Food and Agricultural Biosecurity Summit |
May 6-7, 2002 Austin, Texas |
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Monday Dinner |
Summit Participants |
Federal and State Agency Panel |
Federal and State Agency Panel |
Dr. Garry Adams, Associate Dean, TAMU College of Veterinary Medicine |
Dr. Garry Adams speaks about his experiences dealing with the foot & mouth outbreak in the U.K. |
Dr. Garry Adams introduces Dr. David Franz |
Animal issues workgroup led by Richard McDonald |
Commissioner Susan Combs gives the keynote address |
Commissioner Susan Combs |
Dr. Neville Clarke, Summit Co-Chair and Director, Institute for Countermeasures against Agricultural Bioterrorism |
Dr. Charles Bell, Executive Deputy Commissioner, Texas Department of Health |
Dr. Charles Bell, Executive Deputy Commissioner, Texas Department of Health |
Dr. John Blanton, Assistant Professor, Texas Tech University |
Dr. John Blanton, Assistant Professor, Texas Tech University |
Dr. Jim Butler, Deputy Under Secretary for Marketing & Regulatory Programs, USDA, Washington, D.C. |
Dr. Jim Butler, Deputy Under Secretary for Marketing & Regulatory Programs, USDA, Washington, D.C. |
Bill Fry of H.E.B. Grocery |
Bill Fry of H.E.B. Grocery |
Paul Engler of Cactus Cattle Feeders |
Paul Engler of Cactus Cattle Feeders |
Dr. Mark Engle of the National Pork Board |
L.G. Raun leads the crop breakout group |
Dr. Linda Logan, Executive Director of the Texas Animal Health Commission |
Dr. Elbert Hutchins of the Texas Veterinary Medical Association reports the results of his breakout group |
Martin Hubert, Deputy Commissioner of the Texas Department of Agriculture discusses TDA's efforts |
Dr. Floyd Horn, U.S. Office of Homeland Security in Washington, D.C. provides an overview of the threats facing U.S. agriculture |
Dr. Floyd Horn |
Dr. Lelve Gayle, Director, Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory makes a case for increased funding for testing capabilities |
Dr. Bob Brown, TAMU Dept. Head for Wildlife and Fishery Sciences, poses a question to the panel |
Susan Pitman of Porter-Novelli public relations, Washington, D.C. provides an overview of consumer concerns |
Kristin Pearson, Director of Federal Legislative Affairs for the National Food Processors Association speaks on the steps that food processors are taking to ensure biosecurity |
Kristin Pearson, Director of Federal Legislative Affairs for the National Food Processors Association |
Dr. Gene Nelson, Summit Initiative Coordinator |
Pierce Miller, Summit Co-Chair, talks to Bev Moseley with the Bryan-College Station Eagle |
Pierce Miller, Biosecurity Summit Co-Chair provides opening remarks |
Dr. Robert Zeigler, Professor and Head of the Dept. of Plant Pathology at Kansas State University addresses issues associated with crop biosecurity |
Dr. Jim Wild, TAMU and Kristin Pearson prepare for the summit |
Richard McDonald leads one of the animal breakout groups |
The Texas Lifetime Leadership Association (TALL) Alumni Association sponsored the summit social prior to dinner |
The Texas Lifetime Leadership Association (TALL) Alumni Association sponsored the summit social prior to dinner |
Dr. Jim Mazurkiewicz, TALL Coordinator and Dr. Chester Fehlis, Texas Cooperative Extension Director |
L.G. Raun reports the results of the crop breakout group to all summit participants |