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ID•INFO EXPO 2007 Proceedings

Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
Opening General Session General Session III: Practical Solutions in Place Today General Session VII: NAIS Advancing Animal Disease Traceability
General Session I: Foot and Mouth Disease General Session IV: Where Will Technology Take Us? General Session VIII: What Does the Future Hold?
General Session II: Current Status of North America Traceability Programs General Session V: Creating Value From Traceability Closing General Session: Bringing It All Together
  General Session VI: Gaining Production Efficiencies  
     
Tuesday, August 28                                                                                                                                                                                     [back to top]
  Opening General Session                                                                                                                                                              [back to top]
    Opening Remarks and Introduction (No presentation available)
Scott Stuart, NIAA Chairman of the Board
    Traceability from an Animal Disease Perspective
Dr. John Clifford, USDA/APHIS/Veterinary Services
    An Overview of the Canadian Traceability System
Julie Stitt, Canadian Cattle Identification Agency
  General Session I:  Foot and Mouth Disease                                                                                                                                                                                     [back to top]
    Impact of FMD – A UK Case from the Producer’s Prospective
Raymond Brown
    Results From a U.S. FMD Simulation
Dr. Clair Thunes, University of California-Davis
  General Session II:  Current Status of North America Traceability Programs                                                                                        [back to top]
    Quebec’s Comprehensive Traceability System – A Real World Solution
Linda Marchand, Agri-Tracabilite Quebec
    Canada's Multi-Species Traceability Initiative
Ron Axelson, Canadian Livestock Identification Agency
    Traceability in Voluntary Audit Based Programs
Samantha Simon, USDA/APHIS/Agriculture Marketing Service
    Value-Driving Identification, Traceability and Verification
Leeann Saunders, IMI Global, Inc.
    Traceability/Value Creation
Lance Storer, Cargill Meat Solutions
    The Swine ID Plan and Pre-Harvest Traceability
Dr. Patrick Webb, National Pork Board
     
Wednesday, August 29                                                                                                                                                                                     [back to top]
  General Session III:  Practical Solutions in Place Today                                                                                 [back to top]
    Tracking System for Bovine Tuberculosis
Kevin Kirk, Michigan Department of Agriculture
    Traceability Effectiveness of the National Scrapie Eradication Program
Dr. Cindy Wolf, University of Minnesota, College of Veterinary Medicine presented by Dr. Lyndon Irwin, American Sheep Industry
    NAIS Brand States Working Group Update
John Picanso, Colorado Department of Agriculture
    National Connectivity of Web-based Regulatory Processes via GlobalVetLink (No presentation available)
Kevin Maher, GlobalVetLink LC
    Extending Existing Commercial Systems - PigCHAMP Example
Bob Brcka, PigCHAMP
    New York State Cervid Program
Dr. John Huntley, New York State Department of Agriculture & Markets
  General Session IV:  Where Will Technology Take Us?                                                                                                                                                              [back to top]
    Disease Program System Integration
Rich Baca, USDA/APHIS/VS/CEAH
    California Equine Identification Project
Dr. John Evans, California Department of Food & Agriculture
    Disease Testing Results and Read-Write Capable EID
Dr. Bruce Hoffman, Animal Profiling International
    Using RFID for Enhanced Production and Reproduction Record Management in Dairy Cows and Reduced Labor Cost
Steven Smith, DHI-Provo
    SOMARK, A New Approach to Animal ID
Mark Pydynowski, SOMARK Innovations
  General Session V:  Creating Value From Traceability                                                                                                                                                                 [back to top]
    Creating Value from Traceability
Dr. Henry Moreau, Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry (Disaster Medicine)
    Building Traceability: Solutions from the Ground Up
Yvonne Tollens, Computer Aid Professional Services, Ltd.
    “Where’s the Money in Traceability?” (For the Producer)
Chuck Fries, AzTx Cattle Company
    Tracking from Birth to the Consumer, The CNB Way
Wayne Fasholtz, Country Natural Beef
    Express Verified - Adding Value Through Innovation
Lee Irvine, Boehringer Ingelheim, Ltd.
    Gaining Marketing Advantages Through Traceability
Earl Dotson, Validus Services, LLC
  General Session VI:  Gaining Production Efficiencies                                                                                                                                                                   [back to top]
    Value-Added Beef Production
Bill Helming, Bill Helming Consulting
    Pork Chain Uses for Traceability
Collette Schultz Kaster, Farmland Foods, Inc.
     
Thursday, August 30                                                                                                                                                                                     [back to top]
  General Session VII:  NAIS Advancing Animal Disease Traceability                                       [back to top]
    Neil Hammerschmidt, USDA/APHIS/Veterinary Services
    Dr. David Morris, USDA/APHIS/Veterinary Services
    Dr. John Wiemers, USDA/APHIS/Veterinary Services
  General Session VIII:  What Does the Future Hold?                                                                                                                                                                          [back to top]
    Quantifiable Food Safety and Measurable Sustainability with the Help of a Whole-Chain Traceability Network
Cristian Barcan, BASF
    Traceability: Right and Reasonable?
Dr. Nevil Speer, Western Kentucky University
    The Importance of Traceability to Enhance Marketing and Protection of the Food Supply (No presentation available)
Bruce Knight, U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs
    Coming of Age in the Beef Industry
Dr. Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University
  Closing General Session:  Bringing It All Together                                                                                                                                                                         [back to top]
    Dr. Gary Smith, Colorado State University
    Michele Vise-Brown, NIAA Chief Executive Officer
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