8:30

Welcome

8:45

Keynote - Peter Gillies, E.I. DuPont de Nemours

Uses of Specialized Databases in Food and Health Research (Moderator: Joanna Dwyer)

9:30

Carotenoids - Marian Neuhouser, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle

9:50

Vitamin K - Nicola McKeown, Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Boston

10:10

Flavonoids - Julia Peterson and Johanna Dwyer, Tufts University

10:30

Break

10:45

Uses of Nutrient Databases in The Food Industry
(Moderator: Jack Smith)

• Alison Eldridge - Procter & Gamble

• Rose Toblemann - General Mills

• Chor-San Khoo - Campbell Soup

12:00

Lunch on your own 

 1:30

Practical Applications of Nutrient Databases - Database Developers (Moderator: Phyllis Stumbo)

• Looking Forward - Dietary Assessment on the Web.  
  Elizabeth Braithwaite - ESHA Research, Salem, OR

• Wishes of Software Users:  What Our Customers Tell US.
  Rob Kashina - First Databank, Inc.  San Bruno, CA

• Applications from a Research Perspective. Nancy Van Heel - Nutrition Coordinating Center, University of Minnesota

News from Government Agencies (Moderator: Jean Pennington)

2:30

Nutrient Data Lab Update - Joanne Holden, USDA

2:50

NFNAP Update - David Haytowitz, USDA

3:10

NDL's Website: Meeting Customer Needs - Vincent DeJesus, USDA

3:30

Break

3:45

USDA Survey Results and Plans - Alanna Moshfegh, USDA

4:15

Functional Foods and Their Impact on Databases.  Penny Kris-Etherton.  Pennsylvania Sate University.

4:45

Capstone - Gary Beecher, USDA

5:20

Closing Remarks