Your guide to what's happening in Canada

July 30-Aug. 2: I-CHRIE annual conference and exposition, Renaissance Waverly, Atlanta, GA. International Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education. Phone: 804-346-4800 or 800-840-5612. Fax: 804-346-5009. E-mail: webmaster@chrie.org. Website: www.chrie.org.

Aug. 23-25: Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo 2008, Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA. 800-840-5612 or contact Ron Mathews. Phone: 203-840-5556.  Fax: 203-840-9556. E-mail: rmathews@reedexpo.com. Website: www.westernfoodexpo.com.

Sept. 14–16: PEI Shellfish Festival, Charlottetown PEI. Website: www.peishellfish.com.

Sept. 17-19: MAFSI Annual Conference, Loews Ventana Canyon Resort, Tucson, AZ. Phone: 770-433-9844, fax: 770-433-2450. E-mail: info@mafsi.org. Website: http://www.mafsi.org.

Sept.28–Oct. 1: Hogatec, Düsseldorf, Germany. International trade fair for hotels, gastronomy and catering. Phone: 49-0-211-4560-01. Fax: 49-0-211-4560-668. E-mail: info@messe-dusseldorf.de. Website: www.messe-duesseldorf.de.

Oct. 6-9: 10th Annual Vacation Ownership Investment Conference (VOIC), Refining Resort Development, The Peabody Orlando, Orlando, Florida. Exclusive offer for international delegates includes discounted registration of $599, complimentary resort tour registration and complimentary one week, one-bedroom resort condominium accommodations in Orlando, Florida. Online registration: VacationOwnershipInvestment.com. Phone 305-925-7485, or e-mail information@vacationownershipinvestment.com.

Oct. 14-15: Canadian Resort Investment Conference. From Whole to Shared ownership. Kelowna, BC. Jeff Berg, Big Picture Conferences Inc. Tel: 416-924-2002 or 866-887-4453. E-mail: jeffberg@bigpictureconferences.ca. Website: www.resortinvest.ca.

Oct. 15-17: The 2008 Travel and Tourism Research Association (TTRA) Canada Chapter conference, Hotel Grand Pacific, Victoria, BC, from October 15 to 17, 2008. Website: www.ttracanada.ca/en/conferences-events/canada_conference.html.

Oct. 29-30: The Turning Point, The Canadian Resort Development Association Annual Conference 2008.  The Fairmont Empress, Victoria, BC.  Website: www.crdaconference.com.

Nov. 17-19: 7th Annual Tourism HR Forum, The Fairmont Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB. Various executives and trainers from the tourism industry gather together to discuss HR Issues. Organized by the Canadian Tourism Human Resource Council. Phone: 613-231-6949. Fax: 613-231-6853. E-mail: hrforum@cthrc.ca. Website: http://www.cthrc.ca.

Nov. 23-25: Total Industry, Total Performance, BC Hospitality Industry Conference and Exposition, Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre and Fairmont Waterfront Hotel. Exposition contact: Cindy Lemaire, 604-736-3118. E-mail: info@hospitality-trade.com. Conference contact: Nora Cumming, 250-382-3303 x204. E-mail: conferencemanager@hospitality-trade.com.  Website: www.hospitality-trade.com.