Keep it Real® 2009
	6th National
	Food Safety, Quality and
	Environmental Assurance Conference
	9th—12th November Launceston Australia

Thanks for your interest in Keep it Real 2009

Over 200 delegates attended the 6th national food safety, quality and environmental assurance conference in Launceston from 9 - 12 November 2009.

TQA Australia would like to thank all of the speakers, sponsors and delegates who helped make Keep it Real 2009 such an informative, practical and fun event.  If you missed the 2009 conference, you can see what took place by downloading the conference program.

Download the Keep it Real 2009 conference program here

Keep the dates free for Keep it Real 2011

The 7th national food safety, quality and environmental assurance conference is scheduled for July/August 2011.  If you've been involved in a previous conference, we'll contact you with details closer to the event.  If you'd like to join our database to receive conference updates, please email us at keepitreal(at)tqainc.com.au

Sponsored registrations for Australian primary producers

Twenty one sponsored registrations were provided by Horticulture Australia Limited (HAL) to growers to attend the 2009 conference.

Ten fruit growers, nine vegetable growers, and two nut growers have been selected from an open application process to attend the full event and receive up to $500 reimbursement of travel and accommodation costs.  The twenty one growers were selected from around Australia with 28% coming from Victoria and Queensland, 14% from New South Wales, 9% from Western Australia and Tasmania, and 5% from South Australia and Northern Territory. The sponsorships were funded through a HAL project using a voluntary contribution from TQA Australia and matched funding from the Australian Government.

Winemaker's Federation of Australia sponsored the registration of eight wine industry members to also attend the 2009 conference and receive up to $450 reimbursement of travel and accommodation costs.

Thank you to everyone who applied.

Please send a copy of your receipts to Amanda Wilson at TQA Australia by 11 December to receive your reimbursement.