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I've been asked for more details about the CSA Conference:
 
Dates:    Friday, Oct. 6th through Sunday Oct. 8th (ends at 11 am)
Location: San Francisco Airport Marriott
          1800 Old Bayshore Highway
          Burlingame, California
Cost:     $180 ($270 after Sept. 30th)
 
To register or get more information, contact:
 
   CSA/USA
   PO Box 31700
   Omaha, NE  68131-0700
   (402) 558-0600
   (402) 558-1347 (Fax)
 
The San Francisco Airport Marriott has a special room rate of $89 for
conference attendees.  For reservations, call (800) 228-9290 or (415)
692-9100.
 
There is a pre-conference dinner on Thursday, Oct. 5th, at 6 pm.  The
cost is $18 ($36 after Sept. 30th).
 
There will be a children's program on Saturday, from 9 am to 1 pm.  The
cost is $10 per child, which includes their lunch.
 
Here are the scheduled talks.  "#" means the talks are concurrent, so
you can only listen to one of each set.  "*" means the talk will be
taped (audio only); tapes are $8 each:
 
Friday
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 *Genetics and what's new in research--Martin F. Kagnoff, MD
 
  Sick and tired of feeling sick and tired:  living with an invisible
       illness--Paul J. Donoghue, PhD & Mary E. Siegel, PhD
 
 *Specificity of diagnostic tests--Edward J. Rich, MD
 
#*General discussion of CD in children--William E. Bergquist, MD
#
#*DH and the celiac patient--Timothy G. Berger, MD
#
#*Bone problems associated with malabsorption--Elliott N. Schwartz, MD
#
#*Oral t-cell lymphoma associated with CD:  a case report--Caroline H.
#      Shiboski, DDS, MPH
 
# CD: diagnosis and diet, keys to recovery--James W. Ostroff, MD
#
# Genetic influences in CD--John C. Baker, MD
 
Saturday
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#*Management and monitoring of allergies--Richard S. Shames, MD
#
#*Gluten in pharmaceuticals--Andree S. Heft, Pharm. D.
#
# Guides to reading food labels--Janet McDonald, PhD, RD
 
#*Discussion: GF breads--Sandra Leonard, proprietor of *The Gluten-Free
#      Baker* newsletter
#
# New developments at Ener-G Foods--Sam Wylde III
#
# Successing your bread machine--Glenna W. Vance of Red Star Yeast
 
  Coping with a chronic illness--Karen Alterescu, RN, MS, ET
 
# Using the West Bend bread maker--Nancy Taylor of West Bend
#
# All mixed up and eating well--Katherine Marchetti of Dietary
#      Specialties
#
# Rice production in California--Bob Herkert of the CA Rice Industry
#      Association
#
# Eating out GF--Phillip Harnick, executive chef at SF Airport Marriott
 
Sunday
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  Food is not the enemy--Jacqueline Mallorca, cookbook author and food
       writer
 
# Overview of problems with the GF diet--Javiva B. Horne, BS, RD
#
# Discussion: GF breads--Sandra Leonard, proprietor of *The Gluten-Free
#      Baker* newsletter
#
# Panel: stocking the GF kitchen
 
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-- Jim Lyles
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-- Holly, Michigan, USA
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