Spring Assembly 2025

Date: March 29, 2025

Location: Benedictine University - Lisle, IL

Registration

Registration: Click here to register

Student Group Registration: Click here to register (>5 students must be registered to receive this discount) 

Illinois Academy Member Status Early Bird (Ends 2/17/25) Standard (Ends 3/3/25)
Active Member $100 $150
Retired Member $50 $75
Student Member $50 $75
Student Non-Member $65 $95
Non-Member $200 $250
 

Networking for Success: Pre-Spring Assembly Event

When: Friday, March 28, 2025
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 pm

Where: Benedictine University, Room TBA

Calling all nutrition students and professionals! Join us at this fun, interactive event. A light dinner will be served. Attendees need not be attending Saturday's meeting. 

Register here: https://forms.gle/GLAu8VS4FXTHAvri7  (This event is capped at 75 attendees)

Program Agenda

8:00 - 8:30 am      Registration Opens | Breakfast | Networking | Vendors

8:30 - 8:35 am      Welcome 

Speaker: Madhu Jain, MS, RD, LDN (Illinois Academy CPI Chair)

8:35 - 9:30 am      Academy In Action

Speaker: Livleen Gill, MBA, RDN, LDN, FAND - Academy President

9:30 - 10:30 am     Fertility Nutrition: The Dietitian's Role in Reproductive Health & Infertility

Speaker: Rachelle Mallik, MA, RDN, LDN

10:30 - 10:40 am     Break | Vendor Displays | Networking

10:40 - 11:40 am     Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder: More than Picky Eating
Speakers: Emily Presbrey MS, RD, LDN & Lisa Carroll MS, RD, LDN

11:40 - 12:10 pm     Lobbyist Presentation

Speakers: Andrew Kretschmar / David Ormsby

12:10 - 12:30 pm       Lunch | Vendor Displays | Networking 

12:30 - 12:50 pm       State of the State | Awards

Speaker: Jennifer Zuercher, PhD, RD, LDN (Illinois Academy President)

12:50 - 1:50 pm     Abnormal Sodium Level and the Dietitian's Intervention

Speaker: Nancy Rodriguez, DCN, RDN, LDN 

1:50 - 2:50 pm     Approaches to Dietary Cultural Inclusivity in Healthcare Settings

Speaker: Minakshi Raj, PhD, MPH

2:50 - 3:00 pm     Break | Vendor Displays | Networking

3:00 - 4:00 pm     Picture This! Food Photography Basics to Elevate Your Business

Speaker: Sara Haas, RDN

4:00 - 4:15 pm      Wrap Up | Evaluations  

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Opportunity for IAND Students

Interested in attending Spring Assembly? Don't miss out on this chance to network with aspiring dietitians and gain additional knowledge on a variety of topics. Illinois dietitians have the opportunity to sponsor IAND students to attend when they register.

Student sponsorship applications are due by February 17, 2025.

To be considered for this sponsorship, IAND dietetic students will need to submit an application and be able to attend this learning event. Students that are sponsored will also have the opportunity although not required, to introduce speakers. 

Sponsorship Application: Click here

Updated February 2025