburg, Va., contact Beth Berman at (202) 303-3400, ext. 405, or visit www.unitedfresh.org/programs/produce_inspection_training_program.

June 16-27 Postharvest Technology Short Course; University of California-Davis, Davis, Calif; for more information, contact Penny Stockdale at (530) 752-6941 or pastockdale@ucdavis.edu, or go to postharvest.ucdavis.edu/Announce/shortcourse.shtml.

June 21 30th Anniversary Celebration and Symposium; University of California-Davis, Activities and Recreation Center Ballroom, Davis, Calif.; call (530) 752-6941 or go to http://postharvest.ucdavis.edu/Announce/30thanniversary.shtml for more information or to register.

JULY 2008

July 16-19 National Onion Association summer convention; Pasco, Wash.; call (970) 353-5895, fax (970) 353-5897 or visit www.onions-usa.org.

July 25-27 Produce Marketing Assocation 2008 Foodservice Conference; Monterey, Calif.

AUGUST 2008

August 10-14 Potato Associaiton of America 92nd annual meeting and conference; Adam's Mark Buffalo-Niagara Hotel, Buffalo, N.Y.; for more information, e-mail deh3@cornell.edu or visit www.hort.cornell.edu/PAA2008/.

August 14-16 Quebec Produce Marketing Association convention; Clarlevoix, Quebec. 21-22 U.S. Apple Convention; Ritz Carlton Hotel, Chicago.

August 21-22 U.S. Apple Convention; Ritz Carlton Hotel, Chicago.

SEPTEMBER 2008

Sept. 10-12 Asiafruit Congress; Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong; contact Alexandra Walker or Lyna Fernandes Nóbrega at 44-207-501-3725 or info@asiafruitcongress.com, or visit www.asiafruitcongress.com.

Sept. 16-18 Fresh-cut Products: Maintaing Quality and Safety; University of California-Davis, Buehler Alumni & Visitors Center, Davis, Calif.; for more information, contact Dr. Marita Cantwell at micantwell@ucdavis.edu or Penny Stockdale at (530) 752-6941 or pastockdale@ucdavis.edu, or go to postharvest.ucdavis.edu/announce/freshcut.shtml.

Sept. 22-23 United Fresh Research & Education Foundation and U.S. Department of Agriculture's "Introduction to Produce Inspection" training program; Fredericksburg, Va., contact Beth Berman at (202) 303-3400, ext. 405, or visit www.unitedfresh.org/programs/produce_inspection_training_program.

Sept. 24-26 United Fresh Research & Education Foundation and U.S. Department of Agriculture's "Advanced Produce Inspection Training" course; Fredericksburg, Va., contact Beth Berman at (202) 303-3400, ext. 405, or visit www.unitedfresh.org/programs/produce_inspection_training_program.

OCTOBER 2008

Oct. 24-27 Produce Marketing Assocation 2008 Fresh Summit International Convention & Exposition; Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Fla.

Oct. 28-30 International Exhibitions & Conferences' International Exhibition for Fruits & Vegetables Industry; Algeria Business Center, Algiers, Algeria; contact Laurent Haussy at lhaussy@eme-france.com or visit www.lflalgerie.com.

DECEMBER 2008

Dec. 2-4 Southern Hemisphere Congress; Santiago, Chile; www.shcongress.com.

Dec. 16-19 National Onion Association annual convention; Marco Island, Fla.; call (970) 353-5895, fax (970) 353-5897 or visit www.onions-usa.org.

 

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