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Ohio provides an exceptional setting for 2008
On behalf of the Food Distribution Research Society (FDRS) I would like to invite you to attend our 2008 Annual Conference, which will be held October 11-15, 2008 at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Dublin Ohio (just outside of Columbus) where everyone will get a suite this year! Our theme will be “Entrepreneurship in the Food Chain When “local” is King.” This year’s conference will feature speakers and panelists with expertise on entrepreneurship, the food chain from a-z and the local purveyors.
Columbus, Ohio is the perfect site for our theme, as many food-related businesses and government agencies test their products in the area market. Columbus is in a unique situation with heritage from multiple cultures, major and “local” key food distribution and food manufacturing companies and is world renowned for its history, multiple cultures, restaurants, zoo, and of course Ohio State Football. Our hotel is located north of Columbus, an easy drive from multiple states (less then 5 hours from many major cities and universities) and just a short drive from the airport (where car rentals are abundant, onsite and in-expensive) and parking is free at the hotel. Please make plans to join us in Columbus, Ohio from October 11-15, 2008 for what I think will be a fantastic conference.
Sincerely,
Stan Ernst
2008 VP of Programs
FDRS Conference: Who Should Attend
University educators, researchers, food industry executives and managers, food consultants, and government analysts, government agency personnel, and food lobbyists are the primary audience for this conference. Students interested in the food industry and commodity promotion evaluation are encouraged to attend.
Objectives of the Food Distribution Research Society
In May, 1960, a group of educators, researchers, and food industry executives met to discuss their mutual interest in the food distribution system. The open, frank discussion sparked enthusiasm among those involved, and this group organized the Food Distribution Research Society (FDRS). FDRS is a nonprofit organization composed of university educators, researchers, food industry executives, food consultants, and government analysts.
The primary purpose of the organization and its annual conference remain essentially unchanged from its inception:
1. To encourage meaningful and useful research in food distribution by providing a forum for discussion of food industry topics.
2. To recognize outstanding food industry research by awarding the Applebaum Scholastic Achievement Award for meritorious agribusiness research.
3. To serve as an information clearinghouse for current and future food industry research through publication of the Journal of Food Distribution Research, the quarterly FDRS Newsletter, and proceedings from its annual conference;
4. To encourage interaction and exchange among academic researchers, agribusiness teachers, business executives, industry specialists, and government.
FDRS holds the annual conference at a different site chosen by the officers and board each year. If you would like to be considered for hosting the annual conference, please send a request for more details to Mike Schroder (mschroder@towson.edu) before this year’s annual conference or anytime throughout the year. FDRS is currently looking for locations for the 2009 and 2010 conferences..
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