Symposium Schedule Now Available

May 21-24, 2017 Astor Crowne Plaza New Orleans, LA

Join us at our 4th annual Spring Symposium, May 21-24, at the Astor Crowne Plaza in the heart of New Orleans' renowned French Quarter. In addition to delivering an enhanced CE program offering up to 20 CEUs, and networking opportunities like no other event, our 2017 event's prime location will put you steps away from all of the culinary, cultural, and entertainment experiences of The Big Easy.

About the Symposium

If informative sessions, first-class presenters, networking with fellow professionals, and the friendly atmosphere of New Orleans appeal to you, then plan to join us at our 4th annual Spring Symposium, May 21-24 at the Astor Crowne Plaza, in the heart of the renowned French Quarter.

An opportunity for professionals to earn up to 20 CEUs, our 2017 program will be diverse, in-depth, and timely. All applicable to the practice and professional development of nutrition professionals, our continuing education sessions and workshops will be presented by some of the foremost experts in dietetics and nutrition. We'll also have networking opportunities that will be fun, health-conscious, and intimate.

After spending your days learning and connecting, our prime location at Bourbon and Canal streets puts you steps away from all the culinary, entertainment, and cultural experiences that make the Crescent City a truly unique destination.

Unlike any other event designed for dietitians, our Spring Symposium offers a level of engagement, interaction, and meaningful person-to-person contact between our attendees, our session presenters, and our sponsors that is truly different and quite extraordinary for an industry meeting. In addition to our sessions and workshops offering up to 20 CEUs, attendees will enjoy additional opportunities for networking, peer interaction and product sampling from our sponsors.

Your registration includes:

  • All continuing education sessions and workshops
  • Networking opportunities with peers and presenters
  • Product sampling from our sponsors
  • Keynote address
  • Fitness activities
  • Happy Hour

New Orleans Food & Farm Tour
(registrants only)

Once you’ve registered, add a day to your symposium stay and enhance your experience with a special and intimate look at the local food scene in New Orleans, led by Sharon Palmer, RDN.

For more information and the tour itinerary, click here.

Location + Travel

Conveniently located at the corner of Bourbon and Canal Streets, this hotel's French Quarter location promises New Orleans visitors a grand experience in "The Big Easy." Guests are within walking distance of world-famous downtown attractions and just a short drive from the New Orleans Airport. New Orleans leisure travelers enjoy a front-row seat to exciting downtown attractions, such as Harrah's Casino, Aquarium of the Americas and the IMAX Theater. Also nearby is New Orleans' Riverwalk, which offers riverboat cruises and fabulous shopping.

Amenities and Leisure Facilities

  • In-room Wireless Internet
  • Fitness Center/Health Club
  • Business Center
  • Brennan's Bourbon House Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Outdoor Swimming Pool

Parking & Transportation

Questions?

Call 877-925-2355 or email symposium@gvpub.com.

Astor Crowne Plaza
739 Canal Street at Bourbon
New Orleans, LA, 70130

Presenters

We’re happy to announce our presenters for our 2017 educational program! Our schedule will include sessions on culinary perspectives; professional development; health, wellness and prevention; clinical care; and nutrition, community and policy.

Melissa Dobbins
MS, RDN, CDE
Express, Engage, Empower! Be a Better Speaker
Becky Dorner
RDN, LD, FAND
The Future of Nutrition and Dietetics
Michelle Dudash
RDN
#EatClean: What's it Mean? The Health, the Hype, the How-to
Regan Miller Jones
RDN
Blogging Workshop—Building A Better Blog: An RD's Guide

Sylvia Klinger
MS, RD
U.S. Hispanic Health & Purchasing Behavior: Current Trends Relevant For Dietitians
Penny Kris-Etherton
PhD, RD, FAHA, FNLA
Translating Saturated Fat Recommendations: What to Think of Fats and Oils
Amy Myrdal Miller
MS, RDN, FAND
The Savvy Dietitian's Guide to Modern Agriculture
Carolyn O’Neil
MS, RDN, LD
Healthy and Southern? You Bet Your Biscuits!

Sharon Palmer
RDN
Lauren Harris Pincus
MS, RDN
The Breakfast Controversy: Is it really the most important meal of the day or another excuse to eat dessert?
Barb Ruhs
MS, RDN, LDN
Using Supermarket Selling Strategies to Nudge Shoppers Towards Better Health
Matt Ruscigno
MPH, RD
How to Counsel a Vegan Client with Confidence and Expertise: It's Not as Challenging as You Think!

