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August 12-18, 2005
Baltimore, Maryland

Following is an unofficial summary of actions from the Executive Board Meeting held at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront from August 12-18, 2005:

Approved the following:

• · Minutes of April 18–19, 2005 Executive Board Meeting
• · To establish a Food Law Professional Development Group
• · To establish a Beverage Professional Development Group
• · To increase maximum reimbursement limits on approved travel support for Annual Meeting presenters to $750 for US and Canada and $1,250 for those outside of US and Canada
• · Signing of a working relations document with the World Health Organization
• · An investment policy for Foundation monies (recommended by the Foundation Committee)

Discussed the following:

• E-mail votes taken since the last meeting
• Listserv vs. E-mail list for Committee Member communication – continue with
  E-mail list
• Foundation fundraising efforts for IAFP 2005 and beyond
• Committee recommendations to the Executive Board
• Request to hold an organizational meeting for a Beverage PDG
• Any possible consolidation of PDGs that overlap in mission
• Revision of the Foodborne Illness Investigation Booklet
• Continuing work on the Food Worker Hygiene paper
• Sponsorship for the International Leadership Award
• Board schedule of activities and commitments for IAFP 2005
• Rapid Response Series task force appointed
• Avian Influenza paper is progressing
• University Speaker Program – Iowa State University scheduled for September 2005
• Student Travel Scholarship Program – two sponsored students for IAFP 2005, four to be sponsored in 2006
• Moving forward with an effort to restructure IAFP Member dues
• Encouraging Japan to establish an Affiliate organization
• Non-compliant Affiliates have moved towards compliance
• Added table-top exhibits and poster presentations to IAFP’s European Symposium
• Continue exhibiting relationship with Food Safety Summit
• Begin exhibiting relationship with Food Safety World
• Food Safety Research Coalition – Paul Hall to represent IAFP
• Establish collaboration with AOAC International
• Reappointment of representatives to the 3-A Sanitary Standards, Inc. Board
• Communicate with Association for Laboratory Automation
• Investigate online voting options and legal requirements
• Exhibitor activities outside of the Exhibit Hall
• Concurrent meetings held with IAFP’s Annual Meeting
• Future Annual Meeting sites
• Future Board meeting dates

Reports received:

• Food Protection Trends
• Journal of Food Protection
• IAFP Web Site
• Membership update
• Advertising update
• Financial statements for period ending June 30, 2005
• Board Members attending Affiliate meetings
• Affiliate Newsletter
• Future Annual Meeting schedule
• Exhibiting (IAFP On the Road)
• Future Board meeting dates

Next Executive Board meeting: October 28, 2005.

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