| FINAL SCHEDULE | |
| Wednesday, February 7, 2024 | |
| Location – Kellogg Arena | |
| 11:30 a.m. -6:30 p.m. | ServSafe Certification Class – Class Size is Limited |
| Location – Holiday Inn Lounge | |
| 8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. | Meet n Greet |
| Thursday, February 8, 2024 | |
| Location – Kellogg Arena | |
| 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Registration |
| 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | Friends First Welcome & Trade Show Rookies |
| 9:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | Recipe for a Sweet Retirement |
| 9:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | Business Planning & Start |
| 10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. | Fun Kids Menu |
| 10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. | Cake Decorations Simplified |
| 11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Luncheon & Table Topic Discussions |
| 12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Marketing The Old Fashion Way |
| 12:45 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. | You Don’t Know – What You Don’t Know |
| 2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. | Feature Speaker – Jeff Hage. Co-owner of Green Frog Photography & Jason Shemmel, Owner of Get Social Done “Food Photography & AI Marketing” |
| 3:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. | Feature Speaker – Scott Rankin. Ph.D. Professor & Chair Food Science Dept. University of Wisconsin-Madison “Best Practices Associated with the Manufacture of Frozen Desserts” |
Education Sessions Sponsored By   |
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| 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. | Welcome Reception & Silent/Live Auction Sponsored By   |
| Friday, February 9, 2024 | |
| Location – Kellogg Arena | |
| 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Registration |
| Location – Kellogg Arena | |
| 9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. | Breakfast with Friends |
| 9:45 a.m. -11:00 a.m. | Keynote Speaker – Scott Rankin. Ph.D. Professor & Chair, Food Science Dept. University of Wisconsin-Madison “The Link Between Food & Emotion” |
| 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Trade Show |
| Show Floor Breakout Sessions | |
| 11:30 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. | Paleta & Popsicles |
| 12:30 p.m. – 12:50 p.m. | Making Gourmet Fries |
| 1:30 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. | Boba & Popping Pearls for Profit |
| 2:30 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. | Making Homemade Whip Cream |
| Location – Kellogg Arena |
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| 6:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. |
Cocktail Reception |
| 6:30 p.m. – 7:50 p.m. | Founder’s Banquet Dinner & 2024 Ward J Anderson and Dick Warren Scholarships |
| 7:50 p.m. | Live Auction of “The Andy” Trophy
All proceeds from The Andy Trophy to support the Ward J Anderson Scholarship Program. |
| 8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. | Live Entertainment “Yellow Brick Road” Dueling Pianos Are you ready to party …all…night…long!  This entertainment is wildly popular with all audiences of all ages. The musicians know a bazillion songs from all decades! The show is eclectic and full of variety as the crowd that attends and that’s a fact jack! |
Founder’s Banquet Dinner, Live Entertainment & Door Prize
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| 10:00 p.m. | Dinner Door Prize Drawing |
| Saturday, February 10, 2024 | |
| Kellogg Arena | |
| 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Registration |
| 9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. | Eat Ice Cream for Breakfast Sponsored By  |
| 9:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. | Annual Membership Meeting & Election of Board of Directors |
| 10:15 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. | Let’s Solve Problems Together |
| 11:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. | Trade Show |
| Show Floor Breakout Sessions | |
| 12:30 p.m. – 12:50 p.m. | Proper Machine Maintenance & Cleaning |
| 1:15 p.m. – 1:35 p.m. | Kids Menu Ideas |
| 2:00 p.m. – 2:20 pm. | Digital Food Safety for Ice Cream Stores |
| Schedule Subject to Change |
