Break the Code of Your Own Emotional Intelligence to Enhance Business Success, Organizational Excellence, and Quality at Work   

"Emotional Intelligence refers to the capacity for recognizing our own feelings and those of others, for motivating ourselves, and for managing emotions well in ourselves and our relationships"  (Daniel Goleman).  

This program focuses on increasing one's self-awareness of the ways in which you practice emotional intelligence especially with associates in your work environment.  Read more

Erica Nelson is a faculty member at the Lake Forest Graduate School of Management where she has been teaching in the Corporate Learning Solutions Division since 1997.  Her focus is on executive communication, emotional intelligence, negotiation/conflict management and team dynamics.  Read more   

Registration Information

Date: Thursday, May 28th, 2015

Time: 8:30AM-11:30AM

Fees: $15 Members / $25 Non-Members

Location: NIU Hoffman Estates Conference Centers & Services

5555 Trillium Boulevard, Hoffman Estates, IL 60192

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The Program Committee identifies topics and speakers for Section monthly meetings. The committee handles arrangements and hosts speakers, as well as coordinates speaker arrangements with the House Committee.

For the year 2014-2015, the program committee had very interesting guests who spoke on a wide variety of topics.

• Steve Watts, partner of Prinova, spoke about "The World of Vitamins."
• Dr. Devin Peterson, Director of Flavor Research and Education at University of Minnesota, spoke about "Understanding Alcohol Flavor and Opportunities to Modify Smoothness.
• Anthony Ascombe, partner at Sedgewick LLC spoke about, What's cooking in Food and Beverage Litigation
• For the New Year dinner and discussion at Everest dining room, the committee had jazz guitarist Andy Pratt provide an absolutely delightful show, while R & D Project Manager at Barry Callebaut, Laura Karas spoke about "Chocolate and Cocoa 101."
• For the following month's dinner and discussion, Master brewer at Goose Island Brewery, Brett Parker talked about the "Science of Beer Making."
• For their last event, the committee invited Ron Sukenick, President and Founder of The Relationship Strategies Institute to speak about "The Power is Connection" that highlighted developing and utilizing professional connections.

In honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Chicago IFT, the Program and House Committees are working together to create a year-long "Celebrate Chicago!" theme.   

Folks in the Chicago area Food and Beverage industry must keep an eye out for exciting events that are coming up next year, where Chicago will be represented at each meeting either in venue, speaker, or menu.   

Events will include something very Chicago- from Italian beef and hot dogs, to sports, politicians and comedy!

September 21, 2015: Dr. John Couland, National IFT President-Elect, "Being Proud of Food Science" O'Hare Location TBD

October 19, 2015:  Second City - Interactive Comedy Show with speakers from the Professional Development workshop of Second City.  Location:  Maggiano's Skokie.   

The program committee is selling 4 x $1,500 sponsorships from companies for this unique event. Sponsors will receive recognition, have branding / signage opportunities and be incorporated into the program material and use this opportunity to market their value through Second City - the Harvard of Comedy!   

Interested in sponsoring this event?  Contact Joy Dell'Aringa at jdellaringa@EMSL.com.  

December 14, 2015:  Scholarship Showcase, Oakbrook Pinstripes  

This year's holiday meeting will showcase the wonderful work our scholarship committee has done over the years. Past winners and current scholarship students will be invited to present on their research and where they are currently, which will provide an understanding on how scholarship funds are benefiting the candidates. Being the season of giving back, there will probably be an award ceremony for the next winner.

January 25, 2016: 75th Anniversary Party - Speaker is a special guest.  Location: Union League Club, Chicago.  

February 15, 2016; Sustainable Urban Agriculture Panel Discussion. Potential panel speakers:   Location:  Latin Fusion Restaurant - Carnivale, Chicago   

• A FutureFood2050 contributor,
• Adam Moody, a commercial sustainability farmer and co-founder of food company Husk
• Janine MacLachlan, Strategic Communications expert and author of Farmers Market of the Heartland

April 11, 2016:  Julie Burns, Nutritionist for the Chicago Blackhawks, Location TBD.

May 9, 2016:  Tanner Lecture, Location TBD. 

Last month we held a networking event at Crosstown Pub in Naperville. Never having an event in Naperville before, we were excited to see a great turnout with new faces. We had our own private space which made it easy to mingle and get to know one another. The food was great too!

 

On Wednesday, May 20th the New Professionals held their last NP event of the year at an old favorite, Top Golf in Wood Dale. It was cold and rainy for late May, but thanks to the covered and heated golf bays, everyone still had a blast. Twenty-three New Professionals had some friendly competition hitting microchipped golf balls into designated targets. 

We want to thank everyone who has attended our events this year! We have met so many great people and we hope to see them again next year.

Although the CSIFT NPs will be on break for the summer, save the date for the National New Professionals Mixer which corresponds with IFT15 in Chicago.  The Mixer is similar to the CSIFT NP events, except bigger and with NPs from all over the nation.  The Mixer is not limited to only NPs so bring your co-workers!

New Professionals Mixer:

Sunday, July 12th

6:00 - 7:30pm at Rockit

22 W Hubbard, Chicago, IL 60654

Sponsored by PureCircle

Registration is NOT required.  Food and drinks will be provided.

I am pleased to announce the results of the Volunteer Awards. The Chicago Section is a vibrant and active Section. We have many dedicated volunteers that help make Chicago Section a great Section to be a part of. The volunteers awarded below have gone above and beyond to help make CSIFT a top tier Section.  

The Chicago Section was the First Section and we are the largest Section. It has truly been an honor and pleasure to serve alongside these dedicated volunteers within the Section! It takes volunteers like these award winners to keep us at the top. I look forward to the continued success of the Chicago Section!

Ellery H. Harvey Service Award

This award is named after the founding Chair of the Chicago Section IFT from 1941 whose passion for the profession helped form the First Section of the Institute of Food Technologist. The purpose of the award is to recognize an outstanding CSIFT Member who has distinguished himself or herself in the service of the Chicago Section IFT.  

John Fenstermacher, ICL and Mike Hosler, Mission Flavors Golf Outing Committee Chairs

Greetings,

John Chambers

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