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Calendar of Events - 2008
December 18, 2007
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INSIDER'S Industry Marketing Calendar
Natural Products INSIDER presents this list of events and conferences for your planning purposes.
2008 Industry Events Calendar
January
Jan. 13-15, 33rd National Association for the Specialty Foods Trade (NASFT) Fancy Foods Show, San Diego, www.specialtyfood.com
Jan. 13-16, National Retail Federation’s 97th Annual Convention & Expo, New York, www.nrf.com
Jan. 15-18, Cosmoprof Shanghai, Shanghai, www.cosmoprofshanghai.com
Jan. 17, The Practical Implications of a Global Food and Health Policy: Opportunities and Challenges Workshop, Shanghai, www.eas-asia.com
Jan. 17-19, Integrated Healthcare System (CAM Expo), New York, www.camexpo.com
Jan. 22-23, FI (Food Ingredients) Africa, Cape Town, South Africa, http://africa2008.fi-events.com
Jan. 22-25, Focus on the Future Executive Conference, Scottsdale, AZ, http://www.focusonthefuture.net
Jan. 23-26, EcoFarm: 28th Annual Ecological Farming Conference, Pacific Grove, CA, www.eco-farm.org
Jan. 27-30, International Foodservice Distributors Association Partners Executive Forum, Amelia Island, FL, www.ifdaonline.org
Jan 29-31, WestPack Exposition & Conference, Anaheim, CA, www.westpackshow.com
Jan. 29 - Feb. 1, INFORMEX/Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers Association, New Orleans, http://www.informex.com
February
Feb. 3-6, National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) Regional Chain Conference, Bonita Springs, FL, www.nacds.org
Feb. 10-13, Clinical Nutrition Week 2008, Chicago, www.nutritionweek.org
Feb.13-15, International Food Safety Conference, Amsterdam, http://www.ciesnet.com
Feb. 15-17, Expo Internacional Naturista ANIPRON, Mexico City, http://www.anipron.org.mx
Feb. 21-24, BioFach, Nuremberg, Germany, www.biofach.de
Feb. 27-28, IFT’s Food Technology Presents: Developing and Marketing Products for Consumer Health & Wellness Conference, Chicago, www.ift.org
Feb. 27 - March 1, Cosmetic, Toiletry & Fragrance Association (CTFA) Annual Meeting, Boca Raton, FL, www.ctfa.org
March
March 1-4, Food Marketing Institute (FMI) Annual Business Conference, Nashville, TN, www.fmi.org
March 2-4, National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) Supply Chain & Logistics Conference, Chandler, AZ, www.nacds.org
March 6-9, RCA’s 2008 Annual Conference and Culinology® Expo, Seattle, www.culinology.com
March 9-11, Annual Meat Conference, Nashville, TN, http://www.fmi.org
March 9-13, National Institute of Oilseed Products Convention, Miami Beach, FL, www.oilseed.org
March 10-13, DCAT Week & the 82nd Annual Dinner (Drug, Chemical & Associated Technologies Association), New York, www.dcat.org
March 12-13, Nutracon, Anaheim, CA, www.nutraconference.com
March 12-14, Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) Executive Conference, Washington, www.chpa-info.org
March 13-16, Natural Products Expo West, Anaheim, CA, http://www.expowest.com
March 14-17, American Pharmaceutical Association Annual Meeting & Exposition, San Diego, CA, www.aphanet.org
March 17-19, 10th Annual Food Safety Summit & Expo, Washington, www.foodsafetysummit.com
April
April 13-14, Natural Products Europe/Organic Products Europe, London, www.naturalproducts.co.uk
April 16-17, Excipient Fest Americas, San Juan, Puerto Rico, www.excipientfest.com
April 22-24, FI (Food Ingredients) Central and Eastern Europe, Warsaw, Poland, http://cee2008.fi-events.com
April 23-25, SIAL Montréal Food & Beverage Show, Montréal, Québec, www.sialmontreal.com
April 26-30, National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) Annual Meeting, Palm Beach, FL, www.nacds.org
April 27-29, OTA All Things Organic Conference & Trade Show, Chicago, www.ota.com
April 28-30, SupplySide East International Trade Show & Conference, Secaucus, NJ, www.supplysideshow.com
May
May 1-2, North American Food Technology & Innovation Forum, Chicago, www.foodinnovatena.com
May 4-6, Food Marketing Institute (FMI) Annual Pharmacy Conference, Las Vegas, www.fmi.org
