Calendar of events

Nation's Restaurant News, June 12, 2006

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.

June 25, 2006

Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington will hold this year's RAMMY Awards Gala, with the theme "Restaurants Rock," at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C. The attire for the event is black-tie/rock star glare, and the gala will feature an expanded cocktail reception followed by dinner and dancing. For more information call (202) 331-5990 or visit online at www.ramw.org.

June 25-27, 2006

The Texas Restaurant Association will hold its 2006 Southwest Foodservice Expo at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston. For more information concerning the event visit online at www.swfood exp.com.

June 27, 2006

The Consorzio per la Tutela del Vino Prosecco DOC will hold the second annual "Vino in Villa" at Cipriani 23rd Street in New York. The event brings 26 wine producers to the United States for a tasting of the DOC Prosecco from the 2005 vintage. For more information call (888) 398-5440.

June 28, 2006

Technomic Information Services will hold its 4th annual Restaurants 2007 Trends and Directions Conference at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Ill. For more information contact Chris Urban at (312) 876-0004 or visit online at www.food pubs.com/reg.

July 14-16, 2006

The Produce Marketing Association's Foodservice Conference & Exposition will be held at the Monterey Conference Center in Monterey, Calif. NRN executive food editor Pam Parseghian is among the foodservice experts who will speak on trends. The event will also include chef demonstrations and a local dine around. For more information call (302) 738-7100 or visit online at www.pma.com/ foodservice.

July 15, 2006

The Culinary Vegetable Institute will host the 2006 Food & Wine Celebration, a fundraiser benefiting the nonprofit educational children's program Veggie U, at The Chef's Garden in Milan, Ohio. Veggie U teaches fourth-grade students about healthy eating habits. For more information call (419) 499-7500.

July 16-19, 2006

School Nutrition Association will hold its 60th annual conference at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles. For more information call (800) 877-8822 or visit online at www.school nutrition.org.

July 16-19, 2006

National Association of Catering Executives 48th annual educational conference will be held at Pointe South Mountain Resort in Phoenix. Sessions will cover the latest trends in catering for restaurants, casinos, and off-premise venues in such areas as sales, design and healthy eating. For more information call (410) 290-5410 or visit online at www.nace.net.

Oct. 15-18, 2006

MUFSO 2006, Nation's Restaurant News' 47th annual Multi-Unit Foodservice Operators Conference, featuring a cadre of speakers selected from the foodservice industry's leading professionals, will be held at the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas. For additional information or to register, contact Coleen Harte at (212) 756-5201 or visit online at www.mufso.com.

July 19-22, 2006

National Association of Black Hotel Owners, Operators & Developers, NABHOOD, will present the 10th annual International Multicultural Tourism/Hotel Ownership Summit & Trade Show at the Atlanta Marriott Century Center Hotel in Atlanta. For more information call (954) 792-2579 or visit online at www.nabhood.org.

July 23-25, 2005

The International Foodservice Distributors Association, or IFDA, will hold its sales and marketing conference at the Ritz-Carlton in Naples, Fla. For more information visit online at www.ifdaonline.org.

July 24-28, 2006

Research Chefs Association, or RCA, will hold a Culinology[R] Workshop, "Culinary Arts Fundamentals for Food Technologists" at The Culinary Institute of America's Greystone campus in St. Helena, Calif. For more information call (404) 252-3663 or visit online at www.culinology.org.

July 25-29, 2006

National Association of College & University Food Services, or NACUFS, will hold its 2006 national conference, titled "View from the Top," in conjunction with the Canadian College and University Food Service Association at the Metro Toronto Convention Center in Toronto. For more information call (517) 332-2494.

July 26-30, 2006

The International Franchise Association partners with the National Urban League to host the first National Urban League/Urban Entrepreneur Partnership's Franchise Pavilion at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. It is presented in cooperation with the IFA's MinorityFran Program. For more information regarding the event contact Sonya Brathwaite at (202) 662-0764 or visit online at www.franchise.org.

July 29-August 1, 2006

The Council of Hotel and Restaurant Trainers, CHART, will host its 72nd semiannual Hospitality Training Conference at the Renaissance Las Vegas Hotel in Las Vegas. The event includes member sharing workshops, breakout sessions and the Commitment to People Awards Gala. For more information regarding the event call (312) 405-2634 or visit online at www.chart.org.