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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
July 12 - 16, 2004
***DRAFT AGENDA***

Day One
Monday, July 12th


Background, Legislation, Policy and Strategy

9:00 - 9:15
Course Introduction and Introduction of Participants, Mary Mertens and Stephanie Sines

Welcoming Remarks, Lauren Landis

Streamlining

P.L. 480 Overview, Don Gressett
11:00 - 11:15
Break

Regulation 11, Don Gressett
12:30 - 2:30
Lunch Break (& Meetings, if scheduled)

FFP Strategic Plan (2004- 2008), PE Balakrishnan
3:15 - 3:30
Break

Developmental Relief
5:00
Course Evaluation


Day Two
Tuesday, July 13th


Emergency Programs Overview

9:00
Daily Report

Title II Emergency Food Aid, Dennis Weller

The International Food Relief Partnership, Ben Vogler
11:00 - 11:15
Break

Title II Emergency Reporting Requirements, Carolyn
Mutamba

WFP
12:30 - 1:30
Lunch Break

FEWS, Gary Eilerts
2:30 - 2:45
Break

EP Case Study, Susan Bradley
5:00
Course Evaluation


Day Three July 14th

Development Programs Overview

9:00
Daily Report

DP Design and Review, Steve Gilbert

PVO Perspective, Carol Jenkins
11:30 - 11:45
Break

Monetization Guidelines
1:00 - 2:00
Lunch Break

Food Security Needs Assessment and M&E Methodologies, Anne Swindale
3:30 - 3:45
Break

Bellmon & UMR, Matt Nims

Bolivia/FHI Movie, Keith Wright
5:00
Course Evaluation


Day Four
Thursday July 15th


Program Operations, The Field and ICB

9:00
Daily Report

Food Security Performance Indicators:  Household Nutrition & Agriculture Productivity, Anne Swindale
10:30 - 10:45
Break

USAID/FFP Budget Process (BPBS-OYB;
Appropriation-Obligation; Accruals), Susan Ouellette

REDSO, Dan Suther & Pam Fessenden
12:45 - 1:30
Lunch Break (& Meetings, if scheduled)

Commodity Management - AER, FARES, Storage & Loss, Stephanie Sines & Anne Mundsinger
2:45 - 3:00
Break

Institutional Capacity Building, Lisa Witte

Food Management Checklist, Tim Shortley
5:00
Course Evaluation


Day Five
Friday, July  16th


Special Workshops

9:00
Daily Report

LAYERS, A Computerized Approach to Monitor the Operational Quality of Title II Programs, Gilles Bergeron

USDA
11:00 - 11:15
Break
 
Environmental Compliance, Paul des Rosiers
12:15 - 1:15
Lunch Break

Biotech Products/ U.S. Government Policy,
Janet Carpenter
2:15 - 2:45
FFP Party

Food Aid and HIV/AIDS, Judy Canahuati

Course Evaluation & Field Staff packs boxes to send home
4:25
Closing Remarks, Garrett Grigsby and Lauren Landis

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