NAMP announced this year’s Meat Industry Management Conference, March 18 – 20, 2011, at The Drake Hotel in Chicago, IL – preceded by a Mini-Conference on E. coli, validation and emerging issues for beef processors on the afternoon of March 17.
The Meat Industry Management Conference offers you an especially powerful program, with:
• A major keynote address from USDA Under Secretary for Food Safety, Dr. Elisabeth Hagen
• U.S. Navy SEAL, former White House Fellow, and humanitarian Eric Greitens on “Why It Takes the Heart and the Fist”
• The government perspective on North American food safety, with Dr. Dan Engeljohn, Assistant Administrator for the Office of Policy & Program Development, USDA-FSIS; and Dr. Richard Arsenault, Director of Meat Programs Division, Agrifood, Meat & Seafood Directorate, CFIA
• Sara Lilygren, Senior Vice President of External Relations at Tyson Foods, Inc. on the issues affecting meat processors in Washington, DC
• Walmart’s Frank Yannis, Corporate Vice President for Food Safety, on non- governmental requirements: Walmart and beyond. With Dr. James Marsden, NAMP Senior Science Advisor and Regent’s Distinguished Professor at Kansas State University
• A special session on Canadian beef quality with the Beef Information Centre and Saskatchewan beef producer Brent Griffin
• More than 20 presenters in the intense two-day conference
• Six General Sessions on topics important to you during this economic recovery
• 13 new Forums in five professional development tracks
The conference gives you more of what you want:
• An outlook on North American raw materials supplies from Steve Meyer, Ph.D., Founder and President of Paragon Economics
• A foodservice outlook by Gary Karp, Executive Vice President of Technomic, Inc.
• NAMP members and club stores: doing business together with John Stowell, Fresh Meat Buyer for BJ’s Wholesale Club
Food safety expertise from:
• Dr. Jim Marsden, NAMP Senior Science Advisor
• Dr. Dan Engeljohn, USDA-FSIS
• Dr. Richard Arsenault, CFIA
• Problem solving at Issues, Answers, Actions led by NAMP Past President Brent Cator and NAMP Board Member John Vatri of Cardinal Meat Specialists, Ltd.
As well as:
• Networking and fun at the NAMP Showcase Reception, Beer & Pretzel Reception, and throughout the two-day conference
NAMP mailed your registration packet last Thursday, so look for it today or tomorrow. Contact Sabrina Moore, NAMP’s Director of Meetings, at smoore@namp.com if you do not receive it by Friday or if you know of a non-member who might be interested in attending. But why wait. Download a copy now at www.namp.com.
Registration is now open. Register online at www.namp.com or complete and fax back the forms with the conference packet.
Special thanks to NAMP Board Member John Fell of Advantage Packaging, NAMP President Bobby Hatoff of Allen Brothers, Inc., NAMP Chair Gary Malenke of Sioux-Preme Pork Products, NAMP Vice President Jeff Saval of Deli Brands of America, and members of NAMP’s Program Planning Committee.
They worked creatively and diligently to build this year’s outstanding program to benefit the entire North American meat industry. The program is the result of four months of careful planning, beginning in September.
Twenty-one companies are sponsoring the conference so far – five more than last year – including:
• Patron: Beef Information Centre
• Platinum: CDC Software, and Urner Barry Publications
• Gold: CSB-System International, Inc.; Multivac, Inc.; TRIEF USA, Wolf-tec, Inc., and trade publications Canadian Meat Business, Meatingplace, MEAT&POULTRY, National Provisioner, and Watt Poultry USA
• Silver: Biro Manufacturing Company, Chad Company, Ecolab, Ingersoll Rand Industrial Refrigeration, Marel Food Systems, Inc. and SI Vista Trac
• Bronze: RMS McGladrey, and Spartan Chemical Company
• Product: Allen Brothers, Inc., and Beef Information Centre
13 Conference Forums Give You Even More
The 13 new Forums at this year’s conference focus on a range of timely topics in five professional development tracks for owners/management, operations, sales/marketing, finance and quality assurance.
