Coming Events

Crisis Management Workshop

A crisis management workshop will be held on the campus of Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, on February 27, 2001 at Rudder Tower, Room 501 (see schedule below). Register via the web at <http://ifse.tamu.edu/resources/industry> or by the attached form. All registration is due by February 18, 2001. Questions? Check out our web site at <http://ifse.tamu.edu> or contact Audrey Thomas <audreyt@tamu.edu>, or call (979) 862-2036 for more information. We look forward to seeing you there!

MORNING

7:30-8 - Registration/Continental Breakfast

8-9 - Introduction -- Crisis Management 101: "What you can get into and what you might plan for . . . ". Dr. Mark McLellan, Director, Institute of Food Science and Engineering.

9-10 - Basics of Food Safety, HACCP, and Emerging Challenges, an Introduction. Dr. Gary Acuff, Professor, Food Sciences, TAMU.

10-10:30 - Break

10:30-11 - "We're Here to Help," -- How to Work with TDH and Federal Regulators. Mr. Frank Borden, Texas Department of Health.

11-12:30 - Lunch

AFTERNOON

12:30-1:30 - Surviving a Recall/Outbreak: A case Study. Marc Isaacs, CEO. Sun Orchards.

1:30-2:30 - "How to Tell Your Side of the Story" -- Public Relations. Tom Bennit, Ketchum, Inc.

2:30-3 - Break

3-4 - Insurance, "Product Recall and Liabilities." Speaker TBA.

4-4:30 - Question and Answer Session. All speakers.

Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods

A short course on "Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods" will be held February 18-22, 2001 in College Station, Texas. For more information, contact Dr. Sefa Koseoglu at (979) 845-2749 or e-mail at <s-koseoglu@tamu.edu>.

Membrane Technology

A "Practical Membrane Technology" short course will be held March 25-29, 2001 in College Station. Contact Dr. Koseoglu for information (see above).

Texas Food Processors Annual Meeting

The Texas Food Processors Annual Meeting will be held April 18-20, 2001 at the Doubletree Hotel in Austin, Texas. For meeting information, contact Cindy Wise at (979) 846-3285.

Juice Processing Workshop

A "Quality and Safety of Juice Processing" workshop will be held at the University of California at Davis March 13-14, 2001. For general information, contact University Extension at 1-800-752-0881. For specific program information call (530) 757-8899.

Employment Law

A symposium on the 2001 Employment Law will be held in San Antonio, Texas on February 22 and in Austin on February 23, 2001. For information, call (210) 978-7700, ext. 5815, or (512) 236-2000, ext. 5815, or e-mail " <IKuykendall@jw.com>.