Interactive Event Calendar
Worldwide Food Expo 2009 Special Events
October 27-29, 2009
McCormick Place | Chicago, IL
Overview
Registration is now open for IDFA's Pre-Expo Workshops and special events in conjunction with Worldwide Food Expo 2009, which will be held at the McCormick center in Chicago at the end of October 2009.
Beginning October 27, 2009, IDFA will host dairy-based educational workshops and certification programs that you can't afford to miss. Dairy professionals in sales and marketing, legislative affairs, regulatory affairs, procurement, research and development, plant operations, and food safety are encouraged to attend.
Agenda
Dairy Industry Orientation
October 27, 2009
Chicago Mercantile Exchange | Chicago, IL
The U.S. dairy industry is complex, with dynamic trends in consumer preferences, farm production, product manufacturing and government regulations. If you’re trying to get a better handle on what makes dairy tick, attend this one-day Dairy Industry Orientation meeting with seasoned instructor Dr. Bob Yonkers, IDFA Vice President and Chief Economist. All dairy professionals who are new to the industry or who want to expand their knowledge of the industry, including professionals in sales and marketing, legislative affairs, procurement, research and development, and plant operations.
IDFA Safe Quality Food Certified Practitioner Workshop for Dairy and Juice Products
October 27 - 29, 2009
McCormick Place | Chicago, IL
Do you need to become a certified Safe Quality Food Practitioner? IDFA's Safe Quality Food (SQF) Certified Practitioner Workshop for Dairy and Juice Products provides comprehensive instruction on the implementation of the most current requirements for dairy and juice processing plants. It uses the latest Safe Quality Food Institute's training material, plus our own extensive experience with dairy and juice Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) training. This workshop is designed to meet the training and certification requirements established by SQFI for Certified Practitioners. Successful completion of this workshop will provide participants with a certificate attesting to their knowledge of the SQF 2000 Code and will help companies to meet all SQF supplier training requirements evaluated during SQF-based third-party audits.
Advanced HACCP Certification Short Course for Dairy & Juice Products
October 27 - 29, 2009
McCormick Place | Chicago, IL
IDFA's Advanced Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) Short Course for Dairy & Juice Products will use team exercises and expert presentations to provide comprehensive instruction on the development of HACCP food safety programs within all dairy and juice operations. The short course is designed to meet the training requirements established for Grade A dairy plants as well as the Food and Drug Administration's juice HACCP regulation.
Better Process Cheese School
October 27 - 29, 2009
McCormick Place | Chicago, IL
Current regulations for Low Acid Canned Foods (LACF) require that each plant producing processed cheese have at least one operator that has completed a Better Process Cheese School (BPCS) conducted by instructors the meet criteria set out by the Food and Drug Administration. The IDFA Better Process Cheese School is designed to cover LACF regulations as they pertain to shelf-stable process cheese manufacture. Topics include microbiology and control of Clostridium botulinum, thermal processing/pasteurization, formulation control, process instrumentation, Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP), production and packaging controls, and records. Examinations will be given at the completion of each section. Satisfactory completion of this course and passage of all exams will fulfill FDA’s certification requirements for operation of process cheese manufacturing systems.
Web 2.0: Transform Your Marketing, Empower your Brand
October 28, 2009
Noon-2:00 p.m.
McCormick Place | Chicago, IL
Facebook or LinkedIn? Blog or Tweet? Media buy or YouTube? These are just a few of the bewildering choices that confront today's marketers. Their customers exchanging information at lightening speed using technology that didn't exist five minutes ago. What do marketing professionals need to know about the technology explosion - known as social media or Web 2.0 - to make sure their brand remains competitive in this evolving environment? The marketing experts behind the got milk? Milk Mustache campaign will host an entertaining and enlightening luncheon event exploring the dynamic new landscape of everything social media.
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How to Register
Dairy Processors are eligible for complimentary registration to Worldwide Food Expo upon receipt of payment to any of the four (4) pre-expo workshops.
- Register Online
- Download Pre-Expo Workshop Registration Form and Marketing Luncheon Registration Form
- Email the forms to registrar@idfa.org
- Fax the forms to (202) 331-7820
- Mail the forms and check to IDFA, 1250 H St, NW, Ste. 900, Washington, DC 20005
