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The IAFP's Spring 2020 Affiliate View is now out! The BCFPA Annual General Meeting was even mentioned!

https://www.foodprotection.org/upl/downloads/publications/affiliates-view/spring%202020.pdf

Hello everyone!

We would like to thank you for attending our Spring Speaker's Evening Webinar Series #1!

In our continued effort for improvement and to bring seminars and events in that are interesting, we ask that you take a few minutes to complete our survey. We also ask that those who did not attend also complete the survey if you wish to provide suggestions for future events.

We will leave our survey open until May 31, 2020. We thank you for taking the time to answer a few questions!

Please visit our website www.bcfoodprotection.ca for the latest updates.

Click below to start the survey:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1TB4jfA0m5Cp-6VwkLHN9zD7suD1CP-w0oIxQHOdIJkU/edit?usp=sharing

Sincerely,

The BC Food Protection Association Executive Board

Hello everyone!

We hope you enjoyed our Webinar #1 of our Spring Speaker's Webinar Series! We have 2 webinars remaining left! Registration is open for webinar #2 and #3!

Register today to take part in these FREE events! Our next webinar is coming up on Thursday, May 14th!

Update: We will be sending a separate email for all registrants on our Zoom link and how to join our webinar. If you want to join us, please register today!

Our next webinar event is coming up on:

WEBINAR #2
MAY 14, 2020 - 4:30 pm PT
Environmental Monitoring
Speaker: Ana Lozano, Food Safety Division, 3M
Register here: https://www.bcfoodprotection.ca/event-3819233

Free for BCFPA Members
$30 for Non-Members
Note: Each webinar is a separate registration

Speaker bios and topic abstracts are available on our website.

For more information and to register, visit our website: www.bcfoodprotection.ca

The webinar link will be sent to registered members when the event gets closer. Stay tuned!

Registrants are welcome to send in their questions to our webinar speakers ahead of time - you can email your questions to us at info@bcfoodprotection.ca

The BC Food Protection Association would like to present:

Spring Speaker's Evening Webinar Series

The BC Food Protection Association is thrilled to host a series of webinars to our members.

Webinar #1:

Food Production During a Pandemic: Lessons learned from COVID-19

Speaker: Aljoša Trmčić, Cornell University
April 30, 2020
4:30-5:30 pm PT

Sponsored by

Registration:

Free for BCFPA Members
$30 for Non-Members
Note: Each webinar is a separate registration
https://www.bcfoodprotection.ca/event-3813537

Webinar Series Schedule:

APRIL 30, 2020 - 4:30 pm PT
Food Production During a Pandemic: Lessons Learned From COVID-19
Speaker: Aljoša Trmčić, Cornell University

MAY 14, 2020 - 4:30 pm PT
Environmental Monitoring
Speaker: Ana Lozano, Food Safety Division, 3M

MAY 28, 2020 - 4:30 pm PT 
Safety of Low Water Activity Foods
Speaker: Francisco Diez-Gonzalez, University of Georgia

For more information and to register, visit our website: www.bcfoodprotection.ca

The webinar link will be sent to registered members when the event gets closer. Stay tuned!

BCFPA Members are welcome to send in their questions to our webinar speakers ahead of time - you can email your questions to us at info@bcfoodprotection.ca

Spring Speaker's Evening Webinar Announcement

Given the growing concerns surrounding COVID-19 and the precautionary measures being taken to prevent the spread of COVID-19, we have decided to put on hold any upcoming public events such as our popular Spring Speaker’s Evening. Our top priority to our members and volunteer executive board has always been their health and safety. As such, we feel this is the right decision to make in these difficult times.

However, we are still intent on planning an event. We are thrilled to unveil our plan to "host" our Spring Speaker's Evening as a webinar!

Our upcoming webinar will be FREE for BCFPA members!

More details will be provided once logistics have been finalized, so please stay tuned. But for now, here is a sneak peek:

Newsletter "The Grapevine" Vol 5 Issue 5 Is Now Out!

Click the link here to read our latest newsletter, with new announcements, event summaries, scholarship award essay, and more!

Refer A Colleague Or Friend, Get A Promotional Discount To Your Next Event!

Lastly, in an effort to increase our membership, we are offering the following promotion to our current members: Refer a colleague or friend to the BC Food Protection Association today! As a thank you, you will receive a promotional discount code of $25 which you can use towards your next event (valid through the end of 2021)! Details will be explained in our newsletter which is now out (click the link).

