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The Gluten Intolerance Group of N.A. and North Texas Gluten Intolerance  
Group are proudly hosting this year's conference in the Fort Worth/Dallas area.  
Take advantage of early registration savings by registering now for the 2008 
GIG  National Education Conference to be held this year on June 6-7 at the DFW  
Marriott, Irving, TX Early registration ends May 21. Registration can be done  
online at _www.gluten.net_ (http://www.gluten.net) . Save even more on  
registration costs by becoming a member of GIG, which you can also do online at  
_www.gluten.net_ (http://www.gluten.net) . 
 
Highlights from the Friday sessions:
 

Cathy Breedon, PhD, RD, Clinical Nutrition Specialist at MeritCare  Medical 
Center, Fargo, ND who specializes in identifying and correcting  nutrition 
problems related to chronic complex medical conditions, infants and  children with 
special health needs, and pregnant women who have medical  problems, will 
talk about "Super Foods for Super Nutrition."
 
Carol Fenster, PhD., Carol is regarded as one of the leading experts on  
gluten-free cooking. She is the author of seven gluten-free cookbooks, she also  
develops gluten-free products for leading manufacturers and is an international 
 culinary consultant. She is a contributing writer for Better Nutrition 
magazine.  Her next book, "1000 Gluten-Free Recipes" is to be published by Wiley in 
Fall  2008. Carol will present "Getting into the Whole Grain Habit."
 
Shelly Case, RD, a leading North American expert on celiac disease and the  
gluten-free diet, a frequent guest on television and radio, and author of  
numerous articles in leading health journals, will present "Managing Weight on a  
GF Diet."
 
Danna Korn, founder of GlutenFreedom, is considered one of the foremost  
experts on the gluten-free diet and medical conditions that benefit from it. She  
is the author of "Wheat-Free, Worry Free: The Art of Happy, Healthy, Gluten 
Free  Living", "Kids with Celiac Disease: A Family Guide to Raising Happy, 
Healthy  Gluten Free Children" and "Gluten Free Living for Dummies". She also 
founded  R.O.C.K., Raising Our Celiac Kids groups.
 
On Friday night, we will host a Texas Hoe Down at the famous Circle R  Ranch, 
with authentic Texas BBQ, a professional line dancing teacher and music  by 
The Singing Cowboy. The entire family is welcome to come have a fun-filled  
evening with us on Friday night. Bring the kids! We expect a large number of  
gluten free vendors to be in the Exhibitor Hall with the latest and greatest  
gluten free products available to the gluten free community. Check online to see  
the full slate of speakers and other exciting plans we have for you at the  
conference. The DFW Marriott Hotel is just minutes away from DFW International  
Airport and offers free shuttle to/from the hotel. Information about the  
conference and the registration brochure is found on _www.gluten.net_ 
(http://www.gluten.net) , where you may register online  or print a registration form to 
mail. With the line-up of speakers, you  don't want to miss this year's 
conference! At Saturday night's banquet and live  auction, we will feature two very 
unusual auction items. See below for an  explanation of those two items.**
 
Some of the featured Saturday speakers are:
 
Dr. Alessio Fasano, Professor of Pediatrics and Founder and Medical  Director 
of the Center for Celiac Disease Research, University of Maryland  Medical 
Center. Dr. Fasano is the leading expert in the field of celiac disease  
research.
 
Dr. Edward Hoffenberg, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences  
Center, who studies epidemiology and the clinical features of celiac  
autoimmunity in early childhood, inflammatory bowel disease and inherited  polyposis 
syndromes, will address "Diabetes, Thyroid, Endocrine Disorders and  Celiac 
Disease."
 
Dr. Michelle Pietzak, pediatric gastroenterologist at the University of  
California at Los Angeles, will present "Life Lessons from Celiac  Pediatrics."
 
Dr. Jean Layton, a Washington state licensed physician trained at the  
National College of Naturopathic Medicine in Portland, Oregon, will present  
"Inflammatory Process and the Role for Probiotics and Glutamine in Gluten  
Intolerance."
 
