2025 Fall Assembly

Save the date for this in-person event! 

Date: September 12th, 2025
Time: Tentatively 9 am - 2 pm 

Location: Illinois State University Alumni Center - Normal, IL 

Past Events

2024 Virtual Fall Assembly

Program Agenda

8:00 - 8:10 am      Introduction and President’s Address
Speakers: Madhu Jain, MS, RD, LDN (Illinois Academy CPI Chair)

Jen Zuercher, PhD, RD, LD (Illinois Academy President)

8:10 - 9:10 am      Sustainable Diet and Food Systems: Navigating the Future

Speaker: Joan Salge Blake , EdD, RDN, LDN, FAND 

9:15 - 10:15 am      Precision Nutrition and Genetic Testing

Speaker: Ahmed El-Sohemy, PhD

10:20 - 11:20 am      Tech Tools in Nutrition: There's an App for That

Speaker: Rachel Stahl Salzman, MS, RDN, CDN, CDCES   

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2020 Virtual Fall Assembly

Enjoy this slide show of the various speakers. Thank you to our sponsor, Illinois Farm Families. 

2019 In-Person Fall Assembly

We would like to thank our Sponsor, Illinois Farm Families for putting on a spectacular event.

Members were able to interact with local Illinois farmers while touring a dairy and beef farm. 

Updated June 2025