Friday, April 25

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Thursday, April 24
Tentative Agenda-subject to change. All Events
take place at the Town and Country Resort
Convention Center unless different location
indicated. 1000 a.m. - 300 p.m. Team
Guest Registration 1000 a.m. - 500 p.m
Culinary Competition Product Check-In 600 p.m.
- 700 p.m. Competition Orientation 700
p.m. - 900 p.m. Welcome Reception Low
Country Boil
presents
THE SEVENTH ANNUAL National ProStart Student
Invitational April 24 April 26, 2008 San
Diego, California AGENDA
Friday, April 25
700 a.m 900 a.m. Breakfast 730 a.m. 500
p.m. Management Competition Case Study
(Closed to the Public) 730 a.m. - 430 p.m.
Culinary Competition 1130 a.m. 130
p.m. Lunch 600 p.m. 900 p.m. The Art
Institutes Tour Dinner (Group A buses load at
515, Group B at 545)
THE EVENT The National ProStart Student
Invitational, presented by the National
Restaurant Association Educational Foundation,
attracts top high school students from around the
country that are enrolled in the ProStart
restaurant and foodservice management program.
These students have proven their skill and
commitment to the industry through vigorous
coursework and on-the-job training. Teams of
students representing their state restaurant
association's ProStart program compete in the
individual state competitions. First place
winning teams in the culinary and/or management
competitions move on to compete at the National
ProStart Student Invitational. THE
MISSION Celebrate the academic achievements of
ProStart students and to provide them with the
opportunity to demonstrate a mastery of skills
achieved through working with industry. Increase
awareness about careers in the restaurant and
foodservice industry. Promote the difference the
industry is making in education, and
particularly in the lives of students. Provide
the restaurant and foodservice industry and
post-secondary education partners with a forum to
present to and recruit ProStart students.
Saturday, April 26
700 a.m 900 a.m. Breakfast 700 a.m. - 500
p.m. Culinary Judges Feedback
Evaluation 800 a.m. 1030 a.m. Management
Competition Quiz Bowl 1030 a.m. 1200 p.m.
Management Competition Case Study (Closed
to the Public) 1130 a.m. - 200 p.m.
Education Business Expo Luncheon 100 p.m.
430 p.m. Case Study Judges Feedback
Evaluation 200 p.m. 245 p.m. Educational
Session Scholarships and Financial Aid 600
p.m. 700 p.m. Coca-Cola Reception 700 p.m.
1000 p.m Awards Dinner Celebration