Food Protection Trends - November 2008 - (Page 834)

Minutes of the International Association for Food Protection 95th Annual Business Meeting President Gary Acuff welcomed attendees to the 95th Annual Business Meeting. of an unexpected government representative vacancy due to Stan Bailey’s employment change. Jeff willingly agreed to return to the Executive Board as Past President to ensure equal representation for all Member categories. Moment of Silence President Acuff asked those present to observe a moment of silence in memory of departed colleagues. tellers Committee report Mindy Brashears, Teller, reported there were 732 ballots received. Isabel Walls was elected as Secretary for the 2008–2009 year. A motion by Kathy Glass and seconded by Anna Lammerding to accept the report and destroy the ballots was approved. Call to Order The Annual Business Meeting of the International Association for Food Protection was called to order at 12:19 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Columbus in Columbus, Ohio. A quorum was present as defined by the IAFP Constitution. With the approval of the Executive Board, President Acuff appointed Michael Brodsky as Parliamentarian for the Business Meeting. JFP Management Committee report Chairperson Mark Harrison reported that submissions to the Journal of Food Protection continue to be stable, with over 400 articles published in 2007. International submissions now constitute 55% of the papers published in JFP. A survey on page charges indicated that most corresponding authors prefer no page charges but authors that find page charges justified are more willing to pay these charges to a non-profit organization. The Committee will continue to monitor the impact of page charges on submissions over the next few years. Recommendations were made to the Executive Board to reappoint Michael Davidson as Scientific Editor for another 4-year term, to appoint a subcommittee to look at the potential impact of implementing open access (as defined by NIH) to JFP articles, and to consider the need for a change in the JFP cover design. Minutes Minutes from the IAFP 94th Annual Business Meeting which were published in the October 2007 issue of Food Protection Trends were approved after a motion from Bob Sanders and a second from Gale Prince. President’s report President Acuff reported on programs and activities of IAFP over the past year. He reported that membership has increased 3%, with the Association now having slightly less than 3,300 Members. This growth is attributed to the dues restructure and the Association’s increasing international presence. JFP Online has 1,400 subscribers with 200 being institutional subscriptions. President Acuff noted that the 2008 Annual Meeting attendance was at 1,840 attendees, showing nice growth when compared to the Calgary and Baltimore meetings. The Student PDG is doing very well with 80 members attending the Student Mixer and many serving again as AV assistants during the sessions. He emphasized that overall the Association is very healthy and strong, largely due to active participation of members. Upon conclusion of his report, President Acuff presented three Presidential Recognition Awards. The first was to Connie Tharp for her long-standing support of David’s IAFP activities. She has attended the Annual Meeting for sixteen years and has often served as an impromptu tour guide during IAFP international meetings. The final two awards were presented to Frank Yiannas and Jeff Farber. Frank had voluntarily resigned his Executive Board position as Past President because FPT Management Committee report Chairperson Jinru Chen reported that there were 18 people in attendance at the FPT Management Committee meeting and reviewed the accomplishments of the last year. David Golden was appointed as Scientific Editor and the Instructions for Authors were reviewed and revised. FPT submissions were down from 24 to 14 when comparing 2006 and 2007 numbers, respectively. The Committee recommendations to the Board included advertising FPT in Affiliate newsletters to increase submission of applied journal articles and increase Affiliate involvement. The Committee also recommended the appointment of a subcommittee to develop a plan to recruit submission of manuscripts and to implement the newly revised Instructions for Authors. Due to the resignation of Doug Powell, the elimination of the Scientific News Editor position, and thus the Science News section of the journal, was also recommended. 834 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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