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Chicago will host the upcoming World of Wipes International Conference where the focus will be on real-life, actionable information for the entire wipes value chain. This conference will offer three days of educational seminars, networking and the presentation of the prestigious WOW Innovation Award that will recognize and reward industry members who bring new and value-added processes and products to the wipes’ marketplace. This award is open to all non-woven fabric manufacturers, raw material and packaging suppliers, converters and end-product producers.

Highlights of this year’s WOW International Conference include a session on Sustainability. Other highlights include:

• Industry Leaders Panel Discussion featuring top-level executives from Ahlstrom, Michigan State University, PGI and Rockline Industries
• Presentations on Sustainable Packaging Materials
• Case studies on Dial Corporation’s Purex® 3-in-1 Complete™
• PGI’s Global Reporting Initiative
• Seventh Generation’s Down-to-Earth Life Cycle Analysis

Additional sessions will highlight Recent Market Trends; Materials: Ingredients and Packaging; and Product Development: The Key Steps.

The 2010 World of Wipes International Conference will be held June 21-23, 2010 at the InterContinental Chicago, 505 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611. For registration and more information you can visit their web site at http://www.inda.org. You can contact INDA at (919) 233-1210 or by email: info@inda.org.

The Dairy▪Deli▪Bake Seminar & Expo will be held in Houston, Texas this coming June for supermarket executives, deli manufacturers, foodservice manufacturers, buyers, merchandisers, department managers, distributors, sales managers, wholesalers, industry professionals, dairy manufacturers, bakery manufacturers and all others involved in these industries. Known as the “Show of Shows,” the IDDBA attracts the top retailers in the business by focusing on the newest products, the best deals, and the latest in merchandising ideas, as well as featuring the top speakers, relevant programming, exceptional exhibits, and outstanding networking opportunities.

The Dairy▪Deli▪Bake Seminar & Expo offers value through educational programming, innovative merchandising, face-to-face networking and the very finest dairy, deli and bakery products available. You will be able to get first-hand information on trends and issues facing your business, meet targeted buyers and merchandisers, get the competitive insight on new products and ideas, see new products, packaging and services, learn new marketing strategies, network with the decision makers, and hear nationally known speakers and industry leaders.

Educational programming will offer topics covering such areas as:

• Consumers in the Deli and in the Bakery
• Catching the Wave of Change
• Super-Freakonomics: Tough Questions and Unexpected Solutions for the Hidden Side of Everything
• Recipe for Success
• Show Me the Buffet: I’m Starvin!
• Foods, Fads, and the Future
• ACE – Attitude, Character, and Enthusiasm

Special events will include the Show & Sell Center Merchandising Pavilion where you can photograph and videotape exciting new merchandising concepts; the Cake Decorating Challenge; the New Product Showcase; and new research.

The Dairy▪Deli▪Bake Seminar & Expo will be held June 6-8, 2010 at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas. For registration and more information you can visit their web site at http://www.iddba.org/conference.aspx or write: IDDBA, P.O. Box 5528, Madison, WI 53705. Telephone: (608) 310-5000. Fax: (608) 238-6330.

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The 2009 Annual Meeting and Exposition of the Intelligent Transportation Society of America will be held at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center June 1-3, 2009. It is the place for leading-edge ITS products, services, and solutions for today’s transportation, technology, and security challenges. As Members of Congress and the new Administration move towards the authorization of new federal transportation legislation, this will be a momentous year for transportation policy. The Intelligent Transportation Society of America hopes to provide legislators with evidence and information for a new and revitalized approach to transportation utilizing “smart” technologies to improve the performance and efficiency of our transportation system.

The Keynote address will be given by U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray La Hood. Other highlights of this year’s meeting will include opportunities to meet directly with your members of Congress during “Capitol Hill Day”; opportunities to meet with representatives of the new Administration; live demonstrations of the newest advances in tolling, vehicle mile charging and mobile payments, freight security, intersection safety, infrastructure monitoring, and traffic information.

Topics addressed will include updates on where and how the stimulus money is, and isn’t, being spent. In addition there will be nearly 100 educational, technical, policy, and interactive sessions on topics ranging from transportation financing and congestion reduction strategies to vehicle safety technologies and the role of ITS in reducing energy use and emissions.

ITS America Annual Meeting 2009 will be held June 1-3, 2009 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, 201 Waterfront Street, National Harbor, MD 20745. For registration and more information you can call (800) 374-8472 or (202) 484-4847. E-mail: info@itsa.org. You can also visit their web site at http://www.itsa.org/annualmeeting.html.