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Banff Pork Seminar, Banff Alberta

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Banff Pork Seminar, Banff Alberta

Time: January 19, 2010 at 6pm to January 22, 2010 at 7pm
Location: Banff Centre for Conferences
Website or Map: http://www.banffpork.ca
Phone: 780-492-3651 E-mail: info@banffpork.ca
Event Type: banff, pork, seminar
Organized By: conference program is coordinated by the Department of Agricultural, Food & Nutritional Sciences, University of Alberta, in cooperation with Alberta Pork, Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development and other pork industry representatives.
Latest Activity: Jan 11, 2010

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Banff Pork Seminar

Over 35 internationally recognized speakers

January 19 to January 22, 2010

Visit www.banffpork.ca for more information

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