Calendar of events

Nation's Restaurant News, August 13, 2007

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.

Sept. 7-9, 2007

Pizza Market Quarterly's annual Orlando Pizza Show will be held at the Orange County Center in Orlando, Fla. The show will be held in conjunction with the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Show. For more information call (800) 7674592, ext. 136, or visit online at www.orlandopizzashow.com.

Sept. 7-9, 2007

The Florida Restaurant & Lodging Show will be held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando. For more information regarding the event, call (888) 372-3976 or visit online at www.floridarestaurantshow.com.

Sept. 9, 2007

Societe Culinarire Philanthropique will hold its 55th annual picnic benefiting the Culinarians' Home Foundation. For more information call (212) 308-0628 or visit online at www.societeculinaire.com.

Sept. 9-11, 2007

DiRoNA's 2007 Annual Gala & Educational Conference will be held at the Coeur d'Alene Resort in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. For more information call (212) 297-2144 or visit online at www.dirona.com.

Sept. 10-11, 2007

The International Franchise Association's eighth annual Franchise Appreciation Day brings together the franchise community for a grassroots lobbying event on Capitol Hill. The event includes briefings and congressional visits to discuss such issues as health care and immigration reform. Political commentator George Will will deliver the luncheon keynote address at the JW Marriott Hotel in Washington, D.C. For more information regarding the event, visit online at www.franchise.org.

Sept. 13, 2007

The Rhode Island Hospitality and Tourism Association will host a breakfast panel discussion on the state of the workforce, part of the association's Economic Outlook Series, at the Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence, R.I. For more information visit online at www.rihospitality.org.

Sept. 14-16, 2007

Southern Exposure, a three-day food and wine festival, will be held at various venues in Greenville, S.C. The three-day event will feature food, wine and music through programmed tasting events, roundtables, musical performances and celebrity chef-hosted culinary demonstrations. For more information call (864) 233-5663 or visit online at www.southernexposuregreenville.com.

Sept. 18, 2007

The 2007 IFMA Forecast & Outlook Seminar will be held at The Westin San Francisco Airport in Millbrae, Calif. Two other seminars will be held in Rosemont, Ill., on Sept. 20 and in Rutherford, N.J., on Sept. 25. For more information call (312) 540-4400 or visit online at www.ifmaworld.com.

Sept. 18, 2007

The Wineries of Western Australia will present the first North American tasting of their wines, to be held at the Union Square Ballroom in New York City. The event will feature 25 Australian wineries pouring more than 150 wines. Tickets are $70, and proceeds benefit CancerCare. For event and ticket information contact Alison Seibert at (212) 605-0370 or visit online at www.localwineevents.com.

Sept. 27, 2007

The BCA hosts its Fourth Annual Global Food and Wine Experience at Tavern on the Green in New York. For more information regarding the event, contact Natty Roman at nroman@thebca.net or call (646) 548-2949.

Sept. 28-29, 2007

Nation's Restaurant News will hold its sixth annual Culinary R&D Conference at the Century Plaza Hotel & Spa in Los Angeles. For more information visit online www.nrn.com/culinaryrdconf.

Sept. 30-Oct. 3, 2007

MUFSO 2007, Nation's Restaurant News 48th Annual Multi-Unit Foodservice Operators Conference, featuring a cadre of speakers selected from the foodservice industry's leading professionals, will be held at the Century Plaza Hotel and Spa in Los Angeles. For additional information or to register, contact Coleen Harte at (212) 756-5201 or visit online at www.mufso.com.

Sept. 29, 2007

Nation's Restaurant News will hold its 13th annual Hot Concepts! Celebration at the Century Plaza Hotel & Spa in Los Angeles. For more information visit online at www.nrnhotconcepts.com.

Oct. 7-9, 2007

The International Foodservice Distributors Association, or IFDA, will host its Foodservice Distribution Conference & Expo at the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville, Ky. For more information visit online at www.foodservicedistributioncon.org.

Oct. 12-15, 2007

The Produce Marketing Association's Fresh Summit International Convention & Exposition will be held at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas. For more information visit online at www.pma.com/freshsummit.

Oct. 15-16, 2007

The third annual Connecticut Restaurant and Lodging Show will be held at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, Conn. The event will offer national and international vendors, an ice-carving competition and the ProStart Student Competition. For more information contact Jeff Reszetylo at (203) 925-6888 or visit online at www.ctrlshow.com.