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SSP Connects

Open to SSP Members and Nonmembers! Boston Area Virtual Thursday, April 3, 2025 • 10:00–11:00 a.m. Eastern / 9:00–10:00 a.m. Central Virtual Connect on Zoom Regional Host: Nadia Byrnes​​ ​Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas ​Tuesday, April 8, 2025 • 4:00–6:00 p.m. Central Tommy Bahama Restaurant & Bar • 7501 Windrose Ave. D160, Plano, TX 75024 ​Regional Host: Peiyuan Zhou Long Beach, California Thursday, April 10, 2025 • 4:00–6:00 p.m. Pacific Boathouse on the Bay • 190 N Marina Dr, Long Beach, CA 90803 Regional Hosts: Mary McCulloch and Erin Riddell Cincinnati, Ohio Tuesday, April 15, 2025 • 6:30–8:00 p.m. Eastern​​ MadTree Parks & Rec • 4321 Glendale Milford Road, Blue Ash, OH 45242 Regional Host: Victoria Surette Mid-Michigan Tuesday, April 15, 2025 • 6:00–8:00 p.m. Eastern Don Tequilas • 430 N Cochran Ave, Charlotte, MI 48813 Regional Host: Emily Mayhew Chicago, Illinois Tuesday, April 15, 2025 • 5:00–7:00 p.m. Central Alter Brewing & Kitchen • 1170 W 22nd St, Oak Brook, IL 60523 Regional Host: Kelly VanHaren​ Minneapolis, Minnesota Wednesday, April 16, 2025 • 4:00–6:00 p.m. Central The Market at Malcolm Yard • 501 30th South Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414 Regional Hosts: Joyce Lizzi and Kate Courchane Mountain Virtual Connect Thursday, April 17, 2025 • 4:00–5:00 p.m. Mountain / 5:00–6:00 p.m. Central Virtual Connect on Zoom Regional Host: Shannon Fekula​ Eastern Virtual Connect Wednesday, April 23, 2025 • 4:00–5:00 p.m. Eastern / 3:00–4:00 p.m. Central Virtual Connect on Zoom Regional Host: Lee Stapleton New York/New Jersey Thursday, April 24, 2025 • 6:00–8:00 p.m. Eastern SideBar Gastropup • 45 Main St, Hackensack, NJ 07601​ Regional Hosts: Daniela Rudella, Ellie King, and Avishan Amanat​ Location: Date: 4/3/2025 - 4/24/2025 Sponsoring Organization: Society of Sensory Professionals Target Audience: Cost: Further Information: Register on the SSP website! https://www.sensorysociety.org/membership/SSPConnects/Pages/default.aspx

HACCP Plan Development for Food Processors

Discover the basic concepts of HACCP and how to develop a HACCP plan that can help your facility avoid the cost and liability associated with contaminated food products. Location: Online Date: 5/20/2025 - 5/22/2025 Sponsoring Organization: Rutgers The State University, Office of Continuing Professional Education Target Audience: Cost: $695 Further Information: This two and a half day online workshop will take you through the steps for writing and implementing an intelligent and effective HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point) plan. Because you learn HACCP planning best by doing it, you will actually write a sample plan in class! Working in small groups, you’ll complete hands-on exercises covering how to: -Conduct a hazard analysis of your food process, including proper flow charting. -Determine the critical control points (CCPs) and understand the difference between a control point and a critical control point. -Establish critical limits for each control point. -Establish monitoring procedures and corrective actions. -Establish verification procedures to ensure your HACCP system is working and validation procedures to ensure your food products are safe. -Establish recordkeeping and documentation procedures. Plus, you will review examples of real HACCP plans and learn about common reasons why HACCP plans fail, so you can make sure your plan succeeds. HACCP plan implementation procedures, as well as problems you may face when implementing a HACCP plan and potential solutions for those issues, will also be covered.

16th Pangborn Sensory Science symposium

An excellent line-up of keynote and plenary speakers will lead discussion on current and future research and practice in sensory & consumer testing and engagement. Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center - Philadelphia Date: 8/17/2025 - 8/21/2025 Sponsoring Organization: Pangborn Executive Committee Target Audience: Cost: Further Information: https://www.pangbornsymposium.com