What's New from ABA
 
Energy & Environment and Safety Committee Meetings - Hotel Deadline Announcement - The hotel deadline is May 3 for the ABA room block at the Doubletree Guest Suites in Downers Grove, Ill. for $70 per night. Call the hotel at 630-971-2000 and ask for the American Bakers Rate to book your reservation. 
 
IBIE NEWS:  Exhibitor Registration Now Open!      
 
This Week's ABA Allied Member in the Spotlight: MGP Ingredients
 
What's New with GFF?
The Grain Foods Foundation's Bread Art Project continues to build momentum... In just three weeks, more than 16,000 photos and pieces of art have been uploaded to the site. For each piece of bread art created before June 30, GFF will donate $1 to Share Our Strength, a non-profit leading the charge to end childhood hunger in America by 2015.  If you haven't had a chance, please visit www.breadartproject.com and upload your favorite piece - or pieces - of art. 
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MEETING CALENDAR   

Register Now!
May 24-25, 2010 
Energy & Environment Committee Meeting 
Chicago, Ill.

Register Now! 
May 25-26, 2010
Safety Committee Meeting
Chicago, Ill.

Register Now!
June 8, 2010
Commodity & Agricultural Policy Committeee Meeting
Kansas City, Mo.  
 
Save the Date!
June 9-10, 2010
ABA Policy Conference
Washington, D.C.
   - ABA/ATBI Joint Board Meeting
   - FTRAC will meet on June 11

Save the Date!
July 18-20, 2010
Human Resources Summer Meeting
Lake Geneva, Wis.


It was my pleasure to bring this message to you from the American Bakers Association. Please contact me if you have comments or suggestions. 
 
If you would like to be removed from the ABA What's New e-mail sent to ABA members each week, please make your request to Kelly Kotche or call 202-789-0300.  
 
Have a great day!

Kelly Kotche
Director of Membership & Communications
American Bakers Association   
1300 I Street, NW, Suite 700 West
Washington, DC 20005
202-789-0300 phone
202-898-1164 fax

kkotche@americanbakers.org 
 
Check out "What's New" on ABA's Web site: 
www.americanbakers.org
 
For a list of ABA's upcoming meetings:
http://www.americanbakers.org/Meetings/ABAEventCalendar.aspx  
 
Help promote our industry's products - get on board with the Grain Foods Foundation!
 
Save the dates now for IBIE 2010  
September 26-29, 2010 I  Las Vegas, Nevada