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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
January 5 - 9, 2004
***DRAFT AGENDA***

Day One
Monday, Dec. 5th


Background, Legislation, Policy and Strategy

9:00 - 9:15
Welcoming Remarks, Lauren Landis
9:15 - 9:30
Course Introduction and Introduction of Participants, Mary Mertens and Samir Zoghby
9:30 - 11:15
P.L. 480 Overview, Angelique Crumbly and Jeff
Drummond

11:15 - 11:30
Break
11:30 - 12:45
Regulation 11, Don Gressett
12:40 - 2:00
Lunch Break
2:00 - 3:20
FFP Strategic Plan (2004- 2008), Streamlining and
Special Opportunities Countries, PE Balakrishnan
2:20 - 3:35
Break
3:35 - 5:00
Developmental Relief, Lauren Landis, PE Balakrishnan and Leslie Peterson
 5:00 - 5:15
Course Evaluation


Day Two
Tuesday, Dec. 6th


Development Programs Overview

9:00 - 9:10
Daily Report
9:10 - 10:45
DP Design and Review, Kathy Hunt, Steve Gilbert, and Carol Jenkins
10:45 - 11:00
Break
11:00 - 12:15
DP Case Study, Kathy Hunt, Rudy Vigil, Carol Jenkins, and Steve Gilbert
12:15 - 1:00
USDA Presentation
1:00 - 1:45
Lunch Break
1:45 - 3:00
Monetization Guidelines/Bellmon & UMR, Commodity
Management in the Field, Lee Thompson & Nancy Estes, Bridget Ralyea
3:00 - 3:15
Break
3:15 - 4:15
Monetization Case Study, Lee Thompson, Bridget
Ralyea, and Carell Laurent

4:15 - 5:00
Environmental Compliance, Paul des Rosiers
5:00 - 5:15
Course Evaluation


Day Three
Wednesday Dec. 7th


Emergency Programs Overview

9:00 - 9:10
Daily Report
9:10 - 10:30
Title II Emergency Food Aid, Dennis Weller
10:30 - 11:00
The International Food Relief Partnership, Ben Vogler
11:00 - 11:15
Break
11:15 - 12:15
Title II Emergency Reporting Requirements, Carolyn
Mutamba

12:15 - 12:45
WFP
12:45 - 1:30
Lunch Break
1:30 - 2:30
FEWS, Gary Eilerts
2:30 - 2:45
Break
2:45 - 4:45
EP Case Study, Susan Bradley
4:45 - 5:00
Course Evaluation


Day Four
Thursday Dec. 8th


Program Operations, The Field and ICB

9:00 - 9:10
Daily Report
9:10 - 10:30
FARES Overview/Commodity Management, Jim Thompson
10:30 - 10:45
Break
10:45 - 12:15
USAID/FFP Budget Process (BPBS-OYB;
Appropriation-Obligation; Accruals), Susan Ouellette
12:15 - 12:20
Break
12:20 - 12:45
REDSO
12:45 - 1:30
Lunch Break
1:30 - 1:45
Institutional Capacity Building, Lisa Witte
1:45 - 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


Day Five
Friday, Dec.  9th


Special Workshops

9:00 - 9:10
Daily Report
9:10 - 10:45
Food Security Needs Assessment and M&E
Methodologies, Paula Bilinsky
10:45 - 11:00
Break
11:00 - 1:00
Food Security Performance Indicators:  Household
Nutrition & Agriculture Productivity, Anne Swindale
1:00 - 1:30
Lunch Break
1:45 - 2:45
Food Aid and AIDS/HIV, Peter McDermott
2:45 - 3:45
Biotech Products/ U.S. Government Policy,
Janet Carpenter

3:45 - 4:00
Course Evaluation
4:00 - 4:25
Closing Remarks, Garrett Grigsby and Lauren Landis
4:25 - Close
Field Staff packs boxes of materials to send home

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