
The ISGA convention is open to all.
You must be registered to attend.
Register before May 15 and save on registration fees!
AGENDA | HOTEL RESERVATIONS | REGISTRATION FORM | SPONSORSHIPS
COME EARLY STAY LATE! ISGA's convention will be based at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, which will put you within walking distance of Broadway shows, Rockefeler Center, Radio City Music Hall, St. Patrick's Cathedral and great shopping. Take in the sights of New York CIty while you make valuable contacts and attend workshops and lectures given by people who are experts in sprout nutrition, marketing, HAACP, and legal issues pertaining to commercial sprout production.
The theme of this year's convention is "Nutrition". We will highlight sprout nutrition, marketing, innovations, cooking and the health issues surrounding sprouts.
Registration Information
The registration fee covers thursday opening reception; friday breakfast, lunch, workshops and meetings; saturday breakfast, lunch, panels, talks and presidential dinner cruise. The following event is optional and not included in the cost of registration: hunts point tour.
You must register by May 15 to receive reduced registration fees.
You must reserve your own guest room. See information below about Crowne Plaza at Times Square Manhattan Hotel.
ISGA Convention Schedule
Below is a tentative agenda. Additional speakers and topics will be added in the next few weeks and time slots can change.
Thursday, July 17, 2003Friday, July 18, 2002
- 7:30 am - 10 am Technical Review Board Meeting in Hotel
- 10 am - 2 pm Board of Directors Meeting in hotel
- 2 pm - 4 pm General Membership Meeting in hotel
- 4 pm - 5 pm Board of Directors Meeting in hotel
- 5 pm - 7 pm Welcoming reception in hotel
Saturday July 19, 2003
- 6:00 - 9:30 am
Exclusive tour of Hunts Point Marketplace with a typical New York breakfast of lox and bagels at 8 am. Bus transportation provided; limited to the first 35 attendees to register for this optional event. Sponsored by Cooseman's Produce. Back in time for the keynote speaker at the hotel.
- 8:30 am - 9:30 am
Buffet Breakfast in hotel
- 9:30 pm - 10:15 pm
Kathleen O'Bannon, Keynote Speaker - a Canadian food writer, author of cookbooks and fresh vegetable promoter
- 10:15 am - 11 am
German Regli - Sprouts in the News
- 11:00 am - 11:30 am
Break
- 11:30 am - noon
Eric F. Greenberg - Crisis Management for Sprout Companies
- noon - 1:30 pm
Lunch and Trade Show
- 1:45 pm - 2:30 pm
Greg Lynn - Farming to Pharmacopoeia: Sprouting in the New Millenium
- 2:30 pm - 2:45 pm
Break
- 2:45 pm - 3:15 pm
Eric F. Greenberg - Making Nutritional Claims and the Law
- 3:15 pm - 3:45 pm
Bob Sanderson - In-house Pathogen Testing
- Evening on your own in New York City!
- 7:45 - 9:00 am
Continental Breakfast at the Hotel
- 9:00 - 9:30 am
Steve Meyerowitz - What Consumers Need to Know About Sprouts
- 9:30 - 10:15 am
Donald W. Schaffner, Ph.D - What is Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment and How Can it be Applied to Improve Sprout Food Safety?
- 10:15 am - 10:30 am
Break
- 10:30 am - 11:15 am
Dr. Patrick Finney - Nutrient Composition of Sprouted Cereals and Legumes: The Basis for Outstanding Conventional and New Foods
- 11:15 am - noon
Risk Assessment Plan for Sprouts: The Canadian Model
- noon - 2 pm
International Sprout Fest:
A special luncheon featuring sprout dishes from all over the world.
Get new recipes and ideas for marketing!
- 2:00 - 2:30 pm
Donna Garren - Politics of Food Science
- 2:30 pm - 2:45 pm
Break
- 2:45 - 3:15 pm
Karl Kolb - Update on Technical Review Board
- 4:45 - 11:00 pm
Gala Presidential Dinner and Cruise
(bus transportation provided)
Hotel Reservations
The Crowne Plaza Times Square Manhattan Hotel is located at 1605 Broadway, which is between 48th and 49th Street. This location is within walking distance of Radio City Music Hall, Rockefeller Center (home of the Today Show), Broadway theatres, Saint Patrick's Cathedral, Central Park and Fifth Avenue shopping. The hotel has an indoor pool, a fitness center, a sauna, a tour desk, and a full range of business services.
The convention rate is $159, single or double, To reserve a room at this rate, contact the hotel and identify yourself with the ISGA. The telephone number is 212-315-6126; the fax number is 212-315-6187; the postal address is 1605 Broadway, New York, NY 10019. ROOMS WILL BE HELD UNTIL JUNE 19, 2003.
Sponsorships
Showcase your company name at the convention: on the ISGA convention T-Shirt, in the convention program and on placards at events that you sponsor. Sponsorships are available on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information contact the ISGA.
Convention 2003 Tee Shirt
Put your company's name on this great looking tee shirt
(Click picture for more detail)For more information about the convention, please contact the ISGA office by
telephone: 800-572-3015 or 206-367-8704,
fax: 206-367-8777,
E-mail: office@isga-sprouts.org
or postal mail: 2150 N. 107th Street, Suite 205, Seattle, Washington 98133-9009 USA.
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