Kate Scarlata
RDN
The FODMAP Story: Unraveling the Latest Research
Rebecca Scritchfield
MS, RD, LD
The End of Dieting: Why People Are Tossing Their Diet Books and Smashing Their Scales—And What You Can Do To Help Them Succeed
Elizabeth Shaw
MS, RD, CLT
Effective Communication of Culinary Advancement In Nutrition: What, Where, Why & How?
Kathie Swift
MS, RDN, LDN, FAND, EBQ
Integrative and Functional Nutrition Therapy for Mood Disorders

Chris Vogliano
MS, RD
Reducing our Environmental “Food-Print:” The Necessity for Collaboration
Hope Warshaw
MMSc, RD, CDE, BC-ADM
Type 2 Diabetes Bootcamp (Workshop)
Jill Weisenberger
MS, RDN, CDE, CHWC, FAND
Type 2 Diabetes Bootcamp (Workshop)
Liz Weiss
MS, RD
Family Meals Matter: Barriers, Benefits, and Strategies for Eating Together

Dr. Felicia D. Stoler
Keynote Speaker
Presented by Regular Girl

Sponsors

Sponsors do not provide input in the content or design of the Symposium session program. Course content is written and created by the instructor and approved by the Today's Dietitian Continuing Education division in accordance with CDR guidelines.

a2 Milk

Atkins

Barilla Group


Born Sweet Zing

California Raisins

California Strawberries


Canned Food Alliance

Carlson Laboratories

CBORD


CinSulin

Diversified Foods

Egg Nutrition Center


ENU

Enlyte

Enzyme Science


Flatout Bread

Florida Orange Juice

Freedom Foods


Fruit Street

Good Idea Drinks

Splenda


Hilary's

Hodgson Mill

Hormel Vital Cuisine


House Foods

Tree Nut Council

LaCroix Sparkling Water


Mushroom Council

Purity Foods


Nima

Nutritional Medicinals

Premier Protein


Real Food Blends

Regular Girl

Seafood Nutrition


Sorghum

SOMMA Food Group

StarKist


Sunsweet Growers

Trueself Foods

VSL#3


Wasa

Watermelon Board

Zespri Kiwifruit

Privacy Policy

Great Valley Publishing Company, Inc. (“GVP”) is committed to maintaining your confidence and trust with respect to the privacy of the personally identifiable information we collect from you. This privacy policy sets forth our practices regarding collection, use and disclosure of information collected through or in connection with the GVP corporate website located at http://www.gvpub.com  and all other websites of GVP or its publications or affiliates that link to this Privacy Policy (collectively, the "Site").  By accessing or using the Site, you are agreeing to the conditions of this privacy policy. Do not use this site if you do not agree with this privacy policy. 

Collection and Registration of Personal Information

GVP may request users of the Site to provide personal information. The information collected directly from a user may include contact information such as the user's name, e-mail address, telephone number, fax number, postal address, information volunteered by the user (such as survey information), and payment information (such as credit card number and billing address).

In order to access certain content and to make use of the full functionality and advanced personalization features of the Site, GVP may ask you to register by completing and submitting a registration form, which may request additional information, such as work setting or principal professional field.

Automatic Collection of Personal Information

The Site does not automatically collect information about users and does not set cookies. 

How Personal Information Is Used

GVP uses the personal information that you provide for such purposes as:

Disclosure of Personal Information to Third Parties.

Access to your personal information is restricted to GVP’s employees, agents, representatives, service providers, and entities for which we are acting as an agent, licensee or publisher for the purposes set forth above. Your personal information may be used by all of our trading names.

We also may share your personal information with non-affiliated third parties that wish to send you information about products and services that may be of interest to you. We will not pass your personal information to such third parties if you indicate that you do not wish us to do so.

We will not otherwise disclose any personal information without your consent except under the following circumstances:

Access and Changes to Your Registration Information and Preferences

Registered users of the Site may access their identified contact information and other registration information and correct any discrepancies or update information upon log in at any time. The accuracy of such information is solely the responsibility of the user. No access is given to other data that may have been collected about users.

If you wish to cease receiving any of this information, use the "opt-out" or “unsubscribe” option or other means provided within the communications you receive or contact GVP at subscriptions@gvpub.com or by telephone at 800-278-4400. We reserve the right to notify you of changes or updates to the Site whenever necessary.

Third-Party Advertisers

We may contract with third-party advertisers or their agents or service providers that post on the Site banner advertisements, which may link to other websites not under our control, or that use cookies, "web beacons" or clear .gifs, or similar technologies to collect and use user data to measure the effectiveness of their ads or deliver relevant marketing messages and advertisements.  Use of these technologies by these third parties is subject to their own privacy policies, which may differ from GVP’s privacy policy.  We are not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, products or other materials offered from such third parties.

Retention of Personal Information

We retain the personal information we collect from you for as long as the information is relevant to our business purposes or until you request that we remove the data.

General

The foregoing is the current privacy policy of the Site. GVP reserves the right to change this policy at any time without notice. Any changes to this policy will be posted on the Site.

