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“COMMENTARY” from the executive director N ovember’s Food Prot e c t i o n Tr e n d s h a s extensive coverage of everything that happened at IAFP 2008 in Columbus, Ohio. For anyone who was unable to attend this year’s Annual Meeting, the printed recap will fill you in on what you missed; for those who were in attendance, the review will bring back great memories of things learned, people met and new relationships established! Our coverage begins on page 771 with pictures and a conference overview. Allow me to take just a moment to thank everyone who assisted in making IAFP 2008 a grand success. First off, the Ohio Association of Food and Environmental Sanitarians were outstanding in their efforts to welcome attendees and in assisting our staff with many details of conducting this Annual Meeting. We sincerely appreciate their efforts. For our speakers, convenors and organizers; we could not do it without your expertise. Each year the meeting content only gets better and this is due to your dedicated work. We recognize the amount of time and frankly, the expense that all of our speakers and session developers go to for the benefit of IAFP and our attendees. Without your efforts, we would not have the necessary content that attracts people to attend! Now back to our review. There are a number of items that I look forward to reading in our Annual Meeting recap each year so I’ll point them out to you. The first area of interest for me is from By DAVID W.THARP, CAE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR “There are a number of items that I look forward to reading in our Annual Meeting recap each year” our Student Travel Scholarship Recipients. Each year, we ask those special students to write a short synopsis of their experience at IAFP’s Annual Meeting and what the scholarship meant to them. Most of the time the students include high points and areas that held their particular interest during the conference. You can read their view on IAFP 2008 beginning on page 808. This year we had six students scheduled to attend IAFP 2008, but one encountered travel problems and was not able to attend. For Christopher Njoku, we will sponsor his travel to our European Symposium. We look forward to meeting Christopher in Lisbon at the end of November. The next section that catches my interest are the Committee minutes (see page 836) and the Board responses to the Committee recommendations (see page 858). If you really want to learn the inner workings of the Association, these two documents can fill you in on so many projects – whether they are in the planning phase, are well developed and in process, or if they are nearing completion or even completed. In addition, these reports can give insight into the work that each Committee or Professional Development Group (PDG) is performing. By reading those that might interest you, you could find that there are undertakings that you could become actively involved with. If you do find interest in a particular project, either contact the IAFP office or the Committee or PDG Chairperson directly. Another area of interest in the Annual Meeting recap is the review of our Award recipients. This begins on page 776. Each year, IAFP Members put forth remarkable efforts to recognize their fellow colleagues. Knowing the active involvement of these selected Members makes it all the more interesting for me to read about their accomplishments. The majority of the time, IAFP Members who are so very active with IAFP are also active 758 FOOD PROTECTION TRENDS | NOVEMBER 2008

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Food Protection Trends - November 2008 Contents Sustaining Members Perspectives from Your President Commentary from the Executive Director Biofilm Formation of Listeria monocytogenes on Various Conveyor Belt Surfaces Third-Party Certification of Agro-Products in China:�A Study of Agro-Product Producers in Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hangzhou and Qingdao IAFP 2008 in Review Award Winners 3M Microbiology - Black Pearl Award Winner Ivan Parkin Lecture - Russell S. Flowers John H. Silliker Lecture - Michael P. Doyle Student Travel Scholarships Session Summaries Highlights of the Executive Board Meeting Minutes of the 95th Annual Business Meeting Committee Minutes Executive Board Response to Committee Recommendations Exhibitors of IAFP 2008 Special Contributors and Sponsors Call for Awards - IAFP 2009 New Members What's Happening in Food Safety Industry Products Coming Events Advertising Index Journal of Food Protection Table of Contents Audiovisual Library Order Form Booklet Order Form Membership Application

Food Protection Trends - November 2008

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