- Prevent acts of Agroterrorism through well-coordinated intelligence collection, analysis, and dissemination processes.
- Develop technical and tactical response strategies to neutralize and eliminate a potential attack.
- Provide an opportunity for education across a variety of disciplines regarding threats directed at the world’s food supply.
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Provide an avenue to share ideas and information among attendees through meaningful dialogue and networking opportunities.
Program At-A-Glance
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TUESDAY, APRIL 22 |
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8:00 am |
Opening Ceremonies |
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8:30 am |
Keynote: Dr. Vahid Majidi , FBI |
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9:00 am |
Agroterrorism Threat Brief |
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10:00 am |
Networking Break/Exhibit Hall |
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10:30 am |
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11:30 am |
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12:00 pm |
LUNCH (Provided)/Exhibit Hall |
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1:00 pm |
Breakout Session #1 |
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| Topic 1: Nanotechnology: Beneficial Effects on Protecting Animals/Food | ||
| Topic 2: Training to Respond: Arizona Livestock Incident Response Team | ||
| Topic 3: Threat Posed by Animal Rights Extremists | ||
| Topic 4: Critical Incident Stress Management for the Response Community | ||
| Topic 5: Benefiting From Vulnerability Assessments (Panel Discussion) | ||
2:00 pm |
Breakout Session #2 |
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| Topic 1:
Multiscale pidemiological/Economic Simulation Modeling |
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Topic 2:
Case History: How DNA Technology Helped Restore Public; |
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| Topic 3: The Increasing Threat of Agricultural Chemicals | ||
| Topic 4: Border Governors' Exercise | ||
| Topic 5: Assessment Tools for the Private Sector (Panel Discussion) | ||
3:00 pm |
Networking Break/Exhibit Hall |
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4:00 pm |
Breakout Session #3 | |
| Topic 1: Role of Animal Health Industry in National Security | ||
| Topic 2: Biofuels and World Food Production | ||
| Topic 3: Profiting from Unsafe Food | ||
Topic 4:
Transporting Food: Methods to Protect It (Panel Discussion) |
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| Topic 5: Creating an Agroterrorism Contingency Plan (Panel Discussion) Amber Wilson, SES Corporation Christopher McDonald, Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP |
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23 |
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8:00 am |
Keynote: David Acheson |
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8:30 am |
Video: 2008 Update on Avian Influenza (H5N1) Virus |
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9:00 am |
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10:00 am |
Networking Break/Exhibit Hall |
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11:00 am |
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12:00 am |
LUNCH (Provided) |
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1:00 pm |
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1:30 pm |
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2:30 pm |
Networking Break/Exhibit Hall |
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3:00 pm |
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4:00 pm |
The Role of Foreign Affairs in an International Outbreak |
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THURSDAY, APRIL 24 |
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8:00 am |
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9:00 am |
Case Study: Response to Port of New-York Tainited Lemons | |
9:30 am |
Networking Break/Exhibit Hall | |
10:00 am |
Salmonella Water Supply Contamination | |
11:00 am |
Case Study: Melamine Contamination | |
11:45 am |
LUNCH/Exhibit Hall |
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1:00 pm |
Keynote: Edward Schafer, USDA Secretary (Invited) |
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2:00 pm |
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3:00 pm |
Closing Remarks |
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