1-4: 24th Annual American Cheese Society Conference and Competition, Burlington, Vt., (502) 583-3783.

7-9: Food Ingredients South America 2007, Transamerica Expo Center, Sao Paulo, Brazil, www.fi-events.com.

16-17: Idaho Milk Producers Association Annual Meeting, Sun Valley, Idaho, (208) 385-9510.

18-20: 2007 Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo, California Restaurant Association, Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, (800) 765-4842, www.westernfoodexpo.com.

12-13: Northeast Pizza Show, Atlantic City, N.J., www.pizzaexpo.com.

17-20: Grocery Manufacturers Association Multi-Channel Strategies for Merchandizing Conference, The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, Colo., www.gmabrands.com.

18-20: New York State Association for Food Protection Annual Meeting, Doubletree Syracuse Hotel (formerly Wyndham Hotel), Syracuse, N.Y., (607) 255-2892.

24-27: Dairy Technology Workshop, Randolph Associates Inc., Birmingham, Ala., (205) 595-6455, e-mail: henry.randolph@raiconsult.com.

25-28: Cultured Dairy Products Short Course, Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pa., shortcourse@psu.edu.

25-28: 9th Dairy Science and Technology Basics for the Farmstead/Artisan Cheesemaker, California Polytechnic State University Dairy Products Technology Center, San Luis Obispo, Calif., contact Laurie Jacobson, (805) 756-6097.

26-29: Natural Products Expo East, Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, www.expoeast.com.

29-Oct. 2: American Dietetic Association Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo 2007, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, (800) 877-1600, www.eatright.org.

4: David Michael’s Innovation Roadshow, David Michael & Co., Union League, Philadelphia, www.dmflavors.com.

13-17: National Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Convention, National Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Association, San Antonio, info@nfraweb.org.

15-17: Pack Expo Las Vegas 2007/ FPSA Process Expo, Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, www.packexpo.com.

18-21 (tentative): NAFFS 90th Annual Convention, National Association of Flavors and Food-Ingredient Systems, Longboat Key, Fla., (732) 922-3218.

24-27: Worldwide Food Expo 2007, McCormick Place, Chicago, www.worldwidefood.com.

6-9: NACS Show 2007, National Association of Convenience Stores, Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, contact Amy Ashley-Burke, (800)966-6227, www.nacsonline.com.