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Executive Committee Meeting
March 13, 2008
Summary of Actions
 | Nominations - Mark Nelson (Nestle), the Chair
of the Nominations Committee, presented the following slate of Candidates for
election to Division Positions: Chair-Elect - Cathy Adams (McDonalds);
Secretary: - Carolyn Fisher (McCormidk); Members at Large of the Executive
Committee:
George Burdock (The Burdock Group); Ricardo Carvajal (Hyman, Phelps and
McNamara), Tony Pavel (KLGates) and Sarah Roller (Covington and Burling)
 | Mark will be sending out the ballot soon. |
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| Membership Dues were increased by $3 from $7
to $10 the dues amount charged by most other divisions - Student dues will be
$5 - The Executive Committee will decide how the additional income will be
used, but probably to support additional student participation in Division
activities. |
| Division Sponsored Short Courses on Food Laws
and Regulation and Food Labeling - Robert Post (USDA CNPP), the Chair of the
Division Short Course Committee, received approval to follow IFT procedures
for the presentation of division sponsored short courses on these topics at
varying locations around the country - The IFT procedures to be followed are
posted at http://members.ift.org/IFT/Communities/Volunteer+Leaders/iftDivisionEduG
uidelines_120407.htm |
| Report of the Student Representatives to the
Division - Caitlin Boon
and Laura Pillsbury, both students at the University of Massachusetts
presented the report
of the Student Representatives to the Division |
| George Burdock Division Student Travel and
Luncheon Ticket Award Program - Susan Abraham, Committee Chair reported that
March 14 is the deadline for the receipt of student applications and that ten
applications had already been received. Dr. Burdock is contributing $1,000 to
the Division to support two $500 Travel Awards and the Division is sponsoring
one $500 Travel Award and ten luncheon tickets so that winning students may
attend the Division Annual Meeting and Luncheon. |
| Division By-Laws - Riette van Laack (Hyman,
Phelps and McNamara), the Chair of the By-Laws Committee presented revised
by-laws to reflect the elimination of the Councilor and Alternate Councilor
positions - Following discussion, the by-laws will again be considered during
the next meeting in New Orleans. Jack Cooper suggested that the by-laws be
amended to include the addition of a the position of a Treasurer with a vote,
the Position of Division Representative to the Strategic Leadership Forum with
a vote; and that the current by-laws objectives of the Division concerning
keeping the membership up to date with important developments and making
information available on course curricula be reconsidered. |
| Other Items Considered during the Executive
Committee Meeting:
| Mike Falk (Life Sciences Research Office),
Division Chair-Elect, provided a review of tomorrow's Mid-Year Meeting. |
| Ricardo Carvajal (HPM), the Chair of the
Division Annual Meeting Program Committee and Marilyn Schorin (Schorin
Strategies), the Division Representative to the IFT Annual Meeting
Scientific Program Committee about Division
sponsored symposia and other division activities during the IFT Annual
Meeting in New Orleans |
| Betty Bugusu (IFT Staff), the Chair of the
Division Codex Activities Committee, presented the Committee report. |
| David Haytowitz (USDA ARS), the Division Web
Master, reviewed updates to the Division Home Page. |
| The Division
Budget for Sep 08 through Aug 09 was discussed and adopted |
| Gail Wiseman (IFT Staff) led a discussion of
ideas of how the Division can better serve the membership. |
| Division Sponsorship of Travel Expenses for
Invited Speakers for Division Symposia and other
Division Activities during the IFT Annual Meeting - This topic was
extensively discussed; a committee to address the topic will be appointed
and the topic will be addressed again during the next meeting of the
Executive Committee in New Orleans |
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The Division sponsored a reception
and dinner for members of the Executive Committee and speakers participating
in the Division "Mid-Year" Meeting, during which participants discussed ways
in which the Division can be more effective in
providing services to the membership.
Photos from the
ExComm Meeting, March13, 2008 |
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| Student Representative Caitlin
Boon and FLR Chair Jack Cooper are welcomed to GMA by Vice-President Craig
Henry. GMA hosted the FLR Executive Committee (ExCom) meeting. |
Robert Post reviews the FLR
short course offerings in which he has been a key leader. |
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| ExCom members Robert Post and
Ricardo Carvajal with Chair-Elect Mike Falk. |
Laura Pillsbury, Student
Representative, Chair Jack Cooper and ExCom members Ricardo Carvajal and
David Haytowitz. |
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| The Chair-Elect, Mike Falk and
the Chair, Jack Cooper. |
ExCom member Barbara Blakistone
and Chair-Elect Mike Falk. |
At the ExCom and Speaker Reception on
March 13 at the City Club
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| Speaker Joe Baca and
Robert Post. |
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