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3 November 2005 Chatmag News.November 9 Internet Chat To Examine the Promise of Biotechnology
Biotech-expert Andrew Benson will be online to answer your questions.
Do you believe that biotechnology holds the promise of providing food to feed the hungry while keeping the environment cleaner by developing crops that require less pesticide, herbicide or fertilizer? Or do you fear the changes that the new technologies could bring?
Learn more about the promise of biotechnology during a live webchat on November 9 at 9:00am Washington time (1400 GMT) with Andrew Benson, director of international outreach at the International Food Information Council Washington.
For a primer on biotechnology, please refer to our October electronic journal The Promise of Biotechnology.
INFORMATION ABOUT ANDREW AND IFIC
Andrew Benson is the Vice President, International Relations for the International Food Information Council (IFIC). He is responsible for the further development and implementation of IFIC’s international programs on food safety and nutrition.
His role at IFIC reflects the organization’s commitment to developing partnerships and cooperative exchange with key organizations in the United States and around the world, so as to build a better understanding of nutrition and food safety issues for the benefit of the consuming public and the food, beverage and agricultural sectors.
Previously, Andy served as Director of Market Development for the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute, where he was responsible for global development programs with particular emphasis on Latin America, Europe, Asia and Canada. He managed the Secretariat of the global Confederation of Packaging Machinery Associations. He has served as Chairman of the international committee of the National Association of Manufacturers and as an international committee member for the American Society of Association Executives in Washington, DC.
Born in the United Kingdom, Andy has extensive sales and marketing management and communications experience on both sides of the Atlantic, and is a frequent speaker at conferences around the world. He is a graduate of Warwick University and the Chartered Institute of Marketing.
According to its website, IFIC is a nonprofit organization that communicates sound science-based information on food safety and nutrition topics to health professionals, journalists, government officials and consumers. IFIC’s programs are supported by the broad-based food, beverage and agriculture industries. (Website).
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