We are excited to welcome you to the 5th Annual Child Nutrition Tri-State Conference!  This year’s conference is hosted by Vermont Child Nutrition Programs, in partnership with Maine Child Nutrition Programs and New Hampshire Child Nutrition Programs, and will be held at the Sheraton Burlington Hotel in South Burlington, Vermont on May 2nd & 3rd.   This conference provides professional development opportunities for child nutrition staff at schools, day care centers and summer programs in all three states.  This year’s theme is “Working Smarter, Not Harder in Child Nutrition.”  Classes this year focus on practical skills, templates, and re-creatable models that participants can easily take back to their programs and use themselves.

 

The conference will begin on May 2nd with a variety of optional “Pre-Conference” sessions.  These full-day and half-day sessions will allow participants to delve more deeply into important program topics such as food safety, financial management and procurement.  This pre-conference day also allows us to offer the SNS Credentialing exam, and the ServSafe Food Protection Manager Class and Certification Exam. 

 

On May 3rd, we will hear a keynote presentation by Adam Brumberg of the Cornell Center for Behavioral Economics in Child Nutrition Programs about how our programs can use food psychology to influence food choices in positive ways.  The keynote will be followed by three breakout sessions on topics relevant to school meals programs, summer meals programs, the Child and Adult Care Food Program, and farm-to-school.  During these 75-minute breakout sessions, participants will have 17 different classes to choose from!   

 

New this year, we will also be featuring a small equipment and services vendor show highlighting products and services that might make your programs easier to operate – fitting right in with the theme of helping you work “smarter, not harder.”  You will have an opportunity to view these exhibits during breaks and at lunch on May 3rd.

 

Please take a look around this website for information on classes, accommodations, and registration.  The registration deadline is April 24th for the conference, and April 11th for the SNS credentialing exam.  If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Vermont Child Nutrition Programs at 802-479-1360.  We look forward to welcoming you to Vermont!