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<< back to the 2002 archive listing << Dairy, Food and Environmental Sanitation Postcards from Iowa, January 2002 If you are looking for inspiration while the wind and snow are blowing,
think San Diego in July Hello! I hope you enjoyed the Holidays! January is always a let down, after all of the excitement. If you live in the northern part of the country like I do, January is usually cold and dreary and it is hard to get excited about anything. I have two words for you to write down and pin up on your desk, wherever you can see them often: San Diego. If you are looking for inspiration while the wind and snow are blowing, think “San Diego in July.” Our Annual Meeting in 2002 promises to be another excellent meeting, and the location can’t be beat. I love to travel, and have enjoyed going to all of the annual meetings. But in January, when the temperature in Iowa can get below 0° (and that’s 0oF, -18oC for the rest of you!), I’m thinking about warm weather and ocean breezes. San Diego sounds really appealing while I’m shoveling the snow off of my driveway. Mark your calendars and start making your travel plans. As we begin the new year, I wanted to talk about a recommendation from the Dairy, Food and Environmental (DFES) Management Committee. As many of you know, our Journal Management Committees attend to the business of publishing our Journals, from the content and editorial staff to the type of paper used for printing. At the last Annual Meeting in Minneapolis, the DFES Management Committee recommended to the Executive Board that we change the name from “Dairy, Food and Environmental Sanitation” to “Applied Food Protection.” There are many reasons for this change, but perhaps the most compelling one is to harmonize the Journal names with the name of the organization. The DFES Management Committee believes that this name, Applied Food Protection, reflects both the content of the Journal and the objectives of the organization. I personally like the proposed name for the same reasons. Our organization has gone through a number of changes over the last several years. We began the new century with a new name, one which reflects our mission and goals. Change is difficult for some of us, and I find myself more less willing to change as time goes by. I have a degree in Dairy Manufacturing, and the proposal to take “Dairy” out of the DFES Journal name was challenging at first. But the members of the DFES Management Committee are very sincere, dedicated individuals, and I have learned over the years to listen closely when people like this speak. I do support the proposed name change, from Dairy, Food and Environmental Sanitation to Applied Food Protection, and I think it is the right thing for the organization. Let me know what you think. Are we heading in the right direction? Or, as the saying went where I grew up, have we “turned left without signaling?” I want to know what you think of the proposed name change, and I am asking that you direct any and all comments to either myself or to our Executive Director, David Tharp. We don’t have to change the name of the Journal, but it seems to be moving us in the right direction. I look forward to your comments. Same time, next month. |