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AFIA International Feed Expo/International Poultry Expo to Feature Educational Opportunities ... Atlanta, GA .. Jan. 27-30

Arlington, VA—The American Feed Industry Association, the industry leader delivering relevant and comprehensive education for feed and pet food industry professionals, is once again featuring dynamic educational programs at the International Feed Expo/International Poultry Expo, Jan. 27-30, 2009, in Atlanta, GA.

Designed by leading experts for professionals at all levels of experience, three unique programs will feature the following strategic concepts: achieving sustainability, enhancing companies’ asset values, building a high performance team and optimizing technology.

The Pet Food Regulatory and Technical Conference will focus on understanding emerging trends in the pet food industry, Jan. 27-28, 2009.

The program will feature two concurrent sessions, one addressing the rapidly changing regulatory environment and the other addressing technical issues related to the pet food industry.

The sessions will begin at 1 p.m. on Jan. 27.

AFIA and the Poultry Protein and Fat Council will host a cocktail hour immediately following the afternoon sessions, and the conference will conclude with a general session beginning at 8 a.m. on Jan. 28.

Highlights include presentations from keynote speakers like Dr. Dan McChesney of the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Veterinary Medicine, Dr. Willem Penning of the European Commission, Mr. Pierre Stang of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and leading Association of American Feed Control Officials.

For the updated agenda, visit www.petfoodconference.com.

A new addition to the IFE/IPE educational lineup is the Animal Agriculture Environmental Sustainability Summit, Jan. 27, from 1-5:30 p.m., and Jan. 28, from 8-10 a.m.

The event will feature prominent experts from animal agriculture and representatives from the retail and food service industries.

The Tuesday afternoon program is packed with success stories from companies that have developed their sustainability programs from the ground up and are excited to share their successes with others.

The Wednesday morning sessions will feature customer sustainability efforts presented by invited speakers from Wal-Mart and McDonald’s.

Representatives from Tyson and Smithfield also will be on hand to give an inside look at the importance of corporate sustainability efforts.

The agenda and speakers are still being arranged, so continue to visit www.animalagenvironmentalsummit.org for updates.

Finally, consider the International Educational Forum on Jan. 29.

This free event for all IFE/IPE attendees will take place from 8-10 a.m. AFIA’s own Jarrod Kersey will give a brief update on the regulatory and legislative issues impacting the feed industry based on expectations of the new administration and Congress.

For the remainder of the time, Rick Scholtens and Jaron Vande Hoef of Interstates Companies and David Musiedlak of WARE Inc. will discuss energy-saving ideas for feed manufacturing and ingredient facilities.

All three programs are free to IFE/IPE attendees.

To register to attend the Expo event, visit https://www.internationalpoultryexposition.com/registration/expo/index.cfm.

The pre-registration fee is $30 for online registration and $40 for registration via mail or fax. After Jan. 5, 2009, you must to buy your Expo pass at the door for $50.

For more information, call 703-558-3574.