2020 AAFCO Annual Scientific Conference

Project Summary2020 AAFCO Annual Conference The Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) is a voluntary membershipassociation of state and federal agencies charged by law to regulate the sale and distribution of animalfeeds and animal drug remedies. AAFCO?s 2020 Annual Scientific Conference provides a semi-annual scientific conference foranimal feed regulatory professionals ? state, federal, and industry ? that includes updates on scientificand related regulatory topics including the safety of animal feed ingredients for the intended use in theintended species and the safety of humans caring for, handling or consumer the animals. The AAFCO Annual Scientific Conference offers a collaborative forum for the discussion ofanimal feed scientific and regulatory topics. Registration for our Scientific Conference is open to stateand federal government regulators, laboratory staff, industry representatives, and consumers. Aregistration fee is charged on an individual basis to cover the expenses of providing the meeting andassociated food and beverage, audio/visual support, and meeting space. All personnel employed by state and federal government agencies engaged in the regulation ofanimal feed are invited to attend the meeting. These people are our AAFCO Members. We offer anadjuncting conference for scientific laboratory personnel and for the AAFCO Proficiency Testing Program(ISO 17043 certified) to assemble to discuss issues pertinent to their programs, including scientificresearch reports and findings as well as technical advances or issues that laboratories may beexperiencing. Industry representatives are primarily from the regulatory departments of animal feedmanufacturers. Due to the scientific content of the AAFCO program and related discussions, the AAFCOAnnual Scientific Conference is a unique venue for industry to interact with state and federal regulatorson issues of science and regulation. Attendance is typically 250 people of whom 120 are from state and federal government regulatoryagencies including FDA CVM and ORA, 225 are from industry, and 5 are consumers. Over the course of2-1/2 days, the Annual Scientific Conference program offers: ? Keynote speakers ? Live, in-person committee meetings that each registrant can participate in ? Networking opportunities throughout the day and evening ? Access to the conference materials after the conference AAFCO intends to utilize grant funding to ensure the 2020 Annual Scientific Conference, which willbe hosted in Baltimore MD, provides attendees with a robust experience through exposure to diverseperspectives on regulatory and scientific topics that may be the continuation of ongoing work ofmembers and industry or trending scientific or regulatory information of interest to the audience.