SCHEDULE OF UPCOMING TECHNICAL EVENTS:
February
2010
RFA Technical Web Conference:
Supplier Approval for Food Safety
Date and Time:
Wednesday, February 10, 2010, from 2:00 pm-3:30 pm Eastern Standard Time
(1:00-2:30 pm Central, 12:00-1:30 pm Mountain, 11:00 am-12:30 pm Pacific)
Overview:
Gain information and insight into recognized supply chain management practices, consumer fraud deterrence and detection and proposed food safety modernization legislation in the RFA’s February Web Conference featuring Dr. Craig Henry of Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA). In this valuable session, Dr. Henry will discuss currently available tools that could be useful to establish or enhance food safety systems employed by industry stakeholders. He will also provide a current review of consumer fraud deterrence and detection developed from a wide industry survey and analysis conducted by the Grocery Manufacturers Association Science and Education Foundation and A.T. Kearney in 2009. Finally, he will highlight some of the key challenges facing the food industry stemming from proposed food safety modernization legislation proposed by Congress.
Presenter:
Craig W. Henry Ph.D., Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer of Scientific and Regulatory Affairs, Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA)
Craig Henry, Ph.D. serves as the Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Scientific and Regulatory Affairs for GMA. He is responsible for defining strategy and providing senior leadership, staff management, program direction, and financial management to the scientific and regulatory activities of the Association. This includes oversight of Science Operations and Science and Policy Departments and is the President of the GMA Science and Education Foundation.
Dr. Henry has published numerous articles in scientific journals. Dr. Henry serves on the National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection and serves on the GFSI Technical Committee. He is a member of the International Association for Food Protection, Institute of Food Technologists, the American Association of Avian Pathologists and the U.S. Poultry Science Association, where he has served as a member of the Committee on Drugs and Chemicals since 1994, including a term as Chairman. Dr. Henry earned his Ph.D. in Animal Science from Auburn University. He holds a M.S. in Poultry Science from Clemson University, and a B.Sc. in Agriculture from the University of Delaware.
How does the web conference work?
It's easy and convenient! A virtual seminar is one that you can "attend"
and participate in right from your offices. The savings are significant
- no travel time or hassle and no travel expense.
The RFA Web Conference will include live audio along with a slide
presentation on the Web. You just need a phone connection for the audio
and an Internet connection. In addition, the web conference will allow
you to comment and ask questions at specified times during the event
using your phone.
You can invite staff members to listen and participate too - all for
one connection fee! To get the most out of a web conference, it is
recommended that you have no more than five people at any one computer
connection. If you have multiple locations, please register each location
as a separate connection.
Registration Information:
The cost for this event is as follows:
- RFA Members: $199 per computer/audio connection
- Non-Members: $299 per computer/audio connection
To attend the meeting, you can either:
Download and complete a Registration form and
send it in to the RFA office by fax or mail wih your payment. Click
here to download the Registration form (It is a PDF files
and requires Adobe Acrobat
Reader to view). Checks must be
made payable to the Refrigerated Foods Association. Forms should
be received no later than February 5, 2010.
Once you have registered for the meeting, you will receive an email
message inviting you to attend the web conference with instructions
on how to attend. This message will provide the information that you
need to join the meeting.
Please note: You must have JAVA enabled on your computer
to participate in the web conference.
Space is limited to 25 connections per meeting so sign-up today!
If you have questions about the meeting, please email .
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