AllergyEats Food Allergy Conference

This October, I plan on attending the 3rd Annual AllergyEats Food Allergy Conference in New York City. This conference is for restaurateurs and food service professionals with a focus on "How to Maximize Safety and Increase Customer Engagement, Loyalty, and Revenue."

This year's impressive line-up of speakers includes:

• Matt Abdoo, Chef de Cuisine at Del Posto Restaurant, New York, NY
• Robin Hamm, Director, Food Safety, Quality, and Commercialization at Red Robin International, Inc.
• Jared Schulefand, Owner and Operator of Home, Branford, CT
• Betsy Craig, Founder and CEO of MenuTrinfo
• Julie Kuriakose, MD; Physician, Educator, Author and Co-Founder of Hudson Allergy
• Robert Landolphi, Culinary Development Manager at the University of Connecticut and Author of Gluten-Free Every Day Cookbook, Quick Fix Gluten Free and Cooking Light Gluten Free Baking
• Scott H. Sicherer, MD, Elliot and Roslyn Jaffe Professor of Pediatrics, Allergy and Immunology, and Chief of the Pediatric Division of Allergy and Immunology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY
• Michael Pistiner, MD, MMSc, Pediatric Allergist for Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, Voluntary Instructor of Pediatrics at Boston Children’s Hospital, Co-founder and Content Creator, AllergyHome
• Lisa Giuriceo, Support group leader of the Food Allergy and Asthma Support Group of North Jersey
• Beth Hillson, Founder of the Gluten-Free Pantry, Author of Complete Guide to Living Well Gluten Free and Gluten-Free Makeovers, Food Editor for Gluten Free & More
• Lori Sandler, Owner of Divvies and Author of The Divvies Bakery Cookbook
• Colette Martin, Author of The Allergy-Free Pantry and Learning to Bake Allergen-Free and advisory board member, Kids with Food Allergies 
• Paul Antico, Founder and CEO of AllergyEats and former financial analyst and portfolio manager at Fidelity Investments

I am looking forward to seeing Beth Hilson again and to finally meeting Robert Landolphi and Paul Antico in person. This should be a very interesting event and I am excited to participate.

Tuesday, October 21, 2014 

Beginning at 8:00 a.m. 

Radisson Martinique on Broadway 

49 W 32nd Street, New York City

http://www.allergyeats.com/conference/

Early bird registration is $259 until September 21, 2014. Attendees will also enjoy lunch with the experts, lively Q&A sessions and the opportunity to sample vendors' allergy-friendly products at the event.

About AllergyEats

This conference is organized by AllergyEats,  a free, peer-based website and app where people find and rate restaurants based solely on their ability to accommodate food allergies.  The site, app and related social media forums help families with food allergies reduce the guesswork - and the anxiety - surrounding dining out with food allergies. 

AllergyEats lists more than 750,000 restaurants nationwide, which people can rate, and it also offers web links, menus and more.  Restaurants are easily searchable by geographic location, so people can find allergy-friendly restaurants around town and around the country. 

The organization also offers a variety of opportunities for restaurateurs and food service professionals, including an annual food allergy conference.  For more information, please visit www.AllergyEats.com.

Panelist at the 35th Annual CSA Conference

As I mentioned a few weeks ago, I am very excited to be a guest panelist at the 35th Annual Celiac Sprue Association Conference on October 6th. My topic is "Gluten-Free Blogging," something I have been well versed in since 2007 when I first launched this blog Gluten-Free Fun. In 2011, I launched Gluten-Free Globetrotter while overseas in the Czech Republic so blogging is definitely an integral part of my life.

My panel moderator, Cheryl Harris, put together a wonderful post about our session that I would like to share with you. If you are attending the CSA conference, I would love to meet you! I will be there all day Friday and Saturday. Please find me in person, via Twitter, or even by email at gfreefun AT gmail.com.

Gluten-Free Blogging

Saturday, October 6th

4-5pm in Salons ABC

Hyatt Regency Long Island

Cheryl Harris, MPH, RD is an award-winning Registered Dietitian, Nutritionist and Certified Wellness Coach in Northern Virginia. She loves helping clients learn to live and love a gluten-free diet! She is a regular contributor to the Washingtonian and Today's Dietitian, has presented for the FDA, USDA, Institute of Medicine, Institute of Integrative Nutrition and many others and her comments have been featured on MSNBC, Washington Post, the Food Network and more.

