Corporate Member

Corporate Member 2008 REGIONAL INDUSTRY SEMINARS

At the request of the Industry Advisory Committee of the New York School Nutrition Association and with the assistance of NYS OGS Food Distribution and Warehousing, NYSNA is holding its Regional Industry Seminars. Again this year, we are holding all the seminars within a two (2) week period to try to reduce expenses and travel for company representatives flying in for the seminars. Although the focus of the seminars is on commodities, any corporate member is welcome to take this opportunity to showcase products to our Food Service Directors and Managers. So that the Directors may more easily compare products, each commodity processor will be placed in a “Commodity Processors Row”. As a processor, if you normally take a table with your broker, please note that your table will now be in a special location separate from your broker although your broker may work your table. Your table must have YOUR COMPANY name on it. This will require all participating processors to be corporate members. Also, each processor will need to label each commodity item displayed on the table with the code number on the survey form so Directors are easily able to distinguish the items they would like to order. Please prepare your processed items using raw product most similar to the government commodity provided to you through diversion i.e. having the same percentage of fat. Please plan to prepare cooked products for sampling. The fee for exhibiting will be $240 per table on Long Island and $205 per table at the remaining locations. The facilities are making their kitchens available for cooking as electric will be scarce with priority going to companies displaying computer equipment, beverage machines and commodities. To keep food warm, we encourage you to bring sternos as you may not be able to use heat lamps.

TO RESERVE SPACE: SEND A COPY OF THE SECOND PAGE OF THIS FORM, WITH YOUR CHECK MADE OUT TO NYSNA AND MAIL TO THE ADDRESS BELOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE – DEFINITELY BY DECEMBER 31. WE ARE RESERVING SPACE NOW. EACH SEMINAR HAS LIMITED SPACE AND WHEN IT IS SOLD OUT, RESERVATIONS WILL NO LONGER BE ACCEPTED. SPACE MAY NOT BE RESERVED WITHOUT PAYMENT. NYSNA TAKES CREDIT CARDS NOW!

IF YOU PLAN TO USE ELECTRIC, YOU MUST BRING YOUR OWN EXTENSION CORD!!!

Area Place Date Time

Fishkill Holiday Inn Fishkill January 14, 2008 1:30-4:30 542 Route 9 Fishkill, NY 12524

Long Island Hyatt Regency January 15, 2008 11:00 2:00 1717 Motor Parkway Hauppauge, NY 11788

Batavia Holiday Inn January 22, 2008 1:00-4:30 8250 Park Road Batavia, NY 14020

Syracuse Holiday Inn Syracuse/Liverpool January 23, 2008 1:30-4:30 441 Electronics Parkway Liverpool, NY 13088

Albany Polish Community Center January 24, 2008 1:30-4:00 Washington Ave. Ext. & Rapp Rd.

1 Albany, NY 12205 Please check the website for any updates and cancellations due to weather – www.nyschoolnutrition.org

DIRECTIONS TO THE SEMINARS

LONG ISLAND: Hyatt Regency Long Island, 1717 Motor Parkway, Hauppauge, New York 11788, 631-784-1234 . From Manhattan, and Points West: Midtown Tunnel to Long Island Expressway (495) East to Exit 57 (Veterans Memorial Highway). Turn left at the light onto Motor Parkway. Continue on Motor Parkway and the hotel is on the left. From Eastern Long Island: Long Island Expressway (495) West to Exit 57 (Veterans Memorial Highway). Make a right onto Veterans Memorial Highway. At the light make a right onto Motor Parkway. Continue on Motor Parkway and the hotel is on the left. From Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP): 7 miles from Hyatt Regency Wind Watch Start going South on Johnson Ave. Take RT-454 W ramp toward I-495. Turn Slight right onto 454W for 5 miles and then take slight right onto Long Island Motor Parkway. From LaGuardia Airport: 41 miles from Hyatt Regency Wind Watch Grand Central Parkway East to Northern Parkway to Long Island Expressway (495) East to Exit 57 (Veterans Memorial Highway). Turn left at the light onto Motor Parkway. Continue on Motor Parkway and the hotel is on the left. From JFK Airport: 42 miles from Hyatt Regency Wind Watch Belt Parkway East to Southern Parkway (left hand exit). Southern Parkway to exit 41A left lane the Sagtikos Parkway North. Sagtikos Parkway North to exit S1E Long Island Expressway (495) East to Exit 57 (Veterans Memorial Highway). Turn left at the light onto Motor Parkway. Continue on Motor Parkway and the hotel is on the left. From South: I-95 North to the New Jersey Turnpike. New Jersey turnpike to the Lincoln Tunnel Exit. Merge onto NJ-495 East. Merge onto I-495 East. Stay straight to go onto Dyer Avenue. Turn left onto W. 34th Street. Turn left onto Tunnel Approach Street/Queens Midtown Tunnel Approach/I-495 East. Take the Queens Midtown Tunnel ramp. Merge onto I-495 East ( Long Island Expressway). Long Island Expressway (495) East to Exit 57 (Veterans Memorial Highway). Turn left at the light onto Motor Parkway. Continue on Motor Parkway and the hotel is on the left. From North: I-95 South to I-695 South via Exit 7A on the left toward I-295/Throgs Neck Bridge/Long Island. I-695 South becomes I- 295 South. Go over the Throgs Neck Bridge and take the Cross Island Parkway exit toward Eastern Long Island. Merge onto the Long Island Expressway (495) East via exit 30E. Long Island Expressway (495) East to Exit 57 (Veterans Memorial Highway). Turn left at the light onto Motor Parkway. Continue on Motor Parkway and the hotel is on the left.

