Go to the home page at www.foodshippersofamerica.org and at the top highlight "Events" click on "Past Events." Click on 2017 and 62nd Annual Logistics Conference, then "Presentations."

Food Shippers of America is proud to announce our partnership with Cvent in creating a new registration process for our 63rd Annual Food Shippers of America Conference scheduled March 11-13, 2018, at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge in Phoenix, AZ. We are just putting the finishing touches on the process and it will be available July 1, 2017. If you have attended an FSA conference in the last three years you will receive an email invitation which will include your own unique voucher number that will be needed when you access the link within the email invitation to complete your conference registration. Upon completion of your conference registration you will be provided with a link to secure your room at the conference hotel. PLEASE NOTE: You will be able to register for the conference and select the Pay by Check option to complete payment at a later date (Payment must be received by February 1, 2018.) to access hotel registration. The new system will also assist in monitoring the number of attendees per non-shipper and receiver companies. If you have never attended our conference, please contact media@foodshippersofamerica.org with your contact information and we will make sure you receive your own conference email invitation. Please note in subject line "2018 Voucher request" to assist this process. Please contact Executive Director Royce Fisk, rfisk@foodshippersofamerica.org, with any conference related questions. If you are interested in sponsorship availability, please contact Treasurer Nancy Newbourne, treasurer@foodshippersofamerica.org

Sponsorship opportunities are now available for the 63rd Annual Conference March 11-13, 2018, at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge in Phoenix, AZ.
Come join these 2018 Sponsors:

Burris Logistics	Event Sponsor
Continental Express	Program Sponsor
Primelink Express	Program Sponsor

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