Preliminary Program Set for IAFP 2014
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Des Moines, Iowa - The International Association for Food Protection set the Preliminary Program for IAFP 2014 - the Association's Annual Meeting, August 3-6 in Indianapolis, Indiana. The meeting has earned recognition as the leading food safety conference. Online registration and preliminary program information are available on the Association Web site.
The meeting begins Sunday evening, August 3, with the Opening Session featuring the Ivan Parkin Lecture, followed by the Cheese and Wine Reception held in the Exhibit Hall. This year’s honored lecturer is William (Bill) Marler, Marler Clark, LLP PS. Monday morning starts three days of sessions with over 900 presentations including 52 symposia, 15 roundtable sessions, 132 technical presentations, and more than 500 poster presentations. A sample of symposium topics include: Cyclospora: Recent Foodborne Outbreaks and Challenges; Food Traceability: Important for Food Safety and Indispensable for Food Defense; and Celebrating 100 Years of Food Safety. The Annual John H. Silliker Lecture will be presented on Wednesday afternoon, featuring Leon Gorris, Unilever Research and Development, Shanghai, China. For additional educational opportunities, IAFP 2014 will present three pre-meeting workshops on August 2.
Attendance is expected to exceed 3,000 of the top industry, academic and government food safety professionals. This broad mix of attendees includes professionals in quality control, processing operations, regulatory inspections, food safety consulting, risk assessment, research and development, microbiological research, plant management, technical services, and HACCP management. The meeting will also showcase more than 150 companies demonstrating the latest products and technologies in the Exhibit Hall.
The preliminary program is available online at: http://www.foodprotection.org/annualmeeting/.
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.