Nine forums on Day One feature:
• “Four Ingredients for Successful Strategy Execution” with John Delany, President & Founder of Giraffe LLC
• “Packaging Sustainability 101: What’s Happening, What Matters and Why” with James Southwell, Director: Quality, Technical, Development, at Packaging Corp of America
• “It’s Not You, It’s Your Style: Coaching on Using Different Methods of Communication for Each Style” with Jonathan Whistman, Owner of (e)Merge Consulting Group
• “Food Safety Q&A” (two sessions) with Dr. Dan Engeljohn of USDA-FSIS, and Dr. James Marsden, NAMP Senior Science Advisor.
• “Eye on the Market” with Jim Rapp and Justin Klestinski, Vice Presidents at J.P. Morgan Investment Banking,
• “Packaging Sustainability 201: A Packaging Turning Point – Navigation and Strategies” with James Southwell of Packaging Corp. of America
• “Roaming Around the Round” with Bridget Wasser, Director of Product Enhancement Research at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA)
• “Canadian Food Safety Compliance” with Dr. Richard Arsenault of CFIA, and NAMP Canadian Government Affairs Representative Robert de Valk.
Four forums on Day Two feature:
• “Raw Materials Q&A” with Steve Meyer of Paragon Economics
• “The 360 Degrees of Human Resources: Recruiting, Motivating and Retaining Employees” with Stuart Friedman, Founder, Progressive Management Associates, Inc.
• “Local Market Sourcing & Selling” with Brantly Ivey of Grayson Natural Foods
• “Prepare Now for In-Plant Validation” with Dr. James Marsden.
Read more about the forums in the conference brochure.
Focus on E. coli, Validation, and Emerging Issues at the Pre-Conference Mini-Con
Don’t miss the Food Safety Mini-Conference prior to the Management Conference – on Thursday, March 18, from 12:00 – 6:00 p.m. CST.
The mini-con will focus on E. coli, validation, and emerging issues for beef processors. It continues NAMP’s highly successful conferences for beef processors that have educated hundreds of people over the past several years.
This Mini-Con is designed to help beef processors prepare for the critical challenges they face now and to prepare them for the future.
The program is scheduled so you can arrive at the hotel in the morning of the mini-conference and save the cost of another room night.
Featured speakers include:
• Justin R. Ransom, Ph.D., AVP, Food Protection and Government Affairs, OSI Group, LLC;
• Mohammad Koohmaraie, Ph.D., CEO, Meat Division, IEH Laboratories & Consulting Group;
• Kerri Harris, Ph.D., President and CEO, International HACCP Alliance; and
• Dan Engeljohn Ph.D., Assistant Administrator, Office of Policy and Program Development, FSIS.
The program features:
• Validating Controls in Beef Safety Systems. Validation continues to be a hot topic for FSIS and the industry alike. This session will include the latest information on what further processors are expected to do to show they have a validated system. (Harris)
• FSIS Perspective on Pathogens of Concern in Beef. This session provides the important perspective of the regulators. It promises to be informative and insightful as to what processors can expect from FSIS. (Engeljohn)
• Understanding and Addressing Non-O157 STECs. Includes information on the implication non-O157 STECs can have for the beef industry. FSIS has indicated its intention to consider expanding the adulterant policy to include this group of pathogens. The first recall from a non-O157 STEC occurred in 2010. (Ransom)
• The Significance of Multi-Drug Resistant (MDR) Salmonella. Focuses on the impact these pathogens have on human health and the beef industry, and what further processors need to know to ensure the safety of their products. (Koohmaraie)
• Validating Controls in Beef Safety Systems. Validation continues to be a hot topic for FSIS and the industry alike. This session will include the latest information on what further processors are expected to do to show they have a validated system. (Harris)
• FSIS Perspective on Pathogens of Concern in Beef. This session provides the important perspective of the regulators. It promises to be informative and insightful as to what processors can expect from FSIS. (Engeljohn)
• Special ‘new technologies’ presentations by representatives of major industry suppliers.
This course is co-hosted by every major trade association. NAMP thanks its partners: American Association of Meat Processors (AAMP), American Meat Institute Foundation (AMIF), American Meat Science Association (AMSA), Chicago Midwest Meat Association (CMMA), National Meat Association (NMA), Southeast Meat Association (SEMA), and Southwest Meat Association (SMA).
Take advantage of this great opportunity. Register for the Mini-Conference when you register for the Management Conference and get even more bang for your buck in Chicago this year with a special discount for attending both.
Source: North American Meat Processors Association
