What's happening from coast to coast

Sept. 28–29: Alberta Foodservice Show, Northlands AgriCom, Edmonton, AB. Phone: 403-454-4999. Fax: 403-236-0524. E-mail: cdelisle@crfa.ca. Website: www.crfa.ca/tradeshows/alberta.
Oct. 6-9: 10th Annual Vacation Ownership Investment Conference (VOIC), Refining Resort Development, The Peabody Orlando, 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. 25: The Canadian Hospitality Foundation Ball, An Evening’s Escapade, Celebrating the Bounty of Canada, Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel, Toronto, Phone: 416-363-3401. Fax: 416-363-3403. Website: www.chfscholarships.com.
Oct. 25–26: The Franchise Show, Toronto Congress Centre. Produced by the Canadian Franchise Association. Phone: 416-695-2896 or 800-665-4232. Fax: 416-695-1950.  E-mail: info@cfa.ca. Website: www.cfa.ca.
Oct. 29-30: The Turning Point, The Canadian Resort Development Association Annual Conference 2008.  The Fairmont Empress, Victoria, BC.  Website: www.crdaconference.com.
Nov. 3–5: Tourism Industry Association of Canada—Canada’s Tourism Leadership Summit, Hilton Lac-Leamy, Gatineau, QC. Phone: 613-238-3883. Fax: 613-238-3878. E-mail: info@tiac.travel.ca. Website: www.tiac-aitc.ca.
Nov. 8–11: International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show, Jacob J. Javitz Convention Centre, New York, NY. Phone: 914-421-3346 (exhibitor information) or 914-421-3206 (attendee information). E-mail: ihmrs@glmshows.com. Website: www.ihmrs.com.
Nov. 13: Field to Fork, Toronto Congress Centre. High School, college and university students gather to learn about career possibilities in the foodservice and hospitality industries. For sponsorship opportunities call Jim Greenway at 416-253-3157. To take part in the tradeshow and career fair call Judy Marcolin at 416-255-6131 ext. 335. Website: www.fieldtofork.org.
Nov. 15–19: Equip’Hotel 2008, Paris-Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris, France. Show for the restaurant, hotel, bar and catering industries. Website: www.equiphotel.tm.fr.
Nov. 17-19: Seventh Annual Tourism HR Forum, The Fairmont Winnipeg, Winnipeg MB. Various executives and trainers from all sectors of the tourism industry gather to discuss human resources issues at conference organized by Canadian Tourism Human Resource Council. Phone: 613-231-6949. Fax: 613-231-6853. E-mail: hrforum@cthrc.ca. Website: www.cthrc.ca.
Nov. 23-25: Total Industry, Total Performance, BC Hospitality Industry Conference and Exposition, Vancouver. 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.