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Hi - for your info - and maybe tell others about, help publicize...  Tricia
Dines

From: INTERNET:WLockeretz@infonet.tufts.edu
To: Patricia Dines, 73652,1202
To: <enviro-news@nal.usda.gov>
Date: Tue, Oct 22, 1996, 4:26 AM
Subject: Conference Announcement

  First Announcement

  International Conference on 
  AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AND NUTRITION 
     
  Boston, Massachusetts, USA   March 19-21, 1997 
            
  ORGANIZERS:  
    Tufts University School of Nutrition Science and Policy
    Henry A. Wallace Institute for Alternative Agriculture
  
  PURPOSE AND SCOPE: 
  This conference will examine all aspects of the relationship
  between the quality/safety of food and the production systems
  used to raise it. Besides biological and technological aspects,
  the conference also will deal with consumer attitudes,
  regulatory issues, and agricultural development strategies.
  
  Speakers from 15 countries will offer a total of 50
  presentations, including: 
  
     o Reports on new research
     o Reviews of current knowledge and research needs
     o Analysis of conceptual and methodological problems
     o Discussions of public policy implications. 
   
  The conference is intended for researchers, farmers, consumer
  groups, the food processing and marketing industry, and
  agencies concerned with agricultural policy and public health. 
  
  REGISTRATION FEE: US$135 (includes all program materials,
  proceedings volume, refreshments and reception).
  
  LOCATION: Holiday Inn Boston-Brookline, 1200 Beacon Street,
  Brookline, Massachusetts 02146; Telephone: (1) 617-277-1200.
   
  A notice giving more details regarding the program,
  accommodations and registration will be sent in December 1996.
  In the meantime, you may address further questions to:
                 
       William Lockeretz
       School of Nutrition Science and Policy
       Tufts University
       Medford, MA 02155 (USA)
  
************  PROGRAM SUMMARY  ***********
  
  WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19 
  
  Afternoon (starting 1:30 PM)
    o Conference introduction
    o Keynote Speaker (TBA)
    o Plenary Session. The agriculture-nutrition connection: 
      Strategic and conceptual issues
  
  THURSDAY, MARCH 20 
  
  Morning:
    o Concurrent Sessions I
       A. Soils, fertilizers, and nutritional quality
       B. Meeting regional and national dietary needs
    o Concurrent Sessions II
       A. Panel: Reducing dietary pesticide risks 
       B. Community supported agriculture: Dietary implications
  
  Afternoon: 
    o Concurrent Sessions III
       A. Organic farming and food quality
       B. Enhancing nutritional quality and food safety
    o Poster Presentations
  
  Evening: Banquet    
  
  FRIDAY, MARCH 21 
  
  Morning:
    o Panel: "Food Quality": Concepts, goals, and strategies
    o Concurrent Sessions IV
      A. Consumers' attitudes towards alternative systems 
      B. Defining and evaluating food quality
  
  Lunch, with concluding speaker (TBA)
  
  The conference will adjourn at 3:00 PM.
  
  ***************************************************************
  
  The proceedings volume from our previous conference,
  "Environmental Enhancement through Agriculture," is now
  available. For contents and ordering information, send an
  e-mail message to: wlockeretz@infonet.tufts.edu 
   
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