<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Celiac Disease Foundation presents our Annual Education Conference & Food Faire on Saturday, May 19, 2007 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles, California from 8:30am to 4pm. Speakers include Chaitan Khosla, PhD, Research Scientist and Professor of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Stanford University, Andrea Levario, JD, Executive Director, American Celiac Disease Alliance, Ted Malahais, DDS, Researcher, Richard Ottenstein, PhD, Psychologist, and Annette Taylor, MS, PhD, President and CEO, Laboratory Director, Kimball Labs. This year, CDF has expanded the Food Faire to include special demonstrations and tastings by Jessica Hale of GlutenFreeda who will present a gluten free gourmet food demonstration and tasting and Anna Sobaski of Gluten Evolution who will demonstrate the many uses of her Pie Crust Mix including an assortment of sweet and savory fillings. There will also be Extensive Vendor Displays with samples and sales. For a list of all the participating vendors go to <http://www.celiac.org/> www.celiac.org and click on the Sponsors and Vendors button on the homepage. Everyone who registers for the conference will receive one of Trader Joe's new red Hawaiian flower vinyl shopping bags full of gluten free goodies upon check-in at the registration desk! A Continental gluten free breakfast and lunch will be provided with registration. The new gluten free bakery in Los Angeles, The Sensitive Baker, will be providing rolls and breadsticks for the lunch buffet. The registration fee is $130. Walk-ins at the conference are also $130. Children between ages 5 and 14 are $40. Free parking with validation is available at the parking structure directly across the street from the Conference Center. There will be an all day supervised Children's Program for celiac kids and their siblings ages 5 and up. Included in the day's activities will be Q&A with a psychologist and registered dietician, arts & crafts activities and gluten free snacks. Lunchtime mini sessions will include discussion groups for people newly diagnosed, teens and young adults. Author Karen Fine will have her new kids' book "How I Eat Without Wheat" for sale and be available for book signing. Online registration is closed but you can still Register by calling the office at 818-990-2354. There will be over 50 Vendor Exhibits, 2 raffles and additional free product giveaways! Don't miss this great day of gluten free food, fun and the opportunity to hear great speakers! Celiac Disease Foundation 13251 Ventura Blvd. Suite 1 Studio City, CA 91604 818/990-2354 phone 818/990-2379 fax www.celiac.org <outbind://28/My%20desktop%20documents/www.celiac.org> < <http://www.celiac.org/> http://www.celiac.org/> Annual Educational Conference and Food Faire - May 19, 2007 Good Samaritan Hospital - Los Angeles, California Celiac Disease Foundation 13251 Ventura Blvd. Suite 1 Studio City, CA 91604 818/990-2354 phone 818/990-2379 fax www.celiac.org <http://www.celiac.org/> Annual Educational Conference and Food Faire - May 19, 2007 Good Samaritan Hospital - Los Angeles, California Visit the Celiac Web Page at Http://www.enabling.org/ia/celiac/index.html Archives are at: Http://Listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?LIST=CELIAC