On behalf of the Organizing Committee we are delighted to invite you to the 5th International Association of Food Protection, European Symposium in Berlin, on October 7th-9th, 2009. The conference is organised in collaboration with the International Life Sciences Institute Europe, the World Health Organisation and the Food and Agriculture Office of the United Nations. Previous IAFP Europe conferences were held in Prague, Barcelona, Rome and Lisbon. New for 2009, IAFP's European Symposium has expanded to a three-day conference, featuring pre-meeting workshops and concurrent sessions.

The symposium entitled "Advancements in Food Safety" is shaping the future of food safety by providing a forum for the exchange of ideas with colleagues from across Europe working in industry, government and academia.

This year’s program has been specifically designed to facilitate your interaction with other food safety professionals as well as the presenters and offers many opportunities to meet and exchange information on food safety, including workshops, exhibits and poster sessions.

We welcome you to Berlin for what is sure to be an exciting and productive symposium. We shall also endeavour to make your stay in Berlin as pleasant as possible and look forward to meeting you at the social events. Register early as places will go quickly - attendance is capped at 250!

European Symposium Organizing Committee

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