Developing food safety Professionals PDG recommendations to Executive board: 1. Approve official PDG name: Developing Food Safety Professionals. board response: Approved Approve Chair and Vice Chair Elections of Sean Leighton as Chair and Angelica O’Shaunessy as Vice Chair. board response: Approved. 5. 2. We recommend for the formation of a Hygienic Design PDG. board response: The Board recommends caution in moving in this direction and suggests the PDG consider if this (Hygienic Design PDG) would dilute interest in the Food Hygiene and Sanitation PDG. Overlap of PDG meeting schedules already creates problems and this could cause additional conflicts. The Board will entertain a proposal after careful consideration by those suggesting this new PDG as to if this is the most effective way to achieve the intended results. We recommend that IAFP establish a fund for research projects like AMI does. board response: IAFP is a professional association and does not fund research. AMI is a trade association and has made funding research a part of their function. food Chemical Hazards and food allergy PDG 1. Approve the election of Ken Davenport as Vice Chair. board response: Approved. 6. food Defense PDG recommendations to Executive board: 1. The individuals present at the Food Defense PDG Organizational meeting recommend formation of a Food Defense PDG within IAFP by unanimous vote. board response: Approved. The individuals present at the Food Defense PDG Organizational Meeting recommend that Charles Young be approved as the elected Chair of the Food Defense PDG by unanimous vote. board response: Approved. The individuals present at the Food Defense PDG Organizational Meeting recommend that Shaun Kennedy be approved as Vice Chair of the Food Defense PDG by unanimous vote. board response: Approved. The individuals present at the Food Defense PDG Organizational Meeting recommend that the Executive Board consider making PDG programs such as webinars available to the membership free of charge approximately 30 days after the date the event occurs to support students and scientists in developing countries who might not otherwise be able to afford these programs. board response: PDG Webinars where a registration fee applies are made available free-of-charge within 14 days after conclusion of the Webinar. food law PDG recommendations to Executive board: 1. Include within the electronic symposium submission the option to select the NAME of the PDG submitting the symposium [where applicable]. board response: Changes will be made to the submission system to allow for this option. When the symposium has been submitted, an automatic notification should be sent to the PDG Chair board response: IAFP Staff will correspond with the lead submitter of the symposium. Committee and PDG Chairs are encouraged to communicate with symposium submitters and may check with IAFP staff at anytime about the status of symposium submissions. If a symposium is rejected, the PDG chair, in addition to the organizers, should be notified, along with the rationale as to why the symposium was not accepted. Note areas for improvement and/or whether there is interest in seeing the topic resubmitted in the future. board response: IAFP Staff will correspond with the lead submitter of the symposium providing detailed rational for rejected symposia. Submitters or Committee and PDG Chairs may follow up with IAFP staff or the Program Chairperson regarding rejection reasons. 2. 2. 3. 3. 4. food Packaging PDG recommendations to Executive board: 1. We recommend a Food Packaging PDG be established. board response: Approved. Approve Albert Elboudwarej as chair and Linda Leake as Vice Chair. board response: Approved. food Hygiene and sanitation PDG recommendations to Executive board: 1. We recommend that the Board provide a list of the accepted symposia, workshops and round tables from the past 5 years. This will help the PDGs know what has been done in the past and prevent duplication. board response: A list will be constructed, posted on the IAFP Web site and distributed to Committee and PDG Chairs and Vice Chairs. We recommend that each PDG be provided at least 1 symposia slot for each year if properly developed and of substance and merit. board response: The Program Committee strives to ensure interests of each PDG are reflected in the Annual Meeting program. We recommend a staff position be created to allow for the management of more than 2 Webinars/month. board response: The IAFP Board and staff will monitor the need for such a position based on the Webinar demand presented by PDGs and on financial resources available to the organization. We recommend a staff position be created to support the local affiliates and help them grow and reach their communities with food safety education and training. board response: A staff position currently is in place to support Affiliate needs. 2. food safety Education PDG recommendations to Executive board: 1. We wish for the Board to appoint Pamela Wilger as PDG Vice Chairperson. board response: Approved. Recommendations for 100-Year Planning committee: Suggest that the 100 food safety tips that are created to be added to the IAFP facebook page and put out as a tip of the day via twitter as a lead-up to the meeting. board response: This will be passed forward to the 100-Year Planning Committee. 2. 2. 3. fruit and Vegetable safety and Quality PDG recommendations to Executive board: 1. Dave Gombas is recommended by the PDG as Vice Chair. board response: Approved 4. NOVEMBER 2010 | FOOD PROTECTION TRENDS 751