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Mission Statement Committee Members Donald W. Schaffner , Vice Chairperson 2010 Gary R. Acuff, Texas A&M University, Board Liaison Members: How to Join Standing Committees provide operational or functional support to IAFP. Individuals are appointed by the President-Elect and confirmed by the Executive Board. Membership appointments are for 3-year terms on a rotating basis with balanced representation from education, government and industry. All appointments may be renewed for one additional term. Requests for membership on a Standing Committee should be directed to the President-Elect. July 12, 2009 In conjunction with IAFP 2009 Committee Minutes Members Present: Susan McKnight, John Bruhn, Leon Gorris, Jenny Scott and Edward Wellmeyer. Board and Staff Present: Gary Acuff, Vickie Lewandowski and Lisa Hovey. Meeting Called to Order: 3:00 p.m. Recording Secretary of Minutes: Susan McKnight. Old Business: Gordon Hayburn was to be the new chair but was unable to attend. Susan McKnight agreed to continue as chair for an additional year. New Business: Lisa Hovey (IAFP staff) started our discussion with a few remarks by reviewing a memo she wrote the committee. Highlights mentioned:
It was noted by John Bruhn that not having a poster or symposia accepted could turn off a member from not renewing and gave a few examples. A discussion then ensued regarding the negative aspect of lowering the dues structure to gain more members — IAFP gets less money. More members are needed to counter the impact of changing the dues structure. One suggestion was to consider broadening IAFP from food safety mainly involving microbiology to include more toxicology food science. IAFP moved from its focus of dairy and sanitation to food protection, with a focus on microbials. A suggestion for expanding the dialogue to include more applied science in symposiums was made. Vickie observed, as past program chair, that the Annual Meeting program is shaped by the proposals submitted and is out of the hands of the committee. A suggestion was made about having more outreach to toxicologists and DVMs because of their works’ impact on food safety at the farm level. Supply chain issues rule the media today, but it would take a collaboration of the PDGs to cover. Working more with IFT’s toxicology group could be explored. It was agreed by those present that IAFP as an organization that enjoys high credibility and is best loved by its members for the cutting edge information presented at conference and the networking opportunities (it is not too big). Suggestions such as a membership drive, an outreach effort by IAFP members to bring in other food safety professionals in their region, and the international conference were all good avenues to grow the IAFP. Recommendations to Executive Board
Next Meeting Date: A conference call in the fall of 2007. Meeting Adjourned: 4:00 p.m. Chairperson: Susan McKnight. Nominating Committee Meeting Called to Order: 3:41 p.m. Recording Secretary of Minutes: Carl Custer. Old Business: None. New Business: The Bylaws and the procedures for nomination of the Executive Board Secretary position were reviewed. A list of eligible members was reviewed. The Committee will await nominations from the membership which are due on November 1. Recommendations to Executive Board: None. Next Meeting Date: November 2007 Conference Call. Meeting Adjourned: 4:12 p.m. Chairperson: Carl Custer. ;Board Response to Recommendations Recommendations to the Executive Board: 1. The Membership Committee wants to make some recommendations to the Board to consider whether to develop a strategy:
The Membership Committee is asking for guidance from the Board in these areas and if there is a strategy, what role should the committee play.
2. The Membership Committee would like the Board to consider whether a conscious effort should be made to broaden the scope of the IAFP’s focus in food safety to other non-microbial areas of food protection and food quality. Outreach activities to garner more involvement from food toxicology, DVMs and applied science as starting points to broaden the IAFP Membership base.
3. The Committee would like to draft a questionnaire for Board approval for the IAFP International Members and non-members attending Annual Meetings. Leon Gorris, Susan McKnight and Lisa Hovey will make a 2nd draft, circulate it to Jenny Scott and John Bruhn and then submit to the Board for approval to E-mail to this community.
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