Calendar of events

Nation's Restaurant News,  Oct 8, 2007  

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Nation's Restaurant News compiles a calendar listing events of interest to the foodservice industry. Please send items to be included in the calendar to Calendar Editor, Nation's Restaurant News, 425 Park Ave., New York, NY 10022.

Oct. 17-20, 2007

Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals will hold its annual convention and trade show at The Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront in Jacksonville, Fla. For more information contact Linnet Hosek at (800) 646-4387 or visit online at www.hftp.org.

Oct. 19, 2007

The Epicurean Charitable Foundation Las Vegas will host its sixth annual fundraising gala at Mandalay Bay Beach in Las Vegas. Proceeds from the event will benefit the group's scholarship program that supports Las Vegas area students in their pursuit of a career in hospitality. Tennis great Andre Agassi will be honored by the group at the event. For more information call (702) 932-5098 or visit online at www.ecflv.org.

Oct. 19-21, 2007

The West Coast Franchise Expo, sponsored by the International Franchise Association, will be held at the Los Angeles Convention Center. For more information visit online at www.franchise.org.

Oct. 19-21, 2007

The firth annual Gourmet Institute will feature classes, tastings and demonstrations. Participating chefs include Thomas Keller, Eric Ripert and Marcus Samuelsson. For more information call (888) 308-6133 or visit online at www.gourmet institute.com.

Oct. 21-24, 2007

UW-River Falls' 27th Annual Food Microbiology Symposium, "Current Concepts in Foodborne Pathogens and Rapid and Automated Methods in Food Microbiology," will be held on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. Speakers from academia and the industry will provide an overview of applications to solve safety and quality problems. For more information call (715) 425-3704 or visit online at www.uwrf.edu/food-science.

Oct. 24-27, 2007

The Worldwide Food Expo will be held at McCormick Place in Chicago. The expo will feature two co-located shows: The American Meat Institute's International Meat, Poultry & Seafood Convention and Exposition, and the Food, Dairy & Beverage Exposition. For more information call (703) 934-4700 or visit online at www.worldwidefood.com.

Oct. 28-30, 2007

The Restaurant Finance & Development Conference will be held at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas and will bring together restaurant owners and executives to meet with banks, finance companies, brokerage firms, real estate developers, investment bankers and other financial intermediaries. For more information call (800) 528-3296 or visit online at www.restfinance.com.

Oct. 28-31, 2007

Greenbrier's Fourth Annual Club Chef's Institute will be held at The Greenbrier resort in the Allegheny Mountains of West Virginia. Through demonstrations and seminars the event will focus on issues of concern for club chefs and managers. For more information call (800) 624-6070 or visit online at www.greenbrier.com.

Oct. 29-30, 2007

Grocery Innovations Canada 2007, Canada's premier grocery industry conference and trade show, will be held at Toronto Congress Centre in Toronto. For more information visit online at www.groceryinnovations.com.

Nov. 5-7, 2007

FIMA 2007, Europe's premier financial data management conference, will be held at London Olympia Exhibition Centre in London. The conference brings together more than 250 senior data managers from across the buy side and sell side, to improve operational efficiency and remain compliant to new and existing regulations. The event will include speakers from CitiGroup, Barclays Global Investors, Goldman Sachs and HSBC. For more information contact Nicholas Dowdeswell at +44 (0)20 7368 9465 or visit online at www.fima-europe.com.

Nov. 6-10, 2007

The National Ice Cream Retailers Association will hold its 74th Annual Convention and Trade Show at the Crowne Plaza Riverwalk in San Antonio. For more information visit online at www.nicra.org.

Nov. 8-11, 2007

The seventh annual Odyssey Las Vegas, a four-day celebration of food, wine and the arts, will be held at different venues in Las Vegas. The fundraiser benefits the Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Scholarship Program and The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. Events include the black-tie Masters Dinner featuring 10 celebrity chefs working together to create an elaborate five-course dinner and the Third Annual Celebrity Chef Golf Tournament. For more information call (702) 257-2345 or visit online at www.odysseylifestyle.com.

Nov. 9-11, 2007

The 10th Annual Chocolate Show will be held at the Metropolitan Pavilion & Altman Building in New York. The event includes demonstrations from pastry chefs and a fashion show. For more information regarding the event, call (646) 638-0771.

Nov. 10-13, 2007

The International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show will be held at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York. For more information call (914) 421-3346 or (914) 421-3206 or visit online at www.ihmrs.com.