HAAA CONFERENCE 2019

MONDAY, AUGUST 12, 2019
Ka‘ikena Restaurant, Kapiolani Community College
The Hawaii Aquaculture and Aquaponics Association invites you to attend its 2019 all-day conference, to be held at Ka‘ikena Restaurant on the Kapiolani Community College campus on February 24th, 2017 from 7:45 AM to 5:15 PM, and followed by a reception at the same venue.  The program for the conference (subject to change) is attached.
Featured Speaker: Gretchen L. Wall
Produce Safety Alliance Coordinator & Extension Associate
Department of Food Science
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
"Impacts of The Food Safety Modernization Act Produce Safety Rule on Aquaponics Producers"
Since 2011, Gretchen has been the coordinator for the Produce Safety Alliance (PSA), a cooperative agreement between the USDA, FDA, and Cornell University. The PSA is focused on developing a science-based, on-farm food safety education and training program for fresh fruit and vegetable farmers and regulatory personnel. This curriculum will help prepare farmers to meet the first ever produce safety regulation promulgated by the FDA as part of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and will aid in providing a consistent food safety message to growers, educators, regulatory personnel, and the produce industry. Gretchen is also an active member of the National Good Agricultural Practices Program team and assists in workshop development, delivery, and outreach efforts for on-farm food safety to fruit and vegetable farmers in New York. Gretchen received her Master of Science degree in the Interdisciplinary Food Science/Food Safety Program at Colorado State University and her Bachelor of Science degree in Food Science from Pennsylvania State University.
Registration and tickets are available for advance purchase at Eventbrite.com.  Prices will increase on February 17th, so we urge you to register early to take advantage of the early-bird registration discounts.  There will be no ticket sales at the door.

To take advantage of the HAAA membership discounts, don't forget to renew your membership for 2017!  And if you're not a member, please consider joining our organization.
​The purposes of the conference are to:
  • Provide the research community opportunities to report on new developments that may be of interest to current and prospective aquaculture/aquaponics producers;
  • Provide for interchange between producers and researchers to foster research on current problems in the industry;
  • Provide to HAAA members and other interested parties information that will facilitate industry growth;
  • Collect input from industry stakeholders on current issues and concerns which will help guide HAAA's ongoing industry advocacy efforts;
  • Promote networking among stakeholders of the industry.
Whether you are a producer; a supplier of critical inputs or services like feed, equipment, and transportation; a marketing concern; a research organization; or an organization or individual committed to creating a sustainable future for Hawaii, we are confident that you will benefit from the information and networking opportunities offered at the conference.                         

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Hawaii Aquaculture and Aquaponics Association
PO Box 29398
Honolulu, Hawaii 96820

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