Members of the International Poultry Council (IPC), representing the poultry industries in more than 20 countries, will gather in Rome on April 30 and May 1 for the organization's spring meeting.
The meeting will be held at the Ambasciatori Palace hotel in Rome's historic city center.
The IPC Executive Committee will meet on the morning of April 30, and the general session will commence that afternoon.
IPC President Jim Sumner said invited speakers include representatives of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), the Codex Alimentarius Commission and Rabobank. The meeting will also include an update on the international study on salmonella testing procedures, along with industry updates presented by individual IPC members.
The Italian Poultry Association, which is an IPC member, will act as host organization for the meeting.
Registration cost for the meeting is $530, or approximately €418. A special group rate on hotel rooms is also available to attendees.
Information on registering for the meeting and for the hotel is posted on the IPC web site. Deadline for making hotel reservations is March 9.
Headquartered in Paris, the IPC was organized in 2005 and is comprised of 22 countries representing approximately 90% of the world's poultry production. IPC also has a growing number of associate members, which includes poultry companies from around the world.
Companies interested in associate membership should contact Executive Secretary George Winn at
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