International Poultry Expo '99 Opens January 20th in Atlanta

Next month's International Poultry Expo, to be held January 20-22 at the Georgia World Congress in Atlanta, will have something for every segment of the poultry and egg industry, from feed milling, live production, hatchery, processing, and further processing to packaging and marketing. At last year's show more than 1,100 exhibitors filled the halls, attracting more than 26,000 industry decision-makers.

Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday. The hall will be open from 9 a.m until 5 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday, and from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Friday.

The education program for Thursday includes:

• Phosphorous Reduction Techniques (9-9:30 a.m.)-Dr. David Wicker, Fieldale Farms
• J-Leukosis Virus Status Report (9 a.m.-9:30 a.m.)-Dr. Guillermo Zavala, University of Georgia
• Nutrient Management Plans: They're Here! (9:30-10 a.m.)-John Chlada, Perdue Farms
• Antibiotics: Pressures Against Their Use (9:30-10 a.m.)-Dr. Greg Stewart, Bayer Corporation
• Manure Management (10-10:30 a.m.)-Hank Zygmunt, Environmental Protection Agency
• Proposed HACCP Inspection Model (10-10:45 a.m.)-Industry Perspective/Lori Tinker, Gold Kist; and Food Safety and Inspection Service Perspective/Dr. Mark Mina, U.S. Department of Agriculture
• Environmental Stewardship: Informing the Consumer (10:30-11:15 a.m.)-Dennis Avery, Hudson Institute
• National Animal Health Monitoring System SE Survey for the Egg Industry (10:45-11 a.m.)-Dr. Nora Wineland, U.S. Department of Agriculture
• Pathogen Reduction Methods (11 a.m.-noon)-At the Farm/Dr. Chuck Hofacre, University of Georgia; and In the Plant/Dr. Sarge Bilgili, Auburn University
• Techniques for Developing Good Public Relations (11:15 a.m.-noon)-Danny Mitchell, GodwinGroup

Friday's education program includes:

• Inspection and Food Safety: What's New? (10-10:45 a.m.)-Thomas J. Billy, U.S. Department of Agriculture/Food Safety and Inspection Service
• Poultry Exports/Imports in the Global Economy (10:45-11:30 a.m.)-Dr. Clayton Yeutter

Before the show, January 18 from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. and January 19 from 8 a.m.-4 p.m., the Southern Poultry Science Society and the Southern Conference on Avian Diseases will hold concurrent scientific meetings at the Georgia World Congress Center.

After the show the poultry science department of the University of Georgia, in cooperation with USPOULTRY, will conduct a four-day course in poultry technology following the International Poultry Exposition. The course will be held January 23-27 on the UGA campus in Athens, Georgia.

For additional information, visit the U.S. Poultry and Egg Association website at: www.poultryegg.org or call (770) 493-9401.