Professional Master of Science in Food Safety Degree Program

Series of Technical Fora on the Modernization of Agriculture in the Americas Dr. Chelston W.D. Brathwaite, Director General of IICA, extends a cordial invitation to the technical forum on Community-based Leadership: A new approach to combating zoonotic diseases, to be held tomorrow June 3rd, at 9:00 a .m. (Costa Rica time) / 11:00 a.m. (EST USA) The audio transmission (in English and in Spanish) may be accessed at the following link:

http://www.iica.int/Esp/organizacion/LTGC/ForosTecnicos/Paginas/Foro3-2008.aspx

Speakers Kevin D. Walker, M.S., Ph.D. , National Food Safety and Toxicology Center

Michigan State University Richard Bawden, Ph.D., College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Michigan State University Commentators Ricardo Molins, Director Agricultural Health and Food Safety, IICAAna Marisa Cordero, Specialist Agricultural Health and Food Safety, IICAModerator

Hugo Chavarría, Specialist on studies and policies for institutional modernization Participating organizations Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA)Michigan State University, United States of America