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AFFILIATE COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
JULY 14, 2024
Affiliate Delegates Present:
Alabama
Neil Bogart
Argentina
Arkansas
Australia
Bangladesh in NA
Brazil
British Columbia
California
Chinese in NA
Colombia
Florida
Georgia
Indiana
Japan
Mexico
Minnesota
New York
New Zealand
Ontario
Quebec
SE Asia
Taiwan
Fabiana Guglielmone
Jennifer Acuff
Mark Turner
Md. Niamul Kabir
Caio Carvalho
Rhiannon Wallace
William Huntley
Yige Bima
Francisco Garces-Vega
Taylor O'Brien
Wendy White
Amanda Deering
Shige Koseki
Raul Avila Sosa
Carrie Rigdon
Steve Murphy
Roger Cook
Ellen Gravi
Julie Jean
Alvin Lee
Shihyu Chuang
United Arab Emirates Bobby Krishna
United Kingdom
Washington
Helen Taylor
Connie Fisk
Wisconsin
Kristin Schill
IAFP Board/Staff Present: Tim Jackson, Michelle Danyluk, Manan Sharma,
Lisa Garcia, Tamara Ford, Susan Smith.
Visitors/Guests: Takiya Ball (Wisconsin), David Blomquist (Minnesota),
Jessica Burke (Ontario), Myrna Cadena (California), Faith Critzer (Georgia),
Aakankshya Dhakal (Louisiana), Karen Fong (British Columbia), Kristen
Gibson (Arkansas), Sanjay Gummalla (Capital Area), Erin Headley
(Wisconsin), Rick Heiman (Missouri), Aaron Huckabee (Florida), YeonJin
Jung (New York), Janell Kause (Virginia), Kunihiro Kubota (Japan), Kajam
Kunarajasingam (Ontario), Nelly Lam (Hong Kong), Terence Lau (Hong
Kong), David Lloyd (United Kingdom), Janeth Luna (Colombia), Minto
Michael (Wisconsin), Nadia Narine (Ontario), Jerri Lynn Pickett (Arkansas),
Rawane Raad (Georgia), Diego Romulo (Argentina), Don Schaffner (New
Jersey), Tom Sidebottom (California), Deepa Thiagarajan (Michigan), Kitiya
Vongkamjan (Southeast Asia).
Meeting Called to Order: 7:37 a.m. (U.S. Pacific Time),
Sunday, July 14, 2024.
Minutes Recording Secretary: Caio Carvalho
Agenda: The agenda was reviewed and approved with one topic added
by Susan Smith: VII. Election of Affiliate Secretary. Motion with addition
approved (Neil Bogart) and seconded (Helen Taylor).
Approval of 2023 minutes: A motion was made to approve (Francisco
Garcia) and seconded (Ellen Gravi).
Report from Affiliate Chairperson: Fabiana Guglielmone provided the
following updates:
1. Attendees were reminded to scan badges at entrance.
2. Affiliate View has received many summary and photo submissions
to be published from Affiliates. Twenty-nine Affiliates submitted
information to be published over the past year. Africa, Ohio, and
Bangladesh Affiliates sent more than one summary to be published
in Affiliate View. Affiliates were encouraged to share their information
about events and other relevant subjects they want included for each
quarterly issue.
3. Webinar suggestions are welcomed. Affiliates are encouraged to
share their webinar proposals to Dina Siedenburg in the IAFP office.
4. There were three Affiliate Council Virtual Meetings held during the
past year. This frequency was approved by the Affiliate Council,
allowing for a shorter onsite meeting during Annual Meeting.
Participation of Affiliates and Affiliate members has been active with
invitations for the three meetings sent in advance from Susan. The
attendees were reminded that meeting recordings are available on
IAFP Connect for those who can't attend. Also, they were encouraged
to send agenda topics in advance to be discussed in these meetings.
5. Affiliate 2024 milestone anniversaries: none were reported.
Report from IAFP President: Tim Jackson thanked attendees for being
active in their Affiliates and IAFP. He announced that more than 3,300
attendees were registered for IAFP 2024 and IAFP Membership is at its
highest with 4,577 members. He reminded attendees to download the App
and visit the Welcome Booth organized by the DEI Council. Attendees were
also informed about the Quiet Room available for use for those in need. The
California Affiliate was recognized for its support in acting as this year's
Local Arrangements Committee to help with IAFP 2024.
Report from IAFP Executive Director: Lisa Garcia is celebrating her 28th
IAFP Annual Meeting. She stated that Affiliates carry the food safety
message to places for people who can't attend the Annual Meeting.
Affiliates should share the various IAFP webinars with their members.
She also touched on the costs required to put on an event like the Annual
Meeting. After COVID, all prices rose - from food to venue rental - but
despite of that, IAFP is doing its best to keep the same high quality for the
meeting at a reasonable registration fee.
Report from IAFP Staff Liaison: Susan Smith mentioned it was her 15th
Annual Meeting. Thirty-five Annual Reports were submitted for 2023
activities, representing 63% of active Affiliates, and a decrease from last
year. According to the IAFP Bylaws, Affiliates must submit an Annual
Report, regardless of activities. Susan sends monthly reminders to
all Affiliate Officers. All reports are electronically submitted. Affiliates
should read the description to choose the most appropriate award(s) for
their activities. This year we had many good applications, which made
it difficult for the Award Selection Committee to determine the winners.
Affiliates should apply for as many awards as they think they qualify for.
She reminded attendees that the Affiliate President and Delegate must be
active IAFP Members at the time of application. A few Affiliate websites
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