Erin Smith of Gluten-Free Fun  

Erin Smith is a social media expert who has been writing her gluten-free lifestyle blog Gluten-Free Fun since 2007. In 2011, she launched Gluten-Free Globetrotter, a website that encourages those with celiac disease to travel the world and not be scared about eating gluten-free domestically and abroad. Erin is the lead organizer of the NYC Celiac Disease Meetup Group, a social community that has grown to over 1,550 members in the 7 years she has been organizing the group. Erin also sits on the board of the non-profit foundation Kicking4Celiac and she is a regular contributor to Delight Gluten Free Magazine.

Shirley Braden of Gluten-Free Easily  

Shirley Braden is a gluten-free support group leader; and local, state, national, and international speaker. She teaches gluten-free individuals how to live easily, economically, and healtily with her gfe-gluten free easily approach. Her popular and helpful gfe blog, at glutenfreeeasily.com, was selected runner up in Triumph Dining's 2012 Best of Gluten-Free Awards.

Amie Valpone of the Healthy Apple    

Amie Valpone, HHC, AADP, Editor-in-Chief of TheHealthyApple.com is a Manhattan based Culinary Nutritionist, Personal Chef, Professional Recipe Developer and Food Writer specializing in Gluten-Free ‘Clean’ recipes. Amie works as a Food Allergy Concierge and Healthy Family Pantry Stylist sharing her passion for ‘Clean Eating’ by focusing on real food. She understands how difficult it can be to find time to create healthy meals, but is here to show you how easy it can be. Amie’s work appears on The Food Network, The Huffington Post, Martha Stewart Whole Living, YahooShine! and WebMD.

Melissa Mc Lean Jory of Gluten-Free for Good       

Melissa McLean Jory is a Master Nutrition Therapist, lover of simple food, founder of the blog Gluten-Free For Good, and co-author of The Gluten-Free Edge: A Nutrition and Training Guide for Peak Athletic Performance and an Active Gluten-Free Life. She also has a degree in Exercise Science, hundreds of hours of yoga teacher training, and a passion for wilderness adventure. Her mission is to help people navigate the gluten-free lifestyle with confidence, optimal nutrition, and renewed vitality. She serves on the board of directors of the Colorado Ski & Snowboard Museum & Hall of Fame and is a resource leader for CSA of Denver. 

One Month from Today: Celiac Sprue Association Conference

I am excited, flattered, and humbled to announce that one month from today I will be speaking at the 35th Annual Celiac Sprue Association National Conference in Hauppauge, New York. The Celiac Sprue Association (CSA) is the largest non-profit celiac support group in America, with chapters and resource units across the country, and members worldwide.

When I was first diagnosed with Celiac Disease in 1981, my parents did not know where to turn for help. It was the CSA that first helped them navigate this new gluten-free world more than thirty years ago. At that time, there was only a quarterly paper newsletter that was mailed to our house each Quarter. As I learned to read, I was excited to learn that others in the country were also living with this "rare" disease. I did not meet another person with Celiac Disease until I was about 12 or 13 years old. Talk about isolation!

The 35th Annual Celiac Sprue Association National Conference is a three-day conference with a "Charting the Course" of Celiac theme. The CSA "invites presenters from a broad spectrum of disciplines to share their expertise related to celiac disease and gluten-induced sensitivity. Researchers, healthcare professionals, dietitians, authors, chefs, restaurant owners, and gluten-­free food vendors from across the United States attend to network with individuals with celiac disease and those living gluten-free."

I am participating in the conference as a social media expert in a panel called "Exploring Social Media, Blogs, and You Tube" to discuss blogging and social media in the in gluten-free community. Our session is on Saturday, October 6th at 4pm and admission to the panel is part of your conference registration.

To say I am excited to participate in a panel that focuses on my passion and my life for an organization that taught me about Celiac Disease from a very early age is an understatement. This is a moment where I really feel that my Celiac life and dedication to spreading awareness is coming full circle.

I will be posting additional conference information over the next few weeks including bios on my co-panelists, our moderator, and the Celiac Sprue Association. For more information today, including conference registration and hotel information, please visit the CSA conference webpage.

Savor the Flavor of a Healthy Gluten-Free Life

GIG Annual Education Conference is Here!

Savor the Flavor of a Healthy Gluten-Free Life

Gluten-Free Expo
1-4 pm Fri, June 4 and 10-3:30 Sat, June 5

Minneapolis Airport Marriott
2020 American Blvd E
Minneapolis, MN 55425

$5 per person admission*
$15 family and friends (4 persons maximum)
(vendor expo admission only)
60 gluten-free companies; sample and buy products

*Admission fees from Gluten-Free Expo support the education and awareness programs of the Gluten Intolerance Group of North America®, a 501c3 national non-profit organization, supporting all persons with gluten intolerances, celiac disease and dermatitis herpetiformis, in order to live healthy lives.

