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Don’t Miss This Year’s CaterArts Conference! 
August 8-11, 2010
Sullivan University’s National Center for Hospitality Studies
Louisville, Kentucky
Register before July 31 to take advantage of our discount pricing!
Be Eligible for The Grand Prize!
Register before July 31 and be entered to win the Grand Prize — a three-day trip to Los Angeles to see Good Gracious! Events in action. The trip includes airfare, three-days accommodation and an “all-access pass” to the award-winning kitchen and offices of Good Gracious and time with Pauline Parry, Chef Joanne Purnell, Dan Smith and the entire team. A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
CaterArts is the only conference designed specifically for catering chefs.
Enjoy hands-on education, networking and more — an Opening Night Event featuring a menu by top catering chefs, a special Rise and Shine with Breakfast Session, and an optional tour of an organic farm that includes a wine tasting, sampling of local caviar, a demonstration of a unique way to roast a pig, ending with a farm-to-table dinner prepared by students of Sullivan University.
Congratulations to Greg Shapiro of Tastebuds Catering!! Greg signed up before July 15 and won a free ticket to the off-premise tour!
You can win too! Sign up for CaterArts today and you are guaranteed to be a WINNER in your marketplace. Take home fresh ideas, tips, techniques and trends that will put you AHEAD of your competition!
Click HERE for more information on the agenda and how to register.
Our Mission
The International Caterers Association (ICA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing education, mentoring and resources for professional caterers and promoting the profession of catering to clients, industry members, vendors and the public.
WEBINARS: The ICA’s Newest FREE Member Benefit
These online Webinars take off where face-to-face roundtables left off. Completely online, each session offers the same peer-to-peer sharing opportunity that have made the roundtable format so successful.
Each webinar is one hour. The first half will be a power point presentation participants will follow on their computer screens with the moderator. The second half will be open to discussion among all attendees.
Education and networking for FREE and without leaving the office! What could be better? Sign up early. Space is limited!
Marketing Magic — Click here to register
Jack Milan, Different Tastes
Jack Milan is known for his marketing magic. Join him as he shows you how to use marketing to sell and brand your company, no matter what size it is.
August 17, 2 – 3 EST
How to Survive When Disaster Strikes — Click here to register
Richard Chenowith, Scranton’s Restaurant and Catering
Located in Mississippi, Scranton’s Restaurant and Catering has just experienced the BP oil crisis. Hear what owner Richard Chenowith has learned in order to survive this disaster. He will discuss everything from setting up a phone bank and contracts with logistical companies to when to pull the plug and run. This is a Webinar not to be missed!
September 21
Venue Relations — Click here to register
2 – 3 p.m. EST
Kathy Craig, Castle Hospitality
NOTE: There is a new way to sign up! Click on the link for each individual webinar. It will take you to its own registration page on www.gotomeeting.com
LEARNING JOURNEY TO ISRAEL ANNOUNCED FOR 2011!
March 30 – April 8, 2011 with an optional three-day extension to Petra.
Join us in Israel for A Culinary Journey of the Holy Land hosted by Lon Lane on Inspired Occasions.
Save the date now and be watching this web site for more information and a complete itinerary soon!
Photo: The Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem. Photo by Annie Griffiths Belt, National Geographic site
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