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Future convention activities.

Year 2006

Jan 25-27 U.S. Poultry & Egg Association. Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA. Contact 770-493-9401

Jan 29-Feb 1 WFLO Institute, Norman, OK. Contact 703-373-4300.

Feb 7-10 National Grocers Association (NGA) Annual Convention, Paris Hotel, Las

Vegas, NV. Contact: 703-516-0700.

Feb 25-Mar 1 Western Frozen Food Convention, Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina Contact: 703-821-0770.

March 16-19 IAFIS Annual Conference, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL. Contact: 703-761-2600.

March 14-16 Pizza Expo 2006, Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV. Contact 800-746-1122.

April 22-27 IARW-WFLO Annual Convention and Trade Show, Walt Disney World, Orlando, FL Contact: 301-652-5674.

April 24-26 NFRA Retail Executive Conference, Tempe Mission Palms Hotel & Conference Center, Tempe, AZ. Contact: 717-657-8601.

May 7-9 FMI (Food Marketing Institute) Retail Annual Convention, McCormick Place, Chicago, IL. Contact: 202-452-8444.

May 20-21 NRA (National Restaurant Association) 86th Annual Foodservice Convention, McCormick Place, Chicago, IL. Contact: 312-853-2525.

June 24-28 IFT International Conference, Orlando, FL. Contact: 312-782-8424.

Sept 14-17 NAMP Convention, Hualalei Four Seasons, Hawaii. Contact 703-758-1900.

Oct 7-11 NFRA Convention, Orlando, FL. Contact: NFRA at 717-657-8601.

Oct 15-17 Foodservice Distributors Conference & Exposition, Georgia International Convention Center, Atlanta, GA. Contact: 703-532-9400.

Oct 22-24 California Grocers Association (CGA) Convention & Expo, Mandalay Bay Hotel, Las Vegas, NV. Contact: 916-448-3545.

Oct. 29-Nov. 2 PACK EXPO International, McCormick Place, Chicago, IL. Contact: 703-243-8555.

Oct. 29-Nov. 2 Processing Machinery Expo, Co-located with PMMI, McCormick Place, Chicago. Contact: 703-684-1080.

Oct. 30-Nov. 1 Conference at PACK EXPO. McCormick Place, Chicago, IL. Contact: 703-243-8555.

Nov 11-14 (HM&RS) International Hotel/Motel and Restaurant Show. Jacob Javits Convention Center, New York, NY. Contact: 914-421-3200.

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