The North Queensland Regional Roadshow is designed to assist in discovering the very latest in Industrial Automation, Instrumentation, Safety and Process Technology. World-class vendor companies come to you and demonstrate the very latest products and services they have to offer on their exhibition booth. The highly focused exhibition, along with the technical training workshops run by Dr Steve Mackay, Technical Director of IDC Technologies, will ensure you come away from the day better equipped and better informed with 'how-to' knowledge that can be immediately applied back at work.

Following its successful launch in Sydney 2009, FoodTech Connect will be held in Melbourne in 2010.
FoodTech Connect is a business conference and exhibition that provides visitors with the most compelling, up-to-date and relevant information for the food technology and manufacturing industry. You will hear experts talking on R&D, logistics, sustainability, packaging, technology, label and trademark law, as well as business management.
The speaker program incorporates technical information on the latest developments both locally and overseas as well as recent case studies from recognised companies within the industry. This event attracts the key suppliers in the industry who come to exhibit and discuss opportunities with the decision-makers from the food technology and manufacturing sector.
 

Foodtech Packtech delivers what is claimed to be New Zealand’s largest gathering of leading food technology and packaging technology suppliers and manufacturers who are skilled in their industries and are primed to give you the best possible advice and price on the machinery and services that you need.
Foodtech Packtech claims to showcase the freshest ideas, latest technologies and the newest developments entering the food technology and packaging technology market.
 

The Approved Persons Course for thermal processing of low-acid foods, approved by AQIS, will provide participants with necessary skills to design a safe and commercially viable thermal schedule for the processing of low-acid food products in hermetically sealed packaging.

The course involves four days of lectures in thermal processing, practical heat penetration work, process calculations, tutorials and preparation for exams. Two examinations will be given on the fifth day, which will cover theory and practical thermal calculations.

The 12th annual Food Regulations & Labelling Standards Conference will call on experts from government, industry and food science to explore the most recent developments, essential for remaining competitive in Australia’s evolving food and beverage market.

Speakers will include industry and regulatory bodies, consultants and legal professionals, as well as producer and product providers. Some confirmed speakers include: Andre Leu, Chair, Organic Federation of Australia; Dr Geoff Drewer, Senior Scientist Regulatory & Standards, Sanitarium Health Food; and David Panasiak, Principal and Consultant, Food Liaison.

Topics will be discussed through a range of case studies and panel discussions to create an informative experience for delegates.