BATAVIA: Holiday Inn, 8250 Park Road. From Buffalo - NY State Thruway (I-90) East to Exit 48. *After toll, straight through traffic light 1/4 mile to Hotel. From Niagara Falls - Rainbow Bridge to 190 South; to 290 Exit; to NYS Thruway (I-90) East, Exit 48, Follow * as above. From Albany/Rochester - NYS Thruway (I-90) West to Exit 48, Follow * as above. From Downtown Batavia - West on Route 5 (Main Street), Veer right onto Route 63 (Lewiston Road), First right onto Park Road, 1 mile to Hotel.

SYRACUSE: Holiday Inn Syracuse/Liverpool. 441 Electronics Parkway, Liverpool. Traveling East or West - NY State Thruway (I-90) Exit 37 directly across from the toll booth. Traveling North or South - Interstate 81, Exit 25, turn right onto 7th North Street & follow 1 mile to the end.

FISHKILL: Holiday Inn-Fishkill, 542 Route 9. From NYS Thruway - Take I-87 to exit 17 (Newburgh). Take I-84 East to Exit 13 (Poughkeepsie). Turn Left off exit ramp onto Route 9 North, Holiday Inn is on the Right.

ALBANY: Polish Community Center, 225 Washington Ave. Ext. & Rapp Rd.. From NY State Thruway. Take Exit 24 to (I-90) East. Take Fuller Road Exit from I-90 East * going South (Right) to Washington Ave. Ext. Turn right. Proceed on Washington Ave. Ext. to traffic light at Rapp Rd. Turn Right. Take immediate left into Polish Community Center parking lot. From Northway, take Exit 1-E to I-90 East. Take Fuller Road Exit from I-90 East * and proceed as above.

2 MEMBERSHIP EXP.DATE: RESERVATION AND PAYMENT ______2008 R.I.S.

R.I.S. Location Number of Tables Size of Tables Earliest Time Exhibitors (circle) May Enter Facility

D Fishkill Jan 14 ______6' Tables 9:00 am

E Long Island Jan 15 ______8' Tables 7:30 am

F Batavia Jan 22 ______8' Tables (mostly) 9:00 am

G *Syracuse Jan 23 ______6' Tables 9:00 am

H Albany Jan 24 ______8’ Tables 9:00 am (no PINS allowed on walls, but Velcro will work) Company Name______

Representative Name______Contact’s email:______

Badge Names______

Full Address______

Total Phone(___)______Number of Tables______Amt. Paid______Check #______@ $240 each (Long Island) @ $205 each (All Other Sites) * add $25/plug for electric at Syracuse

Commodity Processor: (circle) yes no Our company will need to use the kitchen (circle) yes no

Manufacturer: List brokers ______

______

If possible, place my table next to ______

Do NOT put me next to:______

Computer Co./Beverage machine (bring extension cord) & need a plug* ($25 fee per plug at Syracuse), check ____

Date______Fax (___)______

Include Payment & Mail To: Carol Beebe; NYSNA; 125 Wolf Road; Albany, NY 12205 (518) 446-9061

3 ONLY COMMODITY PROCESSORS MUST COMPLETE PAGE FOUR (4)

Commodity Processor Form

Company (Processor) Name:______

Company Contact:______Phone: (____)______ext:____

Our Company is currently an approved commodity processor: (circle one) yes no

Brokers for the Company:

Long Island Broker:______

Rochester/Buffalo Broker:______

Syracuse Broker:______

Fishkill Broker: (list one)______

Albany Broker:______

Commodities that your Company Processes: (Check all that apply.

Meat: Dairy: Other: Beef______Mozzarella Cheese______Peanut Butter______

Chicken______Processed Cheese______Oil______

Turkey______Eggs______

Pork______

Number of different commodity items you will be sampling______

Please provide a little table tent with the code of the item clearly displayed.

As a commodity processor, you will be placed in a special "Commodity Processors Row." Please be sure to have prepared, cooked samples of the commodity options listed on the survey form for our Directors and their Managers to sample. . Please prepare your processed items using raw product most similar to the government commodity provided to you through diversion i.e. having the same percentage of fat. This is YOUR opportunity to put your best foot forward! Thank you.