Sustaining Membership Renewals

Interested in becoming a sustaining member? Forget to renew your sustaining membership for 2020? Want to advertise your company in our upcoming webinar? Now is the time to renew today! Talk to us at info@bcfoodprotection.ca to discuss potential sponsorships or ask us more about how you can become a sustaining member!

We thank you for your continued support and look forward to seeing you online soon.

Sincerely,

The BC Food Protection Association Executive Board

A Message from the BCFPA Executive Board Regarding the COVID-19 Situation

Given the growing concerns surrounding COVID-19 and the precautionary measures being taken to prevent the spread of COVID-19, we have decided to put on hold any upcoming public events such as our popular Spring Speaker’s Evening. Our top priority to our members and volunteer executive board has always been their health and safety. As such, we feel this is the right decision to make in these difficult times.

Since these public events are important for our continued engagement with you, our members, we are working on new ways of drawing in members and educating them through seminars and workshops.

During this global COVID-19 pandemic, we have noticed the increasingly popularity of video conferencing platforms being used as solutions for keeping people connected at a time where schools and businesses have been closed to encourage social distancing.

This brings us to our most exciting announcement:

For the very first time, we are thrilled to unveil our plan to "host" our Spring Speaker's Evening as a series of webinars!

More details will be provided once logistics have been finalized, so please stay tuned. 

Lastly, in an effort to increase our membership, we are offering the following promotion to our current members: Refer a colleague or friend to the BC Food Protection Association today! As a thank you, you will receive a promotional discount code of $25 which you can use towards your next event (valid through the end of 2021)! Details will be explained in our upcoming newsletter which will be sent in the coming days.

We thank you for your continued support and look forward to seeing you online soon.


Sincerely,

The BC Food Protection Association Executive Board

Dear BCFPA Members & Attendees,

We would like to thank you for attending our Annual General Meeting held on January 16, 2020 at the Italian Cultural Centre in Vancouver, BC.

In our continued effort for improvement and to bring seminars and events in that are interesting to our members, we ask that you take a few minutes to complete our survey. We also ask that those who did not attend also complete the survey if you wish to provide suggestions for future events. We also added a new question at the end of our survey on registration numbers and ways to improve our membership numbers.

It only takes a few minutes to complete the survey. The survey will be available until March 22, 2020.

Click here - https://drive.google.com/open?id=1vzNreMDlPUCaGz4resG6kaIVWHrFakBzLan4Zq4rD2k

As a head's up, we are organizing a Spring Speaker's Evening scheduled for mid-May. More details to come soon!

Thank you,

BC Food Protection Association Executive Board

Join BCFT at the 2019 BCFT Movie Night on "Food Evolution", a 2016 documentary directed by Scott Hamilton Kennedy. The film tackles the schism that has arisen between scientists and consumers over how to feed our expanding population safely and sustainably, follows the controversy surrounding GMOs and food. The film was critically very well-received. Topics in the film range from: food safety, environmental protection, population demand, pesticide use, and general health surrounding GMOs. Through each topic, the film analyzes what data, evidence and sources are being used to argue one way or the other.

Food and drinks will be provided, network with your peers and friends before and after the movie.

When: Wednesday November 20th, 2019

Where: Delta Burnaby Hotel - 2nd Floor Ball Room (4331 Dominion St, Burnaby, BC V5G 1C7)

Schedule: 6:15 pm - 9:30 pm

This event aims to help students and new professionals to build networking, and also to promote the discussion among everyone related to the agri-food system. So everyone is welcome!

The details are in the attached document and links.

RSVP:

https://bcft.wufoo.com/forms/2019-bcft-movie-night-food-evolution    

Trailer

https://youtu.be/IVuN19Id_2c 

The 2019 Fall Speaker's Evening event speaker presentations are now up on our website. Click below to access:

Roy Fenoff - “Food Fraud Prevention Strategy: Shifting from Detection to Prevention”

Yaxi Hu - “Advancement of Techniques for Food Authentication – The Last Barrier to Prevent Food Fraud”

https://drive.google.com/open?id=13tH0iVfixvHzGTVvQY5IcJdGmigdysOq

Hi everyone,

Our post-event survey is now out! Please help provide feedback for our fall event and input for our future events! It only takes a few minutes to complete the survey.

Click here - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfJG79WVhb15x9s5btFbDQRiJzKiM7gxCz-Dci0EJK2xXwIKg/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1