July 10-11, 2009: Texas Pork Industry Conference & Youth Symposium, Inn of the Hills Resort and Convention Center,
Kerrville, TX; contact: Texas Pork Producers Association at (512) 453-0615.

July 23, 2009: Pork Checkoff strategic planning meeting, Holiday Inn Convention Center, Omaha, NE; contact: the National Pork Board at (800) 456-7675 or go to www.pork.org.

July 24, 2009: Pork Checkoff strategic planning meeting, Indiana Pork Producers office, Indianapolis, IN; contact: the National Pork Board at (800) 456-7675 or go to www.pork.org.

July 27, 2009: Pork Checkoff strategic planning meeting, Sampson Community College, Clinton, NC; contact: the National Pork Board at (800) 456-7675 or go to www.pork.org.

Aug. 13, 2009: 50th Annual George A. Young Swine Health and Management Conference, Marina Inn, South Sioux City, NE; contact: Sharon Clowser, University of Nebraska-Lincoln by phone (402) 472-4650, fax (402) 472-3094 or sclowser2@unl.edu.

Aug. 24-28, 2009: ID•INFO EXPO 2009, Kansas City, Mo. the ID•INFO EXPO 2009 will focus on recent advances in animal identification technology as there's been significant advances made these past two years. In addition, we'll explore traceability as it lines up with food safety, animal health and marketing efforts. With recent food safety concerns in produce and troubles locating the source of the produce, more and more consumers are asking "Where did this come from?" and retailers are actively pursuing solutions to meet consumer demand. In addition, export markets will continue to increase demands for traceability. More information is available at www.animalagriculture.org.

Sept. 1, 2009: Carthage Veterinary Service (CVS), Ltd. 19th Annual Swine Conference, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL; contact: CVS at (217) 357-2811 or visit www.hogvet.com.

Sept. 10, 2009: Midwest Swine Nutrition Conference, Indiana Farm Bureau Building, Indianapolis, IN; contact: Tip Cline at Purdue University at tcline@purdue.edu or visit www.swinenutritionconference.com.

Sept. 15-16, 2009: 70th University of Minnesota Nutrition Conference, Holiday Inn, Owatonna, MN; contact: http://www.ansci.umn.edu/mnc.html.

Sept. 19-22, 2009: Allen D. Leman Swine Conference, RiverCentre Conference Facility, St. Paul, MN; contact: www.cvm.umn.edu/outreach.

Oct. 8-14, 2009: U.S. Animal Health Association Annual Meeting, Town and Country Hotel, San Diego, CA; contact www.usaha.org for more information.

Oct. 27-29, 2009: Meat Industry Research Conference. McCormick Place; Chicago, Illinois. This will take place in conjunction with the World wide Food Expo.
Contact Person: AMSA member services at 800-517-2672 or information@meatscience.org.
Web Site: www.worldwidefood.com Past Proceedings Web Site: www.meatscience.org/MIRC/

Nov. 5-6, 2009: 17th Annual Swine Disease Conference for Swine Practitioners, Scheman Building, Iowa State University (ISU), Ames, IA; contact ISU by phone (515) 294-6222, fax (515) 294-6223 or e-mail cepd-info@iastate.edu.

Nov. 9-11, 2009: Joint International Educational Symposium on Animal Welfare, The Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center, Michigan State
University, Lansing, MI; contact: http://www.avma.org/awsymposium.