This Site may contain links to other websites that are beyond GVP’s control.  Other websites to which you link may contain privacy policies that are different from this Site’s privacy policy. This privacy policy will not apply to data collected by or provided to other websites.

Questions or comments regarding this privacy policy should be directed to the GVP Legal Department by email addressed to legal@gvpub.com.

Disputes under this privacy policy will be resolved by the GVP’s Legal Department, who will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly investigate and, if necessary, to correct any problem.

Terms & Conditions

These terms and conditions (“Terms and Conditions”) apply to the use of the Great Valley Publishing Company, Inc. (“GVP”) corporate website located at http://www.gvpub.com and all other websites of GVP or its publications or affiliates that link to these Terms and Conditions (collectively, the "Site").

By accessing or using the Site, you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. These Terms and Conditions expressly incorporate by reference and include the Site's Privacy Policy and any guidelines, rules, additional terms or disclaimers that may be posted and updated on the Site or on notices that are sent to you. If you do not agree with these Terms and Conditions, please do not use the Site.

Permitted Uses and Prohibitions

All content contained on or accessed from the Site, including text, graphics, user interfaces, visual interfaces, photographs, trademarks, logos, videos, images, applications, programs, computer code and other information (collectively, the "Content"), including but not limited to the design, layout, “look and feel” and arrangement of such Content, is owned by GVP or its licensors and is protected by copyright, trademark and other intellectual property and unfair competition laws.

You may print or download Content from the Site for your own personal, non-commercial, informational or scholarly use, provided that you keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices.

You may not copy, display, distribute, modify, publish, reproduce, store, transmit, post, translate or create other derivative works from, or sell, rent or license all or any part of the Content, products or services obtained from the Site in any medium to anyone, except as otherwise expressly permitted under these Terms and Conditions, relevant license or subscription agreement or authorization by GVP.

You may not reverse engineer, disassemble, decompile or translate any software in the Content, or otherwise attempt to derive the source code of such software, except to the extent expressly permitted under applicable law, without GVP’s prior written permission.  You may not engage in systematic retrieval of Content from the Site to create or compile, directly or indirectly, a collection, compilation, database or directory without GVP’s prior written permission.

Unless expressly authorized by GVP, you may not use any robots, spiders, crawlers or other automated downloading programs, algorithms or devices, or any similar or equivalent manual process, to: (i) continuously and automatically search, scrape, extract, deep link or index any Content; (ii) harvest personal information from the Site for purposes of sending unsolicited or unauthorized material; or (iii) cause disruption to the working of the Site or any other person’s use of the Site. If the Site contains robot exclusion files or robot exclusion headers, you agree to honor them and not use any device, software or routine to bypass them. You may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion or feature of the Site, any other systems or networks connected to the Site or to any GVP server, or any of the products or services provided on, accessed from or distributed through the Site. You may not probe, scan or test the vulnerability of the Site or any network connected to the Site or breach the security or authentication measures on the Site or any network connected to the Site.

You may not use the Site to publish or distribute any information (including software or other content) which is illegal, which violates or infringes upon the rights of any other person, which is defamatory, abusive, hateful, profane, pornographic, threatening or vulgar, which contains errors, viruses or other harmful components, or which is otherwise actionable at law. GVP may at any time exercise editorial control over the Content of the Site.

You may not, without the approval of GVP, use the Site to publish or distribute any advertising, promotional material, or solicitation to other users of the Site to use any goods or services. For example (but without limitation), you may not use the Site to conduct any business, to solicit the performance of any activity that is prohibited by law, or to solicit other users to become subscribers of other information services. Similarly, you may not use the Site to download and redistribute public information or shareware for personal gain or distribute multiple copies of public domain information or shareware.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIABILITY

NEITHER GVP NOR ANY OTHER PARTY MAKES ANY WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO THE SITE AND ALL CONTENT, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES INCLUDED IN OR ACCESSIBLE FROM THE SITE, WHICH ARE PROVIDED "AS IS". ALL WARRANTIES ARE EXPRESSLY EXCLUDED AND DISCLAIMED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND ANY WARRANTIES ARISING BY STATUTE OR OTHERWISE IN LAW OR FROM COURSE OF DEALING, COURSE OF PERFORMANCE, OR USE OF TRADE. ANY STATEMENTS OR REPRESENTATIONS MADE BY ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY ARE VOID. YOUR USE OF THE SITE AND ITS CONTENT, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK.

IN NO EVENT WILL GVP OR ANY OTHER PARTY WHO HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THE CREATION, PRODUCTION, PROMOTION OR MARKETING OF THE SITE, AND/OR ALL CONTENT, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES INCLUDED IN OR ACCESSIBLE FROM THE SITE, BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PARTY FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, RELIANCE, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOSS OF DATA OR PROFITS, OR FOR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE, AND/OR THE CONTENT, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES INCLUDED IN OR ACCESSIBLE FROM THE SITE, EVEN IF GVP OR SUCH OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT SHALL GVP’S OR SUCH OTHER PARTY'S LIABILITY FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSS TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PARTY EXCEED THE COURSE FEE PAID BY YOU FOR ANY CONTENT, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES INCLUDED IN OR ACCESSIBLE FROM THE SITE.

