2006 Food Safety Education Conference - Abstracts Due Feb. 17, 2006

From: Pamela Tom (pdtom@ucdavis.edu)
Date: Wed Jan 11 2006 - 22:04:28 PST

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    From: Lindenberger, Joan
    Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 2:30 PM
    To: 'pdtom@ucdavis.edu'
    Subject: 2006 Food Safety Education Conference

    Pamela,

    The deadline for abstracts for our 2006 food safety education conference
    is fast approaching. Would you please send out the following information
    about the conference to the Seafood HACCP list? Thank you very much for
    your help.

    Reaching At-Risk Audiences and Today's Other Food Safety Challenges -
    Abstracts Due February 17, 2006

    February 17, 2006, is the deadline for submitting abstracts for oral
    presentations, poster sessions, and educational exhibits for the 2006
    Food Safety Education Conference, Reaching At-Risk Audiences and Today's
    Other Food Safety Challenges, to be held in Denver, Colorado, September
    27-29, 2006. Pre-conference workshops will be held on September 25-26
    and post-conference tours on September 29. The conference is sponsored
    by USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service; NSF International, a
    non-profit public health company; the Food and Drug Administration; the
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; USDA's Cooperative State
    Research, Education, and Extension Service; and the NSF/WHO
    Collaborating Center for Food Safety.

    The conference will be organized around five primary themes:
    * Foodborne Illness Surveillance and Epidemiological Insights
    * Food Safety Behavioral and Attitudinal Research
    * Social Marketing, Educational Interventions, and Program
    Research
    * Role of Foodservice and Food Industries, and
    * New Technologies

    Who will be attending:
    * Public health professionals, medical personnel, and health care
    providers
    * Food safety education professionals, researchers, consultants,
    and dietitians
    * Cooperative Extension, food service, health department, and
    freelance educators
    * Trade and health associations, and consumer groups
    * Sanitarians and quality control professionals
    * Food safety marketers and communicators
    * Science writers, health care journalists, and other media
    professionals

    For information about submitting abstracts by February 17 and attending
    the conference, go to www.fsis.usda.gov/Denver2006.

    Joan Lindenberger, Public Affairs Specialist
    Food Safety Education Staff
    USDA, Food Safety and Inspection Service
    Mail Drop 5268, Room 2-L288
    5601 Sunnyside Avenue
    Beltsville, MD 20705

    Phone: (301) 504-0210
    Fax: (301) 504-0203
    E-mail: joan.lindenberger@fsis.usda.gov

    USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service and NSF International announce
    the 2006 Food Safety Education Conference, Reaching At-Risk Audiences
    and Today's Other Food Safety Challenges, to be held in Denver,
    Colorado, on September 27-29, 2006. For more information, please visit
    www.fsis.usda.gov/Denver2006.

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