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Upcoming Events

Great Lakes Section of Institute of Food Technologists learning opportunities
Annual Golf Tournament of the Great Lakes Section of Institute of Food Technologists

Calendar:

February-Student Night, Awards Banquet

  • Scholarships & Recognitions
  • Dinner
  • Guest Speaker
  • Date and Location TBD

Supplier's Night, April 27, 2010

  • Over 150 exhibitors
  • Live Demonstrations
  • Annual Wine Dinner
  • Information

June 2010-Annual IFT National Meeting & Food Expo

  • Great Lakes Section Presented the "Section of Excellence" Award
  • Live Demonstrations, Workshops, & Short Courses
  • Food Expo
  • Networking and Comaraderie
  • Date and additonal information available in 2010

August 2010-Annual Great Lakes Section IFT Golf Outing

  • Great Golf
  • Hospitality and Dinner
  • Door Prizes
  • Information will be available in 2010

November 2010 -Fall Meeting and Annual Social

  • Date and Loaction TBD
  • Networking and Comaraderie

December 1-Nominations Due for IFT Awards

  • Nominations for IFT Awards due December 1
  • Information

Event Details

 

Supplier's Night-April 27, 2010

Meet with over 150 exhibitors supplying the food industry. Demonstrations, workshops, one on one conversations with suppliers, professionals, and students. The Supplier's Exhibit will be at the Kellogg Arena in Battle Creek, followed by the Wine Dinner at the Yarrow Golf & Conference Center in Augusta, Michigan.

Visit our Supplier's Night web page for more details.

Suppliers and Exhibitors-Reserve your booth today using our online Exhibitor Registration.

Annual Golf Outing-August 3 & 4, 2010

Yarrow Golf & Conference Center

Tuesday, August 3:
Hospitality Party/Mixer 5:00 -7:00 p.m.

Wednesday, August 4:
Registration/Continental Breakfast
7:00 - 8:45 a.m.
Golf Scramble (soft spikes only) 9:30 a.m. sharp! (beverage cart on course, snacks/sandwiches available at the turn for purchase) Dinner buffet to follow golf , with announcement of door prizes and all event winners.
Complete information about the Annual Golf Tournament.

Sponsors and Exhibitors-Reserve your booth today using our online Exhibitor Registration.

Fall Section Meeting

October
Featuring: To Be Announced

Details will be announced early this fall

  • 5:30-6:30 pm: Registration & tours
  • 6:30 pm: Dinner with a presentation
  • Business Meeting to follow.
  • Door prizes!
  • Register Now Online!
  • Download Brochure & Printed Registration
  • Reservations by Oct 20
  • Only 40 seats available- Make Your Reservation Now!

Nominations for IFT Awards

IFT members honor the deserving individuals and teams that advance food science and technology and highlight the many ways our field makes a real difference. IFT will announce here when they begin accepting nominations for the 2010 award year.

Achievement Awards recognize individuals and teams for remarkable contributions in research, applications, and service and are designed for our colleagues in industry, academia, and government.

The Marcel Loncin Research Prize provides research funding to an outstanding IFT member or nonmember scientist or engineer conducting basic chemistry/physics/engineering research applied to food processing and improvement of food quality.

Election as an IFT Fellow is a unique professional distinction conferred for outstanding and extraordinary contributions in the field of food science and technology.

Deadline to submit an Achievement Award or Marcel Loncin Research Prize nomination is typically December 1, and the deadline for Fellow nominations is February 1.

Student Night Awards

Students and leaders are recognized at the Great Lakes Section IFT Awards & Student Recognition Dinner, (2010 details to be announced).

The Dinner, Recognition Ceremonies, and a brief meeting will follow the tour.

For Complete details and directions, please check back later.

If you choose to Register Online, you can use the same page to pay online with a credit card or paypal, if you choose (or simply indicate that you will pay at the door).

 

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