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U.S. Agency for International Development
Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance
Office of Food for Peace Food Aid Manager Course
October 27 - 31, 2003
AGENDA

Day One
Monday, Oct. 27th


Background, Legislation, Policy and Strategy

8:30 - 9:00
Welcoming Remarks, Lauren Landis
9:00 - 9:30
Course Introduction, Mary Mertens, Samir Zoghby and
Steve Gilbert

9:30 - 10:45
P.L. 480 Overview, Angelique Crumbly and Jeff
Drummond

10:45 - 11:00
Break
11:00 - 11:30
Impact of the 2002 Farm Bill, Don Gressett
11:30 - 12:30
Regulation 11, Angelique Crumbly and Don Gressett
12:30 - 1:30
Lunch Break
1:30 - 2:30
FFP Strategic Plan (2004- 2008), Streamlining and
Special Opportunities Countries, PE Balakrishnan
2:30 - 2:45
Break
2:45 - 4:30
Development Relief, PE Balakrishnan and Carolyn
Mutamba

 4:30 - 4:45
Course Evaluation
TBA
Evening Reception at AMEX International HQ


Day Two
Tuesday, Oct. 28th


Development Programs Overview

8:30 - 9:30
DP FY 2005 Guidelines, Kathy Hunt
9:30 - 10:30
DAP Process, Steve Gilbert
10:30 - 10:45
Break
10:45 - 12:30
DP Case Study, Kathy Hunt, Paul Novick, Carol
Jenkins, and Steve Gilbert

12:30 - 1:15
Lunch Break
1:15 - 2:45
Monetization Guidelines/Bellmon & UMR, Commodity
Management in the Field, Lee Thompson & Carrell
Laurent

2:45 - 3:00
Break
3:00 - 4:15
Monetization Case Study, Lee Thompson, Bridget
Ralyea, and Carell Laurent

4:15 - 4:45
Environmental Compliance, Paul des Rosiers
4:45 - 5:00
Course Evaluation
TBA
Happy Hour


Day Three
Wednesday Oct. 29


Emergency Programs Overview

8:30 - 10:30
Title II Emergency Food Aid, Dennis Weller
10:30 - 10:45
Break
10:45 - 12:15
Title II Emergency Reporting Requirements, Carolyn
Mutamba

12:15 - 1:15
Lunch Break
1:15 - 2:15
FEWS, Gary Eilerts
2:15 - 2:30
Break
2:30 - 4:30
EP Case Study, Carolyn Mutamba & Susan Bradley
4:30 - 4:45
Course Evaluation


Day Four
Thursday Oct. 30


Program Operations and Special Topics

8:30 - 10:00
FARES Overview/Commodity Management, Jeff
Drummond, Jim Thompson, and Sylvia Moore

10:00 - 10:15
Break
10:15 - 11:45
USAID/FFP Project Process (BPBS-OYB;
Appropriation-Obligation; Accruals, FFPIS)
Jeff Drummond, Susan Ouellette, and Lawrence
Williams, Linda Chesley, and Matt Nims
11:45 - 12:15
Institutional Capacity Building, Lisa Witte
12:15 - 1:15
Lunch Break
1:15 - 2:15
Environmental Compliance, Paul des Rosiers
2:15 - 3:15
Food Management Checklist, Carell Laurent
3:15 - 3:30
Break
3:30 - 4:30
LAIER:  A Computerized Approach to Monitor the
Operational Quality of Title II Programs, Gilles
Bergeron

4:30 - 4:45
Course Evaluation
TBA
Adopt an FSN!


Day Five
Friday, Oct. 31


Special Workshops

8:30 - 10:15
Food Security Needs Assessment and M&E
Methodologies, Paula Bilinsky
10:15 - 10:30
Break
10:30 - 12:30
Food Secuirty Performance Indicators:  Household
Nutrition & Agriculture Productivity, Anne Swindale
12:30 - 1:30
Lunch Break
1:30 - 2:30
Food Aid and AIDS/HIV, Peter Mcdermatt
2:30 - 3:30
Biotech Products/ U.S. Government Policy,
Janet Carpenter

3:30 - 3:45
Closing Remarks, Lauren Landis
3:45 - 4:15
Course Evaluation


Day Six
Saturday, Nov. 1

Special Workshops
TBA
Potomac Mills (please notify Stephanie Sines, ASAP)
 

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