IOWA Town Meeting Confined Animal Feeding Operations: Airing the Environmental Health IssuesÊ Friday, November 16, 2001 8:00am - 5:00pm Hotel Fort Des Moines Ballroom Des Moines, IowaÊ Ê Preliminary ProgramÊ 7:45-8:30 Registration and continental breakfast 8:30-8:50 Welcome and Introduction Ê Dr. Peter S. Thorne, Professor and Director, Environmental Health Sciences Research Center Dr. Kenneth Olden, Director, National Institute of Environmental Health Science 8:50-9:50 Overviews of CAFO Issues (25 minute presentations and 5 minute Q&A) Facilitator: Dr. Peter ThorneÊ The Changing Structure of Agriculture- Dr. Michael D. Duffy, Professor, Department of Economics, Iowa State University CAFOs and Environmental Health- Dr. Kelley Donham, Professor, Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Iowa 9:50-10:10 Coffee/Tea Break 10:10-12:10 Science Issues Panel -- Exposures and Environmental Impact (15-20 minute presentations and 20+ minute Q&A) Facilitator: Dr. Shannon Marquez, Clinical Assistant Professor and CO-Director, Community Outreach and Education Core, Environmental Health Sciences Research Center, University of Iowa Ê Environmental Contaminants in Barns and Beyond- Peter Thorne, PhD, Professor, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Iowa Engineering Controls for Animal Confinements- Steven Hoff, PhD, PE, Associate Professor, Agricultural Engineering and Biosystems, Iowa State University. Antibiotic Resistant Foodborne Pathogens- Patricia Winokur, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Biological Waste Treatment Systems for CAFOs- C. Michael Williams, Associate Professor and Director NCSU Animal and Poultry Waste Management Center, North Carolina State University Public Health Issues and Neighborhood Impact- Kendall Thu, PhD, Assistant Professor, Anthropology, Northern Illinois University 12:10-1:30 Luncheon and Keynote SpeechÊ Introduction- Dr. James A. Merchant, DrPh, MD, Dean, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Associate Director, Environmental Health Sciences Research Center and Community Outreach and Education Core To be named 1:30-2:15 Community Perspectives on CAFOs Facilitator: Mr. David Osterberg, Clinical Associate Professor, Occupational and Environmental Health, University of IowaÊ National Policy Developments for CAFOs in Response to Community Concerns- Mr. Mark Ritchie, MS, President, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy 2:15-4:30 Discussion of Community Issues (panelists will have 3-5 min followed by discussion and Q&A)Ê Moderators:Ê Stephen Reynolds, PhD, PE, Professor, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, The University of Iowa To Be Named: State Government Representative Ê Panel:Ê Dr. Kenneth Olden, NIEHS 6 To Be Named, Rural residents and pork producers with divergent perspectives 4:30 - 4:45 Synopsis - Dr. Peter ThorneÊ Impressions and NIEHS Response - Dr. Kenneth OldenÊ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To get off the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: [log in to unmask]