Dr. Stephen Wangen, a licensed and board certified physician received his  
doctoral degree in naturopathic medicine from the internationally renowned  
Bastyr University. He specializes in digestive disorders and food allergies and  
has first-hand experience with IBS, having been diagnosed with it in 1994. He 
is  co-founder of the IBS Treatment Center in Washington State and author of 
the  book, ?The Irritable Bowel Syndrome Solution.? Dr. Wangen presents 
"Diagnosing  Non-Celiac Gluten Intolerance."
 
Andrea Levario, J.D., Executive Director of the American Celiac Disease  
Alliance will provide an update on "Labeling GF and Allergen."
 
Dr. Megan Tichy, PhD, Chemistry, Texas A&M University will present  "Making 
Sense of Science."
 
**Dr. Fasano Breakfast: 
 
Here is your chance to bid on a GIG exclusive: breakfast with one of the  top 
celiac disease researchers in the country, Dr. Alessio Fasano. Enjoy a  
private breakfast at the hotel restaurant where you will have the opportunity to  
go one-to-one with Dr. Fasano and ask him those questions you always wish you  
could during normal "visiting" hours. Be the first to experience breakfast 
with  not only this accomplished author, speaker, and inventor, but one of the  
biggest, most exciting and highly entertaining personalities in the field of  
medicine today! With Dr. Fasano's devilish good looks and great sense of humor  
do we dare call him the "Movie Star" of the celiac community? Come on ladies, 
 cast your bid and eat your heart out? Dr. Fasano is a Professor of Medicine, 
 Pediatrics, and Physiology, and Director of the Mucosal Biology Research 
Center  at the University of Maryland. He came to the University of Maryland from 
Italy  in 1993 with an interest in broadening his studies of enteric 
pathogenesis,  especially enteric toxins, and rose to the position of Professor in six 
years.  In 1993 Dr. Fasano founded the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology 
and  Nutrition, and has served as its director since that time. In 1996, he  
established the Center for Celiac Research, a unique facility that offers 
state  of the art research, teaching, and clinical expertise for the diagnosis,  
treatment, and prevention of Celiac disease.
 
**Danna Korn Breakfast: 
 
Calling all gluten-free families! Here is your chance to bid on a dream  come 
true - your own personal "SURVIVOR" guide to the challenging and unique  
world of raising gluten-free kids - Sunday breakfast with Danna Korn, the author  
of "Kids with Celiac Disease: A Family Guide to Raising Happy, Healthy  
Gluten-Free Children", and "Living Gluten-Free for Dummies". Danna appears  
frequently in the national and local media as an expert on celiac disease and  the 
gluten-free lifestyle, and has written dozens of articles on gluten-free  living 
that have been published in national magazines and newspapers. In 1991,  after 
her son was diagnosed with the condition, she founded R.O.C.K. (Raising  Our 
Celiac Kids), a free support group for families of children on a gluten-free  
diet. Today, Danna leads more than 130 chapters of R.O.C.K. throughout the  
nation. She speaks frequently around the country to health care professionals,  
celiac families, parents of autistic kids and others on a gluten-free diet.  
Enjoy a delicious gluten-free breakfast, especially prepared for you by the  
Marriott Hotel while you have the opportunity to ask Danna your own personal  
questions about living gluten-free: such as cooking tips; menu ideas; managing  
friends and families; and navigating family trips and school cafeterias. Don?t 
 let this priceless experience pass you by. Not only is Danna a respected 
author,  but, if Dr. Fasano is the "Movie Star," Danna Korn is our energetic, 
bubbly,  vivacious "ROCK Star." This opportunity is a GIG exclusive and only 
available to  the luckiest. Are you feeling lucky?
 
Betty Barfield
President, North Texas GIG
_www.northtexasgig.com_ (http://www.northtexasgig.com) 



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