May 4-7, Food Marketing Institute (FMI) Show Plus MARKETECHNICS®, Las Vegas, www.fmi.org
May 5-7, Food Marketing Institute (FMI) Show, Las Vegas, www.fmi.org
May 6-8, Vitafoods International, Geneva, Switzerland, www.vitafoods.eu.com
May 6-8, DCAT Nutrition and Health Forum, Palm Springs, CA, www.dcat.org
May 8, CRN’s Day of Science, Washington, www.crnusa.org
May 8-9, CHPA Regulatory & Scientific Conference, Washington, www.chpa-info.org
May 18-21, 99th AOCS (American Oil Chemists’ Society) Annual Meeting & Expo, Seattle, www.aocs.org
May 21-24, 17th International Society for Mushroom Science International Convention, Cape Town, South Africa, www.isms.biz
June
June 3-4, NSF GMP Training Seminar, Ann Arbor, Mich., www.nsf.org
June 3-5, EastPack 2008, New York, www.devicelink.com/expo/epack05/
June 9-11, 2008 SGMA Spring Market, Las Vegas, www.thesupershow.com
June 9-11, DRTV Mgt. Bootcamp: Nutraceuticals & Cosmeceuticals, New York, www.directresponseacademy.com
June 10, Clarifying Health Claims, Singapore Management University, Singapore, www.eas-asia.com
June 14-15, Nature-ceuticals Symposium, Albany College of Pharmacy, Albany, NY, http://www.nature-ceuticals.org/
June 18-19, Healthy Foods International, Dallas, http://healthyfoods.a2zinc.net/hfi2008/public/MainHall.aspx
June 18-20, The World Food Business Summit, Munich, www.ciesnet.com
June 18-21, LOHAS 12, Boulder, CO, www.lohas.com/forum/
June 24-26, Hi China/Fi Asia-China/Ni China, Shanghai, http://asiachina2008.fi-events.com
June 26-29, Natural Products Expo Asia, Hong Kong, www.naturalproductsasia.com
June 28- July 1, National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) Marketplace Conference, San Diego, www.nacds.org
June 28 - July 1, IFT (Institute of Food Technologists) Annual Meeting and FOOD EXPO, New Orleans, www.ift.org
July
July 13-15, Cosmoprof North America, Las Vegas, www.cosmoprof.com
July 13-15, International Foodservice Distributors Association Sales and Marketing Conference, Fort Meyers, FL, www.ifdaonline.org
July 17-19, Natural Products Association's MarketPlace Annual Conference and Trade Show, Las Vegas, www.naturalproductsassoc.org
July 23-25, NBJ/Newport Summit, Dana Point, CA, www.newportsummit.com
September
Sept. 7-9, WheyVolution 2008, Paris, www.iwc-2008.org
Sept. 9-11, HBA (Inside Beauty), New York City, www.hbaexpo.com
Sept. 10, Food & Beverage 2008, London, www.osneymedia.co.uk
Sept. 21-24, New Products Conference, Scottsdale, AZ, http://bnpevents.com/PF/NPC/index.htm
Sept. 21-24, Annual Meeting of the American Association of Cereal Chemists (AACC), Honolulu, www.aaccnet.org
Sept. 29–Oct. 3, 6th International Congress on Mushroom Biology & Mushroom Products, Bonn, Germany, http://www.WSMBMP-Conference.de
October
Oct. 2-5, The Conference: CRN's Annual Symposium on Dietary Supplements, Santa Ana Pueblo, NM, www.crnusa.org
Oct. 9, Building a Regulatory Strategy for Marketing Food Supplements in Europe Conference, Brussels, Belgium, www.eas.eu
Oct. 12-14, The Foodservice Distribution Conference & Expo, Pittsburgh, www.ifdaonline.org
Oct. 12-17, Destination Health: Renewing Mind, Body & Soul, Kauai, Hawaii, www.scripps.org/conferenceservices
Oct. 15, Healthy Foods Conference, Boston, www.HealthyFoodsConference.com
Oct. 16-18, Natural Products Expo East, Boston, www.expoeast.com
Oct. 22-24, SupplySide West, Las Vegas, www.supplysideshow.com/west
Oct. 25-28, American Dietetic Association Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo, Chicago, www.eatright.org
Oct. 31-Nov. 2, Heal Thy Practice: Transforming Primary Care, Tucson, AZ, www.holisticprimarycare.net
November
Nov. 4-6, Health Ingredients (HI) & Natural Ingredients Europe, Paris, www.hi-events.com/http://www.ni-events.com
Nov. 9-13, PACK EXPO, Chicago, www.packexpo.com
Nov. 16-21, American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, http://www.aiche.org
Nov. 17-21, The Science & Clinical Application of Integrative Holistic Medicine, San Diego, www.scripps.org/conferenceservices; www.holisticboard.org
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