Industry Events

The ADSA Annual Meeting is a cornerstone event in dairy science, where we come together to explore the latest research, share innovative practices, and advance the science of dairy as a community. Through educational symposia, oral presentations, posters, applied scientific sessions, social events, and more, the meeting brings together the broad and diverse dairy science community from dairy foods to production, including dairy industry professionals, researchers, academics, and students.

The 18th Annual AAFP Conference will take place in the fall of 2026! We will meet September 1-3, 2026 at the Fayetteville Public Library in beautiful downtown Fayetteville.

CheeseCon unites over 3,000 dairy processing professionals. It’s the only event that combines in-depth educational sessions, high-value networking, exciting celebrations honoring industry excellence, and a tabletop exhibit floor filled with trusted industry suppliers – all focused on the cheese, butter, whey, and cultured dairy industry.

CheeseExpo brings together over 4,000 leaders, suppliers, and professionals from across the cheese, butter, whey and cultured dairy products processing industry. It’s the only event that combines in-depth educational sessions, high-value networking, exciting celebrations honoring industry excellence, and a massive exhibit floor showcasing the latest innovations.

The Food Safety Summit is a solution-based conference and expo designed to meet the educational and informational needs of the entire food industry. The Summit provides a three-day comprehensive educational program to learn from subject matter experts and trainers, exchange ideas, and find solutions to your current food safety challenges.

Food safety professionals meet at the Summit to share solutions driving the future of the industry. You've come to the right place. Produced by Food Safety Magazine, with content curated by the Educational Advisory Board, this is the industry's event. Be part of the community driving real change with authority, energy, and passion for public health. Whether you're just starting out or a seasoned professional; this is your Food Safety Summit. You belong.

Pivoting Toward the Future: Aligning Food Science with Evolving Regulations and Consumer-Centered Innovation. Suppliers Night is an evening designed to benefit our SCIFTS organization, the local University Food Science Programs and our food science students.

The International Association for Food Protection invites you to attend its Annual Meeting, IAFP 2026, from July 26-29, in vibrant New Orleans, Louisiana. Thousands of attendees from six continents will come together at the largest food safety conference in "The Big Easy" to explore, share insights, and foster valuable connections on emerging and ongoing topics in food safety.

Food safety professionals from around the world will gather in the City of Fountains at the heart of the Midwest for the world’s leading food safety conference. Join colleagues from across the globe to explore emerging and ongoing food safety topics, exchange new insights and research, and build valuable professional connections.

The International Production & Processing Expo is the world's largest annual poultry and egg, meat and animal food industry event of its kind. A wide range of domestic and international decision-makers attend this annual event to find solutions for their business, network with industry colleagues and learn about the latest technological developments and issues facing the industry.

The California Food Processing Expo is one of the nation's largest industry events. We bring the global processing industry together: food processors, growers, suppliers, government officials, associations and educational institutions gather for two days of discovery, education and connection.