International Association for Food Protection

One day after announcing they would soon determine new dates for the annual IAFP conference the association’s leaders did just that, cautiously setting the event for Oct. 25-28.

Originally scheduled for August, the annual conference and meeting of the International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) was indefinitely postponed earlier this
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Having earlier this year postponed the organization’s annual conference, officials with the International Association for Food Protection report they hope to soon announce new dates, likely in the fourth quarter of this calendar year.

The association (IAFP) officials released a statement Monday regarding this year’s conference and meeting, indicating the
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As coronavirus containment efforts grow across the country, some event organizers, including those who are in charge of food safety conferences, are in wait-and-see mode.

Yesterday a top public health official said the virus, also being called COVID-19, is 10 times more deadly than regular seasonal flu viruses.

“Bottom line,
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The deadline for applications to the 2020 IAFP European Symposium Student Travel Scholarship is coming up next week. IAFP is offering the scholarship to support the travel of two students to attend the IAFP European Symposium on Food Safety in Munich, Germany, 7 to 9 April, 2020.

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Almost 4,000 people from around the world gathered recently for the annual conference and meeting of the International Association for Food Protection in  Louisville, KY.

Attendees represented 51 countries, all 50 U.S. states, and seven Canadian provinces. The association’s annual event included more than 1,000 presentations including 71 symposia, 22
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LOUISVILLE, KY — The Grand Ballroom of the Kentucky International Convention Center turned into a playground Sunday night as Barbara Chamberlin burst onto the stage to deliver this year’s Ivan Parkin Lecture.

Few nerds could have more quickly and hilariously handled the thousands of food safety professionals and students in
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Registration is open for the 2019 conference of the International Association for Food Protection, set for July 21-24 at the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville. Attendees who register early receive a discount, which is available through June 20. View fee details here.

Professor Barbara Chamberlin of New Mexico
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The IAFP program committee has scheduled a webinar about the criteria and review process used for submissions on proposed symposia, roundtables, workshops and abstract sessions for the association’s 2019 conference. The technical content for the annual event is determined from this.

Four members of the program committee are scheduled to
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