WASHINGTON, D.C., February 3, 2014—The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the dietary supplement industry’s leading trade association, today announced that the industry’s popular educational/networking events—The Workshop: CRN’s Day of Science and The Conference: CRN’s Annual Symposium for the Dietary Supplement Industry—will be held Wednesday, Nov. 5, through Saturday morning, Nov. 8, at The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel in Dana Point, Calif.
The two events will be held in tandem, and participants will have a choice of four flexible registration options. The Workshop is a full-day symposium on Nov. 5, ending with a networking reception that night that also marks the beginning of The Conference. Based on attendee feedback, The Conference schedule will be modified from the 2013 event to include two full days (Thursday and Friday) of educational sessions, ending Saturday morning with a not-to-be-missed “Breakfast with…” speaker. The Conference will conclude after the breakfast session, enabling participants to attend the highly anticipated networking event Friday night and the session Saturday morning, while still having ample time to catch afternoon flights home.
“We listened to attendee feedback, and recognized that in this hectic business environment people are looking to pack in as much as they can in shorter periods of time,” said John Blair, CRN Chairman and senior vice president at The Juice Plus+ Company. “This change in agenda offers a host of educational and networking opportunities and still allows people to get home on Saturday. It also reinforces that this is the most substantive of all industry conferences, drawing together executives from leading companies who want to strengthen the dietary supplement and functional food industries. Last year’s conference marked record attendance for the past decade and we’re anticipating breaking that record this year.”
Situated high atop a dramatic oceanfront bluff, The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel features panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean. Available airports include: John Wayne/Orange County Airport, SNA (25 minutes/23 miles); Long Beach Airport, LGB (45 minutes/44 miles); Los Angeles International Airport, LAX (60 minutes/63 miles); and San Diego Lindbergh Field Airport, SAN (75 minutes/67 miles).
More information and registration for The Workshop and The Conference will be available in upcoming months at www.crnusa.org/2014events. For sponsorship opportunities, contact Carl Hyland at 202-204-7674 or chyland@crnusa.org.