Your two-room suite at the Embassy Suites DOWNTOWN (www.embassysuiteschicago.com ) in downtown Chicago includes up to two breakfasts per room night and complimentary evening cocktail hour. The special group rate of $189/ single or double occupancy expired after April 18. However, ISGA may be able to get you that reduced rate if rooms are still available. After you have made your hotel reservation by calling the hotel directly at 800-362-2779, contact Katy Wolfe at secretary@isga-sprouts.org. She will contact hotel staff who have the ability to approve the reduced rate if rooms are available.
The ISGA is proud to be offering perhaps our greatest program ever for this Conference:
- New Marketing Strategies
- Health Benefits of Sprouts
- Pricing for profitability
- Food Safety Strategies and Solutions
- Quality Control at your Facility
We have a number of unique tours and events lined up in Chicago this year: A tour of Pearson Foods' Packaging Facility in Grand Rapids, MI, two tours at the National Center for Food Safety and Technology, (NCFST) which has been, and continues to be, a very important resource for sprout-related research, both in food safety and nutritional studies, and a tour of the world-class Chicago Produce Market.
On the more social side, we have secured a limited number of VIP seats at the White Sox vs. Los Angeles Angels baseball game. Click here and then select box 129 from the stadium picture to see the fantastic view of the game you will have! ($99 inclusive, limited tickets available.) Sign up for this event on our registration form.
Dave Pearson and Pearson Foods have invited us to join them for lunch and a tour of their sprout facility and their fresh cut packing operation. The date is Tuesday, May 18 from 7 am - 7 pm. We will have a bus for the 4 hour ride to Grand Rapids, MI; and back to the hotel after the tour. The cost for the bus is $65/person. This is a don't miss day, but attendance is limited, so please sign up early. You may sign up for this tour on the registration form, or call Rich at the ISGA office 508-657-4742 to reserve a space.
ISGA's Sprout Fest will take place on Friday, May 21 at noon. Mrs. Kawakami, author of many cookbooks and Food coordinator for Daisey Group in Japan, will be cooking many dishes for the Convention's Sproutfest Luncheon. Click here to see her prepare a delicious sprout meal which includes bean sprouts and broccoli sprouts.
This year the Presidential Dinner will be on a cruise of the beautiful Chicago waterfront. Spouses and family members are welcome. You may sign up for this dinner cruise on the registration form. (See links to registration forms on the left.)
Stay a little longer and plan to attend the National Restaurant
Association's meeting at McCormick place from May 22-25. For more information visit show.restaurant.org/NRA10/public/enter.aspx)
Chicago is convenient for travel and has a great deal to offer the visitor with its museums, theaters, shops, fine restaurants and entertainment complexes like the Navy Pier. Its location on Lake Michigan makes water sports and sunning on the beach possible. Bikers, walkers, joggers and skaters take advantage of miles of paved lakeside trails against the backdrop of downtown skyscrapers.
Below is a list of some of the many tours and attractions in Chicago.
We hope to see you in Chicago.
If you want to know when additional information about the meeting becomes available, send e-mail to icomserve@aol.com with the subject, "ISGA 2010 Convention."