Gluten-Free Expo is a part of the Gluten Intolerance Group of North America Annual Education Conference, June 4-5th (

Registration to conference includes lectures, meals and Gluten-Free Expo). Register today!

**Registrations being accepted in person at the registration table during the conference

Celiac Disease Conferences 2010

Nancy Lapid, from the About.com Celiac Disease page, put together a great list of Celiac Disease conferences in 2010. Do you have any conferences to add to this list?

Celiac Disease Foundation
Annual Education Conference & Food Faire
20th Anniversary Celebration
Los Angeles Marriott Downtown
May 15, 2010

Gluten Intolerance Group of North America
Annual Education Conference
Minneapolis Airport Marriott
Bloomington, Minnesota
June 3-5, 2010
Conference Information

Canadian Celiac Association
National Conference
Winnipeg, Manitoba
June 4-6, 2010
Conference Information

The 2011 National Conference will be in Ottawa ON
The 2012 National Conference will be in Saskatoon SK

Coeliac Youth of Europe
Conference 2010
Valencia
September 16 to 19, 2010
Conference Information

Celiac Sprue Association
33rd Annual Conference
Kansas City, MO
October 28-October 31, 2010
Conference information

Major Gluten-Free Exhibitions in Australia and New Zealand
Irresistable Gluten-Free Food Show

Brisbane: May 15 to 16, 2010
Melbourne: October 2 to 3, 2010
Sydney: November 13 to 14, 2010

31st Annual Celiac Sprue Association Conference

Can you believe there is a Celiac organization older than me? :-P
The CSA was one of the first organizations in the early 1980s that helped my parents understand what Celiac Disease is and how they could teach a toddler about Celiac while growing up in a gluten-filled world. It was a great resource then and continues to be so today.

"The Annual CSA Conference is a major event in CSA's yearly calendar. In recognition of October as Celiac Disease Awareness Month, CSA invites experts from a broad spectrum of disciplines relating to celiac disease and the required gluten-free diet to share current information. Researchers, healthcare professionals, dietitians, authors, chefs, restaurant owners, and gluten-free food vendors from across the United States participate in this annual educational event."

Please save the date for their 31st Annual CSA Conference

31st Annual Celiac Sprue Association Conference
Harvesting Knowledge of Celiac Disease
Research, Education, Support
October 17-19, 2008
Embassy Suites Omaha - La Vista Hotel & Conference Center


Click here for more information.

Celiac Disease Foundation presents 2007 Annual Education Conference & Food Fair

Annual Educational Conference and Food Fair
May 19, 2007
Good Samaritan Hospital
Los Angeles, California

Celiac Disease Foundation presents their Annual Education Conference & Food
Fair on Saturday, May 19, 2007 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles,
California from 8:30am to 4pm.

Speakers include Chaitan Khosla, PhD, Research Scientist and Professor of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Stanford University, Andrea Levario, JD, Executive Director, American Celiac Disease Alliance, Ted Malahais, DDS, Researcher, Richard Ottenstein, PhD, Psychologist, and Annette Taylor, MS, PhD, President and CEO, Laboratory Director, Kimball Labs.

This year, CDF has expanded the Food Fair to include special demonstrations
and tastings by Jessica Hale of GlutenFreeda who will present a gluten free
gourmet food demonstration and tasting and Anna Sobaski of Gluten Evolution
who will demonstrate the many uses of her Pie Crust Mix including an
assortment of sweet and savory fillings.

There will also be Extensive Vendor Displays with samples and sales. A
Continental gluten free breakfast and lunch will be provided with
registration. The new gluten free bakery in Los Angeles, The Sensitive
Baker, will be providing rolls and breadsticks for the lunch buffet.

Registration before April 30th is $90 for members and $115 for non-members.
After April 30th the fee is $130. Walk-ins the day of the conference will
also be $130. Children between ages 5 and 14 are $40. Free parking with
validation is available at the parking structure directly across the street
from the Conference Center.

There will be an all day supervised Children's Program for celiac kids and
their siblings ages 5 and up. Included in the day's activities will be Q&A
with a psychologist and registered dietician, arts & crafts activities and
gluten free snacks.

Lunchtime mini sessions will include discussion groups for people newly
diagnosed, teens and young adults. Author Karen Fine will have her new kids' book "How I Eat Without Wheat" for sale and be available for book signing.


Register by calling Celiac Disease Foundation at 818-990-2354 or online at
their website www.celiac.org.

Celiac Disease Foundation
13251 Ventura Blvd. Suite 1
Studio City, CA 91604
818/990-2354 phone
818/990-2379 fax
www.celiac.org

Visit the Celiac Web Page at http://www.enabling.org/ia/celiac/index.html