The next round of National Restaurant Association study group meetings begins in February.

The NRA's executive study groups are bi-annual conferences for multi-unit restaurant company executives in human resources, risk and safety, nutrition, quality assurance, internal audit, marketing, information technology, finance and quality assurance.

The first conference of the year is a joint meeting of the Human Resources and Risk & Safety Managers study groups. The meeting is set for Feb. 7 through 9 in Las Vegas.

The Information Technology group is scheduled to meet Feb. 20 through 23 in Austin, Texas.

Other upcoming meetings include:

• Nutrition, March 20 through 22 in Portland, Ore.
• Internal Auditors, March 28 through 30, Orlando.
• Marketing Executives Group, May 2 through 4, Chicago.
• Supply Chain Management, May 3 and 4, Chicago.
• Finance and Tax Executives, June 27 through 29, Boston.

Participants gain insight into specific business challenges through presentations from their peers and other experts. In addition to the education sessions, the meetings offer benchmarking, best practices and networking opportunities.