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Dairy, Food and Environmental Sanitation

Quotations From Jack, April 2000

The Executive Board and the Executive Director are available to speak at local affiliate meetings
By Jack Guzewich, IAFP President

If you are a Member of an affiliate of IAFP you may feel disconnected from the "Inter-national," particularly if you are not able to attend the Annual Meeting. The Executive Board and the Executive Director are available to speak at local affiliate meetings to help bridge that gap. In recent years many local affiliates have taken advantage of this opportunity to have a speaker at their local meetings. Following is a list of the current Executive Board Members and topics they are prepared to speak about.

Jack Guzewich, President:
o FDA Food Safety Initiative Update;
o Recent Foodborne Disease Outbreaks Involving FDA Regulated Foods - What Have We Learned?;
o Coordination of Multistate Foodborne Disease Outbreaks.

Jenny Scott, President-Elect:
o Foodborne Illness Concerns: A Global Perspective, An Industry View of the Role of Epidemiology in Public Health Policy;
o The President's Food Safety Initiative: An Industry Perspective;
o Regulation of Listeria monocytogenes - A Food Industry Perspective.

Jim Dickson, Vice President:
o Food Irradiation; Micro-biological Concerns with Meat;
o Escherichia coli O157:H7.

Anna Lammerding, Secretary:
o Microbial Risk Assessment, Codex Role & Guidelines;
o Microbial Food Safety.

Robert Brackett, Past President:
o New Pathogen Reduction Strategies;
o Microbiology of Fruits and Vegetables;
o Microbiological Safety Concerns with Fresh-cut Produce;
o Microbiology of Packaged Produce;
o Safety of the American Food Supply.

Randy Daggs, Affiliate Council Chairperson:
o Large Dairy Farm Sanitation; On-Farm Loading of Tanker Trucks;
o The IMS Conference: History, Structure and Function.

David Tharp, Executive Director:
o Status of the Association.

As you can see the diversity of our Board provides coverage of the current topics of interest to food safety professionals. If you are interested in inviting one of the Board Members or the Executive Director to your Affiliate meeting, please review the following guidelines and then contact Lucia Collison, Affiliate Staff Liason at 800.369.6337 or 515.276.3344 or E-mail: lcollison@ foodprotection.org.

Following are Speaker Program Guidelines:
1. Each Affiliate may request one Executive Board speaker for one Affiliate meeting within a 12-month calendar year.
2. The Association will pay the Board Member's expense to travel to your Affiliate meeting location.
3. A minimum of 15 minutes should be allowed for the Board Member to deliver information about the International Association for Food Protection in addition to their main subject(s).
4. The Affiliate covers local expenses, including meals, lodging, and local transportation for the Board Member.
5. Board Members make their own travel reservations and will submit an expense report to the International Association for Food Protection within 10 days of completion of their travel to the Affiliate meeting. Any local expense (see #4) will be billed to the Affiliate.
6. A two-month advance notice is requested.

Speaking for the Board I know that speaking at local affiliate meetings is a privilege and a great opportunity to meet current and potential new Members of IAFP.

We encourage your Affiliate to take advantage of this excellent benefit as you plan for your next Affiliate meeting.

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