Call for proposals accepted from December 8th 2025 - January 9th 2026

2026 Advanced Sanitation Conference 

Solutions for Resilient Systems

This year, we present scientific solutions that promote more resilient food systems that deliver safer food.

March 30-April 1, 2026

Virtual Event

Join our virtual event! Gain the latest, most trusted, scientifically-based insights on improving infrastructure, process, and personnel, as well as on managing challenges like contamination that put your product and our food supply at risk. This event features speakers from industry, academia, and government, with interactive activities, talks from knowledgeable leaders, and opportunities to accrue continuing education hours and certificates. Topics will include contamination control methods and problem-solving approaches, and they will span from equipment design and construction to the fascinating chemistry, microbiology, and engineering approaches needed to achieve sustainability. This event reaches farther and offers more opportunities to learn and grow. We hope you will join us!

Click to view the Agenda and Speakers at the 2024 Advanced Sanitation Conference

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Partnerships and Sponsorships: In 2024 we provided attendees with continuing education credit from our partner organizations, Americal Society of Quality (ASQ) and the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT).

Interested in partnering with us on the 2026 event? Contact us at partnerships@sanitationalliance.org

The 2024 Advanced Sanitation Conference qualifies for continuing education hours or recertification hours from the American Society for Quality and from the Institute of Food Technologists. This program qualifies for Certified Food Scientist (CFS) recertification contact hours (CH). CFS Certificants may claim a maximum of 4 CH per day for their participation in this program. For more information, please visit ift.org/certification or email ifscc@ift.org.