mation about how the Dubai Municipality and IAFP have worked together to further the food safety message in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates and the Gulf States region. Vickie Lewandowski, IAFP President, focused her plenary presentation on how IAFP’s international activities have grown over the past five years. Both presentations provided IAFP great exposure to the many attendees. A good number of the audience members came forward afterwards to express interest in becoming actively involved with IAFP. Growth in Membership from countries in the region can be seen as a direct result of IAFP’s active participation with DIFSC. We look forward to continuing work with DIFSC organizers from the Dubai Municipality for program development of future conferences. This cooperative effort provides an excellent occasion for IAFP to communicate directly with food safety professionals in the region while helping to identify leading food authorities for inclusion on the program. Our ongoing working arrangement with the Dubai International Food Safety Conference provides IAFP with opportunities we cannot achieve alone. MAY 2010 | FOOD PROTECTION TRENDS 283