The Food and Drug Administration's final rules regarding bioterrorism should be released on or about October 10, 2003 with an implementation date of December 12, 2003. This important Hot Topics Briefing will give you and you operations staff an overview of what's ahead for your company and what changes are needed in your operations in order to comply with these new rules.

Plant managers and operations professionals will be fully briefed on the requirements for dairy plants under the Bioterrorism Act of 2002. Plus, industry experts will review the latest industry guidelines, as well as the key concepts and procedures for securing your food plant and protecting the national food supply - from farm to table.

Schedule of Events

8:00 am	Registration
8:30 am	Welcome & Overview Speaker: Clay Detlefsen, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs & Counsel, International Dairy Foods Association
8:45 am	Review of and Compliance with Bioterrorism Act of 2002 Facility Registration What is a "food"? What is a "facility"? What do I have to do to comply? Requirement for updating information Consequences of noncompliance Foreign facilities issues Prior Notice of Imported Food Shipments Required information Notification process Notice timing Consequences of noncompliance Speaker: Dr. Jeannie Perron, Esq., Covington & Burling
10:30 am	A Look at Proposed & Pending Regulations Administrative Detention Recordkeeping Speaker: Clay Detlefsen, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs & Counsel, International Dairy Foods Association
11:00 am	A Case Study in Food Traceability Speaker: Jay Munro, Advanced Automation Associates, Inc.
11:30 am	Group Luncheon
12:30 pm	Security Issues & Industry Guidelines Farm Level Security Speaker: Rob Byrne, Ph.D., Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, National Milk Producers Federation Tanker Security Speaker: Allen Sayler, Director, Regulatory Affairs & International Standards, International Dairy Foods Association Plant Security Speaker: Allen Sayler, Director, Regulatory Affairs & International Standards, International Dairy Foods Association
1:45 pm	General Concerns for Food Security Speaker: TBD
2:30 pm	Q&A Panel Panelists: All Speakers
3:00 pm	Adjourn — After the program, attendees are invited back to IDFA's offices to register their facilities with FDA, with IDFA staff present to assist.

HOW TO REGISTER:
IDFA's Hot Topic: Biosecurity Briefing is priced at $495 for IDFA members, $695 for nonmembers. To register:

• Click here to print a registration form (.pdf) to mail or fax to IDFA.
  Mailing Address: IDFA, 1250 H St, NW, Suite 900, Washington, DC, 20005
  Fax: (202) 331-7820

For more information, or a hard copy of a registration form, contact Tanika Manning at (202) 220-3557, tmanning@idfa.org.

HOTEL INFORMATION
To make hotel reservations, and secure the group rate of $189 single/$214 double, please call the Grand Hyatt directly at (800) 233-1234.