1. Call to order
2. Welcome remarks and Member introductions
   1. Bassam Annous (Chair)
   2. Walid Alali (In-coming Vice-Chair)
3. Roster sign-in sheet for current and new members
   1. Presentation: Pre-harvest Research Progress Through STEC CAP, by Dr. Rodney Moxley, University of   Nebraska-Lincoln.
4. Review of Old Business
   1. Summarize 2015 PDG meeting minutes
5. Symposia/Roundtables Submitted for IAFP-2016

      Pre-harvest Food Safety PDG as Primary Sponsor

(1)          Paula Cray and Sid Thakur: Antibiotic Resistance: The Ever-expanding Global Concern (3 hour symposium with Meat and Poultry PDG as co-sponsor).

(2)          Paula Cray: Water on Mars? Is Antimicrobial Resistance Next? The Ever Expanding Global Concern (Symposium)

(3)          Debabrata Biswas: On-Farm Ecological Dynamics and Ways of Cross-Contamination of Foodborne Bacterial Pathogens from Livestock to Crops (Short Symposium; Student PDG as Co-sponsor)

(4)          Suresh Pillai: Value of technology today and for new infections? (Symposium)

(5)          Kanika Bhargava: MRSA in Meat Products: Is this an Emerging Concern? (Symposium)

(6)          Eduardo Gutierrez and Sid Thakur: “Real-world Conversation about Food Safety and Microbial Quality of Sustainable Diversified Farming Systems” (Roundtable)

(7)          Byron Brehm-Stecher and Suresh Pillai: The Next Big Thing? Emerging Biological, Physical, Chemical and Cyber Threats to the Food System Waiting in the Wings? (Symposium)

      Pre-harvest Food Safety PDG as Co-Sponsor

(1)          On-farm Microbial Ecology: Addressing Complicated Interactions with Food Safety Implications.

(2)          Viruses and parasites on produce.

(3)          Approaches to Safe Use of Irrigation and Wash Water in the Face of Increased Global Water Shortages.

(4)          A Map to a Safer Future: Applications of Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing for Food Safety.

(5)          Up in Smoke! The Hazy Legal Landscape Surrounding Cannabis and Cannbis Edibles in North America.

(6)          A Case Study Covering Salmonella Newport in the Delmarva Area.

(7)          VBNC bacteria: Not your typical injured cells.

1. Final Accepted Symposia/Roundtables (IAFP-2016)

(1)          Antibiotic Resistance: The Ever-expanding Global Concern (1.5 h Symposium). Monday, August 1, 2016: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM; 228-229 (America's Center - St. Louis). Organizers: Paula Cray, Ian Jenson and Siddhartha Thakur. Convenors: Paula Cray and Siddhartha Thakur

(2)          The Next Big Thing: Emerging Biological, Physical, Chemical and Cyber Threats to the Food System (3 h Symposium). Monday, August 1, 2016: 8:30 AM-12:00 PM; 230 (America's Center - St. Louis). Organizers: Byron Brehm-Stecher and Suresh D. Pillai. Convenors: Byron Brehm-Stecher and Suresh D. Pillai.

(3)          Real-world Conversation about Food Safety and Microbial Quality of Sustainable Diversified Farming Systems (Roundtable). Monday, August 1, 2016: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM; 222 (America's Center - St. Louis). Organizers and Convenors: Eduardo Gutierrez and Sid Thakur.

(4)          On-farm Microbial Ecology: Addressing Complicated Interactions with Food Safety Implications (1.5 h Symposium). Monday, August 1, 2016: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM; 231-232 (America's Center - St. Louis). Organizers: Byron Chaves and Divya Jaroni. Convenors: Byron Chaves and Pushpinder Kaur Litt.

(5)          Viruses and Parasites on Produce: Challenges and Opportunities Farm to Fork (1.5 h Symposium) Monday, August 1, 2016: 3:30 PM-5:00 PM; 225-226 (America's Center - St. Louis). Organizers: David Kingsley, Efstathia Papafragkou, Juan S. Leon and Lori Gosselin. Convenor: Juan S. Leon.

(6)          A Map to a Safer Future: Applications of Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing for Food Safety (1.5 h Symposium). Tuesday, August 2, 2016: 1:30 PM-3:00 PM; 220-221 (America's Center - St. Louis). Organizers: Lily Yang, Martin Wiedmann and Daniel Weller. Convenors: Martin Wiedmann and Daniel Weller.

(7)          Integrating Food Safety into Food Security (1.5 h Symposium). Wednesday, August 3, 2016: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM; 240 (America's Center - St. Louis); Organizer and Convenor: Ewen Todd.

(8)          Approaches to Safe Use of Irrigation and Wash Water in the Face of Increased Global Water Shortages (1.5 h Symposium). Wednesday, August 3, 2016: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM; 240 (America's Center - St. Louis). Organizer and Convenor: Ewen Todd.

(9)          A Case Study Covering Salmonella Newport in the Delmarva Peninsula (1.5 h Symposium). Tuesday, August 2, 2016: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM; 228-229 (America's Center - St. Louis). Organizers: Kali Kniel, Jack Guzewich and Steven Rideout. Convenors: Kali Kniel and Jack Guzewich.

(10)      Viable But Non-culturable (VBNC) Bacteria: Not Your Typical Injured Cells (1.5 h Symposium). Monday, August 1, 2016: 3:30 PM-5:00 PM; 231-232 (America's Center - St. Louis). Organizers and Convenors: Rachel Binet and Laura Gage.

1. Discussion:
   1. Important topics and new challenges in pre-harvest food safety
   2. International perspectives on pre-harvest food safety
   3. Interactive workshops, before the annual meeting or at other times throughout the year
   4. Creating a webinar, or a webinar series
   5. Development of booklets or pamphlets
   6. Regular web meetings
   7. Communicating regularly via email or teleconference
2. Discuss symposium, roundtable, workshop and/or webinar topics for IAFP-2017 annual meeting.
   1. Submission deadline:
   2. Annual Meeting Venue: Tampa, Florida; July 9-July 12, 2017
3. Other business
4. Recommendations to the Executive Board
   1. Vice Chair: Walid Alali
5. Meeting Adjourned