FOOD SAFETY SUMMIT: EMC Canada is pleased to be partnering with the Strategy Institute on a very special Summit for those in the Food and Beverage Industry. The 8th Annual North American "Food Safety" Summit will provide an excellent forum for Leaders in this Sector to hear speakers address and share best practices from industry innovators! This is an Event that you do not want to miss!

RISK MANAGEMENT SERIES - BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLANNING: EMC Canada Food Sector Members are invited to participate with the Brantford Regional Consortium at Hartmann Canada Inc. and we are very pleased to have Z. Linda Papadopoulous of Pearson Dunn Insurance Inc. joining us to share information on developing a framework for Business Continuity Planning and exploring risk finance tools - like Business Interruption Insurance - to mitigate downtime and increased costs when facing significant loss.

"BUILDING A WORLD CLASS SAFETY PROGRAM" BEST PRACTICE: This very special EMC Food Sector Networking Event will include a best practice presentation and plant tour by our Host, Cavendish Appetizers. They have had excellent success with their safety program and in 2011, demonstrated the best safety results in the organization’s history with a Recordable Incident Rate (RIR) of 0.000 and over 850 days without a single lost time incident (LTI)!

LOGISTICS, TRANSPORTATION AND BORDER ISSUES: Greenfield Ethanol in Prescott will be hosting a Special Regional Consortium Event with a panel discussion focusing on Logistics, Transportation and Border Issues. This is an excellent opportunity to engage in discussion with subject matter experts and your peers on the challenges and opportunities relating to our topic at hand!

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT BENCHMARKING: EMC Canada Food Sector Members with an interest in Continuous Improvement benchmarking are invited to participate with the GTA-York-Durham Regional Consortium in a very special session hosted by Club Coffee LP in Rexdale!

MANUFACTURING LINE OPTIMIZATION and ASSOCIATE ENGAGEMENT: Rich Products of Canada Ltd. in Fort Erie will be hosting a Special Regional Consortium Event focusing on Manufacturing Line Optimization and Developing Associate Engagement. This is an excellent opportunity to participate in discussion and to benchmark from your peers!

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT and HUMAN RESOURCES NETWORKING OPPORTUNITY: EMC Canada Food Sector Members with an interest in Continuous Improvement and those who are working on the Human Capital aspects of business are invited to participate with the Guelph Regional Consortium in two concurrent focus sessions. We are delighted to have Snyder's-Lance Incorporated in Guelph as our Host!

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT and HUMAN RESOURCES NETWORKING OPPORTUNITY: EMC Canada Food Sector Members with an interest in Continuous Improvement and those who are working on the Human Capital aspects of business are invited to participate with the Guelph Regional Consortium in two concurrent focus sessions. We are delighted to have Sleeman Breweries in Guelph as our Host!

SR. MANAGERS, CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT, HEALTH AND SAFETY, and HUMAN RESOURCES NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES: EMC Canada Food Sector Members with an interest in these roles are invited to participate with the Kitchener-Waterloo-Cambridge Regional Consortium in back to back focus sessions. These Events are very well attended and present wonderful experiences to benchmark with your peers! Our Host, DC Foods Inc., in Waterloo is looking forward to having you join us!