Indemnification

You hereby agree to indemnify and hold GVP, its directors, officers, shareholders, predecessors, successors in interest, employees, agents, suppliers and licensors harmless from and against any and all third-party claims of liability, losses, damages and costs, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of or in connection with your use of or inability to use the Site or any Content, products or services included in or accessible from the Site.

Use of Professional Judgment

The editors and authors of GVP have conscientiously and carefully tried to create analysis, treatment and information contained in the Content that conform to the standards of professional practice that prevailed at the time of publication. While GVP, its authors and editors make every effort to see that no inaccurate or misleading data, opinion, or statements appear in the Content, including, without limitation, articles and continuing education programs, they wish to state that the data and opinions in the Content are the responsibility of the contributor concerned. Accordingly, the publisher, editors, and their respective employers, employees, officers, and agents accept no liability whatsoever for the consequences of any such inaccurate or misleading data, opinion, or statement. Additionally, standards and practices in nutrition, dietetics and healthcare change as new data become available and the individual professional should consult a variety of sources in making clinical decisions for individual patients and clients.

GVP describes basic principles of assessment, treatment and therapy. The information provided in GVP is no substitute for individual patient/client assessment based upon the professional’s examination of each patient/client and consideration of laboratory data and other factors unique to the patient/client.

Notification of Infringement

Notifications regarding any alleged intellectual property infringement should be directed to the GVP Legal Department by email addressed to legal@gvpub.com.

Links

The Site may contain links to third-party sites or resources. GVP is not responsible for the availability of external sites or resources linked to the Site, and does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, products or other materials on or available from such sites or resources. Transactions that occur between you and any third party are strictly between you and the third party and are not the responsibility of GVP. Because GVP is not responsible for the availability or accuracy of these outside resources or their contents, you should review the terms and conditions and privacy policies of these linked sites, as their policies may differ from those of GVP. You may establish a hypertext link to the Site, provided that the link does not state or imply any sponsorship or endorsement of your site by GVP. You may not use on your site any trademarks, service marks or copyrighted materials appearing on the Site, including but not limited to any logos, without the express written consent of GVP and/or the owner of the mark or right. You may not frame or otherwise incorporate into another site any of the Content or other materials on the Site without prior written consent of GVP.

Material Provided to Us or Posted On or Through the Site

GVP does not claim ownership of any content, application or other material that you or third parties provide to us (including feedback, comments and suggestions) or post, upload, input or submit on or through the Site, including blog pages, message boards, and forums, for review by the general public, registered users of the Site or by the members of any public or private community ("Submissions") and we are not responsible for Submissions’ content, accuracy or compliance with relevant laws or regulations. However, by posting, uploading, inputting, providing or submitting ("Posting") your Submission you grant GVP and its sub-licensees a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, non-exclusive right and license to display, publish and otherwise use your Submission in any format in connection with the operation of our respective businesses (including, without limitation, the Site). GVP is under no obligation to display or otherwise use any Submission you may provide, and GVP may remove any Submission at any time in its sole discretion. By Posting a Submission, you also warrant and represent that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to your Submission including, without limitation, all the rights necessary for granting the permission specified above.

GVP shall have the right, but not the obligation, to monitor Submissions to determine compliance with these Terms and Conditions and any operating rules we establish and to satisfy any law, regulation or authorized government request. GVP shall have the right in our sole discretion to edit, refuse to post, or remove any Submission.

Site Availability

GVP aims to keep the Site available twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week and to maintain saved information. However, GVP shall not be liable for lost altered, or corrupted information or non-availability of the Site.

General

If any provision of the Terms and Conditions is determined to be invalid or unenforceable under any applicable law, it shall be deemed omitted and the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect. These Terms and Conditions may be modified only in writing authorized by GVP. GVP’s waiver of any right under these Terms and Conditions shall not constitute a waiver of that or any other right in the future. These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws and in the state and federal courts of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, USA. The exclusive jurisdiction and venue with respect to any action or suit arising out of or pertaining to the subject matter hereof shall be the courts of competent jurisdiction located in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, USA.  Any claim arising out of or in connection with your use of or inability to use the Site or its Content, products or services must be brought within one (1) year after the event GIVING RISE TO SUCH CLAIM or such claim SHALL BE barred.  These Terms and Conditions constitute the entire understanding between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and all prior agreements, representations, statements, and undertakings, oral or written, are hereby expressly superseded and canceled.