IAFP to Host Fifth European Symposium on Food Safety
Thursday, August 20, 2009
The International Association of Food Protection's Fifth European Symposium on Food Safety will be held in Berlin, 7-9 October 2009. The conference is organised in collaboration with the International Life Sciences Institute Europe, the World Health Organization and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. IAFP's previous European conferences were held in Prague, Barcelona, Rome and Lisbon.
New for 2009, IAFP's European Symposium has expanded to a three-day conference, featuring pre-meeting workshops and concurrent sessions. The symposium entitled "Advancements in Food Safety" is shaping the future of food safety by providing a forum for the exchange of ideas with colleagues from across Europe, North America and many other parts of the world working in industry, government and academia.
This year's program has been specifically designed to facilitate interaction between other food safety professionals as well as the presenters; and offers many opportunities to meet and exchange information on food safety, including workshops, exhibits and poster sessions
A symposium schedule may be reviewed online at www.foodprotection.org. Hotel accommodation and registration information for the program can also be found at the IAFP Web site. For more information on the IAFP's Fifth European Symposium please contact the Association office at + 1 800.369.6337; +1 515.276.3344; fax: +1 515.276.8655, E-mail: info@foodprotection.org; or Web site: www.foodprotection.org.
About International Association for Food Protection
The International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) represents more than 4,600 food safety professionals committed to Advancing Food Safety Worldwide®. The association includes educators, government officials, microbiologists, food industry executives and quality control professionals who are involved in all aspects of growing, storing, transporting, processing and preparing all types of foods. Working together, IAFP members, representing more than 70 countries, help the association achieve its mission through networking, educational programs, journals, career opportunities and numerous other resources.
